Insect repellents keep annoying insects at bay. Insects are not only annoying, they are partly also harmful. But the insect repellents must be used wisely. Especially on vacation, the means are often indispensable. What are insect repellents? Insect repellents keep annoying insects at bay. Insect repellents are in different dosage forms on the market. Sprays … Insect Repellent: Applications & Health Benefits
Insect sprays are used to repel harmful insects. However, their use should always be done with caution. What is an insect spray? Insect sprays are used to repel harmful insects. Under an insect spray is understood a means that serves to repel insects. These are usually aerosol containers that deliver a chemical insecticide. Spraying kills … Insect Spray: Applications & Health Benefits
Structure and properties Transfluthrin (C15H12Cl2F4O2, Mr = 371.2 g/mol) is a pyrethroid. These are synthetically produced, chemically more stable derivatives of the pyrethrins naturally occurring in certain chrysanthemums (, Dalmatian insect flower). Effects Transfluthrin is insecticidal and insect repellent with broad spectrum activity. Indications for use Transfluthrin is used against clothes moths, among other insecticides.
Products Empenthrin is found in many countries in moth balls and strips (e.g. Orion Moth Free Moth Balls, Recozit Moth Strip), among other products, from which it is continuously released. Structure and properties Empenthrin (C18H26O2, Mr = 274.4 g/mol) is a pyrethroid. These are synthetically produced, chemically more stable derivatives of the pyrethrins naturally occurring … Empenthrin
Products Permethrin is contained in numerous veterinary medicines, plant protection products, in agents against vermin such as insect sprays against wasps, ants, woodworms, moths, and in repellents. In many countries, only one drug was registered with Swissmedic for a long time, namely Loxazol lotion (1%) against head lice. The cream with 5% permethrin against scabies … Permethrin
Products Repellents are mostly used in the form of sprays. In addition, lotions, creams, wristbands and evaporators, for example, are also commercially available. Effects Repellents have insect and/or mite repellent properties, meaning they prevent biting or being bitten by parasites such as mosquitoes and ticks, as well as biting insects such as wasps. The products … Repellents
Tea tree oil, actually Australian tea tree oil, belongs to the group of essential oils. Native to Australia, tea tree is grown and cultivated to produce the oil. Occurrence and extraction Tea tree oil is the name given to the essential oil extracted from the twigs and leaves of the tea tree, which is mainly … Tea Tree Oil: Effect, Uses & Risks
Only when it is too late do we notice it: an insect has stung us. With their proboscis complete with pinching tool, they penetrate the skin and secrete anesthetic substances. After successfully drawing blood, the insects chase away again. To find their target – humans – insects use a very complex interplay of smell, warmth … Insect Repellent: What Helps?
Structure and properties Dimethyl phthalate (C10H10O4, Mr = 194.2 g/mol) Effects DMP is insect repellent by forming a protective scent coat on the skin. Fields of application For the prevention of insect bites.
Products DEET is most commonly used in the form of a spray, but is also sold in other dosage forms. Among the best-known products in many countries is Anti Brumm forte. Some products are combined with other repellents. DEET was developed by the United States Department of Agriculture for the military in the 1940s and … DEET
Products EBAAP is commercially available in the form of sprays. In many countries, Anti Brumm Universel with EBAAP is no longer available. Structure and properties EBAAP (C11H21NO3, Mr = 215.3 g/mol) Effects EBAAP is insect repellent by forming a protective scent coat on the skin. It is considered to have a shorter duration of action … EBAAP
Products Icaridin is commercially available as lotion and in the form of sprays (e.g. Anti-Brumm Night Lotion, Anti-Brumm Tick Stop + Citriodiol, Anti-Brumm Kids), among others. It is also known as picaridin and is one of the tropicalized repellents. Structure and properties Icaridin (C12H23NO3, Mr = 229.3 g/mol) is a chiral piperidine derivative that exists … Icaridin