DEFINITION OF TERMS

MORTALITY RATE – is the measure of the number of deaths in general or due

to specific in a particular population.

REPELLENT – A substance that is used to keep something out or away.

KERNEL – a small, somewhat soft part inside a seed or nut.

LARVAE – a very young form of an insect that looks like a worm.

ECTOPARASITE – a parasite that lives on the exterior of its host.

 LALA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

MARANDING LALA, LANAO DEL NORTE

NEEM SEED (AZADIRACHTA INDICA) OIL AS

MOSQUITO REPELLENT

PREPARED BY:

IMA MAE D. CELLONA

MARIANNE A. MEDICO
 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY:

Mosquito transmit serious human disease like

malaria, filariasis, dengue and yellow fever causing millions of
deaths every year. Numerous plant products have been reported
either as insecticide for killing larvae or adult mosquitos or for
mosquito controls. Neem tree (azadirachta indica) native to
India, belonging to family meliaceae are fast growing evergreen
trees ranging in height from 12-24 m. neem seeds contain
azadirachtin, nimbin, nimbidin, and nimbolides are major
molecules. Many of these derive products have antifedancy,
ovicidal activity and suppression beside insect growth
regulation and repellency against insects. Neem seed oil have
low toxicity to birds, fish, and mammals and are less likely to
induce resistance due to their multiple mode of action on insect.
Neem seed is the fruit of neem plant, looks a lot like an olive.
The flesh surrounds a seed contains one or several kernel.