Effectiveness Of Sweet Orange Peel Essential Oil (Citrus Sinensis) as a Mosquito Larvacide Aedes Aegypti
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30994/sjp.v6i2.160Keywords:
Aedes aegypti, Larvicide, Sweet orange peel essential oilAbstract
Dengue is a disease transmitted by a vector, namely the Aedes aegypti mosquito as a carrier of the dengue virus which, if bitten by the mosquito, causes dengue fever. This disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito. One of the vector control methods carried out by the government is the use of abate or better known as temephos. However, the use of abate for a long time and in excessive amounts can cause resistance. This study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of essential oils from sweet orange peel (Citrus sinensis) as a larvacide for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which was carried out experimentally at concentrations of 60 ppm, 70 ppm, 80 ppm, 90 ppm and 100 ppm. The results of the average mortality test of Aedes aegypti larvae at the smallest concentration, namely a concentration of 60 ppm, were 6.5 and the most optimal concentration at a concentration of 100 ppm obtained an average mortality of 16.25 larvae. Larval mortality increased with increasing concentration. The higher the concentration of sweet orange peel essential oil, the higher the number of Aedes aegypti larval deaths. The Lethal Concentration 50 value (Concentration that can kill 50% of larvae) is 79.258 ppm. Larval death can be caused by the presence of chemical compounds, namely sweet orange peel essential oil (Citrus sinensis) which has the highest component is the limonene compound (97.69%) which has the potential as a larvicide, namely by disrupting the digestion of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae.