Dried Tobacco Leaves (Nicotania Tabacum) Kalachuchi Flower (Plumeria Acuminata) and Cymbopogon Decoction as Termite Exterminator

Julieta Bejano Gecain
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Julieta Bejano Gecain: College of Arts & Sciences, Cebu Technological University, Brgy. 08, Tuburan, Cebu

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 12, 506-509

Abstract: Many people rely on commercially available pesticides to control pests at homes and in business. Most of these products are costly and contain chemicals like sulfuryl fluoride and arsenious oxide that may harm human health and other organisms. The purpose of this study is to produce an indigenous product that is effective, harmless, and cheaper to eradicate termites, specifically ground and wood termites. In this study, the effectiveness of the mixture of the decoctions of dried tobacco leaves (Nicotania tabacum), fresh kalachuchi flowers (Plumeria acuminate) and lemon grass (Cymbopogon) as a termite killer was tested. There were various experimental set – ups; Set – up A was for testing the effectiveness of the tobacco leaves and lemon grass as a termite killer, Set – up B was for testing the effectiveness of the kalachuchi flowers as termite killer, and Set – up C.1, C.2., and C.3 were for testing the effectiveness of the combined decoctions with different ratios of Mixture A and B. The positive control set up was for testing the effectiveness of the commercial brand, MAPECON-Big R Spray, against the organic termite killer. Negative control set – up using water as spray was also used to compare against the organic product. The most effective mixture that utilized tobacco, kalachuchi and lemon grass decoctions was Mixture C.2 with the ratio 1:3 (25% dried tobacco leaf and lemon grass decoctions and 75% kalchuchi flower decoction). Benzyl salicylate and benzyl benzoate from kalachuchi flowers which is known for its use anti-parasitic and fixative in floral perfumes shows good combination to suppress the strong smell of nicotine from the tobacco decoction which served as one of the benefits of the identified ratio.

Date: 2024
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