Several concentration of serai wangi leaf extract (Cymbopongan nardus L) and mimba (Azadirac(a indica a juss L) and the death of Aedes aegypti larvae Background: Infection diseases spread through Aedes aegypti is still high in Indonesia. Herballarvacide was essential1y developed to kill Aedes aegypti larva. Serai wangit leaf extract contains aldehid. geroniol and citronelol. Mimba 'e~f extract…
The main of Aedes sp breeding site are water containers in or around the home or public places. Container or vessel that is used daily by people, such as flower vase, bird drinks, ant tra ps, etc. that can become a breeding place of mosquitoes Aedes sp, has a variety of colors. It has been studied with the aim of knowing the influence of color dijJerence ovitrap to the number of eggs of Ae…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by dengue virus with the widest spread in the Asian region. In Indonesia, every year is always an outbreak in some provinces, the largest occurred in 1998 and 2004 with the number of patient mortality by 79 480 people with 800 people. To know the risk factor for dengue transmission in Cirebon District that had a high DHF cas es, …
An observation of Aedes spp. breeding plaees in water eontainer was earried out loeated at Pasar Wisata Pangandaran. The final results showed that larvae were found mostly in bueket (28,21 %), eontainer with plastie based goods (87,18 %) and container with blue colors (33,33%). The House Index (HI) rate was 29,20 %, Container Index (CI) rate was 9,30 %, Breteau Index (BI) rate was 40,6. The res…
Dengue is a disease that is caused by dengue virus and transmitted to humans. through the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes, especially Aedes aegypti. The disease is hyper-endemic in Southeast Asia, where a more severe form, dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS), is a major public health concern. The purpose of the present study was to find evidence of dengue virus tran…
To control dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) it is necessary to apply an effective method. Furthermore, it should not contaminate the environment and has a long term effect. A biological agent namely Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) which is toxic for Diptera larvae has been used. It is safe for humans and has a long term effect to control the DHF vector Ae. aegypti. Bti is a rod-shaped s…
The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of health education and the control of mosquitoes breeding sites (CMBS) to the density and distribution of Ae. aegypti in Cempaka Putih subdistrict, Central Jakarta. Entomological survey was done by a single larval method in 100 houses in East Cempaka Putih Village, West Cempaka Putih and Rawasari Village. Pre-test was conducted in March …
Demam berdarah dengue (DBD) merupakan masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia. Jakarta merupakan propinsi dengan jumlah penderita DBD terbanyak. Tanjung Priok, di Jakarta Utara merupakan daerah endemis DBD dan Mampang Prapatan di Jakarta Selatan merupakan salah satu daerah sporadis DBD. Pemberantasan DBD hanya ditekankan pad a pengendalian vektomya yaitu Ae. aegypti. Organofosfat adalah insek…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a disease caused by dengue virus which is transmitted by Aedes aegepti L. mosquito as the vector. One method for the control of the Aedes aegypti population is inference to their lifecycle. A fully randomised study was aimed to investigate the effect of piper betle leaves' extract to the Ae. aegypti larvae's mortality.The concentration used in the five treatments wer…
White turmeric (Curcuma zedoaria) has an active substance in the form of volatile oils that have been alleged potential as larvacide. This was an experimental study aimed to determine the white turmeric rhizome volatile oils' activity against the in star 4 larvae Aedes aegypti. The concentrations used were 15.2 ppm, 30.3 ppm, 60.5 ppm, 121 ppm, 242 ppm. Furthermore, a positive control (temefos …