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Table 3 Three way ANOVA of mortality rates of different mosquito species, different hours of exposure and concentration as variables

From: Larvicidal activity of phytosteroid compounds from leaf extract of Solanum nigrum against Culex vishnui group and Anopheles subpictus

Source of variation

Sum of squares

df

Mean square

F value

P value

Mosquito species (MS)

46.29

1

46.29

18.12

0.001*

Concentration (C)

132.48

2

66.24

25.92

0.002*

Hours (H)

156.48

2

78.24

30.62

0.003*

MS × C

5.15

2

2.57

1.00

0.375 (NS)

MS × H

1.82

2

0.91

0.36

0.703 (NS)

C × H

10.08

4

2.52

0.98

0.427 (NS)

MS × C × H

9.41

4

2.35

0.92

0.462 (NS)

Residual

92

36

2.56

  

Total

453.7

53

   
  1. * Significant at P < 0.05
  2. NS not significant