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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Insect repellent"”.
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Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices: Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission in Southwest Virginia
… standing water around the home and wearing insect repellent were highlighted. Knowledge of mosquito-borne diseases within the area was generally low, with only one individual correctly identifying La Crosse encephalitis as a threat in the region. Higher numbers (6%) were aware of West Nile …
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Mechanisms of Volatile Odorant Detection and Corresponding Behavioral Effects in Drosophila
… Additionally, basic knowledge pertaining to insect olfaction provides valuable insights into potential targets that may be used to influence insect vectors of diseases (e.g., mosquitoes and malaria or dengue fever), or to improve agriculture by affecting pollination by foraging insects (e.g., …
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A novel encapsulation favorably modifies the skin disposition of topically-applied N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET)
The skin disposition of the insect repellent N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) was modified using a unique encapsulation method. Incorporation of DEET into a controlled-release microcapsule facilitated a decrease in skin absorption compared to a DEET in ethanol control while evaporation rates …
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Structure-Function Analysis of Insect Olfactory Receptors
… into an internal representation of the world. Insects employ their keen sense of smell for a variety of tasks including location of food sources, which can vary from yeast growing on ripe fruits for the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster to mammals for blood-feeding insects such as the …