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Toxicity Comparison Of Eight Repellents Against Four Species Of Female Mosquitoes, Julia W. Pridgeon, Ulrich R. Bernier, James J. Becnel

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The relative toxicities of 8 repellents (DMP, Rutgers 612, DEET, IR3535, Picardin, PMD, AI3-35765, and AI3-37220) were evaluated by topical application against females of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, and An. albimanus. Based on 24-h LD₅₀ values, the most toxic repellent against all 4 mosquito species was AI3-37220, with values of 0.25, 0.20, 0.16, and 0.11 µg/mg for the listed 4 mosquito species, respectively. The least toxic of the 8 repellents tested was DMP, with LD₅₀ values of 5.40, 4.72, 2.50, and 1.83 µg/mg, respectively. Based on the 24-h LD₅₀ values, An. …