| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1971 |
| Authors: | R. R. Blume, Roberts, R. H., Eschle, J. L., Matter, J. J. |
| Journal: | Journal of Economic Entomology |
| Volume: | 64 |
| Pagination: | 1193-1198 |
| Date Published: | 1971 |
| Keywords: | Cattle, DEET, Mississippi, Repellents, Stomoxys calcitrans, Tabanidae, USA |
| Abstract: | When six concentrations of deet (diethyltoluamide, 3.75-75%) were applied as aerosols to cattle and horses to determine their effect as reppellents for biting files, the protection was proportional to the concentration. Thus, cattle were protected from Stomoxys calcitrans for a maximum of 4 hours by 50 or 75% concentrations and from certain tabanids by a 75% concentration. Horses sprayed with the 75% concentration were protected from certain tabanids for as much as 3 hours. However, cattle sprayed with the higher concentrations salivated excessively and had a nasal discharge. Horses sprayed with the higher concentrations exhibited exfoliation on several body regions. |
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