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    Natural Insect Repellent Background of the study Rainy season here in the Philippines means bug bites and bug-borne diseases. Diseases like malaria‚ dengue fever‚ yellow fever and such are caused by a bite of an infected arthropod. There are several ways of getting rid of these pesky arthropods and the most common way is by using bug sprays. Bug sprays on the market – including the ones with DEET (diethyltoluamide) – have been deemed safe if used as directed. DEET is an active ingredient in many

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    save your crops and help you earn more from your garden and farm. Let’s return to the “Natural” ways. ABSTRACT A natural and effective mosquito repellent. It contains the natural oil‚ citronella‚ which is safe and effective; in fact‚ lemon grass citronella is considered more effective than true citronella as an insect repellent. Herbal Armor Insect Repellent . . Just spray on an insect and you will see the results. Many insecticides are made today. And most of them are made with toxic chemicals

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    examples. Describe the top one recommendation you would give to the public to prevent being bit by mosquitoes that may transmit West Nile Virus. Justify your choice. Describe the top one recommendation you would give to the community to control the mosquito population in the community. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY It is my recommendation to implement a mandatory food safety training requirement for all restaurant employees. In order for this process to be effective education is very important

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    as a mosquito repellent. Significance of the study According to a blog post at HubPages‚ if durian smell is not a problem‚ you can also use durian husks as a natural mosquito repellent. In some areas in the country people put some husks in a basket and place it in the corner. Change them regularly to get effective result specially when you think the husks start to produce unwanted odor‚ you can change them with new ones. Skin of durian can be utilized as a mosquito repellent drug

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    Aluminum foil • Sun dried lanzones peelings • Commercial mosquito coil • Mortar and pestle • Basin/containers • Food coloring • Alcohol Procedure: 1. Make sure the lanzones peelings were sun dried for a few days. 2. When fully dried‚ pulverize using a mortar and pestle. 3. Mix an equal amount of starch and pulverized lanzones peelings. 4. Add water to make a paste-like consistency. Mix thoroughly. 5. Now‚ get the commercial mosquito coil and with the foil‚ make a mold. 6. Pour the mixed

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    illness. Dengue spreads rapidly and may affect large number of people during an epidemic resulting in reduced work productivity‚ but most importantly causing the loss of lives. Causes Dengue is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito Aedes aegypti. The mosquito gets the virus by biting the infected persons. The first symptoms of the disease occur about 5-7 days after an infected bite. Symptoms  Sudden onset of high fever  Severe and continuous pain in abdomen;  Bleeding from the

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    THE EFFECTIVITY OF LEMON GRASS (Cymbopogon citratus) AS AN ALTERNATIVE INSECT REPELLANT _____________________________________________________________________________ An Investigatory Project Presented to the FACULTY MEMBERS Of TOLEDO CITY SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL ------------------------------------------------- Ilihan Heights‚ Toledo City ------------------------------------------------- In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements in Research I -------------------------------------------------

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    others to use natural insect repellents. INTRODUCTION Objectives: To minimize the escalation of the insect in our place. To promote a natural way of minimizing the escalation of insects. To use natural insect repellant instead of chemical insect repellants like aerosols. To be able to substitute chemical insect repellants which threat human health from natural insect repellants. To be able to determine the effect of the Cacao leaves extract on insects like mosquitos. To be able of producing an effective

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    Title: The Effects of Microwaved Water on Plant Growth Problems: 1. What are the factors that make the microwave harmful? 2. What happens to the water (when microwaved) that causes it to affect plant growth? 3. What are the effects of microwaved water on the growth of plants? Hypotheses: 1. The micro wavelength radiation the microwave contains makes it harmful. 2. The water undergoes ionizing radiation which causes it to affect the growth of the plant 3. The growth of the plant

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    you are outside is a natural way to keep bugs away. You don’t have to spend money on any expensive mosquito or gnat repellant and you can eat the fruit before you use the peels. It is economical to use the lemon or orange peels as mosquito and gnat repellent and it won’t hurt you or your children since orange peels are all natural. Source: http://voices.yahoo.com/natural-mosquito-repellent-orange-lemon-peels-334956.html University of York‚ England (September 15‚ 2009 1:30 p.m.) – Orange

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