EVALUATION OF D-ALLETHRIN IN THE THERMACELL MOSqUITO REPELLENT DEVICE AGAINST THE LONE STAR TICK UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS | Zendy

Muhammad Farooq | Zendy

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EVALUATION OF D-ALLETHRIN IN THE THERMACELL MOSqUITO REPELLENT DEVICE AGAINST THE LONE STAR TICK UNDER LABORATORY CONDITIONS

Author(s) -

Muhammad Farooq

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

journal of the florida mosquito control association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2638-6054

pISSN - 1055-355X

DOI - 10.32473/jfmca.v68i1.129108

Subject(s) - olfactometer , amblyomma americanum , tick , nymph , toxicology , zoology , environmental science , biology , host (biology) , ecology , ixodidae

D-allethrin vapor generated from a personal mosquito repellent device (Thermacell MR300) was evaluated for its effectiveness to repel the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (adults and nymphs) when released at tick body level in a wind tunnel and in an olfactometer. In the wind tunnel 48.5% of ticks moved upwind when only attractant lure was present, while only 30.8% moved upwind when d-allethrin repellent was present with the lure. In the olfactometer strong repellency of d-allethrin vapor to adults was observed, but the effect was reduced with nymphs. Results of this study showed that d-allethrin vapor generated by the Thermacell MR300 pad could be used to reduce movement of ticks towards a host under some conditions.

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