Abstract

REPELLENT EFFICACY AGAINST MOSQUITOES USING NATURAL BIOPESTICIDE

Abstract

Biopesticide repellents have been used in current situation for generations in traditional practices as a personal protection measure against mosquitoes. Natural repellents development is in valuable resources through ethnobotanical studies. The natural insecticide is eco-friendly, cheaper, easily available and more resistant from mosquitoes. Recently, commercial repellents are plant based which is popularity among customers. The effects of prepared biopesticide were evaluated on two different parameters such as evaporation and repellency. The application of biopesticide on mosquitoes such as Azadirachta indica, Vitex negundo and Partheneum histerophorus in the proportion of 2:2:1 is 95% repellency against mosquito, Aedes aegypti. The present developed product that offer high repellency not only customer safety but also harmless to environment.

Keywords: Aedes aegypti, biopesticide, ecofriendly, ethnobotanical, repellent