ECHALUCE,CAITH JIAN E.

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF BICOL REGION
Region V (Bicol)
ZEFERINO ARROYO HIGH SCHOOL
San Agustin Iriga City

RESEARCH PLAN

The Effectiveness of Oregano plant as a Mosquito Repellent

TOPIC

Echaluce,Caith Jian E.

8 STE B NEBRES

-PROPONENT-

LENI O.BANARIA
Research Advise

I.RATIONALE
The repeated use of artificial insecticides to control mosquitoes can result in resistance
issues,and the use of bio-insecticides might have limitation in practical field applications. The
study exmined the combination use of an oregano Essential oil (EO) rich in carvacrol with two
common insecticides, diflubenzuron and Bcillus thuringiensis isrdelensis (B.t.i), in road drin in
Crevlcore City,Italy,against Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. An alternative
approach that has shown promise in lab test in the use of ixtures of botanicals with traditional
synthetic or bio-insecticides s eco-friendly mosquito larvicides.
Volatile metabo lites from new cultiv rs of catnip nd oregno as potential ntibacterial and insect
repellent agents. Harna K Patel, Qingli WuNrupali Patel, Donald Y. Kobayashi, Changlu Wang,
James E. Simon
The Mosquito Repellency of oregano (Origanum VukgareL.) and Marigold (Tgetes Erecta
L .)Leaf s Candle. Aileen L. Antero, Trisha B. Borja, Hannah Grace C. Cogan, Katya Justine
Louise s. Dominguez, Shellah Me R. Garin
Patent literature on Mosquito Repellent Inventions which Contain plant Essential Oils- Review.
Adrian Martin Pohlit, Norberto Peporine Lopes, Renata Antonaci Gama, Wenderli Pedro Tadei,
Valter Ferreira de Andrade Neto
From Bio-Prospecting to field Assessment::The Case of Carvacrol Rich Essential Oil as potent
Mosquito Larvicidal and Repellent Agent. Epameinonds Evergetis, Romeo Bellini, George
Balatsos, Antonios Michaelakis, Marco Carrieri, Rodolfo Veronesi, Dimitrios P.Papachristos,
Arianna Puggioli, Vassiliki-Nafsika-Kanelli, Serkos a. Haroutounin
Oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus) and Lemongrass (Cybopogon) as Primary Ingredients for
Liquid Mosquito (Culicidae) Larvicide. Airen E. Marpiga* , Renelle V. Caraig , George B.
Quiatchon , Marc Andrei M. Modelo , Gabriel R. Nasol, Jousling Gabriell G. Pangan , Ruby
Grace Relente , Chris Clay Rueda , Trisha Mae Tribaco , Russel Roxas.

II.RESEARCH QUESTIONS
MAIN PROBLEM:
Is Oregano plant effective as a mosquito repellent?

SPECIFIC PROBLEM:
1.What are the characteristics of oregano plant as mosquito repellent in terms of:
a. texture
b. color
c. smell

2.Is there a significant difference between the oregano plant s a mosquito repellent and
commercial available mosquito repellent in terms of:
a. texture
b. color
c. smell

OBJECTIVES
I. To determine the repellent properties of oregano plant against mosquitoes.
II. To compare the effectiveness of oregano plant as mosquito repellent in other natural
mosquito repellent.
III. To assess the duration of the repellent effect of oregano plant.

III. HYPOTHESES
H1
There will be significant difference in the effectiveness of oregano plant as a mosquito repellent
compared to the commercially available in terms of:
a. texture
b. color
c. smell
H0
There will be no significant difference in the effectiveness of oregano plant as a mosquito
repellent compared to the commercially available in terms of:
a. texture
b. color
c. smell
IV. EXPECTED OUTCOMES
Some expected outcomes are that the Oregano plant will be more effective than the
commercially available mosquito repellent considering the texture, color, and smell. Oregano
plant are anticipated to exhibit enhanced environmental sustainability, showing greater
biodegradability and reduce environmental to their life cycle.

V.METHODOLOGY
One study found that a larvicide solution made from oregano was not effective killing mosquitos
larvae. However another study found that lemon grass is more effective than the oregano
alternative in mosquito repellent.

VI.RESEARCH DESIGN
The Solomon four group will be employed in this study to understand more about the topic.

VII.RISK AND SAFETY

The risk that researcher could possibly be encountered by the researchers in this study is
bearing the stickiness of the Oregano plant as a well as the possibility chance of hurting your
skin and hurting your self while using mortar and pestle materials. Researchers must use
laboratory coats, gloves and a prepared first aid kit.
VIII.DATA ANALYSIS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
The effectiveness of oregano plant as an mosquito repellent is compared to the
commercially available mosquito repellent the result will be analyzed using using one way
ANOVA. The one way analysis of variance or ANOVA will be used to investigate if variations, or
different levels of that factor have a measurable effect on a dependent variable.
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http://repository.bsu.edu.ph/bitstream/handle/123456789/1384/Th412.pdf?
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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2018.00204/full
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Renelle_Caraig/publication/
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