Efficiency of Fabric Repellency to Mosquitoes

Abstract

Textile finishing sectors had a great development, and health awareness is increasing, the finishing of textile to repel insect is very important and urgent to prevent transmission of mosquitoes diseases. Therefore, the researcher found that the Neem tree can be used in textile finishing as repel mosquitoes, by using the solution extracted from green and dry Neem leaf for future applications, in apparel industry, tents, curtains and furnishings. This research used the experimental descriptive method, which describes the phenomenon, summarizes data and information to analyze it for conclusion and recommendation. The researcher surveyed data and information about the neem tree and used it for textile finishing as repel insects, some properties of textile were tested to evaluate the effect of solution extracted from green and dry leaf of Neem tree on the performance of textile properties and repel insects. It was found that the fabric finished by using green Neem leaf, has the ability to repel 80% of mosquitoes, and the fabric finished by using dry Neem leaf, has the ability to repel 60% of mosquitoes, and the finishing of fabric with the extracted solution green and dry Neem leaf has a significant effect on the fabric properties.