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Evaluation of controlled-release mosquito repellent formulations
L C Rutledge1, R K Gupta, Z A Mehr
1Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307-5100, USA.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
|March 1, 1996
Abstract:
Eight polymer and 9 microcapsule formulations of deet were tested on laboratory rabbits against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles albimanus. Several formulations were significantly more effective than simple (unformulated) deet at the same strength for periods up to 24 h. Best results were obtained with a polymer formulation containing a high molecular weight fatty acid and 3 microcapsule formulations containing lanolin, gum arabic, gelatin, tannic acid, stearic acid, polypropylene glycol, water, and a commercial lotion in the microcapsule and carrier fractions.