INSECT REPELLANT SPRAY
INSECT REPELLANT SPRAY
USING
CITRONELLA PLANT
An Investigatory Project Presented to Mrs.
Science
Researcher:
Sean Patrick Labordo
School year 2014 – 2015
Acknowledgement
The researchers wish to extend their sincerest appreciation to the following people who helped make this research. They are the people who helped and contributed much for the success of this Investigatory Project. To God,for his gift of wisdom and understanding to the researchers and for answering their prayers in their times of need.
To My friend () for helping me of research and investigatory writing and for showing a great deal of patience through at times when I need his help. To my parents and family members, for the unending love and support that they gave to me. To the observer/respondents, for their integrity and cooperation. And lastly, to all those who were a part of this work, the researcher would like to extend their deepest thanks.
Abstract
Citronella grass has been serving from years as a mosquito repellent in the field of ancient and modern medicine. Commercially available mosquito repellents are chemical based and disastrous to human health. An attempt has been made to prepare a 100% herbal product based on Citronella leaf remains which is left out and of no use after steam distillation. It is cheap, effective and environment friendly. It is a first and preliminary work based on formulating and evaluating herbal mosquito repellent cakes using natural binders such as neem powder, potato starch, corn starch, coconut shell powder, wood powder and cow dung. The efficacy of prepared citronella leaf cakes were evaluated on three different parameters such as flammability, burning time and mosquito repellency test. Also, the cakes were sprayed with different concentrations of Citronella oil. Based on the results obtained from these parameters, the residual percentage of each combination of cakes was calculated and it suggested that Neem
USING
CITRONELLA PLANT
An Investigatory Project Presented to Mrs.
Science
Researcher:
Sean Patrick Labordo
School year 2014 – 2015
Acknowledgement
The researchers wish to extend their sincerest appreciation to the following people who helped make this research. They are the people who helped and contributed much for the success of this Investigatory Project. To God,for his gift of wisdom and understanding to the researchers and for answering their prayers in their times of need.
To My friend () for helping me of research and investigatory writing and for showing a great deal of patience through at times when I need his help. To my parents and family members, for the unending love and support that they gave to me. To the observer/respondents, for their integrity and cooperation. And lastly, to all those who were a part of this work, the researcher would like to extend their deepest thanks.
Abstract
Citronella grass has been serving from years as a mosquito repellent in the field of ancient and modern medicine. Commercially available mosquito repellents are chemical based and disastrous to human health. An attempt has been made to prepare a 100% herbal product based on Citronella leaf remains which is left out and of no use after steam distillation. It is cheap, effective and environment friendly. It is a first and preliminary work based on formulating and evaluating herbal mosquito repellent cakes using natural binders such as neem powder, potato starch, corn starch, coconut shell powder, wood powder and cow dung. The efficacy of prepared citronella leaf cakes were evaluated on three different parameters such as flammability, burning time and mosquito repellency test. Also, the cakes were sprayed with different concentrations of Citronella oil. Based on the results obtained from these parameters, the residual percentage of each combination of cakes was calculated and it suggested that Neem
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