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    The document presents the results of testing a homemade candle's effectiveness at repelling mosquitoes over time. Figure 1 shows that the number of repelled mosquitoes increased from 3 in the first hour to 11 in the fourth hour. The candle contained extracts of lemon grass and soy bean, which research has shown to be effective mosquito repellents. The findings provide evidence that the candle repelled more mosquitoes the longer it burned.

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    The document presents the results of testing a homemade candle's effectiveness at repelling mosquitoes over time. Figure 1 shows that the number of repelled mosquitoes increased from 3 in the first hour to 11 in the fourth hour. The candle contained extracts of lemon grass and soy bean, which research has shown to be effective mosquito repellents. The findings provide evidence that the candle repelled more mosquitoes the longer it burned.

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    CHAPTER IV

    RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

    Findings

    Figure 1 show the number of repelled mosquito in one, two, three and four hours of

    testing

    12

    10
    no. of repelled mosquito

    0
    1h 2 hrs 3 hrs 4 hrs
    Time (hours)

    Figure 1

    Discussion (Analysis of Data)

    The data on figure 1 shows the effectiveness of the home-made candle with the

    use of Cymbopogon citratus (lemon grass) and Glycine max (soy bean). As shown on the figure,

    three mosquitoes were repelled on the first hour of the testing, five mosquitoes on the next 2

    hours, eight mosquitoes on the next 3 hours and eleven mosquitoes in 4 hours. The number of
    repelled mosquitoes was increasing as time passed. According to an author Capen 2010, essential

    oil from lemon grass and soy bean have an effective mosquito repellent when combine like what

    Anne Marie Helmsenstine stated that, a combination or multiple repellent tend to be more

    effective. This oil can simply mix in your favorite moisturizer and sunscreen to repel mosquitoes

    and ticks.

    Essential oils like citronella oil are concentrated, hydrophobic liquid containing

    volatile aroma compounds. They can be extracted through solvent extraction (Schnaubelt, 1999).

    This is done through the use of a solvent, often ethyl alcohol, which dissolves volatile low-

    molecular weight compounds and so extracts essential oils. This study used denatured alcohol, a

    typical grade of ethyl alcohol, as solvent to extract citronella oil (The Online Distillery Network,

    1993).

    Candles which are technically solid blocks of fuel with an embedded wick are commonly

    made from paraffin wax (Hamins et al., 2005). Prior to pouring of the melted wax, fragrance oils

    are often added to provide natural scents. This study introduced instead citronella oil dissolved in

    denatured alcohol into melted wax.

    The usual habitat for mosquitoes is in water which includes salt-marshes, lakes, puddles,

    natural reservoirs on a plant, and artificial water containers such as a plastic buckets

    (Westchester County Department of Health, 2010). Such set-up has been the subject in this study

    for the purpose of testing. For the controlled set-up, it has been observed that the introduction of

    an ordinary candle did not significantly repel mosquitoes. While in the Tanglad candle set-up,

    mosquitoes were notably repelled. This observation therefore provides confirmation for the

    repellent activity of the candle made with Tanglad essential oil extract.

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