Additional Studies on Clothing Treatments for Personal Protection against Biting Flies

Abstract

Experiments were continued on field studies of repellent or insecticide treated mesh clothing items conducted at DREO between 1975 and 1977. Several small tests were carried out at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa to evaluate various mesh jackets with hoods, or separate hoods, against adult mosquitoes or blackflies. The items had been treated with diethyltoluamide, a repellent, or permethrin, an insecticide. It is confirmed that: (a) permethrin treated jackets with hoods will provide an acceptable level of protection to the wearer against the species of blackflies and mosquitoes that were present during the field studies and (b) initially, at least, the permethrin treated hoods do not give the level of face protection against biting flies that deep repellent treated hoods will.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA077192

Entities

People

  • Ian S. Lindsay
  • John M. Mcandless

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Bites And Stings
  • Clothing
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Field Tests
  • Identification
  • Insect Bites And Stings
  • Insect Control
  • Insect Repellents
  • Insecticides
  • Insects
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Pest Control
  • Protective Clothing
  • Standards
  • Wear Resistance

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  • Materials Science
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology