Abstract

EFFECT OF NATURAL MOSQUITO REPELLENT ACTIVITY OF STICKS OF TRAGIA INVOLUCRATA LEAVES

*Nagendra M. and Mohanraghupathy S.

ABSTRACT

Communicable diseases like malaria, filaria are very dangerous as they are going to spread through various types of mosquitoes like female Anaphelos and Culex. To prevent the mosquito bite or to stop the growth of mosquitoes now a days we are using wide variety of mosquito repellents which are made of synthetic materials containing allethrin as common active ingredient in them. At present the plant Tragia involucrata leaves have got the mosquito repellent activity which is eco friendly technology and can be made esay by any one their homes.

Keywords: Tragia involucrata, Anaphelos and Culex.