ABSTRACT
Background ....................................................................................................................................340 Pre-Deet Period .........................................................................................................................340 Deet-Based Products .................................................................................................................340 Non-Deet Products .................................................................................................................... 341 Botanicals .................................................................................................................................. 341
Available Commercial Insect Repellent Products ......................................................................... 341 Deet-Based Products ................................................................................................................. 341 Major Non-Deet Chemical Products ......................................................................................... 343 Botanical Products .................................................................................................................... 343 Spatial Repellents and Other Products......................................................................................344
Use of Insect Repellents against Mosquitoes, Ticks, Fleas, and Other Biting Arthropods ........... 345 Deet-Based Products ................................................................................................................. 345 Non-Deet Products and Botanicals ........................................................................................... 345 Spatial Repellent and Other Products ....................................................................................... 345
Application Rate and Efcacy ....................................................................................................... 347 Deet-Based Products ................................................................................................................. 347 Non-Deet Repellents and Botanical Products ........................................................................... 347 Spatial Repellent and Other Products ....................................................................................... 347
Formulations and Criteria for Use .................................................................................................348 Formulations .............................................................................................................................348 Selection Criteria .......................................................................................................................348
Precautions ..................................................................................................................................... 349 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................... 349 References ...................................................................................................................................... 350
