Project Name : To Study the Effectiveness of Natural Insect Repellents
Theme Name : Agriculture and Food Security
Plants synthesize chemicals to protect themselves from predication by insects and other decaying agencies. There chemicals repel insects and preclude them from biting or even destroying them. The project is mainly based on preparation of various naturally effective and economically viable insect repellents like war candles, gel candles, incense sticks, luggage sticks, repellent balls, cloth bags, diffuse, wrist bands, oil infusions and herbal sprays. These natural products are totally user-friendly and cost effective as they can be easily prepared by users from the locally available plants and their extracts.
Further Scope: Health problems due to insects can be eradicated in rural areas by using this insect repellents that is made of bio-agricultural resources available in abundance and can be cultivated, collected and stored without much less labor and investment.
The suggestions made in present research project can be applied for making variety of products as insect repellents and its production can provide employment to locals through establishing cottage industries in respective areas.
Name of the School: The South Indian Cultural Association (SICS), Senior Secondary School No. 2, Indore M.P.
