A Review on the Potential and Efficacy of Plant-Based Mosquito Repellents Against DEET-Based Mosquito Repellents

• Main Authors: Bacolor, Andrea Ysobel T., Guno, Jenmond Alphine V., Rodriguez, Dominic Kyle S., Santos, Paula Justine F., Tizon, Eula Kathrina M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: DEET; terpenes; mosquito repellent; repellent-active compounds; efficacy
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2021/paper_see/25; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/conf_shsrescon/article/1663/viewcontent/SEE__A_Review_on_the_Potential_and_Efficacy_of_Plant_Based_Mosquito.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The number of insect-borne diseases has brought many health-related issues, prompting the search, discovery, and formulation of insect repellents to prevent the acquisition of diseases. However, the preferred and conventional chemical-based repellent has downsides contrary to the benefits, such as t...