Automated instrumentation to measure evaporation rates of repellents.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1976

Original Publication

Mosquito News

Volume

36

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

418-423

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Spencer, T. S., R. Stanton, M. L. Gabel and W. A. Akers.

 

Abstract

An evaporation apparatus was developed for In Vitro evaluation of repellent evaporation from long-lasting mosquito repellent formulations. EVAP was used to evaluate mixtures of Deet with vanillin and vanillin derivatives. Those formulations, which exhibited a lower evaporation rate of Deet in EVAP studies, were found to afford a longer duration of protection against Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquitoes.

Notes

Author(s) - Spencer, T. S., R. Stanton, M. L. Gabel and W. A. Akers.