Difference between revisions of "Insect repellent"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Odorous chemicals that insects are thought to avoid. In general, insect repellents do not kill the insect. Examples of insect repellents are: [ | + | Odorous chemicals that insects are thought to avoid. In general, insect repellents do not kill the insect. Examples of insect repellents are: [[citronella oil]], [[eucalyptus oil]], dimethyl phthalate, [[Deet]], n-n,dimethyl-meta-toluamide (Off), [[naphthalene]] ([[mothball|mothballs]]), [[phenol]], [[camphor]], [[paradichlorobenzene]] (mothballs), [[cedar oil]], [[pine tar|pine tar oil]], [[colocynth oil]], [[permethrin]], etc. Some insect repellents can stain or dissolve polymers. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 16 January 2014
Description
Odorous chemicals that insects are thought to avoid. In general, insect repellents do not kill the insect. Examples of insect repellents are: Citronella oil, Eucalyptus oil, dimethyl phthalate, Deet, n-n,dimethyl-meta-toluamide (Off), Naphthalene (mothballs), Phenol, Camphor, Paradichlorobenzene (mothballs), Cedar oil, pine tar oil, Colocynth oil, Permethrin, etc. Some insect repellents can stain or dissolve polymers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
citronella; dimethyl phthalate; DEET; n-n,dimethyl-meta-toluamide (Off Insect repellent); naphthalene (mothballs); phenol; camphor; paradichlorobenzene (mothballs); cedar oil; pine tar oil; colocynth
Authority
- Lynda A. Zycherman, J.Richard Schrock, A Guide to Museum Pest Control, FAIC and Association of Systematics Collections, Washington DC, 1988
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_repellent (Accessed Jan. 6, 2006)