PMID- 1787396
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19920320
LR  - 20131121
IS  - 8756-971X (Print)
IS  - 8756-971X (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 4
DP  - 1991 Dec
TI  - Permethrin and dimethyl phthalate as tent fabric treatments against Aedes 
      aegypti.
PG  - 533-5
AB  - Tests were conducted to determine the persistence of compounds applied to tents 
      to protect against mosquitoes. Interiors of 2 camping tents were treated by the 
      manufacturer--one with the repellent dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and one with the 
      insecticide permethrin. A third tent was untreated. Tents were set up outdoors 
      and exposed to weathering for one year. Weekly tests were conducted by releasing 
      Aedes aegypti into the tents, then recording knockdown (KD) and biting behavior 
      during a 3-h period. Weather data were collected 24 h/day during the study. 
      Year-long mean KD of mosquitoes exposed in the tent to permethrin was 58.6%, to 
      DMP 2.7% and the control 0.9%. Mean biting was 11.9, 43.8 and 58%, respectively. 
      Under constant exposure to weathering, the permethrin-treated tent gave best 
      results with average protection from bites greater than 96% for 9 months (DMP was 
      less than 31%). Although preliminary, the data suggest permethrin would be 
      effective as a tent treatment to reduce annoyance of mosquitoes.
FAU - Schreck, C E
AU  - Schreck CE
AD  - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Medical and Veterinary Entomology Research 
      Laboratory, Gainesville, FL 32604.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Am Mosq Control Assoc
JT  - Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
JID - 8511299
RN  - 0 (Insect Repellents)
RN  - 0 (Insecticides)
RN  - 0 (Phthalic Acids)
RN  - 0 (Pyrethrins)
RN  - 08X7F5UDJM (dimethyl phthalate)
RN  - 509F88P9SZ (Permethrin)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Aedes
MH  - Animals
MH  - *Camping
MH  - Humans
MH  - Insect Bites and Stings/prevention & control
MH  - *Insect Repellents
MH  - *Insecticides
MH  - Mosquito Control/*methods
MH  - Permethrin
MH  - *Phthalic Acids
MH  - *Pyrethrins
MH  - *Textiles
EDAT- 1991/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 1991/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 1991/12/01 00:00
PHST- 1991/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1991/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1991/12/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1991 Dec;7(4):533-5.