title: Field test of a lemon eucalyptus repellent against Leptoconops biting midges.
abstract: We tested a lemon eucalyptus-based repellent against the biting midge Leptoconops carteri Hoffman in the Central Valley of California. This relatively new active ingredient has demonstrated high efficacy in a number of studies with mosquitoes. Ten subjects tested spray and lotion formulations on 2 consecutive days, along with a deet-positive control and an untreated control, with 6 h of continuous exposure per treatment. Half of the eucalyptus subjects received no bites, and the true median protection time probably exceeded the test duration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of California-Davis, 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Scott P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.forename: Jenella
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Loye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002519:Ceratopogonidae; D002957:Citrus; D005052:Eucalyptus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007302:Insect Repellents; D008297:Male; D010938:Plant Oils
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D010938:Plant Oils