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1787396

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Tests were conducted to determine the persistence of compounds applied to tents to protect against mosquitoes. Interiors of 2 camping tents were treated by the manufacturer--one with the repellent dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and one with the insecticide permethrin. A third tent was untreated. Tents were set up outdoors and exposed to weathering for one year. Weekly tests were conducted by releasing Aedes aegypti into the tents, then recording knockdown (KD) and biting behavior during a 3-h period. Weather data were collected 24 h/day during the study. Year-long mean KD of mosquitoes exposed in the tent to permethrin was 58.6%, to DMP 2.7% and the control 0.9%. Mean biting was 11.9, 43.8 and 58%, respectively. Under constant exposure to weathering, the permethrin-treated tent gave best results with average protection from bites greater than 96% for 9 months (DMP was less than 31%). Although preliminary, the data suggest permethrin would be effective as a tent treatment to reduce annoyance of mosquitoes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
8756-971X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
533-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Permethrin and dimethyl phthalate as tent fabric treatments against Aedes aegypti.
pubmed:affiliation
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research Laboratory, Gainesville, FL 32604.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article