Investigatory Project in Science -7

The Insecticidal Potential of  Chili Pepper Leaf Extract Against Termites or  Ants

Introduction:

The chili pepper is a favorite spice of  many people around the world including the Philippines. Peppers have health-sustaining properties as well. They have been found to have rich vitamin A and C contents.

Termites are a common problem every where.They cause destruction in anything made of  wood. Ants are also problem because they bite 。 。

Objectives: *To find out if the extract from chili pepper  leaves have any insecticidal effect on insects. *To have only one concentration of the solution will be used for testing. *To prepare a fresh chili pepper leaves for  alternative in killing termites or ants.

WHAT ARE THE MATERIALS NEEDED?!

Materials: *2 containers *20 ants *termites {can`t find one} *mortar and pestle *fresh chili pepper {1 gram} *30 mililiters of water 

HOW TO MAKE ONE!

Procedures: *The leaves were dried in the oven until it becomes brittle. *The leaves were then crushed and ground into fine powder using the mortar  and pestle. *Then the powdered chili pepper leaves were mixed with water. *The mixture was boiled and then strained and filtered. *Filtrate was temporarily stored inside a refrigerator.

OBSERVATION… We observe that when Ants bite, the person began to itch and the skin being bitten turns bulgy and red. That’s why we made this experiment, …when we already tested our product on the Ants they were w ere just like shaking. But minutes past, some s ome Ants were dead but some are alive!

“RESULT”… Our experiment isn’t successful enough, because when we tried our product,… it wasn’t able to kill the Ants totally!>>>

“CONCLUSION” We therefore conclude that not all insects will be killed with the use of  the extract of the chili pepper leaf. Only those insects that are low in immune system or should we say not that healthy enough, to fight back against the bacteria they are facing on.

THE END!

SUBMITTED BY: Anne Carmel S. Amadora and Anne Bernadette B. Barte from; 7~COMPASSION SUBMITTED TO: Sir Jovani Tablezo