Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (2006) 22, 158-160

Scott A. Ritchie, Craig R. Williams and Brian L. Montgomery (2006)
Field evaluation of New Mountain Sandalwood Mosquito Sticks® And New Mountain Sandalwood Botanical Repellent against mosquitoes in North Queensland, Australia
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 22 (1), 158-160
Abstract: The mosquito repellent efficacy of New Mountain Sandalwood Mosquito Sticks^® (containing 0.5% w/w essential oils) and New Mountain Sandalwood Botanical Repellent (containing soybean and geranium oils) was assessed. Tests were conducted in the field with 4 volunteers in a wooded area near Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. Predominant biting species were Verrallina funerea and Ve. lineata. A pair of burning Mosquito Sticks immediately upwind of the subject (acting as an area repellent) provided a 73.1% mean reduction in mosquito landing and probing over the 3-h test period. The Botanical Repellent and a DEET-based control were both 100% effective in preventing mosquito probing for 3 h. These data are consistent with other studies of area repellents in that such products provide significant protection from mosquito bites, albeit inferior to the protection provided by topically applied repellents.
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Database assignments for author(s): Scott A. Ritchie

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
control - general

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Verrallina funerea		Australia (NT+QLD)
	Verrallina lineata		Australia (NT+QLD)