Patchouli (Pogostemon Cablin Blanco) Oil-Based Products as Housefly Repellent

Maria Eva E. Diongco Ed. D., Janice Joy P. Leonardo

Abstract: Vector-borne diseases rely upon most of the insects. Because of this, commercial insecticides and repellents in any form are readily available in the market. However, use of synthetic chemical may also affect the person exposed to it. Therefore, use of organic material that has an ability to repel insects specifically housefly is the most outmost concern of this study. This study aimed to determine the acceptability of Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin Blanco) Oil-based products as housefly repellent in terms of number of housefly repelled at a given time, duration of efficiency, odor, and functionality.The study employed experimental research design in developing and testing the acceptability of Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin Blanco) Oil-based Products as Housefly Repellent in terms of housefly repelled at a given reaction time and duration of efficiency. The gathered data were treated using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Whereas, descriptive research design was utilized to determine the acceptability of the aforementioned products in terms of odor and functionality. The data gathered were treated using Mean and Standard Deviation.The findings showed repellency to houseflies using spatial devices as source of heat and concentrated substance diffuses faster which revealed that there is no significant difference in the acceptability of the patchouli oil-based products as housefly repellent in terms of number of housefly repelled at a given reaction time, duration efficiency and odor.

Keywords: housefly repellent, oil-based products, organic patchouli