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    MOSQUITO REPELLENT

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    CALABARZON Division of Laguna District of San Pedro PACITA COMPLEX NATIONAL HIGHSCHOOL Sampaguita St. Phase. 6A-1 Pacita Complex I Brgy. San Vicente San Pedro‚ Laguna Tel. and fax No. (02) 8475316 E-mail: pcnhs_m2c99@yahoo.com OREGANO MOSQUITO REPELLENT A Science Investigatory Project (S.I.P) presented to the Science Teacher of PCNHS By: Jade Congcong Elizabeth Jacinto Zyra Calibara Anndrie Gaspar Tricia Arcabos Neale Teope September 24‚ 2014 Republic

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    Mosquito Coil

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    Abstract Mosquito repellents are essentially required these days. Mosquito coils are one of the cheapest and effective way of avoiding them‚ but this coils are made up of chemicals which can harm our health. So we thought about making a substitute mosquito coil that is not harmful to our health and that is the Anstor katol a natural and environmental friendly coil. Introduction Background of the Study: We chose this project because a mosquito coil made up from natural mosquito repelling

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    Mosquito Repellent

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    of Citronella leaf based herbal mosquito repellents using natural binders Nandini Rani‚ Aakanksha Wany‚ Ambarish Saran Vidyarthi and Dev Mani Pandey* Department of Biotechnology‚ Birla Institute of Technology‚ Mesra‚ Jharkhand- 835215‚ India * Corresponding author: Dev Mani Pandey‚ email: dmpandey@bitmesra.ac.in Received: 15 April 2013 Accepted: 27 April 2013 Online: 04 May 2013 ABSTRACT Citronella grass has been serving from years as a mosquito repellent in the field of ancient

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    Impact on Mosquitos

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    Impact of amphibians on mosquitoes It is important for every ecosystem to maintain a balance between all the food chains so that nature can maintain its balance. Although natural ecosystems are under diverse challenges from anthropogenic activities‚ the ecological impacts of such processes often are unclear. Some “threats” may be worse than we think‚ but others may be less harmful. For example‚ invasive species disrupt the functioning

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    Mosquito Killer

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    Background Mosquitoes are one of the most medically significant transmitters as they spread parasites and pathogens‚ which continue to have devastating effects on human beings (Maheswaran et al.‚ 2008). Mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria‚ filariasis‚ yellow fever and dengue cause extensive morbidity and mortality and are a major economic burden within disease-endemic countries . However‚ the use of chemical insecticides has been greatly impeded due to development of physiological

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    Mosquito Repellents

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    A CASE STUDY ON THE EVOLUTION OF MOSQUITO REPELLENTS By:- Rajdeep Laha Calcutta Business School PGDM 2010-12 OVERVIEW Traditionally‚ various types of substances have been used to repel mosquitos. These include such things as smoke‚ plant extracts‚ oils‚ tars‚ and muds. As insect repellent technology became more sophisticated‚ individual compounds were discovered and isolated. This allowed the formulation of new‚ more efficient forms of mosquito repellents. The first truly effective

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    Mosquito Reppellent

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    July 17‚ 2012 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY • I chose this project because a Fabric conditioner mosquito repellant made up from natural mosquito repelling plant which is Oregano that will be made as oilthat will remove the health problems caused by com¬mercial mosquito repellents and other fabric conditioner mosquito repellant. Oregano and lemongrass are easy to find and very common and also if this project succeed this can be profitable for business and can encourage others to look for other use of

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    elctronic mosquito repellant

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    deaths each year (WHO 2005). One important control strategy against this and other mosquito-borne diseases is control‚ which aims to reduce human-mosquito contact. Different control measures are used routinely against mosquitoes and their larvae‚ including chemical (eg insecticide)‚ biological (eglarvivorous fish or pathogenic fungi)‚ environmental (e.g. land filling or drainage)‚ and personal protection (e.g. Mosquito repellents formulated as pills‚ coils‚ ointments‚ lotions‚ and sprays; and insecticide-treated

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    Natural Solutions As Alternative Mosquito Repellant Submission As Partial Fulfillment of the requirement in Research September 2012 Chapter II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES Related Literature Natural Solutions The citronella plant is a very well loved plant‚ especially in the summer when its mosquito-repelling properties come in handy! Citronella is a common ingredient in insect repellant sprays and candles. It is also included in lotions

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    Natural Mosquito Repellent

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    “NATURAL MOSQUITO REPELLENT” I. INTRODUCTION Mosquitoes can be unwelcome guest these rainy days and it is a major insect problem of people. Commercial repellents are harsh‚ have poisons that are not suitable for children and not always effective in repelling these pesky bugs. We don’t know what are the side effects of these repellents are. Some leaves‚ unripe fruit‚ and their seeds contain vermicidal and insectidal properties. It is an inexpensive alternative in avoiding mosquito that causes

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