PESTICIDAL BIOACTIVITY OF

MAHOGANY LEAVES AGAINST THE 3RD

INTAR LARVAE OF HOUSE FLIES

A RESEARCH PAPER

Presented to
The Faculty of
Iligan Computer Institute
Iligan City

In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements for the Subject
PRACTICAL RESEARCH 2

AREVALO, JHANDEL C.
BAGARES, STEFFANIE ANA E.
BADRODEN, SUMMAYA B.
CABABAT, MERICAR A.
CAMPUGAN, THREKXIA G.
PEREZ, DIVINE GRACE G.
TORRES, ELLA KEZIAH L.

OCTOBER 2022

CHAPTER 1
 INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

In the past, researchers have attempted to create various techniques to eliminate

pests that caused infectious diseases to people. One of the successful attempts are

the production of pesticides which later on became an essential tool in managing

pests (Ahmedani et al., 2007). Botanical pesticides were considered to have the

properties appropriate in the elimination of pests during the ancient times. This is due

to their capability in altering the behavior of pests as well as their favorable target-

specific profile which is appropriate in reducing pest populations (Whitehead &

Bowers, 1983; Dubey et al., 2008). However, their usage was displaced from the

market after the introduction of synthetic pesticides which later on became an

important tool for pest management for many years (El-Wakeil, 2013).

The effectiveness of these pesticides were very helpful in preventing potential

diseases in human health (Prakash & Rao, 1996). Despite its ability in controlling

pests, researchers have discovered the unforeseen disadvantages and risks brought

by these products to human health (Buss & Park-Brown, 2002). It was discovered

that synthetic pesticides have affected non-target organisms and caused acute and

chronic poisoning of consumers. Some synthetic pesticides even leave undesirable

remains or residues in food and in water which poses more threat to users . The

disturbances caused by the unceasing use of these chemicals to the environment led

to a renewed interest in the use of botanicals for public health protection. With this, it

can be observed that the potential pesticidal activities of plants against menacing

pests are most often studied for agricultural and environmental purposes.