Diethylphenylacetamide: a new insect repellent against stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans.
This paper reports the results of a laboratory study showing effectiveness of a new insect repellent N,N-diethylphenylacetamide (DEPA) against stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, and compared to N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) and dimethyl-phthalate (DMP). DEPA gave maximum protection time of more than 6 h at 3% concentration followed by DEET and DMP.
Parashar
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Defence Research and Development Establishment, Gwalior, India.
Gupta
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Sikder
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Rao
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D000081:Acetamides; D000083:Acetanilides; D000818:Animals; D003671:DEET; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008297:Male; D009117:Muscidae; D010795:Phthalic Acids
D000081:Acetamides; D000083:Acetanilides; D007302:Insect Repellents; D010795:Phthalic Acids; C024629:dimethyl phthalate; D003671:DEET; C044250:N,N-diethylphenylacetamide