Wednesday, 17 November 2004
D0558

Modification of the K&D module technique for efficacy and duration evaluation of commercial repellents

John P. Smith, smith_j@popmail.firn.edu, Jimmy Walsh, walshj57@yahoo.com, and Eric Cope, ericcope@comcast.com. Florida A&M University, JAMS Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center, 4000 Frankford Avenue, Panama City, FL

Information will be presented on alterations made to a newly developed laboratory technique for screening mosquito repellents (i.e., K&D Module). The technique has been modified to collect efficacy and duration data on commercial repellents. Results will be presented on a tests comparing several popular botanicals to DEET standards.


Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Culex quinquefasciatus (southern house mosquito)
Keywords: repellent, mosquito

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