Aliphatic methyl ketones: fumigation vs repellency

Tridecanone and Undecanone are two aliphatic methyl ketones which have been proven to possess either fumigant or repellent property or both against different arthropods. In this study, we assessed these effects in different pests which include: the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, a known vector of several pathogens to humans and animals which include among others Rickettsia rickettsii responsible for the Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), Francisella tularensis responsible for tularemia and Anaplasma marginale which causes the bovine anaplasmosis; the yellow fever mosquito  Aedes aegypti and the red imported fire ants Solenopsis invicta.