“The Potential of Garlic (allium sativum), Jackfruit (artocarpus heterophyllus) Sap,

and Indian Mango (magnifera indica) Sap as an Organic

Fly Trap: A Comparative Study”

A. Questions or Problems Being Addressed

House flies are frequently found on rotting garbage and human waste. Their feet have

sticky pads on them that let them stick on most smooth surfaces that allow them to collect

numerous germs that are dangerous to human health. Flies taste everything through the hair

on their feet and mouth. Because of this, they tend to walk on everything that they think is

potential food. Studies show that house flies carry about 200 types of bacteria with them. Some

of which are known to be the cause of many kinds of diseases.

In order to trap house flies, fly traps lure the house flies and once they land on the sticky

surface of it, the house fly will be unable to escape. But there are disadvantages in using fly

trap. It contains harmful chemical or substances that might be poisonous. There are also

instances that the house fly will barely land on the fly trap, as a result the house fly will be able

to escape the trap.

Meanwhile in a study conducted by Upadhyay SK and Singh S, results showed that the

lectins or lectin like compounds in garlic may interfere with different aspects of the insect life

cycle. Lectins serve as plant defences against insects, viruses, fungi, bacteria and mites. These

garlic compound is toxic to many insects and can be a strong deterrent to feeding and egg
laying behavior. They bind to and damage sensory receptors, midgut receptor proteins,

intracellular proteins and other vital proteins within the insects digestive tract.

One characteristic of a fly trap is its stickiness. There are plants that contains sticky

sap, such can be used as an alternative adhesive for the fly trap

Therefore, the researchers thought of ways on innovating the fly trap by using garlic,

jackfruit sap, and indian mango sap. Thus they come up with the study entitled “The Potential

of Garlic (allium sativum), Jackfruit (artocarpus heterophyllus) Sap, and Indian Mango

(magnifera indica) Sap as an Organic Fly Trap: A Comparative Study”

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B. Goals/Objectives/Hypothesis

Generally, this study aims to find out the potential of garlic, jackfruit sap, and indian

mango sap as an organic fly trap.

Specifically, it aims to:

 Compare the mean number of flies trapped among the different saps used in each

treatment.

 Compare the combined effect of different treatments to a commercial one.

 Compare the shelf-life of the organic fly trap.

Specifically, this study sought to answer the following questions:

 What is the mean number of house flies trapped among the different flytraps?

 Is there a significant difference on the effect between commercial and alternative fly

traps?

 Is there a significant difference between the organic fly trap and the commercial one

in terms of cost?

Hypothesis

 There is no significant difference on the effect between commercial and alternative

fly traps

 There is no significant difference between the organic fly trap and the commercial

one in terms of cost.

C. Materials and Methods

Materials

 Plastic bottle

 Water

 Food Coloring (Blue)

 Apple Cider Vinegar

 Corn syrup
  Garlic

 Jackfruit Sap

 Indian Mango Sap

Collection of Materials

 2 Plastic bottles and food coloring (Blue) will be provided by the researcher

 Water will be taken from the faucet

 Apple Cider Vinegar (120 ml) will be bought from a store in Bacolod City

 Garlic (6 pcs) will be bought from Hinigaran public market

 Jackfruit Sap (120 ml) and Indian Mango Sap (120 ml) will be taken from the

community

Methodology

Preparation on Making Fly Trap

 The cap of the plastic bottles will be removed.

 Scissors will be used to pierce the plastic and cut off the quarter top of the bottles.

 The quarter of the bottles will be turned upside down and rest it on top of the other

part of the bottle to form a funnel.

 Each bottle will be labeled as treatment A and treatment B.

Preparation of Different Treatments

 In a bowl, 60 ml of apple cider vinegar, honey, and garlic will be mixed for treatment

A.

 Repeat the process of treatment A to treatment B.

 Both treatments will be constantly stirred while heating in the pan.

 The mixtures will be dried for a while

 The treatments will be placed inside the plastic bottles.

 Blue food coloring will be added on both treatments.

Application of Different Saps on Each Treatment

 60 ml of jackfruit sap will be added on treatment A.

 60 ml of indian mango sap will be added on treatment B.

 Each treatment will be observed

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Upadhyay SK, Singh S (2012), Garlic Controls Insects, retrieved from (http://greyduckgarlic

.com/garlic-controls-insects.html)

Huffstetler E, (2018), How to Make Your Own Flypaper, retrieved from (https://www.

thespruce.com/how-to-make-fly-paper-1389064)

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