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Knockdown of Adult Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Exposed To Vaporized Acetone

Inhalation of acetone at concentrations above the permissible exposure level (PEL) has been reported to cause adverse effects on human central nervous system, characterized by nausea, headache, dizziness and motor incoordination. The PEL in most European Union countries is limited to 500 ml/m3. This...

Effects of Sugar and Animal Blood Availability on Attraction of Aedes (Stegomyia) spp. To Humans
K. Jahangir , C.-Y. Lee and J. Zairi | Full Paper | 2008

Aedes (Stegomyia) female mosquitoes feed on sap of herbaceous indoor plants and blood of small mammals. This study investigates whether the female Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus provided with sugar solution and mouse blood are still attracted to human after feeding. Laboratory caged females of Aedes...

FIELD EFFICACY OF FOUR INSECT REPELLENT PRODUCTS AGAINST VECTOR MOSQUITOES IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT

Four insect repellent products, (1) Experimental Repellent Lotion (Bayrepel® 12%), (2) Experimental Repellent Cream (Bayrepel® 5%), (3) Off! Insect Repellent II® Aerosol (DEET 15%) and (4) Off! Skintastic II® Cream (DEET 7.5%) were evaluated simultaneously for their efficacy against vector and nuisa...