Insect repellents mediate species-specific olfactory behaviours in mosquitoes [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 2020 Background The species-specific mode of action for DEET and many other mosquito repellents is often unclear. Confusion may arise for many reasons. First, the response of a single mosquito species is often used to represent all mosquito species.
Ali Afify, Christopher J. Potter
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Neurophysiological and behavioral responses of gypsy moth larvae to insect repellents: DEET, IR3535, and picaridin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The interactions between insect repellents and the olfactory system have been widely studied, however relatively little is known about the effects of repellents on the gustatory system of insects. In this study, we show that the gustatory receptor neuron
Jillian L Sanford +4 more
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Reducing Close Encounters with Insect Pests and Vectors: The Past, Present and Future of Insect Repellents [PDF]
InsectsInsects acting as agricultural pests or disease vectors represent some of the greatest challenges to global health, food security and economics. Diverse technologies to combat insects of economic and medical importance have been and are continually being
Luis A. Martinez, Laurence J. Zwiebel
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Protective efficacy of menthol propylene glycol carbonate compared to N, N-diethyl-methylbenzamide against mosquito bites in Northern Tanzania [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2012 Background 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.
Kweka Eliningaya J +6 more
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Selected Essential Oils Act as Repellents Against the House Cricket, Acheta domesticus [PDF]
InsectsThe house cricket, Acheta domesticus, is found globally. It is an agricultural pest causing economic damage to a wide variety of crops including cereal seedlings, vegetable crops, fruit plants, and stored grains.
Torben K. Heinbockel +3 more
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Plant-based insect repellents: a review of their efficacy, development and testing [PDF]
Malaria Journal, 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 ...
Maia Marta, Moore Sarah J
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Harnessing insect-derived oils for enhanced efficacy of plant-based repellents against disease-transmitting mosquitoes [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, chikungunya, Zika, and yellow fever pose a growing global health threat, worsened by resistance to synthetic pesticides. This study evaluated insect oils from Schistocerca gregaria, Ruspolia differens, and
John Bwire Ochola +8 more
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Insect repellents: modulators of mosquito odorant receptor activity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 BACKGROUND: DEET, 2-undecanone (2-U), IR3535 and Picaridin are widely used as insect repellents to prevent interactions between humans and many arthropods including mosquitoes.
Jonathan D Bohbot, Joseph C Dickens
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Odor repellency and neuronal responses of commercial products towards Anopheles mosquitoes [PDF]
Malaria JournalBackground The bites from infected female Anopheles mosquitoes lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. To find a human, mosquitoes rely on their keen sense of smell.
Minh N. Nguyen +3 more
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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.
DC Chavasse +22 more
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