first few weeks of summer‚ I was determined to do some research and make my own homemade insect repellent spray. There are many essential oils‚ known for being excellent natural insect repellents.Here are just some of them: Citronella‚ Clove‚ Lemongrass‚ Lemon Eucalyptus‚ Cedarwood‚ Rosemary‚ Tea Tree‚ Eucalyptus‚ Cedar‚ Catnip‚ Lavender‚ Peppermint‚ Basil‚ Rose Geranium‚ Cinnamon Oil‚ Thyme‚ Lemon‚ Orange‚ Pine Many of these different essential oils work especially well for specific pests‚
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KATOL FROM LANZONES PEEL Materials: • Starch • 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
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Review: Informational Book Review Bugs Are Insects- written by Anne Rockwell and illustrated by Steve Jenkins‚ published 2001. This is an informational book‚ which is intended for children between the ages 3 to 6yrs old. The book‚ Bugs Are Insects‚ talks about insects that are found in our everyday environment. In addition‚ the book briefly explains the basic characteristics of the insects. Before reading this book I would ask them: Name several insects that you are familiar with? Is the picture
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should eat insects if it helps save the Earth. Discuss Insect farming has been a popular alternative for the conventional animal farming for the people who live in developing countries get just enough food to survive. In this essay‚ I will discuss about the topic we should eat insect. Some people merely recognize the hideous appearance of insects that is main reason to not be able to eat them. Another reason is some experts warn that eating insects could be dangerous. Some insects carry diseases
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electricity with various fruits (lemon‚ kiwi‚ tomato‚ orange‚ and grapefruit). However‚ the researcher’s focused on generating electricity using a lemon. Somehow‚ in different area Lemon have many uses thus it has also many benefits. Normally‚ lemon is as flavor pies‚ pudding‚ frosting‚ candies‚ jams‚ and marmalades. They are served with fish and some kinds of meat. Lemon juice is used in salad dressings and in tea. Lemonade is popular hot-weather drink. In the other hand‚ Lemon is also good for health.
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Insects in the Sea After reading multiple discussion board posts‚ I realized that many students had great examples as to why insects are not found in the sea. I found three specific hypotheses that I supported. The fact that insects need oxygen to survive‚ their size ratio compared to their predators‚ and their inability to survive in salt were the three hypothesis of my choosing‚ First‚ the simple fact that insect need oxygen to survive. In the lectures‚ we discussed how some insects live
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Introduction – “Don’t throw those orange peelings!” Orange peelings shouldn’t go to waste because it plays a very important role. These peelings can be used for air fresheners‚ insect repellants‚ an aroma for relieving tension and for other medical means. Background of Study – We chose this experiment because it really caught our curiosity and we find it interesting. We personally eat oranges just like other people in school and people in our household; so we thought of the peelings’ benefits which led us
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Social Insects “The little things that run the world”- E.O. Wilson Social Insects I. Levels of sociality II. Castes and Polyethism III. Social insect examples IV. Ecological success Society • A group of individuals that belong to the same species and are organized in a cooperative manner. Aggregations • Non-social grouping of individuals Monarch butterflies aggregating Levels of Sociality • • • • • Solitary Subsocial Parasocial Eusocial Presocial Classification system
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THE USE OF INSECTS AS A FOODSOURCE. IS IT THE DREAM OF IDEALISTS OR THE WAY OF THE FUTURE? 12/5/2013 THE USE OF INSECTS AS A FOOD SOURCE It is a fact that over seventy percent of the words populous derive some level of protein and nutrients from insect-based food sources. In this country‚ it is looked at as uncouth or taboos to even consider such an act as consuming
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Hum of Insects – Robert Lynd As the hum of insects and noises of birds are associated with nature and seasons‚ so are they connected to our life‚ right from our childhood. When we grow up‚ these sounds occasionally pull us back to our childhood. In a way‚ our happiness‚ other than that achieved from people‚ has its origin in the nature‚ in spring and summer‚ in the hum and noises of insects and birds. The author begins with insects like bees‚ wasps and mosquitoes and analyse their behavior Insects
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