Mosquitoes are blood-sucking animals and carriers of infectious diseases from person to person or from warm-blooded animals to humans. Such as dengue fever, malaria, yellow fever, encephalitis, Zika virus, etc. As for midges, they are small blood-sucking insects like mosquitoes. Which are annoying and can also transmit diseases to humans.UFABET
The efficacy of lemongrass was tested by applying lotion containing lemongrass oil to the arms of volunteers. And placing them in an area where Culicoides Pachymerus midges were abundant. The experiment was repeated 10 times to test the protective efficacy within 3-6 hours. The results of the experiment showed that the lotion containing lemongrass was effective in protecting against this midge for up to 5 hours.
In the experiment to determine the effectiveness of lemongrass in preventing Anopheles Arabiensis mosquitoes in 3 male volunteers. It was found that mosquito repellent containing lemongrass was effective in preventing mosquitoes for approximately 3 hours.
However, these experiments are small-scale. Although lemongrass is currently used as part of mosquito repellent products. Further studies should be conducted to determine its effectiveness in this area in order to apply the results to improve the quality of life in daily life.
Most mosquitoes live for just about five to six weeks during warm weather. Depending on their stage of development (egg, larva, pupa, and adult) and species of mosquito, there are different methods you can use to eliminate them.