Difference between revisions of "Repellent"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m (Text replace - "== Authority ==" to "== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==") |
|||
| (2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A substance that repels or averts another. Hydrophobic materials, such as oils, fats, rubber, wax, silicone, and Teflon®, are water-repellent. Some chemicals, because of their smell or taste, repel animals and insects. For example, mosquitos and ticks are repelled by citronella, dimethyl phthalate, DEET and 2-ethyl hexanediol-1,3. Rodents are repelled by actidione, thiuram disulfide and hexachlorophene. | + | A substance that repels or averts another. Hydrophobic materials, such as [[Oil|oils]], [[Fat|fats]], [[rubber]], [[wax]], [[silicone resin|Silicone]], and [[Teflon|Teflon®]], are water-repellent. Some chemicals, because of their smell or taste, repel animals and insects. For example, mosquitos and ticks are repelled by [[Citronella oil|citronella]], dimethyl phthalate, [[Deet|DEET]] and 2-ethyl hexanediol-1,3. Rodents are repelled by actidione, thiuram disulfide and [[hexachlorophene]]. Traditional [[Mothball|mothballs]] containing [[naphthalene]] have been replaced by other volatile repellents such as 1,4-dichlorobenzene. Moth larvae development can be inhibited by natural products such as [[permethrin]] or [[neem oil]]. |
| − | == | + | ==Synonyms== |
| + | bug spray | ||
| + | ==Risks== | ||
| + | * Permethrin is toxic to cats | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
| + | * Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest_(organism) Pest (organism)] | ||
| + | * Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_repellent Insect repellent] | ||
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:55, 4 August 2023
Description
A substance that repels or averts another. Hydrophobic materials, such as oils, fats, Rubber, Wax, Silicone, and Teflon®, are water-repellent. Some chemicals, because of their smell or taste, repel animals and insects. For example, mosquitos and ticks are repelled by citronella, dimethyl phthalate, DEET and 2-ethyl hexanediol-1,3. Rodents are repelled by actidione, thiuram disulfide and Hexachlorophene. Traditional mothballs containing Naphthalene have been replaced by other volatile repellents such as 1,4-dichlorobenzene. Moth larvae development can be inhibited by natural products such as Permethrin or Neem oil.
Synonyms
bug spray
Risks
- Permethrin is toxic to cats
Resources and Citations
- Wikipedia: Pest (organism)
- Wikipedia: Insect repellent
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993