Environmental concerns have resulted in the search for environmentally friendly natural oils for use as mosquito larvacide. Methylated coconut oil (MCO) has been found to be toxic to mosquito larvae. However, the use of MCO is limited by resource constraints in rural communities in Papua New Guinea (PNG). In PNG and other Pacific Island countries, coconut oil is produced using traditional metho...

Virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been widely used traditionally in Malaysia as moisturiser and food supplement. Recently, VCO has been growing in popularity because of its better chemical and biological properties compared to coconut oil. VCO contains medium chain fatty acids of which 4550% lauric acid. Lauric acid has been proven to become a strong anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial agent. In th...