Repellency of two deet formulations and Avon Skin-So-Soft against biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Honduras

Two U.S. military issue deet repellent formulations (75% deet liquid and 33% deet lotion) and Avon Skin-So-Soft were tested against ceratopogonid midges under field conditions in Honduras. Test subjects were U.S. military personnel deployed to Honduras for training. Culicoides furens accounted for 9...

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Published inJournal of the American Mosquito Control Association Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 80
Main Authors Magnon, G.J, Robert, L.L, Kline, D.L, Roberts, L.W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1991
Subjects
Animals
Behavior, Animal
CERATOPOGONIDAE
CULICOIDES FURENS
DEET
DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE
HONDURAS
Humans
Insect Bites and Stings - prevention & control
Insect Repellents
INSECTE NUISIBLE
INSECTOS DANINOS
Military Personnel
Oils
PEST INSECTS
Random Allocation
REPELENTES
REPELLENTS
REPULSIF
Honduras
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Summary:Two U.S. military issue deet repellent formulations (75% deet liquid and 33% deet lotion) and Avon Skin-So-Soft were tested against ceratopogonid midges under field conditions in Honduras. Test subjects were U.S. military personnel deployed to Honduras for training. Culicoides furens accounted for 96.3% of all midges collected. The liquid and lotion formulations of deet and Avon Skin-So-Soft provided 97.9, 95.9 and 71.4% protection, respectively, compared with the untreated control. Both deet formulations provided significantly better protection (P less than 0.05) than Avon Skin-So-Soft. The latter provided protection by trapping the midges in the oily film and not by repelling the insects as did the deet formulations.
Bibliography:9134044
L72
ISSN:8756-971X
1943-6270