Open AccessEVALUATION 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.