Efectividad de repelencia de jabón a base de esencias naturales contra mosquitos Aedes aegypti

Finding alternatives for the control of Aedes aegypti transmitter of various arboviral diseases is essential in public health. As an objective, it was proposed to determine the effectiveness of repellency and protection time of soaps based on natural essences against Ae. aegypti. The study was descriptive-experimental. Three soaps made with 20% of the extract + Neutral liquid soap (Mentha piperita L, Lavandula angustifolia) and one mixed (Lavandula angustifolia + Vanilla planifolia) were studied, as a positive control commercial repellent OFF (20% DEET) and 70% alcohol were used. % as Negative Control. The mosquito population used was 50 females of Aedes aegypti (New Orleans strain), the volunteers were 5 men between 25-35 years old. The data was stored in Microsoft Excel and processed with SPSS, Percentage repellency (PRp), Percentage protection (PP) or repellent efficiency and bites/day were calculated. As a result, the (PP) of the Mint soap was 100% at min1, 12% at min60 and 25% at min120, the Lavender soap had 100% protection at min1, 72% at min60 and 20% at at min120, the Lavender+Vanilla soap had a % repellency of 100% at min 1, 99% at min 60 and 87% at min 120. In conclusion, the findings of this study suggest the possibility of replacing synthetic repellents with repellents with essences extracted from plants, however, it is essential to continue with research in various areas of Peru where cases of dengue, Zika and Chikungunya are increasing.