Effectiveness of Carica Papaya Linnaeus (Papaya) and Azadirachta Indica A. Jussieu (Neem) Crushed Leaves as Potential Larvicides for Mosquitoes

Mosquito borne diseases are widespread in our environment nowadays. Control measures of the increasing number of mosquito vectors should be done. Larvicides are one control measures that could help in fighting against the rising number of mosquitoes and mosquito borne diseases. This project was involved in discovering the effectiveness of Carica papaya Linnaeus (Papaya) and Azadirachta indica A. Jussieu (Neem) crushed leaves as potential larvicides for mosquito. The goal was to determine the number of live mosquito larvae within 8 weeks in controlled and treatment set-ups, determine the effects of the expression pure extracts of papaya, neem and mixed extracts to mosquito larvae, and know the genera of the mosquito larvae. The methods used for this study were counting the live mosquito larvaes in the experiment replicates, expression method to acquire Carica papaya Linnaeus (papaya), Azadirachta indica A. Jussieu (neem) crude extracts, and use of microscope to identify the genera of the mosquito larvae. Crushed papaya and neem leaves became food source for mosquito larvae. However, crude extract of papaya may be potential larvicides because mosquito larvaes exposed to it died.

 

Keywords: Mosquito larvae, effectiveness, Carica papaya, neem, larvicides