Repellent-Treated Collars and Wrist Bands for Personal Protection Against Biting Flies.

Abstract

A small field trail was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of repellent-treated collars and wrist bands against biting flies. The repellent-treated items proved useful in reducing the number of insect landings but did not offer as much protection as liquid repellent applied directly to exposed skin. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 1973
Accession Number
AD0768294

Entities

People

  • John M. Mcandless

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology