ODUWOBI, O.O. and Noah, Abimbola A. (2015) THE HYPOXIC ACTIVITY OF CHARCOAL IN MOSQUITO LARVAE CONTROL. In: 38th Annual General Meeting & Scientific Conference, UNILAG, Lagos., September, 2015., UNILAG, Lagos.
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Abstract
The females of many species of mosquitoes are blood-sucking pests. Some mosquitoes that bite humans routinely act as vectors for a number of infectious diseases affecting millions of people per year, with malaria disease being the greatest killer of man. Mosquitoes are very widespread, occurring in all regions of the world except for Antarctica. In warm and humid tropical regions, they are active for the entire year, but in temperate regions, they hibernate over winter. Charcoal was introduced into three different containers with stagnant water containing mosquito larvae and pupae to test its efficacy in controlling mosquitoes, as a cheap alternative to other conventional eco-friendly control methods or agents. The charcoal used was prepared locally by burning hard wood in limited supply of oxygen and the mosquitoes were bred by exposing water in plastic containers. The average means of the larvae and pupae used in the course of the experiment were 5 and 4 respectively, and they all died after the introduction of charcoal in the water containing them. Mosquitoes are found in virtually all the climes and biomes of the world, except in Iceland. Some authors arguably have considered mosquitoes to be the number one killer insects in the world, this is of great concern, particularly to developing countries, hence, the need to cheaply and effectively control, while at the same time safe-guarding the environment. Charcoal was proved to be efficient in tackling this, through the laboratory and a specific environmental test study carried out.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Chemistry |
| Depositing User: | Mr Taiwo Egbeyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2020 19:10 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2020 19:10 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/311 |
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