TY - JOUR
T1 - Indoor protection against mosquito and sand fly bites
T2 - a comparison between citronella, linalool, and geraniol candles.
AU - Müller, Günter C.
AU - Junnila, Amy
AU - Kravchenko, Vasiliy D.
AU - Revay, Edita E.
AU - Butlers, Jerry
AU - Schlein, Yosef
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - The repellent effect of 3 essential-oil-based candles was evaluated in a high biting pressure environment in Israel. In human landing assays, the repellency rate of 5% citronella candles against mosquitoes was 29.0%, of 5% linalool candles was 71.1%, and of 5% geraniol candles was 85.4%. The candles with geraniol were about twice as effective as those with linalool and were about 5 times as effective as citronella candles in protecting a person from being bitten indoors by mosquitoes. The repellency rate of 5% citronella candles towards sand flies was 24.7%, of 5% linalool candles was 55.2%, and of 5% geraniol candles was 79.7%. A geraniol candle was almost 5 times as effective as a citronella candle and about twice as effective as a linalool candle in protecting a person from being bitten indoors by sand flies.
AB - The repellent effect of 3 essential-oil-based candles was evaluated in a high biting pressure environment in Israel. In human landing assays, the repellency rate of 5% citronella candles against mosquitoes was 29.0%, of 5% linalool candles was 71.1%, and of 5% geraniol candles was 85.4%. The candles with geraniol were about twice as effective as those with linalool and were about 5 times as effective as citronella candles in protecting a person from being bitten indoors by mosquitoes. The repellency rate of 5% citronella candles towards sand flies was 24.7%, of 5% linalool candles was 55.2%, and of 5% geraniol candles was 79.7%. A geraniol candle was almost 5 times as effective as a citronella candle and about twice as effective as a linalool candle in protecting a person from being bitten indoors by sand flies.
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U2 - 10.2987/8756-971X(2008)24[150:IPAMAS]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.2987/8756-971X(2008)24[150:IPAMAS]2.0.CO;2
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C2 - 18437831
AN - SCOPUS:44649126906
SN - 8756-971X
VL - 24
SP - 150
EP - 153
JO - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
JF - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
IS - 1
ER -