title: Relative potency of DEPA as a repellent against the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi.
abstract: The insect repellent N,N-diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA) was compared with two commercial repellents, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) and dimethyl phthalate (DMP), for protection against 3-day-old unfed females of the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) under laboratory conditions, using host rabbits. Both DEPA and DEET were found to be more effective than DMP, but there was no significant difference between the efficacy of DEPA and DEET.
authors.affiliation: Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalyanasundaram
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Subramanian
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Panicker
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000083:Acetanilides; D000818:Animals; D003671:DEET / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007302:Insect Repellents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010691:Phlebotomus; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D011817:Rabbits; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000083:Acetanilides; D007302:Insect Repellents; D010795:Phthalic Acids; C024629:dimethyl phthalate; D003671:DEET; C044250:N,N-diethylphenylacetamide