DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORALLY EFFECTIVE INSECT REPELLENT.

Abstract

An electronic device was developed that can accurately detect and record the probing, penetration, engorging, and withdrawal of a mosquito in relation to its host. Each act is distinct and can be separately recognized in the recording of a single mosquito bite. The chart recordings were correlated with the physiological events taking place within the mosquito during engorgement and salivation. It may be possible to quantify the apparatus in terms of the actual number of mosquitoes biting simultaneously. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1965
Accession Number
AD0614970

Entities

People

  • Philip Kashin

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agrochemicals
  • Biocides
  • Digestive System And Oral Physiology
  • Digestive System Physiology
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Insect Repellents
  • Pesticides
  • Specialty Uses Of Chemicals

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics