EVALUATION OF A EUCALYPTUS-BASED REPELLENT AGAINST ANOPHELES SPP IN TANZANIA

A eucalyptus-based insect repellent (PMD) with the principal active in gredient p-menthane-3,8-diol was evaluated in the field in comparison with deer. In human landing catches in Tanzania, 3 formulations of PMD were tested against Anopheles gambiae and An. funestus. Repellents, a pplied to the legs and feet at doses chosen as used in practice, gave complete protection from biting for between 6 and 7.75 h, depending up on the formulation type, with no significant difference between PMD an d deer in terms of efficacy and duration of protection.