The Effects And Chemistry Of Natural Repellants Versus Chemically Formulated Repellents On Melittobia Digitata
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Consumer Science
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Written Paper Award
1st Place
Abstract
In this experiment, the purpose was to determine if chemically formulated repellants or natural-based repellents have a greater effect when tested on Wow Bugs; Melittobia digitata. The independent variable used in this experiment was the repellents used on the Melittobia digitata, which were lemongrass oil and OFF insect repellant. The dependent variable was how the Melittobia digitata reacted to the various repellants. The hypothesis for this study was if the chemically formulated repellent DEET and a natural repellant are used, then more Melittobia digitata will be repelled by DEET. The researchers found that the DEET based repellant was the most effective. An ANOVA test showed the data to not be statistically significant because there was not enough variation between data sets. Therefore, the results of this study does support the hypothesis.
Recommended Citation
Tomlin, Paris and Patel, Sonali, "The Effects And Chemistry Of Natural Repellants Versus Chemically Formulated Repellents On Melittobia Digitata" (2016). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 209.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2016/all/209
Location
Owens 103
Start Date
4-16-2016 8:45 AM
End Date
4-16-2016 10:30 AM
The Effects And Chemistry Of Natural Repellants Versus Chemically Formulated Repellents On Melittobia Digitata
Owens 103
In this experiment, the purpose was to determine if chemically formulated repellants or natural-based repellents have a greater effect when tested on Wow Bugs; Melittobia digitata. The independent variable used in this experiment was the repellents used on the Melittobia digitata, which were lemongrass oil and OFF insect repellant. The dependent variable was how the Melittobia digitata reacted to the various repellants. The hypothesis for this study was if the chemically formulated repellent DEET and a natural repellant are used, then more Melittobia digitata will be repelled by DEET. The researchers found that the DEET based repellant was the most effective. An ANOVA test showed the data to not be statistically significant because there was not enough variation between data sets. Therefore, the results of this study does support the hypothesis.
