TOXICITY OF CITRUS MITIS, CITRUS AURANTIFOLIA, AND CITRUS MAXIMA LEAF EXTRACT TOWARD MORTALITY OF AEDES AEGYPTI LARVAE (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE)Hebert Adrianto and HamidahAbstract This study examined methanol extract of Citrus mitis, C. aurantifolia, and C. maxima leaf toward mosquito larvae Ae. Aegypti instar III for 24 hours. Mortality data of larvae was analyzed using probit analysis by SPSS software. The result showed that C. mitis had the highest toxicity with the lethal concentration (LC), LC50 = 1.547 ppm and LC90 = 3.328 ppm. The lowest toxicity was shown by C. maxima. |