title: Repellency of two deet formulations and Avon Skin-So-Soft against biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Honduras.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Magnon
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002519:Ceratopogonidae; D003671:DEET; D006721:Honduras; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008889:Military Personnel; D009821:Oils; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D009821:Oils; D003671:DEET