Efficacy of Some Wearable Devices Compared with Spray-On Insect Repellents for the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae). [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2017 The current Zika health crisis in the Americas has created an intense interest in mosquito control methods and products. Mosquito vectors of Zika are of the genus Aedes, mainly the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. L.
Rodriguez SD +9 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Assessment of methods used to determine the safety of the topical insect repellent N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 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.
Vanessa Chen-Hussey +2 more
doaj +2 more sources
All Life, 2023 The repellency of solvent extracts of Calpurnia aurea leaves was evaluated on the maize weevils and the red flour beetles. Nine-cm Whatman number 1 filter paper that is partitioned into treatment, neutral and non-treatment portions was used for the ...
Berhanu Hiruy, Emana Getu
doaj +2 more sources
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
doaj +2 more sources
Essential Oils as Biofriendly Alternatives to Synthetic Insect Repellents [PDF]
InsectsMost plant-based essential oil repellent products currently available on the market utilize a “green” approach based on the volatile properties of essential oils.
Torben K. Heinbockel +1 more
doaj +2 more sources
The Efficacy of Some Commercially Available Insect Repellents for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2015 Reducing the number of host-vector interactions is an effective way to reduce the spread of vector-borne diseases. Repellents are widely used to protect humans from a variety of protozoans, viruses, and nematodes.
Rodriguez SD +4 more
europepmc +2 more sources
JAMA, 2016 DEET The topical insect repellent with the best documented effectiveness against mosquitoes is N, N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET).4,5 Applied on exposed skin, DEET also repels ticks, chiggers, fleas, gnats, and some flies.
openaire +3 more sources
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
doaj +2 more sources
Repellents against Aedes aegypti bites: synthetic and natural origins
Frontiers in Insect ScienceDengue fever, transmitted by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, particularly Aedes aegypti, has emerged as a global health issue. With the expansion of this mosquito to new geographical areas, driven by factors such as climate change, the need for preventive
Melissa Noguera-Gahona +8 more
doaj +2 more sources
Odour receptors and neurons for DEET and new insect repellents.
Nature, 2013 There are major impediments to finding improved DEET alternatives because the receptors causing olfactory repellency are unknown, and new chemicals require exorbitant costs to determine safety for human use.
Kain P +6 more
europepmc +2 more sources