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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A substance that repels or averts another. Hydrophobic materials, such as [[Oil|oils]], [[Fat|fats]], [[rubber]], [[wax]], [[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]]. | + | 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 Traditional [[Mothball|mothballs]] containing [[naphthalene]] have been replaced by other volatile repellents such as 1,4-dichlorobenzene.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 can also be killed with insecticides like [[permethrin]] or pyrethroids. |
==Resources and Citations== | ==Resources and Citations== | ||
| − | + | * Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest_(organism) Pest (organsism)] | |
* 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 | ||
Revision as of 11:11, 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 Traditional mothballs containing Naphthalene have been replaced by other volatile repellents such as 1,4-dichlorobenzene.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 can also be killed with insecticides like Permethrin or pyrethroids.
Resources and Citations
- Wikipedia: Pest (organsism)
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993