ABSTRACT:
Diseases like Malaria, Dengue, and Chikungunya are increasing at alarming rate. Therefore mosquito control and personal protection from mosquito bites are currently the most important measure to control the disease. Use of appropriate mosquito repellent is important to avoid disease. Use of chemical based mosquito repellent which is proved to be harmful and non-biodegradable is increasing day by day. In this study an attempt has been made to formulate and evaluate plant based mosquito repellent. The main advantage of using a plant based mosquito repellent is that the ingredients used in the formulations are biodegradable, eco-system and has less side-effect compared to synthetic mosquito repellent. The paper deals with the formulation of repellent product using the essential oil of plant materials viz, cucumber peel, grapefruit peel, sandalwood bark and curry leaves obtained by steam distillation. The purpose of the developing formulation was, for a quick onset of action and to minimize the side-effects. The same formulations were evaluated for mortality rate, repellent activity, efficacy, stability, etc.