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1 March 2008 Indoor Protection Against Mosquito and Sand Fly Bites: A Comparison Between Citronella, Linalool, and Geraniol Candles
Günter C. Müller, Amy Junnila, Vasiliy D. Kravchenko, Edita E. Revay, Jerry Butler, Yosef Schlein
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Abstract

The repellent effect of 3 essential-oil-based candles was evaluated in a high biting pressure environment in Israel. In human landing assays, the repellency rate of 5% citronella candles against mosquitoes was 29.0%, of 5% linalool candles was 71.1%, and of 5% geraniol candles was 85.4%. The candles with geraniol were about twice as effective as those with linalool and were about 5 times as effective as citronella candles in protecting a person from being bitten indoors by mosquitoes. The repellency rate of 5% citronella candles towards sand flies was 24.7%, of 5% linalool candles was 55.2%, and of 5% geraniol candles was 79.7%. A geraniol candle was almost 5 times as effective as a citronella candle and about twice as effective as a linalool candle in protecting a person from being bitten indoors by sand flies.

Günter C. Müller, Amy Junnila, Vasiliy D. Kravchenko, Edita E. Revay, Jerry Butler, and Yosef Schlein "Indoor Protection Against Mosquito and Sand Fly Bites: A Comparison Between Citronella, Linalool, and Geraniol Candles," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 24(1), 150-153, (1 March 2008). https://doi.org/10.2987/8756-971X(2008)24[150:IPAMAS]2.0.CO;2
Published: 1 March 2008
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KEYWORDS
botanical repellents
candles
essential oil
mosquitoes
sand flies
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