Field test of a lemon eucalyptus repellent against Leptoconops biting midges

We tested a lemon eucalyptus-based repellent against the biting midge Leptoconops carteri Hoffman in the Central Valley of California. This relatively new active ingredient has demonstrated high efficacy in a number of studies with mosquitoes. Ten subjects tested spray and lotion formulations on 2 c...

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Published inJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 483
Main Authors Carroll, Scott P, Loye, Jenella
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.2006
Subjects
Animals
Ceratopogonidae
Citrus
Eucalyptus
Female
Humans
Insect Repellents
Male
Plant Oils
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Summary:We tested a lemon eucalyptus-based repellent against the biting midge Leptoconops carteri Hoffman in the Central Valley of California. This relatively new active ingredient has demonstrated high efficacy in a number of studies with mosquitoes. Ten subjects tested spray and lotion formulations on 2 consecutive days, along with a deet-positive control and an untreated control, with 6 h of continuous exposure per treatment. Half of the eucalyptus subjects received no bites, and the true median protection time probably exceeded the test duration.
ISSN:8756-971X
DOI:10.2987/8756-971X(2006)22[483:FTOALE]2.0.CO;2