Repellent Effectiveness of Permot Leaf Ethanol Extract (Passiflora Foetida Linn.) against Aedes Aegypti Adult Mosquitoes

Permot Leaf Passiflora foetida Aedes aegypti Repellent ethanol ectract mosquito.

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  • David Mohamad Qadafi
    davidqadafi@gmail.com
    Student, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Poedji Hastutiek Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Lilik Maslachah Division of Basic Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Endang Suprihati Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga
  • Muhammad Hambal Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Syiah Kuala
September 15, 2021

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Indonesia is one of the largest tropical countries in the world and various diseases can arise in the tropics which are caused by animals as vectors. An example of a vector that can carry diseases is a mosquito. Mosquitoes are insects that live side by side with humans buy act as vectors of disease. Mosquito Aedes aegypti is a type of mosquito that can carry the virus that causes Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of Permot leaf ethanol extract (Passiflora foetida L.) as an alternative repellent against adult mosquitoes Aedes aegypti. This research was conducted from October to December 2020 and used Permot leaf ethanol extract consisting of 3 cream concentrations, namely 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, negative control using cream without permot leaf ethanol extract and positive control using mosquito cream. The data of this study were tested using one way ANOVA to find the effectiveness rate and comparations of the each Permot leaf repellent extract. This study proven that the permot leaf ethanol extract is effective as a repellent for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

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