Repellency of aerosol and cream products containing fennel oil to mosquitoes under laboratory and field conditions
Autor(es): Kim, Soon-Il; Chang, Kyu-Sik; Yang, Young-Cheol; Kim, Byung-Seok; Ahn, Young-Joon
Resumo: 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 deet, 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 90 min 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.
Palavras-Chave: Aerosols; Rice fields; Repellents; Pest control; Aquatic insects; Skin; DEET; Repellency; Vector-borne diseases; Cream; Skin tests; Foeniculum vulgare; Culex; Aedes aegypti; Armiger; Anopheles; Geranium
Imprenta: Pest Management Science, v. 60, n. 11, p. 1125-1130, 2004.
Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Repellent
Data de publicação: 2004
