Insecticidal Property of Papaya leaves extract against Insects

Group II Ezekiel C. Mendoza

Leader

Members:

Carlo Bien Cruz Ejvin Herman Marcelino Aaron Jeremy Santos Kenneth Gallo

Submitted to:

Mrs. Rosario Martin

Abstract
We would like to find out if the Papaya leaves decoction is an effective alternative to the commercial insecticides in killing insects. The materials used in this study are very abundant here in the

Philippines and it can be easily seen anywhere. The main material used, the Papaya leaves, was boiled to be able to get the chemical that can possibly kill insects.

Introduction
Background of the study
Papaya leaf extract can organisms and their larvae be used as as an insecticide against various aphids, caterpillars and

such

mosquitoes,

worms. The toxic compounds in papaya leaf extract that are insecticidal are alkaloids, papain and cyanogenic glycosides. A multipurpose insecticide can be extracted from papaya leaves by mashing and soaking them overnight in water. This mixture is strained and diluted with the addition of soap and a solvent. This aqueous (and biodegradable) solution is then sprayed on crops, plants and produce. In addition to having insecticidal properties, other papaya leaf compounds such as flavonols and tannins demonstrate antimicrobial properties.

Statement of the Problem

Our study aims to test whether the extract of papaya leaves is an effective insecticide and if it can be used to substitute commercial ones. Specifically, this study tries to answer the following questions: -Is the papaya leaves extract an effective insecticide? -Is there any difference between this natural insecticide and the commercial one? -What are its effects on both humans and the environment?

Significance of the study

Our study will benefit everyone since papaya leaves are easily

gathered and the process for making the insecticide is very simple too. Commercial pesticide costs about P2000-P5000, while the papaya leaves costs way less or absolutely free, the leaves can easily be gathered from your backyard or your neighbors backyard, be sure to get permission first though. Since dengue is becoming an epidemic here in the Philippines, the

insecticidal properties of the papaya leaves should be strong enough to kill insects like mosquitoes, aphids, worms, etc.

Delimitation of the Study

In this study, we have only limitation in using of materials made of Papaya leaves for resulting products.

Review of Related Literature

The papaya (from Carib via Spanish), papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae. It is native to the tropics of the Americas, and was first cultivated in Mexico several centuries before the emergence of the

Mesoamerican classic cultures. The papaya is a large tree-like plant, with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 meters (16 to 33 ft) tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top and of the trunk. The lower trunk is are

conspicuously scarred where leaves

fruit were borne.

The leaves

large, 5070 centimeters (2028 in) diameter, deeply palmately lobed with 7 lobes. The tree is usually unbranched, unless lopped. The flowers are similar in shape to the flowers of the Plumeria, but are much smaller and wax-like. They appear on the axils of the leaves, maturing into the large 1545

centimeters (5.918 in) long, 1030 centimeters (3.912 in) diameter fruit. The fruit is ripe when it feels soft (like a ripe avocado or a bit softer) and its skin has attained amber to orange hue. Carica papaya was the first fruit tree to have its genome deciphered. Papaya is cultivated for its ripe fruits, favored by tropical people, as breakfast fruit, and as an ingredient in jellies, preserves, or cooked in various ways; juice makes a popular beverage; young leaves, shoots, and

fruits cooked as a vegetable. Latex used to remove freckles. Bark used for making rope. Leaves used as a soap substitute, are supposed to remove stains. Flowers eaten in Java. It Papain, the proteolytic enzyme, and is has a wealth of

industrial properties.

uses. Active

has a

milk-clotting wide pH

(rennet) papain

protein useful in

digesting medicine,

over

range,

combatting dyspepsia and other digestive orders. In liquid preparations it has been used for reducing enlarged tonsils. Nearly 80% of American beer is treated with papain, which digests the precipitable protein fragments and then the beer remains clear on cooling. Papain is also used for degumming natural silk. But most of the papain imported in the U.S. is used for meattenderizers and chewing gums. Also used to extract the oil from tuna liver. Cosmetically it is used in some dentifrices, shampoos, and face-lifting

preparations. Used to clean silks and wools before dying, and to remove hair from hides during tanning (Duke, 1984b). It is also used in the manufacture of rubber from Hevea (Morton, 1977). Recently, the FDA has cleared

chymopapain for intradiscal injection in patients with documented herniated

lumbar intervertebral discs whose signs and symptoms have not responded to conservative therapy over an adequate period of time (FDA Drug Bull. 12(3): 17-18). Fruit and seed extracts have pronounced bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Escherischia coli, Pseudomonas

aeruginosa, and Shigella flexneri (Emeruwa, 1982).

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