Effectiveness of Giving Red Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus) as a Mosquito Aedes Aegypty Larvaside

Abstract

Background: Lemongrass plants contain phytochemicals, this is the content that has a medicinal effect. Among the chemicals considered to act as larvicides are Tannin and Saponin. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the administration of red lemongrass extract (Cymbopogon Citratus) as larvae of Aedes Aegypty mosquitoes. Methods: The design of this study is a true post-test only design with the focus of the research directed to be to analyze the effectiveness of the administration of red lemongrass extract (Cymbopogon Citratus) as larvae of Aedes Aegypty mosquitoes with 3 types of samples namely 3ml, 4 ml & 5 ml applied with 100 milliliters of water 20 Aedes Aegypty mosquito larvae were given in each sample. Results: The findings found a dose of 3 ml, at 5 minutes the administration of Red seray extract did not kill mosquito larvae and after 60 minutes the amount of death was 7 mosquito larvae. Dose 4 ml, at 5 minutes administration of Red Lemongrass extract, 1 larvae of mosquitoes died and after 60 minutes the death of 15 Aedes Aegypty mosquitoes was obtained. A dose of 5 ml, at 5 minutes of administration of Red Lemongrass extract, 1 Aedes Aegypty mosquito larvae died and after 60 minutes, 20 mosquito larvae were found. Statistical tests using One Way Anova, the value of 0.000 <0.05 can be concluded that the average number of dead larvae based on levels of red lemongrass extract (Cymbopogon Citratus) is significantly different and the average number of dead larvae based on the time of red lemongrass extract (Cymbopogon Citratus) is significantly different. Conclusion: The results of this study can be a solution to the problem of increasing the rate of larval free (ABJ) in society at large and the community can cultivate red lemongrass and can be of high economic value as a community business opportunity.