Field Trials of Mosquito Repellents in Florida, Alaska, and California

Abstract

Four repellents were tested under different climatic conditions found at Turtle Mound, Florida; Fort Wainwright, Alaska; and Colusa, California. Test repellents cyclo-hexamethylene-carbamide and n-butane-hexamethyleneimine- sulfonamide were found to protect as long as or longer than N, N-diethyl-m- toluamide, the standard military repellent, under all test conditions at equal concentrations. Trioxa-pentadecan-1-01 was statistically no different from deet. Mild temperatures in Alaska compared to Florida and California caused all repellents tested to be effective for 7-9 hours despite heavy mosquito populations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 27, 1976
Accession Number
ADA051081

Entities

People

  • T. S. Spencer
  • W. A. Akers

Organizations

  • Letterman Army Hospital

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abrasion
  • Amides
  • California
  • Daylight
  • Dermatology
  • Evaporation
  • Instructions
  • Medical Specialties
  • Pesticides
  • Physical Properties
  • Resistance
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Sweating
  • Transition Temperature
  • Tropical Medicine
  • Vapors

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology