Repellent Activity of Compounds Submitted by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Part 1. Protection Time and Minimum Effective Dosage Against Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

C. E. Schreck, K. Posey and D. Smith

No 158059, Technical Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Of some 2,800 compounds screened for repellency against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, 592 were initially effective. 164 were equal to the dimethyl phthalate standard, 33 were as good as the deet. The protection time and minimum effective dosage (MED) of each compound are given.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 222
Date: 1977-05
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.158059

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