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- Title
Repellency of aerosol and cream products containing fennel oil to mosquitoes under laboratory and field conditions.
- Authors
Soon-II Kim; Kyu-Sik Chang; Young-Cheol Yang; Byung-Seok Kim; Young-Joon Ahn
- Abstract
The repellency of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Miller)-containing products (5% aerosol and 8% cream) against mosquitoes was compared with those of citronella oil, geranium oil and deer, as well as three commercial repellents, Baby Keeper® cream containing IR3535, MeiMei® cream containing citronella and geranium oils, and Repellan S® aerosol containing 19% N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (deet) under laboratory and field conditions. In a laboratory study with female Aedes aegypti (L), fennel oil exhibited good repellency in a release-in-cage test and repellency in skin and patch tests of the oil was comparable with those of citronella and geranium oils. In paddy field tests with five human volunteers, 5% and 8% fennel oil-containing aerosol and cream produced 84% and 70% repellency, respectively, at 90 min after exposure, whereas Baby Keeper cream and MeiMei cream gave 71% and 57% repellency at 90m in after exposure, respectively, and Repellan S aerosol gave 89% repellency at 210 min. The species and ratio of mosquitoes collected were the genera Culex (44.1%), Anopheles (42.2%), Aedes (7.8%) and Armigeres (5.9%). Fennel oil-containing products could be useful for protection from humans and domestic animals from vector-borne diseases and nuisance caused by mosquitoes.
- Subjects
AEROSOLS; MOSQUITOES; CITRONELLA oil; GERANIUMS; AEDES aegypti
- Publication
Pest Management Science, 2004, Vol 60, Issue 11, p1125
- ISSN
1526-498X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ps.921