Chapter II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
The Pesticide is a broad term that refers to any device, method, or chemicals that kill
plants or animals that compete for humanity’s food supply or are otherwise undesirable.
Other pesticides such as derria, quassia, and tar oil followed but nineteenth-century
were weak.
PESTICIDE FORMULATIONS
A Pesticide chemical can rarely be used as originally manufactured. The
pesticide must be diluted with water, oil, air or chemically inactive solids so that it can be
handled by application equipment and spreas evenly over the area to be treated. A
single pesticide is often sold in several different formulations. The applicator should
choose the formulation that will best hs requirements for a particular job. Considerations
in making choice include effectiveness against the pests, habits of the pest, animal or
surface to be protected. The final product is called a pesticide formulation and is ready
to use either as packaged or diluted with water or other carriers.
Method of Research and Procedure:
Method of Research
The method of research in this study was experimental method of research. The
purpose was to study the relative effect of various set-ups:
SET-UP A: The extract of the malunggay leaves
SET-UP B: The extract of the chili fruit
SET-UP C: The mixture of the extract of the malunggay leaves and the The extract of
the chili fruit.
Method of Collecting Data:
The method of collecting data was a comparative survey. It was mainly concerned only
on the effect of the cockroach between the malunggay leaves and chilli frit pesticide and
the commercial pesticides. Researchers used the counting method. To count how many
cockroaches eas unable to survive and die.
Research Design:
Common cockroaches are living outside or in sewers and come into houses.
Cockroaches ar generally found first or either the attic or basements. Cockraoach
carries a lot of bacteria that can give us diseases. Cockroach also distribute germs to
entire of the house, especially into the kitchen. Cockroach is a pest that give people
diseases. The Malunggay leaves and Chili fruit is an independent variable while the
pesticide is the dependent variable.
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METHODOLOGY
Materials:
5-6 stalks of malunggay leaves
5-6 pieces of chili fruit
100 mL distilled water
Mortar and Pestle ( or anything you can use for pounding )