Vernède R, van Meer M M, Alpers M P
Wageningen Agricultural University, Department of Entomology, The Netherlands.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1994 Dec;25(4):771-5.
Smoke from burning different kinds of vegetation or wood is often used as a cheap personal protection measure against mosquitos during the evening. To test the efficacy of smoke, a comparative field trial was conducted in the Wosera District, Papua New Guinea. Repellency of smoke from burning wild mango wood (Mangifera spp), leaves from betelnut (Areca catechu), wild ginger (Alpinia spp) and coconut husks (Cocos nutifera) was assessed using man-biting catches. A mosquito species and smoke specific repellency was found. An. karwari was repelled by coconut husks (66% CI 17-86%), ginger (69% CI 25-87%) and betelnut (84% CI 62-94%) leaves. Culicines were repelled by mango wood (57% CI 6-80%), coconut husks (62% CI 18-83%), ginger (75% CI 45-88%) and betelnut (64% CI 22-84%) leaves. For An. koliensis no repellency due to smoke was found. In combination with untreated or impregnated bed-nets, smoke may contribute to a reduction of mosquito transmitted diseases.
在傍晚时分，燃烧不同种类的植被或木材所产生的烟雾常被用作一种廉价的个人防蚊措施。为了测试烟雾的功效，在巴布亚新几内亚的沃塞拉区进行了一项对比性田间试验。使用人饵诱捕法评估了燃烧野生芒果木（芒果属）、槟榔叶（槟榔）、野生姜（山姜属）和椰壳（椰子）所产生烟雾的驱蚊效果。发现了特定蚊虫种类和烟雾的驱蚊效果。卡氏按蚊受到椰壳（66%置信区间17 - 86%）、姜（69%置信区间25 - 87%）和槟榔叶（84%置信区间62 - 94%）的驱赶。库蚊受到芒果木（57%置信区间6 - 80%）、椰壳（62%置信区间18 - 83%）、姜（75%置信区间45 - 88%）和槟榔叶（64%置信区间22 - 84%）的驱赶。对于科氏按蚊，未发现烟雾具有驱蚊效果。烟雾与未处理或浸渍过的蚊帐相结合，可能有助于减少蚊媒传播疾病。
