ABSTRACT para-Menthane-3, 8-diol (PMD) is a monoterpene spent product of the
distillation of leaves of the Australian lemon-scented gum tree (updated nomenclature …

Bite avoidance measures are commonly recom-mended to international travelers to help
reduce the risk of various arthropod-borne diseases. A key strategy is the use of repellents …

Four synthetic mosquito repellents (Autan [10% KBR3023], IR3535 [7.5%], Off![15% deet],
Skinsations [7% deet]) and eight natural (primarily plant extracts and/or essential oils) …

Drawing together information previously found only in articles, reviews, symposia
proceedings, commercial literature, and medical entomology texts, Insect Repellents …

The use of plants against biting insects was first recorded among the ancient Greeks, 1 and
plants are still used for this purpose by enormous numbers of people today. Most …

DEET (N, N-Diethyl-m-toluamide) is one of the most widely used mosquito repellents.
Although DEET has been shown to be extremely effective, recent studies have revealed that …

Arthropod‐borne diseases such as malaria, dengue, scrub typhus, and leishmaniasis
continue to pose a significant threat to US military forces deployed in support of operational …

Domestication of plants and selection for agronomic traits may reduce plant secondary
defence metabolites relative to their ancestors. Carrot (Daucus carota L.) is an economically …

The public has a great desire for products that prevent the annoyance of biting insects and
ticks, but that desire does not always translate into sensible use of those products. Insect …

It is likely that the use of repellents against biting arthropods developed thousands—
possibly even millions—of years ago. Several species of primate have been observed …