INTRODUCTION

Mosquitoes are one of the major problems in our society because it carries a disease

called dengue. Dengue is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected female

Aedes mosquito (World Health Organization, 2016). The researchers wanted to contribute

to the handling of this disease through the control of the population of mosquito-carrying

borne diseases and developed this topic to make an organic mosquito coil. Mosquito

repellents are essentially required these days. Mosquito coils are one of the cheapest and

effective ways of avoiding them, but these 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 calamansi coil a natural and environmental friendly coil.

An expert has said that smoke emitted from one mosquito repellent coil is

equivalent to those 100 cigarettes, thus causing harm to large number of people in India.

The damage done to lungs by one mosquito coil is equivalent to the damage done by 100

cigarettes. This was according to a recent study conducted in Malaysia. Based on the

previous study, it is proven that the charcoal is capable as a base material reduces mosquito

coil that emits of toxins (US National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health).

In addition, the neem tree leaves were proven as a repelling larvae and adult. Though, many

Filipinos use a mosquito repellant without knowing the bad effect of it in their health.

According to different study, they prefer to have or to try some organic mosquito coil. The

effectiveness should be tested but people should consider many things for us to prevent

diseases.

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 This study aims to produce an effective and purely natural mosquito coil using

citrofortunella microcarpa. To determine if the components present is suitable as mosquito

repellant. Establishing parameter in improved design of killing mosquitoes using

calamansi. To evaluate the processes in making mosquito coil, to develop an effective

mosquito coil using citrofortunella microcarpa. Furthermore ,to know if the product is

sufficient in eliminating mosquitoes and discovering the range of the ability in killing

mosquitoes.

This study is sought at evaluating the effectiveness of mosquito coil using

Citrofortunella Microcarpa waste. This project tackles on making a mosquito coil that is

made up of natural ingredients that is not harmful to human health specifically calamansi

and not any other. The study will limited on the use of calamansi as a mosquito coil that is

made up of natural ingredients not harmful to human health. Moreover, this study tackles

the protection of human beings against mosquito bites that cause diseases. Making a

mosquito coil out of natural ingredients may protect every individuals health, especially

from mosquito bites. These statements of the problem may help to develop the organic

mosquito coil. First question is to know what will be the effect of the coil made by

Citrofortunella Microcarpa to the mosquitoes , and if is it sufficient alternative coil

available in the market the coil made by Citrofortunella Microcarpa. The findings of this

study will help to inhibit dengue which is the common problem in the society now a day

that cause death.

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 The study was conducted in a period of month and couple of weeks, from August

05 to September 22, 2017. The study was done in the laboratory of the Sto. Domingo

National Trade School. Conditions were kept constant for all tests.

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 MATERIALS AND METHODS

Sample, Preparation and Extraction Procedure

Equipments, facilities of Science laboratory and Food Technology Laboratory of

the Sto. Domingo National Trade School was utilized in the research with proper

permission. The tools and equipments used are blender, Oven, Knife, measuring cups,

measuring spoon, container and bowl.

There are two main organic ingredients of coil and that is the calamansi waste, and

the neem tree leaves. The researchers collected the calamansi waste within the campus

canteen of Sto. Domingo National Trade School and the neem tree leaves collected also

within their school. After collecting it, researchers start to prepare the other ingredients

such as charcoal, corn starch, gum powder, wood shavings and some equipment.

Development of Calamansi Neem Tree Mosquito coil

1 kl Calamansi waste were cut into pieces and uses the blender to refine it and

added 30 mL of water, rather the 440 grams of the neem tree leaves that are collected within

the school campus. After that the 880 grams of wood shavings were filtered using strainer.

Furthermore the 500 grams charcoal was pulverized. Then researchers mixed all the

ingredients and prepare the temperature of the oven about 250 Degree Celsius and waited

for 15 minutes for the pressure, foregoing all the ingredients were mixed in appropriate

quantities and then placed it in heating area and wait for 30 minutes until it will mold,

moreover allowed it cool for about 10 minutes before uncover the foil.

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Testing the Effectivity of Calamansi-Neem Mosquito Coil

To test the effectiveness of mosquito coil, the researchers prepare five (5) mosquitoes in

every three (3) plastic containers with the size of 3x10 inch. The one-inch Calamansi-

Neem Mosquito Coil lit, placed inside of the plastic container and observed.

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 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

There are two different types of treatment applied; the Calamansi-Neem Mosquito coil and

the mixture of wood shavings and the starch. In every treatments there are three test

applied. First test using calamansi-neem coil, four (4) mosquitoes demise and the other 1

losing his strength after 7 minutes. In the second test around 11 minutes; the entire

mosquito died while in the last test all mosquitoes died in the 12 minutes. The last

treatments are the mixture of wood shavings and starch. The mosquitoes are tested three

times for about 15 minutes, and in every test there was the same outcome that 2 mosquitoes

died.

Table 1. Number of Mosquitoes Dead from Mosquito Coil

5 2

5 2

5 2

Table 2. T-test analysis of results

Calamansi-Neem Mixture of starch

Mosquito Coil and Wood Shaving

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Mean 5 2

Variance 0 0

Observations 3 3

Pooled Variance 0

Hypothesized Mean Difference 0

Df 4

t Stat 65535

t Critical one-tail 2.131846782

t Critical two-tail 2.776445105

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 CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION

The Philippines has made dengue a modifiable disease since 1958. As a tropical

Based on the data collected, the organic mosquito coil is an effective repellent that lessen

the amount of mosquito bite. Calamansi peelings, neem tree leaves, gum poder, starch,

wood shavings and charcoal are not harmful in human health. After the trials and errors in

testing those organic coil, the researchers conclude that the properties contain by organic

material contribute in protecting from dengue. Therefore, the development of this mosquito

coil is to benefits the citizens and managed the waste management.

For future researches, the researcher would like to be able to have a larger sample

size of mosquitoes and to test it against a commercial synthetic mosquito coil.

Identification of air pollutants caused by the developed mosquito coil would also further

the development of the organic mosquito coil.

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