BAYQO : The Effectiveness of Electric Liquid Vaporizer from Marigold Flower Extract (Tagetes erecta L.) and Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus)

Product Introduction

BAYQO is a natural mosquito repellent made from biotic insecticides derived from marigold flowers and lemongrass. This product is designed to reduce the spread of dengue virus or dengue fever in Indonesia without causing respiratory illness, skin problems, or ecosystem damage due to its usage.

Background

  • Every year, the number of Indonesian citizens affected by Dengue Fever (DBD) continues to increase.
  • Synthetic insecticides or mosquito repellents used by the community have adverse effects on respiratory health and the surrounding ecosystem.
  • Marigold flowers and lemongrass are plants commonly cultivated by Indonesian communities.

Research Objectives

  • To determine whether the mixture of Marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta L.) and Lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus) can serve as a mosquito repellent for Aedes aegypti.
  • To ascertain whether the combination of Marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta L.) and Lemongrass (Cymbopogon nardus) is safe for human respiratory health.

Results and Discussion

Percentage of Aedes aegypti mosquito deaths

Organoleptic result with parameter test K9 and K10

Average Change in Lung Color and Weight

CONCLUSION

The combination of Marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta L.) and Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus) has the potential as an alternative herbal mosquito repellent to reduce the spread of Dengue Fever (DF) by female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, environmental pollution caused by chemical mosquito repellents in the market, and lung diseases caused by liquid or electric mosquito repellents.

BAYQO is a natural mosquito repellent aimed at reducing the potential for Dengue Fever (DF) caused by female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. This mosquito repellent comes in liquid form and is used with an electric device. BAYQO contains 6 grams of Marigold flowers (Tagetes erecta L.) and 6 grams of Citronella (Cymbopogon nardus).
The effectiveness level (mosquito mortality) achieved is 70%.

The Research Team