The Preparation of Some Compounds for Testing as Insect Repellents

Abstract

743 organic compounds have been prepared and tested for use as insect repellents. Of these compounds, 63 exceeded the minimum repellency criteria of 180 minutes against aedes aegypti and/or 120 minutes against aedes quadrimaculatus. Three compounds which did not exceed the minimal values were found to be superior to dimethyl phthalate on paired testing. Among the compounds tested after impregnation in cloth 14 were repellent against A. aegypti for more than ten days. Several were still effective after 15 and 20 days when the tests were terminated. The most promising insect repellents are 0-7021, 0-7026, 0-7090, 0-7102, and 0-7145.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 28, 1945
Accession Number
ADB811630

Entities

People

  • Barney Magerlein
  • Melvin S. Newman

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Alkanes
  • Alkenes
  • Anhydrides
  • Chemistry
  • Cyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Ethers
  • Insect Repellents
  • Ketones
  • Organic Compounds
  • Sulfur Compounds

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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology