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

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

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

Autores

Schreck, C. E.

Posey, K.

Smith, D.

Descripción

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.