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panediol, with Tween 80 as an emulsifier. The M-1960 formula has 

 not been approved for use by civilians because of insufficient infor- 

 mation on the effects of the materials on women and children. 



Methods of Application to Clothing 



For temporary or occasional use the individual repellents, including 

 chigger toxicants, may be applied to the clothing as needed either by 

 hand smearing or with a small spray gun (fig. 30). For mosquitoes 



Figure 30. — Applying mosquito repellent to clothing with a paint spray gun. 



the applications are made to portions of the garments where the most 

 bites occur, as across the shoulders and around the knees. For chig- 

 gers the barrier method is employed, whereby the material is applied 

 in a narrow band around all the garment openings, especially the cuffs, 



