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INTRODUCTION

Almost everyone has been bitten by a mosquito at some point in their lives. Mosquito bites
can cause skin irritation as a result of an allergic reaction to the mosquito's saliva, resulting in a
red bump and itching. However, transmission of dangerous infections and viruses such as
malaria, dengue fever, Zika, and West Nile virus, which can cause crippling and potentially
fatal effects, may be a more significant consequence of mosquito bites. However, in this time of
pandemic, hand washing, mask wearing, and social distancing may help protect against
COVID-19, but they will not be able to protect themselves from the world's deadliest animal.
During pandemic, mosquitos do not vanish, over a half of the world's population lives in a
region where a mosquito bite can cause malaria, which keeps children out of school, parents out
of work, and killed 405,000 people in 2018. The researcher observes that the life of the people
in the midst of pandemic was very difficult and far from the past. In addition, to buy the needs
to live is also a problem to them they can't afford especially medicines. This project focusing to
answer the question “does the garlic can be an alternative mosquito repellent?”

Mosquitoes are considered the deadliest animals on the globe by the World Health Organization
due to the diseases they transmit. Also, mosquitos are greedy studies revealed that mosquitos
are able to drink 3 times their own body weight in blood. They do prefer to bite some people
over others if a person keep getting bitten while others around them are not, it's possible that
mosquitos prefer certain people's body chemistry over others. Mosquitos are drawn to a mixture
of body heat, odor, carbon dioxide released by humans and animals, and lactic acid, a substance
present in perspiration. A garlic has a reputation for repelling bothersome mosquitoes. Garlic
gloves, in fact have been found to repel theses blood-sucking pests. It makes a powerful natural
insect repellent.

In the community, residents are the one who experiencing the pain and agony that mosquitoes
do. The diseases carried by mosquitoes is not just a patch when it gets worse, not all families in a
community can afford to buy medicines or pay a big amount of money in a hospital just because
of one or two mosquito bites. This project will beneficial to the residents of the community to
provide them a product that will help to avoid and protect them from the mosquitoes. In addition,

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using garlic as an alternative mosquito repellent cannot affects a person body. Thus, it will help
them to save money as the ingredients are natural resources.

The researcher chooses this kind of capstone project because it will surely help the families in
the community also it is to assist in the development of a good and recommended replacement
mosquito repellent that will substantially benefit the community during this pandemic. The
researcher believes that this will significantly improve the community's health and safeguard
them from the mosquitoes.

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II. LITERATURE REVIEW

According to Nutrition Column, given the recent outbreak of West Nile virus, which is spread
by infected mosquitoes, it's worth looking into the benefits of garlic as another way to minimize
mosquito bites. Several studies have indicated that the oil portion of garlic kills mosquito larvae
of various species. Garlic sprays (made mostly of garlic extract) are available for use on plants as
a botanical pesticide alternative to chemical pesticides. Garlic extract contains sulfurs that have
been proved to be effective against a variety of insects, including mosquitoes, and the residual
stench can keep mosquitoes away for weeks. Garlic is known to be a mosquito repellent
alternative for humans as well.

Rand et.al. (2010) stated that garlic is a low-risk insect certified for use against mosquitoes,
ticks, and other insects in the landscape.

According to India Today, the smell of garlic is known to keep pesky mosquitoes at bay. In
fact, eating garlic cloves is also known to drive blood -sucking insects away.

Garlic is a natural insect repellent that works well. As reported by, Patrick Parker, SaveATree
Plant Health Care Program Director, garlic can be used to repel a number of crawling and flying
insects, including mosquitoes. One garlic treatment lasts for two weeks and can keep mosquitoes
away for up to a month. Moreover, garlic is also environmentally friendly.

As stated by the bug expert Carl E. Schreck the key ingredient is mineral oil , which forms a
layer of goo that a mosquito must penetrate before it can suck your blood. Mineral oil is a
hydrocarbon synthetic, said David A. Carlson, a research chemist at the USDA facility.
According to Dr. Jekyll the mineral oil is the active ingredient in repellent. Suffocation is the
principal method through which oils kill insects and mites. Oils obstruct spiracles, decreasing
oxygen supply and interfering with a variety of metabolic processes. Oils can penetrate the shells
of insect or mite eggs and destroy the growing embryo.

According to Green Prints, Calamansi ( Citrofortunella microcarpa ) is a well-known fruit

that grows abundantly in Asia. The leaves of this fruit contain essential oils that are beneficial to
humans because they repel mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are the number one public enemy in the fight
against global infectious disease because they are carriers, or vectors , for some of humanity's

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most fatal diseases. Also the calamansi extracts effectively exterminated the mosquitoes, though
100% concentration that had the fastest time of effect.

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III. METHODS

This project aims to create a garlic mosquito repellent to keep mosquitoes out of the community
that could carry and affect a person’s health. So, the project's output is garlic mosquito repellent.

The following are the components on how to make the garlic as an alternative mosquito repellent
including the ingredients and materials as well as the procedures:

Ingredients:

 1 Garlic bulb
 30 ml of Mineral Oil
 2 tablespoon Calamansi Juice

Materials:

 Bowls
 Knife
 Bottle Spray
 Container
 Strainer

Measuring Tools:

 Tablespoon
 Measuring Cup

Procedures:

1. Prepare the ingredients that will be used.

2. Mince the 4 gloves of garlic and get the garlic juice by means of straining or you can use the
garlic chops.
3. Put the mineral oil in a bowl.

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4. Get the juice of calamansi in a bowl also
5. Mix the garlic, mineral oil and calamansi juice in a container.
6. After that put the mixture in the spray bottle and shake well. Then, it is ready to use spray in
the areas where mosquitoes tend to breed, also to your skin and clothes to repel mosquitoes.

The strength of this product is it is a natural insect repellent which is good to repel mosquitoes
because of the aroma which garlic has. The ingredients also are natural resources that is safe and
recommendable.

But the only weakness of the output is it does not long up to 24 hours so you need to apply
again or spray it to the surfaces and to your skin.

Data Gathering Procedures

The researcher will gather data by means of attempt to use the product, and once the researcher
applies the mosquito repellent to her skin, she will observe it to obtain information about the
application of garlic as an alternative mosquito repellent.

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The finish product “ Garlic As An Alternative Mosquito Repellent’

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IV. RESULTS, FINDINGS, INTERPRETATION, AND DISCUSSIONS

This chapter presents the data gathered from the researcher as the participant of the capstone
project. It will also present the results and findings from the observation by the researcher and
discussion for a better understanding of this capstone project.

Results And Findings

The average time frame for making the product garlic as an alternative mosquito repellent is
one day. And another two days and nights for gathering data by means of observing. Since the
researcher has to try and use the product to test the product.

Interpretation and Discussion

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 Base on the researcher observation, the product garlic as an alternative mosquito repellent is
effective to repel mosquitoes. As stated by the Nutrition Column, the sulfurs contained within
the garlic extract have been shown to be effective against a variety of insects , including
mosquitoes because of the aroma which garlic brings. Garlic is an effective remedy for a variety
of ailments ( Kishu 2009) , and it has a slight, imperceptible smell until it has been peeled. And
by applying it to the skin the researcher, locate herself in the places where mosquitoes tend to
breed to test the product after applying and also spraying it to the clothes. In the daytime ,
mosquitoes are not that attacking but some types of mosquitoes are more active during daytime
so the researcher went to the place to test if the product is effective and it is success. And in the
night time, after applying again the repellent the researcher went to the dark places in their house
to test , the alternative mosquito repellent does not cause any skin irritation thus it helps to repel
the mosquitoes.

V. RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

This chapter presents the researchers recommendation and conclusion with regards to the
effectiveness of garlic as an alternative mosquito repellent.

Recommendations

 Garlic should be processed to maximize it's role in repelling mosquitoes

 Safety of repellent usage should come alongside with the protection
 It should not toxic to biodiversity
 The product does not long up to 24 hours so you need to apply again or spray it to the
surfaces and to your skin.

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Conclusion

After utilizing and testing the garlic as an alternative mosquito repellent, analyzing the data, and
drawing conclusions, the researcher concludes that using garlic as an alternative mosquito
repellent is effective in repelling mosquitoes. Furthermore , garlic repellent is safe to use because
it has been shown to have to negative side effects in skin irritation or reaction . In addition, the
product can help people in the community save money by avoiding the purchase of other
repellent products.

VI. REFERENCE PAGE / BIBLIOGRAPHY

 https://www.pmi.gov/mosquitoes-dont-social-distance-continuing-the-fight-against-
malaria-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
 https://pestpointers.com/scents-that-mosquitoes-hate-and-how-to-use-them/
 https://www.epa.gov/mosquitocontrol/general-information-about-mosquitoes
 https://www.raid.com/en-US/education/bug-basics/fascinating-mosquito-facts
 https://newsmediarelations.colostate.edu/2003/09/30/nutrition-column-garlic-may-repel-
pests-as-well-as-people/
 Rand et al. 2010 https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/52/4/722/2459658?login=false
 https://www.savatree.com/garlic-insect-repellent.html/amp
 www.researchgate.net
 myhousepets.com
 greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph

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