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UJI EFEKTIVITAS SERBUK DAUN PEPAYA CALIFORNIA (Carica papaya Linn.) SEBAGAI LARVASIDA NABATI TERHADAP KEMATIAN LARVA NYAMUK Aedes aegypti INSTAR III TAHUN 2025
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a communicable disease caused by a virus that rnleads to dengue infection and is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito as its rnprimary vector. Controlling the Aedes aegypti population is considered more effective rnduring the larval stage compared to other stages of its life cycle. This control is rncommonly achieved through the application of insecticides specifically designed to kill rnlarvae, known as larvicides. One natural material with potential as a botanical rnlarvicide is the leaf of the California papaya (Carica papaya Linn.). rnrnThis study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of California papaya (Carica papaya rnLinn.) leaves as a botanical larvicide against the mortality of third-instar Aedes rnaegypti larvae. In addition, this study seeks to determine the LC₅₀ (Lethal rnConcentration 50) value of California papaya (Carica papaya Linn.) leaf powder. rnrnThis study employed a quasi-experimental design, a research method used to examine rncausal relationships between variables without fully randomizing the research rnsubjects. The concentrations of California papaya (Carica papaya Linn.) leaf powder rnused in the experiment were 0.1116%, 0.1468%, 0.1820%, 0.2172%, and 0.2524%. A rntotal of 20 third-instar Aedes aegypti larvae were used for each concentration and rncontrol group in every replication. In total, 960 third-instar Aedes aegypti larvae were rnused for both the preliminary and the main tests. rnrnThe results of this study showed variations in the mortality rates of Aedes aegypti rnlarvae across different concentrations of California papaya (Carica papaya Linn.) leaf rnpowder. The LC₅₀ value was determined to be 0.189%, with an effective concentration rnobserved at 0.229% or higher.
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