Maluggay Extract as Mosquito Repellant

Introduction Background of the Study Dengue, also known as breakbone fever, played a fatal role in the Philippine economy for the previous years. More than sixty two thousand dengue cases were recorded last year and more than five hundred patients have died. No existing treatment has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) to completely turn down the virus once it starts infecting a patient; therefore prevention had been the point of action of the community in the past decades. They used natural ways of prevention like restraining themselves from keeping piled water within their area and artificial ways like using insect repellants or mosquito killers. Another problem came into existence; the deprived people who lacked information on how to naturally prevent mosquitoes and lived in insanitary dwelling places were also those who could not afford to buy insecticides when the demand for one rises due to the great number of mosquitoes in their areas. As a response, the researchers then deliberated on how to make a mosquito killer that could be made manually by any individual yet comprises effectiveness similar to that of a commercially-prepared product. Statement of the Problem/Objective The researcher thought of using malunggay (Moringa oleifera) root extract as their subject for the alternative mosquito killer. They tried to test its effectiveness in terminating mosquitoes since it was non-existent at the time and they tested it on different concentrations in order to attain organized results for the product. They would like to know if in what concentration of the extract it would be best effective against mosquitoes.

Hypothesis If the malunggay root extract displayed an efficient insecticidal property, then the malunggay root extract is possible to be a primary ingredient in producing mosquito killers. Significance of the Study The