Study summary
Field evaluation of four spatial repellent devices against Arkansas rice-land mosquitoes
Dame DA, Meisch MV, Lewis CN, Kline DL, Clark GG
Read the original paper- Study type
- Field Trial
- Year
- 2014
- Published in
- Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
- Evidence strength
- Well-supported evidence
Summary
Field comparison of four spatial repellent devices, including the OFF! Clip-On and Thermacell, using surrogate-human trap sites.
Key findings
The OFF! Clip-On (metofluthrin) and Thermacell (d-cis/trans-allethrin) significantly reduced captures at CO2/octenol trap sites, with reductions up to 84% for one or more species, while a dichlorvos strip did not work.
Limitations
Used surrogate CO2/octenol traps rather than human landing catch, so results are a proxy for personal protection.