researchers wanted to make citrus peels as a main ingredient for insect repellent because we can also get the fruit in our own tree or backyard and get only the peel. The lemon peel contains Vitamin C and citric acid which are also good for our skin. While an orange peel also contains Vitamin C. These peels can ward off mosquitoes. It’s said that mosquitoes are totally repulsed by either scent. The essential oils that can be extracted from lemon and orange peel are the one that makes the mosquitoes
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Comparativeness of Orange and Lemon Peel as a Mosquito Repellent Hannah Naomi Alviar III- Diocese of San Fernando La Union Mr Ronnel Felonia Comparativeness of Orange and Lemon Peel as Mosquito Repellent Abstract There are many plants that can be used for making an insect repellent that is highly branded. The researcher wanted to make lemon and orange peel as an insect repellent main ingredient because we can also get them the fruit in our own tree or backyard and get only the peel. The researcher
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BACKGROUND Insect repellents help to prevent and control the outbreaks of insect-borne diseases such as malaria‚ Lyme disease‚ dengue fever‚ and bubonic plaque. Actions to reduce vector- borne diseases can result in major health gains and relieve an important constraint on development in poor regions. Insect repellents are important to the public health tools for the prevention of vector-borne infectious diseases. Technically‚ an insect repellent is any chemical or natural‚ that causes insects or other
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The oil in orange peel is made of 95-percent limonene‚ a substance that‚ according to Greenlivingtips.com‚ is used in industrial plastics manufacturing‚ as well as being added to many household cleaners to give them a citrusy odor. The website notes that Florida ’s orange juice industry produces 5 million tons of peel waste every year‚ which is usually fed to cattle. There are many other uses for orange peel as well‚ so before you throw it away‚ consider some ways to incorporate it around your house
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An insect repellent is a substance applied to skin‚ clothing‚ or other surfaces which discourages insects (and arthropods in general) from landing or climbing on that surface. There are also insect repellent products available based on sound production‚ particularly ultrasound (inaudibly high frequency sounds). These electronic devices have been shown to have no effect as a mosquito repellent by studies done by the EPA and many universities.[1] Insect repellents help prevent and control the outbreak
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They appear on the axils of the leaves‚ maturing into large fruit 15-45 cm (5.9-18 in) long and 10-30 cm (3.9-12in) in diameter. The fruit is ripe when it feels soft(as soft as ripe avocado or a bit softer) and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue. The papaya is a fast-growing‚ small‚ tree-like‚ herbaceous plant growing to about 6 meters high‚ more or less. It has no branches‚ the stout‚ long petioled palmate leaves directly growing on the straight‚ soft trunks marked with large
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Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents.[9][10] In comparative studies‚ IR3535 was as effective or better than DEET in protection against mosquitoes.[11] However‚ some plant-based repellents may provide effective relief as well.[9][10][12] Essential oil repellents can be short-lived in their effectiveness‚ since essential oils can evaporate completely. A test of various insect repellents by an independent consumer organization found that repellents
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INTRODUCTION A. Rationale The researchers chose this issue because of the increasing incidents of dengue fever cases in the region & in the country. They believe that this study will greatly contribute to the prevention of insect bites especially in younger children. The researchers are aiming that it will help minimize the cases of dengue which is considered as a year round disease & is fatal. Health care in the Philippines has been a dilemma of many Filipinos especially those families
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Parasitol Res DOI 10.1007/s00436-012-3021-8 ORIGINAL PAPER Larvicidal‚ pupicidal‚ repellent and adulticidal activity of Citrus sinensis orange peel extract against Anopheles stephensi‚ Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Kadarkarai Murugan & Palanisamy Mahesh Kumar & Kalimuthu Kovendan & Duraisamy Amerasan & Jayapal Subrmaniam & Jiang-Shiou Hwang Received: 26 May 2012 / Accepted: 19 June 2012 # Springer-Verlag 2012 Abstract Mosquitoes are the carriers
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INDANG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY ALULOD‚ INDANG‚ CAVITE Effect of Orange (Citrus sinensis) and Calamondin (Citrus microcarpa) to Fruit fly A Research Project: Submitted to: Submitted by: Vince Loelle C. Creus School year: 2012 – 2013 ABSTRACT This study will test the effect of orange and calamondin on fruit fly. The researcher used these materials because of some proven related studies. The researcher started conducting this research last November 2012. This study used the following
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