Gupta R K, Rutledge L C
Department of Entomology, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, District of Columbia.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1994;50(6 Suppl):82-6. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.1994.50.82.
Repellents are an inexpensive and practical means of protection against nuisance and disease vector arthropods in conjunction with or when other control measures are not feasible. Appropriate selection of skin and/or clothing repellents along with proper wear of clothing can provide adequate protection from biting arthropods, and are available in a wide variety of forms including lotions, creams, foams, soaps, aerosols, sticks, and towellettes. A coordinated effort among different research groups associated with advances in the science of insect repellents such as mode of action information, doses of repellents to generate threshold level responses and controlled release delivery mechanisms, may help in understanding the mechanisms by which repellents work. This in turn may revolutionize the development of repellents for personal protection and their use in vector control.
驱避剂是一种廉价且实用的防护手段，可在其他控制措施不可行时或与之结合使用，以抵御骚扰性节肢动物和病媒节肢动物。正确选择皮肤和/或衣物驱避剂并合理穿着衣物，可提供足够的防护以避免被叮咬节肢动物叮咬，驱避剂有多种形式，包括乳液、乳膏、泡沫、肥皂、气雾剂、棒剂和小毛巾。不同研究小组围绕驱虫科学进展开展协同工作，如作用方式信息、产生阈值反应的驱避剂剂量以及控释递送机制，这可能有助于理解驱避剂的作用机制。反过来，这可能会彻底改变用于个人防护的驱避剂的开发及其在病媒控制中的应用。
