title: The landing of field mosquitoes on permethrin-treated military uniforms in queensland, australia.
abstract: A study to evaluate the protection provided by permethrin-treated military fabric following cold-water washing against host-seeking mosquitoes is reported. The landing/probing of native mosquitoes on Australian Defence Force Disruptive Pattern Combat Uniform shirts treated by dipping in 0.6% permethrin emulsion (Perigen Defence®, containing 500 g/l permethrin), and commercial factory treatments in the USA (Factory A) and Europe (Factory B) were recorded after 0, 1, 3, 5, and 10 washes. The study showed that significantly shorter landing/probing times compared with untreated controls were recorded for shirts treated with Factory A treatment after 0 and 1 wash, and for the Factory B treatment after 0 washes, and there were no differences between permethrin treatment and control landing. The study concludes that better methods to assess protection from landing/probing mosquitoes in the field are needed.
authors.affiliation: 2  Australian Army Malaria Institute, Gallipoli Barracks, Enoggera, Queensland, 4051, Australia.
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Frances
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sferopoulos
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003020:Clothing; D009033:Culicidae / Q000502:physiology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D007302:Insect Repellents; D007846:Laundering; D009032:Mosquito Control; D026023:Permethrin; D011793:Queensland
chemical_list: D007302:Insect Repellents; D026023:Permethrin
keywords: Australia; Permethrin; Queensland; factory treatment