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    Five students from the Faculty of Biology at Universitas Gadjah Mada discovered that extracts from bitter gourd fruit and seeds can kill mosquito larvae in an environmentally friendly way. Testing showed that bitter gourd fruit extract killed 100% of Aedes aegypti larvae at a concentration of 0.2 grams per 100 ml of solution. Bitter gourd seed extract was also effective at killing larvae, at the higher concentration of 0.5 grams per 100 ml. The students hope this research can contribute to alternative prevention methods for dengue fever using bitter gourds.

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    Five students from the Faculty of Biology at Universitas Gadjah Mada discovered that extracts from bitter gourd fruit and seeds can kill mosquito larvae in an environmentally friendly way. Testing showed that bitter gourd fruit extract killed 100% of Aedes aegypti larvae at a concentration of 0.2 grams per 100 ml of solution. Bitter gourd seed extract was also effective at killing larvae, at the higher concentration of 0.5 grams per 100 ml. The students hope this research can contribute to alternative prevention methods for dengue fever using bitter gourds.

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    Five students from the Faculty of Biology at Universitas Gadjah Mada discovered that extracts from bitter gourd fruit and seeds can kill mosquito larvae in an environmentally friendly way. Testing showed that bitter gourd fruit extract killed 100% of Aedes aegypti larvae at a concentration of 0.2 grams per 100 ml of solution. Bitter gourd seed extract was also effective at killing larvae, at the higher concentration of 0.5 grams per 100 ml. The students hope this research can contribute to alternative prevention methods for dengue fever using bitter gourds.

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    Eliminate Mosquito Larvae with Bitter Gourd

    Friday, 12 February 2016 WIB, By: Marwati

    Dengue fever still poses a threat to the world, including Indonesia as a tropical country that is
    potential for the spread of the disease. Ministry of Health reported as many as 7,244 cases in 2015.

    Preventions have been taken to minimise the prevalence of dengue fever, including with larvicide
    powder. But continual use of the powder may cause side-effects, pollution, and resistance due to the
    carcinogenic effects.

    But finally, five students of Faculty of Biology of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) have found
    larvicide that is able to control larvae that is environmentally friendly whilst not causing resistance.
    The students are Ayu Safitri, Nilahazra Khoirunnisa, Syindi Ariska FP, Diyah Tri Utami, and
    Adhestya Alfiani that made larvicide from the seeds and fruit of bitter gourds (Mommordica
    charantia L).

    Nila said the fruit and seed of bitter gourd contain high alkaloid, flavonoid, saponin, and terpenoid
    compounds that are able to kill larvae.

    “Those compounds are able to kill the nerves and attack the respiratory system that can cause the
    death of small animals, such as larvae,” she said on Thursday (11/2) at Faculty of Biology UGM.

    The students conducted a research on lab scale to Aedes aegypti larvae. The larvae is soaked in the
    extract of bitter gourd fruit that is dissolved in ethanol for 48 hours. This proved that the extract can
    kill the larvae.

    “The optimal result of bitter gourd fruit extract is at 0,2 gr/100ml concentration that caused the
    death up to 100 percent. For the seed extract, the concentration is higher, or 0,5 gr/100ml,” said
    Diyah.

    Diyah expected this research would contribute scientific information to society on the alternatives to
    dengue fever prevention, using bitter gourds.

    “In the future a number of further researches are required on the fruit and seed of bitter gourd as
    alternative larvicide in order to know the effect on other organisms,” she concluded.

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