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 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.
Magnon
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Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100.
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Kline
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Roberts
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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
D007302:Insect Repellents; D009821:Oils; D003671:DEET