Autor(es)Rajan, TV; Hein, M; Porte, P; Wikel, S

ResumoThe hypothesis that the ingestion of garlic provides protection against bloodsucking pests such as mosquitoes was investigated using a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled crossover study. Subjects were asked to consume either garlic (one visit) or a placebo (the other visit). They were then exposed to laboratory-reared Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae). The numbers of mosquitoes that did not feed on the subjects, the number of mosquito bites, the weights of the mosquitoes after feeding and the amounts of blood ingested were determined. The data did not provide evidence of significant systemic mosquito repellence. A limitation of the study is that more prolonged ingestion of garlic may be needed to accomplish repellence.

Palavras-ChaveAedes aegypti; Garlic; Human serum albumin; Mosquitoes; Repellant

ImprentaMedical and Veterinary Entomology, v. 19, n. 1, p. 84-89, 2005

DescritoresAedes aegypti - Immunology ; Aedes aegypti - Immunopathology ; Aedes aegypti - Repellent

Data de Publicação:2005