PubMed · 1993 · 12 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesEntomologyEnvironmental SciencesEcotoxicologyInsect EcologyInsect ToxicologyAromatic PlantsPlant-insect Chemical InteractionsVolatile Organic CompoundsBotanical RepellentsInsect RepellentsInsecticides From Botanical ExtractsLeech InfestationsPlant-derived RepellentsRepellency MechanismsRepellent EfficacyTopical Repellents
Trials on persistence of repellent properties of N, N-diethyl phenyl acetamide (DEPA), N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), 3acetyl2(2-6-dimethyl-5-heptenyl)oxazolidine(Citronyl) , dimethyl phthalate (DMP) and N-benzoyl piperidine (NBP) on cloth were conducted against land leeches in evergreen rain and deciduous forests of Assam. Results obtained were compared with volatile oil of Zanthoxylum armatum DC. syn. Z. alatum Roxb (Timur) to evaluate its efficacy as leech repellent. DEPA and DEET were found to be the best. Timur oil was at par with Citronyl and exhibited better results than DMP and NBP.