LABORATORY EVALUATION OF A NEW REPELLENT CAMOUFLAGE FACE PAINT

A combined formulation of the U.S. Army's camouflage face paints and t he new extended duration topical insect/arthropod repellent was tested on human volunteers to determine repellency and duration of protectio n (2-12 h) against Aedes aegypti and Anopheles stephensi. Under labora tory conditions (27 degrees C and 80% RH), the face paint/repellent fo rmulation provided greater than or equal to 95% repellency or better f or up to 6 h for Ae. aegypti and 8 h for An. stephensi. An analysis of variance showed no significant differences in the repellent efficacy of the 4 camouflage colors: white, green, loam, and sand.