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Accession Number:
ADA051081
Title:
Field Trials of Mosquito Repellents in Florida, Alaska, and California
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Corporate Author:
LETTERMAN ARMY INST OF RESEARCH PRESIDIO OF SAN FRANCISCO CA
Report Date:
1976-07-27
Pagination or Media Count:
5.0
Abstract:
Four repellents were tested under different climatic conditions found at Turtle Mound, Florida Fort Wainwright, Alaska and Colusa, California. Test repellents cyclo-hexamethylene-carbamide and n-butane-hexamethyleneimine- sulfonamide were found to protect as long as or longer than N, N-diethyl-m- toluamide, the standard military repellent, under all test conditions at equal concentrations. Trioxa-pentadecan-1-01 was statistically no different from deet. Mild temperatures in Alaska compared to Florida and California caused all repellents tested to be effective for 7-9 hours despite heavy mosquito populations.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE