09/01/2026
The students’ use of locally available materials to tackle a common boarding school problem is the stronger angle. Here’s the rewrite:
Three female students of Ghana Senior High School (GHANASCO) in Tamale have turned to locally available materials to develop homemade remedies for bedbugs, with their tests showing that some of the formulations can kill the insects within minutes.
The students prepared different formulations and tested them to determine how effective they were against bedbugs. Their work offers a locally made alternative to the commercial pesticides commonly used to deal with the insects.
Rather than relying on expensive products, the students used materials they could source within their community to prepare the remedies. They also demonstrated the different formulations and explained the results they recorded during their tests.
Bedbugs remain a persistent problem in boarding schools, where infestations can affect students in dormitories.
The GHANASCO students’ project focuses on addressing the problem with materials that are readily available and potentially more affordable.
According to the students, their tests showed that the formulations were able to kill bedbugs within minutes, highlighting the potential of locally sourced materials in tackling the problem.