Onion and calamansi extract as cockroach killer
“Kalamansi and Onion Extract as Cockroach Killer“
‘FIRST FRUITS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY’
Subject English lV
Girlie Y. Quilla
Kenneth Gedeon A. Ramada
February 2014
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Cockroaches are common pests in the tropics. They have been known to cause allergic reactions to most people and chew holes on clothes .They have been known to contaminate food at the same time infect It with the bacteria they carry. The bacteria they spread in food can cause food poisoning. People have used various instruments to control the cockroach problem in homes. The most popular is the commonly used insecticide sprays. Most of these can destroy cockroaches but they can also do serious damage to humans as well. Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4500 total are associated with human habitations. About four species are well known as pests. Cockroaches are one of the oldest groups of insects, indicating how successful they have been in adapting to changes in their environments. One of the reason for this success may be related to diet-- they are scavengers and will eat anything organic. They prefer food sources such as starches, sweets, grease, and meat products, but other items may include cheese, beer, leather, glue, hair, and starch in book bindings, flakes Cockroaches are one of the most commonly noted pests insects due to their population. Cockroaches are also the hardiest insects on the planet because they have a capability to stay alive for a month without food and the question on everyone’s mind is: What can be an effective and natural insecticide that can kill cockroaches?.
Statement of the Problem
The main problem of this study is to produce a cockroach killer using Kalamansi and Onion extract. It specially attempts to answer the following research problems.
1) What components does the Onion and Kalamansi have that kills cockroaches?
2) How many does the number of spray of the extract affect the
‘FIRST FRUITS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY’
Subject English lV
Girlie Y. Quilla
Kenneth Gedeon A. Ramada
February 2014
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Cockroaches are common pests in the tropics. They have been known to cause allergic reactions to most people and chew holes on clothes .They have been known to contaminate food at the same time infect It with the bacteria they carry. The bacteria they spread in food can cause food poisoning. People have used various instruments to control the cockroach problem in homes. The most popular is the commonly used insecticide sprays. Most of these can destroy cockroaches but they can also do serious damage to humans as well. Cockroaches are insects of the order Blattaria or Blattodea, of which about 30 species out of 4500 total are associated with human habitations. About four species are well known as pests. Cockroaches are one of the oldest groups of insects, indicating how successful they have been in adapting to changes in their environments. One of the reason for this success may be related to diet-- they are scavengers and will eat anything organic. They prefer food sources such as starches, sweets, grease, and meat products, but other items may include cheese, beer, leather, glue, hair, and starch in book bindings, flakes Cockroaches are one of the most commonly noted pests insects due to their population. Cockroaches are also the hardiest insects on the planet because they have a capability to stay alive for a month without food and the question on everyone’s mind is: What can be an effective and natural insecticide that can kill cockroaches?.
Statement of the Problem
The main problem of this study is to produce a cockroach killer using Kalamansi and Onion extract. It specially attempts to answer the following research problems.
1) What components does the Onion and Kalamansi have that kills cockroaches?
2) How many does the number of spray of the extract affect the