Rauvolfia Serpentina and Peperomia Pellucida as Antiparasitic Spray Against Rhipicephalus Sanguineus Latreille

Abstract

Rauwolfia serpentina (serpentina) and peperomia pellucida (pansit-pansitan) were used as the raw materials for creating different mixtures to determine which concentration is faster in exterminating Rhipicephalus sanguineus latrille (common ticks). The process used was decoction, the harvested extract was used for the creation of the spray mixtures. The process used three different preparations of mixture concentration with variants concentration ratio of serpentina/pansit-pansitan as: mixture 1 with 50%/50%; mixture 2 with 75%/25%, and mixture 3 with 25%/75%. The study recorded the testing times in exterminating the ticks as: mixture 1 had the results in 1.5 hours (sprayed once), 1.33 hours (sprayed twice), and 1.25 hours (sprayed thrice); mixture 2 had the results in 3.5 hours (sprayed once), 3.42 hours (sprayed twice), and 3.33 hours (sprayed thrice); and mixture 3 had the results in 1.5 hours (sprayed once), 1.42 hours (sprayed twice), and 1.33 hours (sprayed thrice). The experiment showed that mixture 1 and mixture 3 almost had the same results, if not for a few second differences, mixture 1 was always faster than mixture 3, while mixture 2 was left behind for a few hours. Therefore, mixture 1 is the best concentration to exterminate the ticks in a controlled environment.