Reducing the negative impact of using synthetic insecticides in a friendly manner. The alternative is to use a bioinsecticide. Ujung Atap (Baeckea frutescens L.) essential oil is one of them that has the potential as a bioinsecticide. Distillation of fresh leaves and dry leaves. Aedes aegypti larvicide mortality test on the resulting essential oil. A. aegypti mosquitoes that cause dengue fever. Analyze the essential oil content of B. frutescens L. by GC-MS. The Dried Leaf Distillation of B. Frutescens L. produces more and better essential oil than fresh leaves. Dried leaf essential oil is more deadly against larvicides than fresh leaf essential oil of B. frutescens L. Larvacide activity is classified as toxic. There are 25 compounds found in essential oils of fresh leaves and 23 compounds in dry leaves. The compound which is a gastric poison for insects is Limonene.
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