Foreign Study

Proposed study conducted by Ukpong, Iniodu George, Ettah, Hannah Edim,

Eshuong, Emmanuel Edet (2016) entitled “Studies on Mosquito Repellent Activity of

Cymbopogon Citratus (Lemon Grass) Using Human Volunteers”, In a study with

human volunteers, results regarding the repellent effects of lemon grass oil against

mosquitoes were confirmed with real-life observations. In this study, lemongrass

essential oil prevented mosquito landing attempts and bites, this confirms previously

documented evidence that Citratus essential oil is effective at repelling mosquitoes.

Despite this, the duration of protection is concerning; in this study, lemon grass oil

provided anti-mosquito protection for 3 hours following which landing attempts and bites

were recorded. In addition to quantitative studies, further studies on the interval of

protection will provide useful information. This will enable the production of insect

repellents that use lemon grass oil as the active ingredient. The information would also

help local mosquito control and prevention practices make informed decisions about the

use of the extract. Live mosquitoes were also used in the study to confirm lemon grass

oil's insecticidal properties. As a natural pesticide and repellent, lemon grass oil is

considered safer than chemical-based pesticides.

Local Study

The research conducted by John Enrick Santos, Joshua Santos, Deanne

Marise S. Sulleza, Renzo Tahanlangit (2018) entitled “The Feasibility of Oregano

Extract as a Mosquito Repellent in Alido, Malolos, Bulacan”, It was observed that

Oreganum vulgare, a selected plant material, has mosquito repellent properties,

allowing the formulation of a safe and effective herbal mosquito repellent. Pierre Lutgen

(2015) reports that Oregano oils contain high amounts of thymol (38.8%), carvacrol

(32.9%), and p-cymene (7.9%). They are solidly toxic toward Rhizopertadominica when

contacted or fumigated. As well, they are effective against fruit flies. Three replicates

were performed in the study. In addition, it proved 100% effective at repelling

mosquitoes in its first replication. Nevertheless, only 93% of the mosquitoes were

repelled in the second and third replications. Furthermore, the researcher of this study

aims to reduce the threat that mosquitoes pose to human health. It was discovered that

oregano has thymol and carvacrol and because of this, it is effective in repelling

mosquitoes.