Field Evaluation of Deet and a Piperidine Repellent (Ai3-37220) Against Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)
- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 32 (6) , 870-875
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/32.6.870
Abstract
Repellent efficacy of deet (N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) and a piperidine, AI3-37220, was evaluated topically on human volunteers against lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (L.), nymphs and adults in the field. AI3-37220, at 0.5 mg/cm2, provided >90% repellency against adult and nymphal ticks over a 6-h test period and showed significantly better repellent efficacy than deet. Deet, at the same concentration, provided 85% repellency at 0 h and deteriorated to 55% repellency at 6 h.Keywords
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