[Observation on the effectiveness of repellent coating against mosquitoes]

The present paper reports on the effectiveness of a repellent coating for the first time. The repellent coating was made by combining DETA (N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide) with slow-releasing reagent. With this coating employed in the laboratory against Aedes aegypti, the rate of blood-sucking was 3.9-9.5% and the rate of protection was 88.9-95.3% for 1-720 days. During 1-77 days' field trial, the RPI (Relative Population Index) was 0-8.98% in the day-time and 0.74-17.15 during the night-time against Anopheles sinensis, Culex pipiens pallens and Culex tritaeniorhynchus. It is concluded that the repellent coating is effective against mosquitoes, safe and prolongs the protection time following exposure to mosquitoes.