OFF! Clip-on Repellent Device With Metofluthrin Tested on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) for Mortality at Different Time Intervals and Distances

J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar;53(2):480-3. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv200.

Abstract

The OFF! Clip-on mosquito-repellent device was tested outdoors against Aedes aegypti (L.). A single treatment device was used against batches of caged adult, nonblood fed Ae. aegypti at multiple locations 0.3m from treatment center. Another set of cages was stationed 0.6m from treatment. A final set of cages was placed 0.9m away. Trials ran for durations of 5, 15, 30, and 60 min. Initial knockdown and mortality after 24 h was recorded. The devices had effective knockdown and mortality. This was not sustained at distances greater than 0.3m from the device.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Aedes*
  • Animals
  • Cyclopropanes / administration & dosage*
  • Fluorobenzenes / administration & dosage*
  • Insect Repellents / administration & dosage*
  • Mosquito Control / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Cyclopropanes
  • Fluorobenzenes
  • Insect Repellents
  • (2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-methoxymethylphenyl)methyl-2,2-dimethyl-3-(1-propenyl)cyclopropanecarboxylate