Aqueous Tawa-Tawa Euphorbia hirta Linn.

Plant Extract as
Rice Bugs Leptocorisa oratorius Fab. Eradicator
 A Research Plan
Presented to
Mr. Miguel Ramon M. Calibjo
Subject Teacher
St. Anthony’s College
San Jose de Buenavista, Antique
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Subject
Research/Capstone Project
 
By
 
  
Chevrolet Franzinne M. Cepe, Jose Vermon T. Arandia, Phanuel Edrei Dugang, Lyka O. Goleña, Frey Ken V. Linaja, Renz Jayrald E.
Melayo, Kelly Joe E. Oñana, Melgin F. Viado
STEM 12-St. Agatha of Sicily
 
March, 2020
Abstract
 Abstract
Rice is the most economically important food
crop in many developing countries. Insect pests
are the most prevalent biological constraints
limiting rice yield potential. In this present
study, aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract as rice
bugs eradicator was investigated. The study
aimed to evaluate the pesticidal effect of
aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract against rice
bugs.
 Abstract
One hundred eighty (180) rice bugs were used as
test models. The test models were divided into
six (6) groups with three (3) replicates, each
replicate contains ten (10) rice bugs. Treatment A
involved sixty (60) milliliters aqueous tawa-tawa
plant extract and zero (0) milliliters distilled
water, Treatment B involved forty-five (45)
milliliters aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract and
fifteen (15) milliliters distilled water,
 Abstract
Treatment C involved thirty (30) milliliters
aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract and thirty (30)
milliliters distilled water, Treatment D involved
fifteen (15) milliliters aqueous tawa-tawa plant
extract and forty-five (45) milliliters distilled
water; Treatment E (positive control) involved
sixty (60) milliliters commercial pesticide
Deltamethrin, and Treatment F (negative control)
involved sixty (60) milliliters distilled water.
 Abstract
The rice bugs were sprayed with experimental
aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract. Observations
were made and conclusions were drawn that
there was no significant difference in the
pesticidal effect between the experimental set-
ups (Treatments A, B, C, and D) and positive
control (Treatment F) in terms of effectivity time
and mortality, respectively.
 Abstract
Thus, aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract is
comparable to commercially prepared
pesticide Deltamethrin. Hence, it could be a
natural pesticide substitute for rice bugs.
Results and
Discussion
 Presentation of Data
The results of the experimentation on
aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract as rice
bugs eradicator are presented in Table 1.
Table 1.
Summary table of mean data results of the
tests
on aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract as rice
bugs eradicator in terms of mortality and
effectivity time.
 Mortality
Hours Percentage
No. of Rice Effectivity
Treatment Mortality
Bugs Used Total Time
0 3 6 9 12 15 18 Rate (%)

A 30 0 21 6 3 0 0 0 30.00 100 % 6.00

 B 30 0 13 7 3 0 0 0 23.00 76.67% 6.00
 C 30 0 9 4 2 2 0 0 17.00 56.67% 7.25
D 30 0 4 3 4 2 1 0 14.00 46.67% 9.00
 E 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 30.00 100% 3.00
 F 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0
The results of the tests on eradicator
potential of aqueous tawa-tawa plant
extract on rice bugs in Table 1 reveals
that the experimental groups (Treatments A,B, C, D,
E) has better effect compared
to treatment F (negative control). All
experimental control has significant
eradicator potential but the most effective is
Treatment A which is comparable to Treatment E
(positive control).
Analysis of Data
The obtained results in this study were analyzed
and interpreted to determine the significant
difference in the eradicator effects of different
concentrations of aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract on
rice bugs using One-Way Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) and Duncan’s Multiple Range Test
(DMRT) to compare individual treatment means at
0.05 level of significance are presented in Tables 3
and 4, respectively.
Single factor Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) results of the mortality
and effectivity time.

Calculated F Tabulated F
Source of Degrees
Effectivity
Variation of Freedom Mortality 0.05 0.01
Time

Treatment 5
259.15** 35.80** 3.11 5.06
Error 12
Corrected
17        
Total

**
Highly Significant
 One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in
Table 3 reveals that aqueous tawa-tawa plant extract
as eradicator against rice bugs have a highly
significant mortality and effectivity time with the
computed value of 259.15 and 35.80 which were
higher than the tabulated value of 3.11 and 5.06
tested at 0.05 and 0.01 levels of significance,
respectively.