Effectiveness of Artentisia Argyi in mosquito control

• Main Author: Nur Asma Atikah Azhan
• Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
• Published: 2022
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/13326/

Mosquitoes transmit a range of infectious agents that affects human health. Malaria, dengue fever. yellow fever and other mosquito-borne diseases infect countless individuals and account for thousands of deaths annually, causing a large burden to public health and on the economic process of developing countries. The fatality rate of Malaysians increased by 143 deaths. High rate of reproduction and lack of effective vaccines against several mosquito-borne pathogens makes us extremely addicted to the utilization of insecticides to manage the mosquito populations so as to prevent illness due to transmission. Most Malaysians still use ridsect spray and spiral mosquito repellent to repel mosquitoes. These repellents are intended to kill mosquitoes and usually contain insecticides that have a residual effect, such as deltamethrin. To address this issue, an experimental study was conducted using artemisia argyi as a primary component of a mosquito repellent. The purpose of this research is to substantiate the effectiveness of a mosquito repellent using organic materials. This study is designed to protect and contribute to a healthier society by way of controlling if not combatting the growing population of mosquitoes and lowering the probability of people getting infected with mosquito-borne diseases. This study consists of three treatments: (i) Organic treatment (ii) Chemical treatment (iii) No treatment. The data were gathered by tallying the number of minutes the mosquitoes died between three (3) treatment. Based on the result, cage test proves that the developed mosquito repellent is highly efficient against mosquitoes and hence can be more effectively used for control of mosquitoes.