PRODUCTION OF HOUSE HOLD INSECT- KILLER

PRODUCTION OF HOUSE HOLD INSECT- KILLER

ABSTRACT

This research work was carried out on the production of house – hold insect killer. The production was carried out using 250ml beaker, stirrer, a measuring cylinder, sieve, and a thermometer. The chemicals that were used in the formation include: Gasoline, palmkernal oil, crash pepper, soda ash, Aluminioum sulphite and sodium and sodium powder. Many formations were tried using different active ingredients but the most effective of all was. 4 litre of gasoline, 2.0litre palm kernel oil and 1.5kg of soaked soda ash. The efficiency of the product was tested using spider, ants and roaches in the following ways_ direct contact with spiders and spraying the insecticide around the colony of the cockroaches and ants. The result obtained shows that it is very effective by killing the insects (spider) instantly, while it took time to kill the cockroaches when sprayed. This insecticide has little or no effect on the environment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION ———————————————–1

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW —————————————5

CHAPTER THREE

EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE —————————-26

CHAPTER FOUR

RESULT OF THE EXPERIMENT —————————32

CHAPTER FIVE                                                                                   35

DISCUSSION                                                                                                   35

CHAPTER SIX                                                                                                38

RECOMMENDATION  AND CONCLUSION                  38

CHAPTER SEVEN                                                                           41

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS                                                                 41

REFERENCE                                                                                                 45

APPENDICES                                                                                               47

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

The health of man is always his concern after food. Everyday by day, research is carried out to improving the health of man. The major problem facing man today is disease and most of these diseases are caused by insects of different kind eg mosquitoes, tse-tse fly, beetle etc. mosquito carries the disease pathogern of malaria and malaria has killed many in the world in general.

PRODUCTION OF HOUSE HOLD INSECT- KILLER