Plant-based insect repellents: a review of their efficacy, development and testing. [PDF]
, 2011 : Plant-based repellents have been used for generations in traditional practice as a personal protection measure against host-seeking mosquitoes. Knowledge on traditional repellent plants obtained through ethnobotanical studies is a valuable resource for
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Constituents of the Essential Oil of Suregada Zanzibariensis Leaves are Repellent to the Mosquito, Anopheles Gambiae s.s. [PDF]
, 2010 In traditional African communities, repellent volatiles from certain plants generated by direct burning or by thermal expulsion have played an important role in protecting households against vectors of malaria and other diseases.
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A Review on the Comparative Analysis of Synthetic Insect Repellents and Essential Oil Based Sustained-release Insect Repellent Formulations [PDF]
, 2023 The necessity of developing insect repellents with highly effective sustained release properties has attracted more attention due to the vast spread of arthropod-borne diseases such as dengue and malaria, which must be controlled with proper measures ...
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PLoS ONE, 2023 N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) is a widely used insect repellent, with minimal skin permeation and sustained repellent activity in the superficial layers of the skin.
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Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool. [PDF]
, 2013 OBJECTIVES: Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise.
Marta Ferreira Maia +17 more
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Rothamsted Insect Survey Online Database
, 2022 The Rothamsted Insect Survey (RIS) has been running two trap networks since 1964. Its long-term data are unique providing information on aphids, larger moths and many other migrating insects to scientists, growers, conservation organisations, individuals
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THE REPELLENT EFFECT OF AQUOUS, ALCOHOLIC AND OIL OF SEED EXTRACTS OF THE HARMAL PLANT PEGANUM HARMALA ON ADULT MOSQUITO CULEX PIPIENS MOLESTUS ( FORSKAL ) (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) [PDF]
مجلة جامعة الانبار للعلوم الصرفة, 2012 The research is done to investigate the repellent effect of aquous, alcoholic and oil of seed extracts of the plant Peganum harmala for the percentages (2, 4, 10, 15, 20)% on adult mosquito by using pigeons as food source.
NAGHAM K. MAHDI +2 more
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Microencapsulation of DEET in Solid Lipid Microparticles: production, characterization and safety evaluation [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022 DEET is considered the gold standard for insect repellent products. However, it behaves as a strong skin permeant. DEET was encapsulated in Solid Lipid Microparticles (SLM) and characterized in terms of morphology, particle size, cytotoxicity and ex vivo
PAULA A. SANTOS +3 more
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Protective Efficacy of Menthol Propylene Glycol Carbonate Compared to N, N-diethyl-Methylbenzamide Against Mosquito Bites in Northern Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2012 The reduction of malaria parasite transmission by preventing human-vector contact is critical in lowering disease transmission and its outcomes. This underscores the need for effective and long lasting arthropod/insect repellents.
Shandala Msangi +20 more
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Assessment of methods used to determine the safety of the topical insect repellent N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET). [PDF]
, 2014 N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) has been registered for commercial use as an insect repellent for over five decades, and is used widely across the world.
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