Additional Studies of Chemically Treated Clothing for Personnel Protection from Biting Flies.

Abstract

Combat clothing and wide-mesh hoods treated with the insecticide permethrin have been evaluated for protection against biting flies. Experiments on human subjects indicate excellent protection against mosquitoes from both the clothing and the hoods. Experiments on plastic heads baited with dry-ice indicate moderate protection against blackflies from the hoods whereas the diethyltoluanide (deet) treated hoods gave excellent protection to the uncovered face.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA080612

Entities

People

  • B. Farnworth
  • I. S. Lindsay
  • R. J. Osczevski

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Adhesives
  • Classification
  • Clothing
  • Dermatologic Agents
  • Fabrics
  • Field Tests
  • Insecticides
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Protective Clothing
  • Protective Treatments
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Textiles
  • Wear Resistance

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology