Field evaluation of three botanical repellents against Psorophora ferox, Aedes atlanticus, and Aedes mitchellae.

Abstract

Three botanical natural repellents, Swamp Buddy Bug Chaser (AI 12% plant-based essential oils), All Sport (AI plant-based essential oils, benzophenone-3, octinoxate, and octisalate), and Geraniol (AI 25% geraniol oil and lemongrass extract) were evaluated at a field site in Elkton, Florida, to determine the protection time provided against Psorophora ferox, Aedes atlanticus, and Ae. mitchellae. These three products provided different protection times against biting mosquitoes. Geraniol provided the longest protection time from mosquito bites (4 h), followed by All Sport (1.5 h) and Swamp Buddy Bug Chaser (1 h). This study provides the first information about botanical insect repellents against these floodwater mosquito species.

• Authors: Whitney A Qualls, Rui-De Xue
• Journal: Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (J Am Mosq Control Assoc) Vol. 25 Issue 3 Pg. 379-81 (Sep 2009) ISSN: 8756-971X [Print] United States
• PMID: 19852232 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Insect Repellents
• Plant Oils

Topics

• Animals
• Culicidae (drug effects)
• Insect Repellents (chemistry, pharmacology)
• Plant Oils (chemistry, pharmacology)
• Plants (chemistry)
• Time Factors