Laboratory Evaluation of some Repellents Against Larval Trombiculid Mites1
- 20 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 14 (1) , 64-70
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/14.1.64
Abstract
An apparatus for assessing repellency of chemical compounds against trombiculid mites is described. Five chemicals, dibutylphthalate, dimethylphthalate, N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (deet), a proprietary preparation (deet + dimethyl-phthalate), and pyrethrum impregnated on filter paper and nylon/cotton fabric were tested with Leptotrombidium (L.) deliense and L. (L.) akamushi. Screening tests have shown that deet + dimethylphthalate is more effective than others. Simple methods are described to assess mortality of mites from contact and from repellent vapor.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: