Relative potency of DEPA as a repellent against the sandfly Phlebotomus papatasi.
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.
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Vector Control Research Centre (ICMR), Pondicherry, India.
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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
D000081:Acetamides; D000083:Acetanilides; D007302:Insect Repellents; D010795:Phthalic Acids; C024629:dimethyl phthalate; D003671:DEET; C044250:N,N-diethylphenylacetamide