This document presents research on an organic insecticide made from ginger and vinegar. The researchers tested different mixtures of ginger, vinegar, and water in 4 trials to determine the most effective formulation. Their findings showed that the trial with the highest ginger concentration killed insects the fastest, in under 20 seconds. The researchers concluded that this organic insecticide provides an effective and environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides. They recommend its use to reduce populations of disease-carrying insects like mosquitoes.

1. Ginger (ZingiberOfficinalis) and Vinegar
as Organic Insecticide
Investigatory project that is presented to the faculty of Science
and English Department of Bongabon National High School
Chemistry & English III
RESEARCHERS
Jan Emerson Gonzales
Aira Fuertes
Allan Castro
Contributors from other years
Frances Deanne Pasiglao – II Abad Santos
Christine Jhane Sugay – I Aspen
Jeremy Santiago – IV Aster
School Year: 2011-2012

2. ABSTRACT
Ginger ( ZingiberOfficinalis) and Vinegar is made as an
organic insecticide. Ginger is a tropical plant that was spread
around the tropical world during the colonial days. In Africa,
Asia, or South America, and many hot spots between those
continents, locals have taken to using ginger widely in medicine
and food. The entire ginger family is rich in oils that both kill
micro-critters and stimulate the immune system to do the
same. The ways it stimulates the body are many, and, whether
added to food or taken as a medicinal tea, ginger makes your
body a little bit stronger and a little bit better and able to resist
the damaging forces of nature. The ginger is one of the
materials needed to make the organic insecticide. It is chopped
and since its oils can kill micro-critters it is very useful in killing
various insects. Vinegar is the all-natural liquid which is the one
that kills the insects when made contact. And if you put the

3. ginger and vinegar together and put them in a spray bottle you
will create the organic insecticide. And when you tested it is
effective on many insects. Just spray on an insect and you will
see the results. Many insecticides are made today. And most of
them are made with toxic chemicals which can harm the
environment. This product that I am going to make is safe and
good for our environment since there are no toxic chemicals it
is cheap and easy to make and also to use. This is can alaso
prevent a alergic into your respiratory system which is probably
in cause of the odor of an ordinary insecticide.
List of Tables
Table 1: Qualitative Data of
Measurement…………………………………………………………
Table 2: Time of Effectiveness of the
Insecticide………………………………………………………………

4. List of Figures
Figure 1:
Figure 2: Main Material Used…………………………………………….
Figure 3: Finished Products………………………………………………..

5. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
The Problem and its Scope
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………1
Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………2
Hypothesis…………………………………………………………………………….
Objectives………………………………………………………………………………
Significance of the Study………………………………………………………...
Review of Related Literature and…………………………………………….
Related Literature……………………………………………………………………
Conceptual Framework……………………………………………………………
Research Methodology……………………………………………………………

6. Scope of the Study…………………………………………………………………..
Delimitations of the Study……………………………………………………….
Definition of Terms………………………………………………………………….
Chapter II
Presentation, Analyses and Interpretation of Data………………….
Chapter III
Summary of Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations……..
APPENDICES…………………………………………………………………………….
BIBLIOGRAPHY…………………………………………………………………………
PICTURES…………………………………………………………………………………
Introduction
We can grow healthful food without depending too much on
toxic chemicals and chemical fertilizers with NATURAL
ORGANIC AND BIOLOGICAL FARMING systems. The knowledge
and simple but practical technology in this manuscript can save
your crops and help you earn more from your garden and farm.
Let’s return to the “Natural” ways. This product can give a lot of
advantage when in comes to nature. Many people can less their
expenses.

7. Statement of the Problem
1. Which of the trials are most effective on insects?
2. What will happen to the insects because of the
insecticide?
3. What will happen to the plants if it is used on them?
4. Is it safe on plants also?
5. What kind of insects will it kill?

8. Hypothesis
1. The first trial is the most effective among the 4 trials
because there is more ginger to it.
2. The insects will be killed.
3.The plants will not get damaged and it will be insect-
free.
4. Yes, because the ginger is also a plant so when you put
it into the another plant, it will not harmed.
5. It can kill ants, flies, mosquitos, snails,
apids,moth,eathworms and cockroahches.

9. Objective
To produce insecticide out of vinegar and ginger is our
objective. In order to create natural mixture this can kill
insects. Because it is natural, it cannot harm our
environment unlike other insect killers which can also
harm our environment.

10. Significance of the study
The researchers have made this organic insect killer
out of ginger and vinegar to create an environment
friendly substance. Since, our environment is at stake
because of pollutions. One of these pollutions is on air. If
you haven’t noticed our planet is deteriorating because of
this. And one of the causes of air pollutions is the
insecticides and pesticides which have harmful chemicals.
We all know that most of the insecticides and pesticides
used today contain those harmful chemicals. To lessen the
problem of air pollution, the researchers have made this
organic insecticide.

11. Review Related Literature
Our product is all organic and since it is safe to use and
effective it is a great replacement on those toxic insecticide.
Ginger and Vinegar are the main ingredients of our product.
Ginger has oils in which can help kill insects and vinegar as well
has acid that also kill insects.That’s why this project is much of
use to you especially when it comes to gardening.

12. Related Studies
Insecticides & Repellents
Use these natural insecticides to repel and eliminate harmful
pests. The following categories of products use botanicals or
plant extracts that are applied to plant foliage. Natural
insecticides combat insects upon contact or through ingestion.
Use as part of an Integrated Pest Management program which
includes traps for monitoring and capturing pests and beneficial
insects and organisms to control pests in their developing
stages. Enhancing fertility programs with natural fertilizers and
soil amendments will increase plants' health and resistance to
all types of pests in your home or garden including weeds and
diseases.

13. Conceptual Framework (Concept and Theory)
Ginger and Vinegar Chopping Mixing
Ready for Testing Product

14. Research Methodology
Materials:
Chopping Board
Knife
Ginger and
Vinegar
Water
4 spraybottles
Measuring Cups
and Spoons
Alternative Materials:
Motar&Pestle Ginger Vinnegar
Cutter Water 4 watering cans
Procedure
Collect or prepare the materials needed.

15. Chop the ginger.
Put 3 tablespoons of the chopped ginger inside the 4
spray bottles evenly.
In the 1st
spray bottle pour 2 cups of vinegar inside,
In the 2nd
spray bottle add 2 cups of vinegar and ½
cup of water
In the 3rd
spray bottle put 2 cups vinegar and 1 cup of
water
In the 4th
bottle put 2 cups of vinegar and 1 ½ cup of
water.After putting the ingredients in each
perspective bottle try several trials in your garden.
Find out which is the more effective among the trials.
Record your observation.
Scope of the Study
Vinegar is a liquid substance consisting mainly of acetic acid
and water, the acetic acid being produced through the
fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria. It is today
mainly used in the kitchen as a general cooking ingredient, but

16. historically, as the most easily available mild acid, it had a great
variety of industrial, medical, and domestic uses, some of which
(such as a general household cleanser) are still promoted today.
Commercial vinegar is produced either by fast or slow
fermentation processes. In general, slow methods are used
with traditional vinegars, and fermentation proceeds slowly
over the course of weeks or months. The longer fermentation
period allows for the accumulation of a nontoxic slime
composed of acetic acid bacteria. Fast methods add mother of
vinegar to the source liquid before adding air using a venturi
pump system or a turbine to promote oxygenation to obtain
the fastest fermentation. In fast production processes, vinegar
may be produced in a period ranging from 20 hours to three
days. And ginger or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant
Zingiberofficinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It
lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other
notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom,
and galangal. These two studies come up to make an organic
insect killer.
Delimitations of the Study
The delimitations of the researchers study is that the study
couldn’t be made more effective since the time given wasn’t
enough. If there was more time the researchers would have the

17. advantage of making more experiments on the study. And also
we couldn’t test it on other insects since we couldn’t find any
other insects.
Definition of Terms
Insecticides- are a pesticide used against insects. They include
ovicides and larvicides used against the eggs and larvae of

18. insects respectively. Insecticides are used in agriculture,
medicine, industry and the household. The use of insecticides is
believed to be one of the major factors behind the increase in
agricultural productivity in the 20th century. Nearly all
insecticides have the potential to significantly alter ecosystems;
many are toxic to humans; and others are concentrated in the
food chain.
Ginger - or ginger root is the rhizome of the plant
Zingiberofficinale, consumed as a delicacy, medicine, or spice. It
lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other
notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom,
and galangal.
Vinegar- is a liquid substance consisting mainly of acetic acid
and water, the acetic acid being produced through the
fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.
Chapter II
This shows the presentation, analysis, and interpretation of the
data gathered.In this part you will determine the percentage of

19. how the researchers’ product is effective upon using. And
which among the 4 trials are effective.
Table 1: Qualitative Data of Measurement
Trial No. Amount of
Ginger
Amount of
Vinegar
Amount of
Water
1 3 tbsp. 2 cups None
2 3 tbsp. 2 cups ½ cup
3 3 tbsp. 2 cups 1cup
4 3 tbsp. 2 cups 1 ½ cup
Table 2: Time of Effectiveness of the Insecticide
Trial No. Time of Effectiveness
1 20 seconds
2 34 seconds
3 56 seconds
4 1 minute and 4 seconds
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Figure 1: Graph of Effectiveness Versus Number of
Trials

20. 1 minute and 4 seconds
56 seconds
34 seconds
20 seconds
0 seconds
T1 T2T3 T4
Chapter III

21. Summary of Findings
In this project the researchers have formulated an organic
insecticide which is effective on all sorts of insects. In the
research we have done we have come to this point which we
have learned and discovered that what we have made is very
much effective. The trials and research proves that this product
can be of good use especially on your garden. With this organic
insecticide you can now take care of your garden the natural
way without using those other insecticides that contain toxic
chemicals which can help lessen your problem towards those
insects but can also destroy or environment. Because of this
product you can now protect your garden from certain insects
but you can also lessen the problem of our environment
because of this product.
Recommendation

22. More than 1,000 Filipino people die in a year because of
dengue. This has been a big issue in our society, specially, on
the health of our young once that has been resolve. Now, the
time has come to slowly put and to this deadly insects. Now
invention has occurred to be made to reduce the population of
dengue causing mosquitos.
We would like to recommend our newest contribution to our
society to reduce and may avoid the cause of dengue. We
recommend this product not only to our fellow students but
also to everyone so that they could use this as an alternative for
mosquito repellent, rather than using toxic insecticide. Since
this is easy to make and it is not harmful to our health for it is
made out of vinegar and ginger.
Easy to make, cheaper than the others, good for the health and
environmental friendly, that is what our vinegar and ginger
insecticide repellent is. Itis proven to be effective and quality
base as well.
APPENDICES

23. Vinegar is a liquid substance consisting mainly of acetic acid
and water, the acetic acid being produced through the
fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria. It is today
mainly used in the kitchen as a general cooking ingredient, but
historically, as the most easy available mild acid, it had a great
variety of industrial, medical, and domestic uses, some of which
(such as a general household cleanser) are still promoted today.
Commercial vinegar is produced either by fast or slow
fermentation processes. In general, slow methods are used
with traditional vinegars, and fermentation proceeds slowly
over the course of weeks or months. The longer fermentation
period allows for the accumulation of a nontoxic slime
composed of acetic acid bacteria. Fast methods add mother of
vinegar to the source liquid before adding air using a venture
pump system or a turbine to promote oxygenation to obtain
the fastest fermentation. In fast production processes, vinegar
may be produced in a period ranging from 20 hours to three
days.
Apple Cider
Apple cider vinegar, otherwise known simply as cider vinegar or
ACV, is made from cider or apple must, and as a brownish-
yellow color. It often is solid unfiltered and unpasteurized with
the mother of vinegar present, as a natural product. Because of
its acidity, apple cider vinegar may be very harsh, even burning,

24. to the throat. If taken straight,(as opposed to used I cooking),it
can be diluted before drinking. It is also taken sometimes
sweetened with sugar or honey. There have been reports of
acid chemical burns of the throat from apple cider vinegar was
in fact an ingredient in the evaluated products. The pH of apple
cider vinegar is typically between pH 4.25 and 5.00 if undiluted.
Balsamic
Balsamic vinegar is an aromatic, aged type of vinegar traditionally
crafted in the Modena and Reggio Emilia provinces of Italy from the
concentrated juice, or must, of white grapes(typically of the Trebbiano
variety). It is very dark brown in color, and its flavour is rich, sweet and
complex, with the finest grades being the product of years of aging in a
successive number of casks made of various types of wood (including
oak, mulberry, chestnut, cherry, juniper, ash, and acacia). Originally a
product availableto only the Italian upper classes, a cheaper form of
balsamic vinegar became widely known and available around the world
in the late 20th
century. True balsamic vinegar (which has Protected
Designation of Origin status) is aged for 12 to 15 years. Balsamic
vinegars that have been aged for up to 100 years are available, though
they are usually very expensive.

25. Luyais an erect, smooth plant arising from thickened, very aromatic
rootstocks. Leafy stems are 0.4 to 1 meter high. Leaves are distichous,
lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, !5 to 25 cm long, and 2cm wide or less.
Scape arising from the rootstock is erect, 15-25 cm high, covered with
distant imbricate bracts. Spike is ovoid to ellipsoid, about 5cm long.
Bracts are ovate, cuspidate, and about 2.5 cm long, and pale green.
Calyx is 1 cm long, or less. Corolla is greenish yellow with a tube less
than 2 cm long; while the tip is oblong-obovate and slightly purpulish.
Distribution
Widely cultivated in the Philippines.
Properties
Extracts and active constituents have shown potent antioxidant,
anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antimicrobial and possible
anticancer activities.
Considered adaptogenic, anodyne, anthelmintic, antiallergenic,
antibacterial, anticoagulant, anticonvulsant, antidepressant,
antifungal, antithrombotic, antitumore, antiulcer, aphrodisiac,
carminative, diuretic, rubifacient, anti-platelet aggregation,
hypolipidemic, thermoregulatory.
Pungency is attributed to the pungent principle, zingerone and
shogaol, while the aroma is imparted by the volatile oil.
Considered stomachic, carminative, stimulant, diaphoretic,
sialagogue, and digestive.
Parts utilized
Tops, leaves and edible roots.

26. BIBLIOGRAPHY
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-vinegar.htm
http://www.vinegartips.com/scripts/pageViewSec.asp?id=6
http://www.ehow.com/how_2119560_use-ginger-control-insect-
pests.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/vinegar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ginger
www.freewebs.com
http://www.brittanica.com/EBchecked/topic/289077/insecticide
www.arbico-organics.com/category/organic-insecticides

27. Figure 1: Main Material Used Figure 2:
Finished Products