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    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 insect repellent out of Cacao leaves. To be able to make use of natural resources found in our country to solve common problems caused by insects like malaria and dengue. To identify adverse reaction of the

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    Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever

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    focus on educating individuals in the medical profession and patients that reside in the regions of Thailand‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam about this disease. DHF is a viral infection spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ more specifically the female Aedes Mosquito (2). DHF is a virus that belongs to the Flaviviridae family (3). Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever‚ also known as severe dengue and a more serious‚ deadly version of dengue fever of break bone fever. Although there were diagnosed cases of dengue fever dating

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    larvicidal‚ pupicidal and adult mortality was observed after 24 h of exposure; no mortality was observed in the control group. For C. sinensis‚ the median lethal concentration values (LC50) observed for the larvicidal and pupicidal activities against mosquito vector species A. stephensi first to fourth larval instars and pupae were 182.24‚ 227.93‚ 291.69‚ 398.00 and 490.84 ppm; A. aegypti values were 92.27‚ 106.60‚ 204.87‚ 264.26‚ 342.45‚ 436.93 and K. Murugan : P. Mahesh Kumar : K. Kovendan (*) :

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    tropical and subtropical areas and transmitted by a mosquito bite. Incubation is usually 3 to 6 days after the bite. Signs and symptoms include fever‚ severe joint and muscle pain‚ and rash. Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a more severe presentation of dengue fever caused by the same mosquito bite. A strain of Arbovirus caused Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever and transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Characteristics of an Aedes aegypti mosquito: 1. Daybiting 2. Low-flying 3. Live in

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    being tested by this research? [Reframe the primary question to be answered as a hypothesis if there is no direct hypothesis stated] The hypothesis being tested by this research was to see if a $20 device called a GAT could lure male mosquitos to a trap. If the mosquitos can be lured then researchers will be able to monitor them and sterilize them making it easier to monitor the population. What general methods/approaches are used in the research The researchers broadcasted frequencies from four small

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    Insect Collection Tanner Jones Honors Biology 1st period Page 1 American Oil Beetle The American Oil Beetle is a type of Blister Beetle. These beetles are referred to as oil beetles. They are called this because they release oily droplets of hemolymph when they feel threatened. When the beetle feels threatened or put under pressure‚ they will release a chemical called cantharidin‚ which creates blisters and will irritate the human skin. These beetles have a soft‚ and stout abdomen with

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    NEEM (Azadirachta indica) OIL USED IN AN OIL BURNER AS INCENSE MOSQUITO REPELLENT LEADER: OCAMPO‚ YSABELLA ASST. LEADER: BALASOTO‚ JANUS MEMBERS: ALLASAS‚ PATRICIA CASTAÑARES‚ JASON MIRANDA‚ CHRISTIAN NEEM (Azadirachta indica) OIL USED IN AN OIL BURNER AS INCENSE MOSQUITO REPELLENT INTRODUCTION Mosquitoes are well-known pests to the entire human race. Later in the 90s‚ they discovered that these arthropods are also carriers responsible for transmission of devastating diseases to mankind

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    Persistent Pests In the 1960s‚ the World Health Organization (WHO) began a campaign to eradicate the mosquitos that transmit the disease malaria. Before that an organization in Southern Africa had produced a poison to kill these mosquitoes but it wasn’t completely successful. The produced poisons by the WHO kills most members of the insects population leaving only the resistant individuals to reproduce with new genes that somehow enable them to resist the chemical attack. The problems such insects

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    Dengue Fever Kimberly A. Bitanga Microbiology Professor J. Gray Dengue Fever Abstract Dengue fever is a debilitating tropical disease caused by one of five types of the dengue virus.(1) It is transmitted by mosquitos throughout the tropics and subtropics of not only Southeast Asia‚ but has now spread to Central and South America‚ and countries in the Pacific Ocean and America as well. Usually‚ most people who are infected with the virus are asymptomatic‚ with mild symptoms‚ whereas others develop

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    Invetistigatory Project

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    Joshua Lloyd C. Peralta‚ Mark Angelo M. Taperla‚ Rollen P. Background of the Study In our present time‚ many incidents has been reported that mosquito bites because dengue that lead to death. Many people suffer from dengue. Many of them died because of that disease. In this research proposal‚ we devise a solution to lessen and to control mosquito population by using ultrasonic waves. Ultrasonic waves are sound waves that are proven beneficial to as humans‚ because of its much function. In this

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