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Latest Buzz: New, Better Mosquito Repellent in the Works
5-27-08
For the past 50 years, DEET has been the safest and most effective repellent
available to fend off mosquitoes and minimize exposure to some of the diseases
that they spread. A team of American chemists, however, have developed an
alternative that lasts three times longer and might prove to be just as safe.
Looking for a replacement for N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) has lead research
chemists at the University of Florida and the US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) to turn to acylpiperidines, an active ingredient in pepper, which has
been found to repel mosquitoes in a laboratory setting for as long as 73 days,
whereas the repellent properties of DEET usually last no more than 17 days. When
using commercially produced DEET-containing products for personal application
directly onto the skin, the products are most effective for only about five
hours.
Further tests of the acylpiperidine-laced repellents are expected in order to
determine how well the repellents last in a real-world setting, where
evaporation, heat, and perspiration cause current repellents to break down and
to determine any potential for skin irritation.
Mosquitoes spread diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, and Rift Valley and
yellow fevers throughout a wide swath of the world. Finding a safe effective
mosquito repellent presents the possibility of saving thousands of lives every
year.
The research team has published the findings of their study of acylpiperidines
in Monday’s online issue of The Proceedings of the national Academy of Sciences.
Comments:
FYI: Black Pepper Oil contains piperidines and is quite effective against mosquitoes. However we have found that lemongrass is the best overall pest repellent. However to be specific. Black pepper and lemongrass work for mosquitoes, peppermint for flies and gnats, garlic for ticks! The garlic for ticks works just as well taken internally throughout the season and it can be the odorless kind!