MOSQUITO PESTER

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A Research Paper Presented to

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In Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements of the Subject Practical Research 2

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Banghal Clarence Loue

October, 2019
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Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

INTRODUCTION

Rationale

Man’s fight against disease carrying mosquitoes has been going on for quite a
long time. Although very small and vulnerable, mosquitoes have been causing a lot of
trouble. To control this threat chemicals have been introduced. However the residual
effect left by these chemicals created some harm to man, that government authorities
now regulate their use of such chemicals. Even with these chemicals, Some mosquitoes
became resistant to chemicals too.

Nowadays, more people are finding more alternative ways to control

mosquitoes. One such alternative is by biological means. It is well-known that all

mosquitoes hum or buzz like bees but at a different frequency. The hum of mosquitoes,

however, is audible only when they get close to our ear. Then, there’s the fact unknown

to most people, that only female mosquitoes sting and when they are pregnant they

avoid their male counterparts so one biological control against mosquitoes that bite is to

catch male mosquitoes and confine them in a bedroom. Unfortunately, this is not easy

to do. It’s quite difficult to distinguish male and female mosquitoes.

In 2019, the Department of Health, (DOH) reported that the Philippines has

the most number of dengue cases in South East Asia. The health of every Filipino is

now alarming because of the continuous increase of dengue cases. In this modern
world, the researcher will develope a technology that will eventually secure the health

and stop the

increasing cases of dengue. This is called the Mosquito Pester. Mosquito Pester is a

kind of technology that will surely be useful and have good effects in our society. The

Mosquito Pester works by imitating the sound of a male mosquito. The sound produced

by the Mosquito Pester keeps the female mosquitoes away. The Mosquito Pester runs

for at least 24 hours which ensures the convenience and efficiency of this product.

Review of Related Literature

Electronics comprises the physics, engineering, technology and applications that

deal with the emission, flow and control of electrons in vacuum and matter. Electronic is

widely used in information processing, telecommunication and signal processing the

ability of electronic devices to act as switches makes digital information processing

possible. Interconnection technologies such as circuit boards, electronics packaging

technology, and other varied forms of communication infrastructure complete circuit

formality and transform the mixed electronic system.

S against Dengue, Mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, fever,

dengue fever and to practice the 4-S against dengue. Dengue, now a year-round

disease, is an acute viral infection that effects mostly young children and infants. The

enhanced

4-S campaign stands for search and destroy mosquito breeding sites, secure self-

protection measures like wearing long pants and long sleeve shirts and use of mosquito

pester. The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to practice what it called the

4 o’clock habit to help bring down cases of the deadly dengue fever, which is expected

to surge during the rainy season.

Ultrasonic Pest Repeller are used as substitute for mosquito coils and liquids to

avoid inhaling of toxic fumes. It is the non-toxic way to repel pest like mosquitoes. This

article describes the relationship between Ultrasonic and insects. US pest chasers are

designed to repel pest from the home. Rodents responds to us with a frequency around

60 khz. insects like mosquito respond to 38-44 khz.

Legal Base
 According to Sec. 15 Article II, of the Philippine Constitution provides that, the

State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and install health

consciousness among them.

Sec. 1. Establishment of the National Tepok Lamok, Dengue Sapok Program. A

nationwide simultaneous clean-up operation and elimination of the mosquito-breeding

places, to be known as National Tepok; Lamok, Dengue Sapok Program. – A

nationwide

simultaneous clean-up operation and elimination of mosquito-breeding places, to be

known as the National Tepok Lamok, Dengue Sapok Program is hereby established.

Sec. 2. Participation of National Agencies and Local Government Units. – All

nationwide agencies particularly, the Department of Health (lead), Interior and Local

Government, Social Welfare and Development, Environment and Natural Resources,

Public Works and Highways, Education, Culture and Sports, National Disaster

Coordinating Council, Office of the Press Secretary, and the Metro Manila Development

Authority, as well as local government units are hereby directed to actively participate in

the Program.
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1987 Philippines Constitution,

Section 15 of Article II, states that

shall protect and promote the right

to health of the people and instill

Theories on Ultrasonic health consciousness among them.

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO.

218-LAUNCHING OF THE

NATIONAL TEPOK LAMOK AND

DENGUE SAPOK PROGRAM.

Mosquito Pester
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20 dB

Acceptability

Proposed Action Plan

THE PROBLEM

Statement of the Problem

The main purpose of this study is know the acceptability level of

Mosquito Pester among the students of San Roque National High School,

School Year 2019-2020. Specifically it seeks to answer the following research

question.

1. What is the description of the Mosquito Pester in terms of:

1.1 Tools and Materials ;

1.2 Cost ;

1.3 Procedure ; and

1.4 Diagram?

2. What is the performance level of the Mosquito Pester in different decibels?

2.1 10 decibels ;
 2.2 20 decibels ; and

2.3 30 decibels?

3. What is the acceptability level of Mosquito Pester on the three different decibel

in terms of:

3.1 Safety ;

3.2 Durability ; and

3.3 Battery Life?

4. Is there a significant difference on the acceptability level of Mosquito Pester on

the three different decibels?

5. What, action plan could be proposed based on the result of the study?

Significant of the Null Hypothesis

There is no significant difference the acceptability level of Mosquito Pester in the

three different decibels.

Community. This will encourage every person to use the Mosquito Pester device as

the replacement for the Mosquito Repellent like coil, lotion spray and etc.

Teachers. The result of the study will help the teachers to be aware in skills of their

students.

School Administrators. This study will serve as means by which the administrators

can identify on how electronics can upgrade simple things.

Parents. The findings of the study will help the parents support their children.

Business Purposes. This device could help and inspire the industrial business to

produce more Mosquito Pester.

Future Researcher. The findings will serve as a baseline for the future researcher for

further study and create an enhance innovation of Mosquito Pester.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

DESIGN
 In this study, the descriptive research design was used by the researchers.

They evaluated the performance and the acceptability level of the new Mosquito Pester.

To assess the performance of the newly-designed product, an observation guide was

used.

Survey were utilized as a data-gathering research instrument to assess the

acceptability level of the device. The findings were used as basis for conclusion and

recommendation.

Environment and Participants

The study was conducted at San Roque National High School, Alburquerque,

Bohol. School Year 2019- 2020. The respondents of this study were the Grade 12

Electronic students. We chose Grade 12 students because they are easily accessible

and can provide useful information about the research study.

Instruments

The researchers used experimental method in conducting the research study.

Survey Questionnaire were used as a data gathering tool in the research study. It

consists of questions to be answered and with corresponding ratings for assessment

respondent after testing the performance of the device to determine its acceptability

level. Observation guides were included in the traits that the researchers undertook to

ensure the validity of the device.

After the results were gathered, the validity and reliability of the efficiency of the

equipment were determined through analysis and interpretation with the use of

statistical treatment.

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Data Gathering Procedure

A written request to conduct study was sent to the school principal. Upon

approval, a letter was submitted to the class advisers for the conduct of the study. Upon

the receipt of the approval, the questionnaires were personally administered by the

researchers to the respondents.

Statistical Treatment
 In the analysis and interpretation of the collected data different statistical tools

were used.

To determine the acceptability level of the new product in the different aspects,

the statistical tool used was Slovin's Formula

N
Formula: n=
1+ N e 2

Where:

n= Sample Size

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N= total number of students

e= Allowable sampling error (0.5)

A Percentage distribution is a display of data that specifies the percentage of

observations that exist for each data point or grouping of data points. It is particularly

useful method of expressing the relative frequency of survey responses and other data.

The data was gathered, tallied and will be analyzed.

%= f/n × 100

Where:

%= Percentage

f= Frequency
 n= No. Of responses

Weighted Mean. This method is used to measure the central tendency.

To determine mean of the Mosquito Pester. The researchers will use this

formula:

Fx
WM=∑
N

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Where:

WM= Weighted Mean

FX= Summation of Frequency of Scale value x

N= No. Of cases

To interpret the average mean of acceptability level of Mosquito Pester on the

three different decibels.

Score Description Interpretation

4 Very High The performance of the proposed product is very good. The
operation of its standard performance is presented exactly all
the time.
3 High The performance of the proposed product is good. The
 standards underwent second to third trials to achieve its
perfection.
2 Fair The performance of the proposed product is fair. The
standards needed weeks of observation to determine the
errors in order to fix it.
1 Low The performance of the proposed product is poor. The
standards of the performance were not performed in doing
operations even if underwent further trials and the errors
cannot be fixed.
To determine the significant difference in the performance and acceptability level

of the Mosquito Pester on the three different decibel independent sample was used

Pearson's r

r =n ¿ ¿
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Where:

N= number of pairs of scores

∑ xy= sum of the products of paired scores

∑ x = sum of x scores∑ y= sum of y scores

∑ x 2 = sum of squared x scores

∑ y2= sum of squared y scores

The study was conducted at San Roque National High School. The researchers

choose this place because it is highly populated with possible respondents easily

accessible in vicinity.

The researchers used Simple Random sampling for the selected respondents to

determine the acceptability level of the study

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DEFINITION OF TERMS

To have a clear understanding of this research, some of the commonly used

term were operationally defined.

Acceptability. Capable or worth of being accepted in the terms of performances.

Mosquito Pester. It is a device used to avoid as from mosquito viruses.

Device Design. The systematic plan of a design of mosquito pester, usually in

Graphic term.

Performance. The ability of the product to perform.

Convenience. An appropriate doing that is suitable for you to allows someone to do

things more easily.

Safety. The condition of being safe to prevent anything that causes harm.
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