Defense Lemongrass Scented Candle

ANTHONETTE C.
PAJANOY
MARIAN CRIS P. DANOY
ART A. PALOMO
ANGEL GRACE LEE D. JANGAYO
GROUP 7 ROSEMARIE G. BILLONID
12 NEWTON
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
WESTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
S.Y. 2O18-2019
LEMONGRASS
(Cymbopogon citratus) SCENTED
CANDLE AS EFFECTIVE
ORGANIC SUBSTITUTE FOR
COMMERCIAL MOSQUITO
REPELLENT
Contents
Chapter 1
 Background of the study
 Rationale
 Objectives
 Scope and limitation
Contents
Chapter 2
 Review of Related Literature
a. Incidence of mosquito transmitted diseases in Iloilo
b. Essential oils as repellents
c. Harmful side effects of active ingredients in commercial repellents
d. Other research on lemon grass as a repellent
Contents
Chapter 3
 Research Design
 Laboratory Preparation
 Laboratory Procedure
 Data Collection
 Data Analysis
Contents
Chapter 4
 Presentation of Data and Analysis of Result
Chapter 5
 Conclusions
 Recommendations
CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION
BRIEF OVERVIEW
 Mosquito repellents are important to public health tools for the prevention of
infectious diseases (Hebbalkar et al., 1992)
 According to Kumaravel et al. (2009), lemongrass is very popular and used for
medicinal, food and insect repellent products. Lemongrass is mainly found in tropical
Asia in countries such as India, Ceylon, Brazil, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar,
New Guinea, Madagascar and countries in Africa and South America. In the
Philippines, it has a local name known as “tanglad”.
 According to Noosidum et al. (2008), the repellent properties of plants to mosquitoes
and other pest insects were well known before the advent of synthetic chemicals.
OBJECTIVES
The general objective of this study is to determine the

effectiveness of lemon grass as natural mosquito repellent. The
specific objectives are to determine the:
1. Effectiveness of candles with the main ingredient lemon grass;
2. Effectiveness of the commercial product ;
3. Incidence of mosquitoes for control; and
4. Significant difference between the three treatments.
RATIONALE OF THE STUDY
To prove that lemongrass scented candles is effective

organic substitute for commercial mosquito repellent
which will benefit the most because it lessen the expenses
on the consumers.
To make people knowledgeable about the benefits one
can get from consuming the said scented candle such as
preventing various diseases.
SCOPE AND LIMITATION
Does not include any organic plants other than

lemongrass.
Does not include the effect of this repellent on
other insects.
Does not include any other products other than
candles.
CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEWS
REVIEW OF RELATED
LITERATURE
Incidence of mosquito transmitted diseases in
Iloilo.
Essential oils as repellents.
Harmful side effects of active ingredients in
commercial repellents.
Other research on lemon grass as a repellent.
CHAPTER 3
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design
MATERIALS
Commercial Mosquito  Stick Glue  Mixing Bowl

Repellent ( Katol )  Mosquito Net  Spoon
Lemongrass Extract Oil  Scissor Candle Making
Ordinary Candle  Scatch Tape  Ordinary Candle
Excito Box  Ruler  Wick
 Transparent  Plastic cover
Glass(Plexiglas)
Measuring Equipments
 Karton (Whole)
 Measuring Cups
METHODS
Collection of Purchasing
Mosquito Specimens Lemongrass Oil
Candle Making
Test of Repellent Activity of Lemongrass
(Cymbopogon citratus)
Test for repellent activity of Lemongrass

(Cymbopogon citratus) on mosquitoes in captivity
Collecting of Mosquitoes
Collecting of Mosquitoes
Excito Box
Excito Box
Candle Making
 Treatment 1
Commercial Mosquito Repellent
(Positive Control)
 Treatment 1 Note:
• 10 mosquitoes per Trial
Commercial Mosquito Repellent • 30 mosquitoes per
Treatment
(Positive Control)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
Repelled
Dead
Active
 Treatment 2
Ordinary Candle
(Negative Control)
Ordinary Candle • 30 mosquitoes per
Treatment
(Negative Control)
Repelled
Dead
Active
 Treatment 3
Lemongrass Scented Candle Repellent
• 30 mosquitoes per
Lemongrass Scented Candle Repellent Treatment
Repelled
Dead
Active
DATA COLLECTION
Number of repelled and extinguished mosquitoes

of the three different treatments.
RESULT ANALYSIS
The data will be analysed statistically using ANOVA TEST.
Independent Variable are the Three different treatments.
Dependent Variable are the Mortality Rate and Repellency

Rate.
CHAPTER 4
Presentation of Data and
Analysis of Results
Repellency of Mosquitoes
Repellency test was conducted to determine the effectiveness of lemongrass as an
organic substitute for commercial mosquito repellent.
Figure 1. Mean of Repellency
12
10
8
Repellency
0
Treatment
Table 1: Repellency Subset
Subset for alpha = 0.05
Treatment N
1 2
Negative_Control 3 .00
Lemon_grass_Extract 3 9.67
Positive_Control 3 10.00
Sig. 1.000 .483

Mortality
To determine the mortality rate of a treatment.
Figure 2. Mortality Mean of Mosquitoes
Table 2: Mortality Subset
Subset for alpha = 0.05
Treatment N
1 2 3
Negative_Control 3 .00
Lemon_grass_Extract 3 2.67
Positive_Control 3 9.67
Sig. 1.000 1.000 1.000

The Inferential Insignificance Result
Multiple Comparison
(I) Treatment (J) Treatment Std. Error Sig.
*
Positive_Control .272 .000
Negative_Control
*
Lemon_grass_Extract .272 .000
*
Negative_Control .272 .000
Positive_Control
Lemon_grass_Extract .272 .483
Negative_Control .272* .000

Lemon_grass_Extract
Positive_Control .272 .483
Table 3. Descriptives
Minimum Maximum
Negative_Control 0 0
Positive_Control 10 10
Repellency
Lemon_grass_Extract 9 10
Total 0 10
Negative_Control 0 0
Positive_Control 9 10
Mortality
Lemon_grass_Extract 2 3
Discussion
The result of the research depends on what variables were used. The negative control have a 0 mean of
repellency, there is a 9.67 mean for the positive control and the Lemongrass has a 2.67 mean of repellency. It
has a great significance when it comes to repellency of negative control than the lemongrass scented candles.
For the mortality, the negative control which is an ordinary candle has a mortality mean of 0.000; the positive
control has a mean of 10 and the lemongrass has a mean of 9.67.
The analysis of our results shows that the positive control and the lemongrass were both effective when
it comes to the repellency rate of the mosquitoes. For the mortality it shows that the mosquito killer (positive
control) is more effective than the ordinary candle (negative control) and lemongrass scented candle. This
only shows that lemongrass scented candle can be an effective alternative for commercial mosquito
repellents.
CHAPTER 5
Conclusions and Recommendations
Conclusion
The result of this study shows that the lemongrass (C. citratus) extract scented
candle does have strong repellency against mosquitoes. The hypothesis was right.
Lemongrass can repel mosquitoes away and it may be used as an effective organic
substitute for commercial mosquito repellent.
Lemongrass was found to be as effective alternative compared to commercial
mosquito repellent in terms of mortality rate and repellency rate, however, many
people are too sensitive to the chemicals to use it as repellent. Lemon grass is an
edible herb, non-toxic, smells great and was considered safe for it does not contains
harmful chemicals compared to commercial mosquito repellent.
Recommendations
Lemongrass can be used as natural mosquito repellent. Test the lemongrass oil extracts in some of
mosquito repellent.
1. The usage of the material or ingredient should be improve or develop for its greater effects
not just to repel but to kill mosquitoes.
2. This can help a lot of people in the community, especially those that are far from the city at
the same time it can be source of income.
3. Lastly, it can help as a guide for the future researchers if applicable. Only if the study focuses
on mosquito repellences and the main ingredient to conduct the study is the lemongrass
extract oil.
Thank You
for your
attention !
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ANTHONETTE C.

MARIAN CRIS P. DANOY

ANGEL GRACE LEE D. JANGAYO

GROUP 7 ROSEMARIE G. BILLONID

The general objective of this study is to determine the

To prove that lemongrass scented candles is effective

Does not include any organic plants other than

Commercial Mosquito  Stick Glue  Mixing Bowl

Test for repellent activity of Lemongrass

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

Number of repelled and extinguished mosquitoes

The data will be analysed statistically using ANOVA TEST.

Independent Variable are the Three different treatments.

Dependent Variable are the Mortality Rate and Repellency

Sig. 1.000 .483

Subset for alpha = 0.05

Sig. 1.000 1.000 1.000

(I) Treatment (J) Treatment Std. Error Sig.

Negative_Control .272* .000

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