Abstract
The mosquito repellent efficacy of New Mountain Sandalwood Mosquito Sticks (containing 0.5% w/w essential oils) and New Mountain Sandalwood Botanical Repellent (containing soybean and geranium oils) was assessed. Tests were conducted in the field with 4 volunteers in a wooded area near Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. Predominant biting species were Verrallina funerea and Ve. lineata. A pair of burning Mosquito Sticks immediately upwind of the subject (acting as an area repellent) provided a 73.1% mean reduction in mosquito landing and probing over the 3-h test period. The Botanical Repellent and a DEET-based control were both 100% effective in preventing mosquito probing for 3 h. These data are consistent with other studies of area repellents in that such products provide significant protection from mosquito bites, albeit inferior to the protection provided by topically applied repellents.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 158-160 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published or Issued - Mar 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Australia
- Botanical
- Mosquito sticks
- Mosquitoes
- Repellent
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Insect Science