The Effectiveness of Duku Kumpeh Skin Extract Aromatherapy Candles to Repel Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever Mosquitoes

Abstract

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is a health problem that has become a significant topic internationally. In Indonesia, DHF is still a disease with a high incidence rate. Quoted from the Sehat Negeriku website, in 2020, there were 95,893 cases of dengue fever, with the number of deaths from dengue reaching 661 people. To ensure a healthy life and encourage prosperity for all people of all ages to achieve goal number 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, it is necessary to take preventive measures against this disease. The specific purpose is to know the number of dead mosquitoes with a concentration of 1% duku peel extract in wax. Knowing the number of mosquitoes killed with a duku peel extract concentration of 2% in resin, It is known that the number of dead mosquitoes with a concentration of 3% duku peel extract in wax.  This research is an experimental study with a completely randomized design (Completely Randomize Design) Duku bark extract wax was made by varying the concentration of duku bark extract to 1%, 2%, and 3%. Based on the data in the table, the highest Aedes aegypti mosquito mortality rate was obtained at a concentration of 3%, with the highest number of mosquito deaths, namely 49 mosquitoes. Whereas at a concentration of 2%, the number of mosquitoes that died was 25, and at a concentration of 3%, the number of mosquitoes that died was 25. Duku bark extract wax is categorized as good and can be used as a vegetable insecticide.