ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses mosquito repellents applied on cotton fabric for protecting people against Anopheles spp and Aedes aegypti. Vector-borne diseases are human illnesses caused by parasites, viruses and bacteria that are transmitted by vectors and 80% of the world's population is at risk of one or more vector-borne diseases. Cotton fabric has been treated with Immortelle oil, natural vibroactivated zeolites, water glass in the impregnation bath, combined Immortelle oil and vibroactivated zeolites, Immortelle oil and water glass by using a Pad-Roll-Dry system. It discusses the Anopheles spp. and Aedes aegypti mosquito repellents efficacy, based on different products nature. Present work attempt to find suitable natural repellents for effective mosquito control measure and by this to contribute, in the near future, to human protection from the vector transmitted diseases. Mosquito repellents such as Immortelle oil, vibroactivated zeolite and water glass are successfully applied on cotton fabric and gave a high repellents efficacy for Anopheles spp. mosquitos.
