Field Evaluation of the Off! Clip-On Mosquito Repellent (Metofluthrin) AgainstAedes albopictusandAedes taeniorhynchus(Diptera: Culicidae) in Northeastern Florida

Autor: Michael L. Smith, Rui-De Xue, Whitney A. Qualls, Marcia K. Gaines, Mustapha Debboun, James H. Weaver
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Journal of Medical Entomology. 49:652-655
ISSN: 1938-2928
0022-2585
DOI: 10.1603/me10227
Popis: Repellent efficacy of the Off! Clip-on Mosquito Repellent device (S. C. Johnson and Son, Inc., Racine, WI) containing Metofluthrin was evaluated on six human volunteers against the container-breeding mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and the salt marsh mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann) at two field locations in northeastern Florida. The device repelled mosquitoes by releasing a vaporized form of the pyrethroid insecticide metofluthrin ([AI] 31.2%) and provided 70% protection from Ae. albopictus bites for >3 h. For the second field trial, a repellent device that was used in the first trial was tested after being open for >1 wk. This device provided 79% protection from Ae. taeniorhynchus bites for 3 h. Our field results showed that the repellent device was 70 and 79% effective at repelling Ae. albopictus and Ae. taeniorhynchus from human test subjects in both field locations in northeastern Florida.
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