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Chemical Watch Factsheet on Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus
Repellency of IR3535, KBR3023, para-menthane-3,8-diol, and deet to black salt marsh mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Everglades National Park.by Barnard DR, Bernier UR, Posey KH, Xue RD.
Apart from insect repellency, Citriodiol® also has a cooling effect on the skin.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus as an insect repellent.
Efficacy of repellent products against caged and free flying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2005 Nov;36(6):1423-31, by Trongtokit Y, Curtis CF, Rongsriyam Y.
EPA fact sheet about p-menthane-3,8-diol.
West Nile Virus: Insect Repellent Use and Safety. Advice from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
FIGHT the BITE! New mosquito repellent options in Seattle.
Evaluation of a eucalyptus-based repellent against Culicoides impunctatus (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae) in Scotland. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996 Jun;12(2 Pt 1):329-30, by Trigg JK.
Evaluation of a eucalyptus-based repellent against Anopheles spp. in Tanzania. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996 Jun;12(2 Pt 1):243-6, by Trigg JK.
Laboratory and field tests of the effectiveness of the lemon-eucalyptus extract, Citriodiol®, as a repellent against land leeches of the genus Haemadipsa (Haemadipsidae) in Malaysia. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2005 Oct;99(7):695-714, by Kirton LG.
A prospective cross-over field trial shows protection of lemon eucalyptus extract against tick bites. J Med Entomol. 2004 Nov;41(6):1064-7, by Gardulf A, Wohlfart I, Gustafson R.
Use of Citriodiol® in malaria areas in Bolivia.
Easter equine encephalitis may escape from enzootic foci in swamp areas in birds or bridge vectors such as Coquilletidia perturbans and Aedes sollicitans. These species feed on both birds and mammals and can transmit the virus to humans, horses, and other hosts. Other mosquito species such as Aedes. vexans and Culex nigripalpus can also transmit EEE virus. For more information, please refer to:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/arbdet.htm
More information may also be available on the following web pages:
Information on Aedes albopictus
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/albopic_new.htm
Information on Aedes japonicus
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/japonicus.htm
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/eeefact.htm
Chemical Watch Factsheet on Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus
Repellency of IR3535, KBR3023, para-menthane-3,8-diol, and deet to black salt marsh mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Everglades National Park.by Barnard DR, Bernier UR, Posey KH, Xue RD.
Apart from insect repellency, Citriodiol® also has a cooling effect on the skin.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus as an insect repellent.
Efficacy of repellent products against caged and free flying Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2005 Nov;36(6):1423-31, by Trongtokit Y, Curtis CF, Rongsriyam Y.
EPA fact sheet about p-menthane-3,8-diol.
West Nile Virus: Insect Repellent Use and Safety. Advice from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
FIGHT the BITE! New mosquito repellent options in Seattle.
Evaluation of a eucalyptus-based repellent against Culicoides impunctatus (Diptera:Ceratopogonidae) in Scotland. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996 Jun;12(2 Pt 1):329-30, by Trigg JK.
Evaluation of a eucalyptus-based repellent against Anopheles spp. in Tanzania. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1996 Jun;12(2 Pt 1):243-6, by Trigg JK.
Laboratory and field tests of the effectiveness of the lemon-eucalyptus extract, Citriodiol®, as a repellent against land leeches of the genus Haemadipsa (Haemadipsidae) in Malaysia. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2005 Oct;99(7):695-714, by Kirton LG.
A prospective cross-over field trial shows protection of lemon eucalyptus extract against tick bites. J Med Entomol. 2004 Nov;41(6):1064-7, by Gardulf A, Wohlfart I, Gustafson R.
Use of Citriodiol® in malaria areas in Bolivia.
Easter equine encephalitis may escape from enzootic foci in swamp areas in birds or bridge vectors such as Coquilletidia perturbans and Aedes sollicitans. These species feed on both birds and mammals and can transmit the virus to humans, horses, and other hosts. Other mosquito species such as Aedes. vexans and Culex nigripalpus can also transmit EEE virus. For more information, please refer to:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/arbdet.htm
More information may also be available on the following web pages:
Information on Aedes albopictus
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/albopic_new.htm
Information on Aedes japonicus
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/japonicus.htm
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Fact Sheet
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/arbor/eeefact.htm
