Parasitology Research (2010) 106, 957-965

Michael K. Faulde, Gunther Albiez and Oliver Nehring (2010)
Insecticidal, acaricidal and repellent effects of DEET- and IR3535-impregnated bed nets using a novel long-lasting polymer-coating technique
Parasitology Research 106 (4), 957-965
Abstract: A novel long-lasting repellent-treated net (LLRTN) has been designed by binding the skin repellents N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), or IR3535, onto the fibres of bed net fabric using a new polymer-coating technique. The repellent toxicological effectiveness and residual activity of a factory-based repellent-impregnated fabric has been evaluated by laboratory testing against adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and nymphal Ixodes ricinus ticks. By using this repellent-embedding impregnation technique, concentrations exceeding 10 g/m² could be achieved with one single polymer layer. Both DEET- and IR3535-impregnated fabrics revealed a dose-dependent insecticidal as well as acaricidal activity. One hundred percent knockdown times of DEET-treated bed nets ranged from 187.5 ± 31.8 to 27.5 ± 3.5 min against A. aegypti, and between 214 ± 47 and 22.6 ± 5 min against nymphal I. ricinus, linked to a DEET concentration of 1.08 and 10.58 g/m², respectively. With IR3535, A. aegypti produced dose-dependent 100% knockdown times varying from 87.5 ± 10.6 to 57.5 ± 3.5 min and between 131.4 ± 6.5 and 33.8 ± 5 min against nymphal I. ricinus, respectively, linked to concentrations between 1.59 and 10.02 g/m². One hundred percent repellency measured by complete landing and biting protection of impregnated fabric by using the arm-in-cage test could be achieved at DEET concentrations exceeding 3.7 to 3.9 g/m², and for IR3535 concentrations over 10 g/m². One hundred percent landing and biting protection could be preserved with DEET-treated fabrics for 29 weeks at an initial concentration of 4.66 g/m², 54 weeks at 8.8 g/m², 58 weeks at 9.96 g/m² and 61 weeks at 10.48 g/m² for DEET, and 23 weeks for IR3535-treated fabric at a concentration of 10.02 g/m². Unlike repellent-treated fabric, a brand of a commercially available long-lasting insecticide-treated net tested containing 500 mg permethrin/m² did not protect from mosquito bites. First results on bioactivity and long-lasting efficacy show that the new LLRTN technique is highly promising as a potential candidate for future malaria control strategies, especially in areas where pyrethroid resistance occurs.
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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.
	Ixodes ricinus
	Aedes aegypti