The Effectiveness of Bagasse, Red Chili, And Seashell in Ovitrap as a Trapping for Aedes Aegipty Mosquito

Abstract

Dengue fever case in Surabaya in every year was found. Until recently, there was still no effective way for overcoming this dengue fever because there was still no anti dengue virus drug. Population control of the mosquito mechanically could use trapping for the effort of reducing mosquito population which was as the cause of dengue fever by using attractant media. Furthermore, this research aimed at knowing the difference of the total of mosquito that was trapped in ovitrap based on the type of trap media, the observation time, and the dose of attractant. This research was quasi-experimental research by the design of posttest only control group. The subject of this research was Aedes Aegypti mosquito that was trapped by several media (red chili, bagasse, and seashell with the dose of 5 gr,10 gr,15 gr, and 20 gr). The procedures of this research were water media that was filled by media with the prescribed dose and it was observed in 2,3,4, and 5 weeks. Then, it was calculated the total of live larvae in the trapping. The data was processed descriptively, then, it was analyzed by using Anova test. Ovitrap that used attractant of red chili with the dose of 5 gram and it was observed until 3,4 weeks was very good for being applied in controlling activity of dengue fever through the control of Aedes Agypti vector. Meanwhile, ovitrap with the attractant of bagasse with the dose of 5 gram also gave contribution in developing Aedes Agypti mosquito. The use of simple ovitrap with the attractant of red chili and bagasse could be recommended for controlling dengue fever vector in society, hence, it could reduce the occurrence of dengue fever.

Keywords: bagasse, red chili and seashell, ovitrap