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1 May 2012 Field Evaluation of the Off! Clip-On Mosquito Repellent (Metofluthrin) Against Aedes albopictus and Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northeastern Florida
Rui-De Xue, Whitney A. Qualls, Michael L. Smith, Marcia K. Gaines, James H. Weaver, Mustapha Debboun
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Abstract

Repellent efficacy of the Off! Clip-on Mosquito Repellent device (S. C. Johnson and Son, Inc., Racine, WI) containing Metofluthrin was evaluated on six human volunteers against the container-breeding mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and the salt marsh mosquito Aedes taeniorhynchus (Wiedemann) at two field locations in northeastern Florida. The device repelled mosquitoes by releasing a vaporized form of the pyrethroid insecticide metofluthrin ([AI] 31.2%) and provided 70% protection from Ae. albopictus bites for >3 h. For the second field trial, a repellent device that was used in the first trial was tested after being open for >1 wk. This device provided 79% protection from Ae. taeniorhynchus bites for 3 h. Our field results showed that the repellent device was 70 and 79% effective at repelling Ae. albopictus and Ae. taeniorhynchus from human test subjects in both field locations in northeastern Florida.

© 2012 Entomological Society of America
Rui-De Xue, Whitney A. Qualls, Michael L. Smith, Marcia K. Gaines, James H. Weaver, and Mustapha Debboun "Field Evaluation of the Off! Clip-On Mosquito Repellent (Metofluthrin) Against Aedes albopictus and Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Northeastern Florida," Journal of Medical Entomology 49(3), 652-655, (1 May 2012). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME10227
Received: 21 October 2010; Accepted: 16 March 2012; Published: 1 May 2012
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KEYWORDS
Aedes albopictus
Aedes taenirohynchus
metofluthrin
mosquito repellent
personal protection
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