Residual activity of benzyl benzoate against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Acari: Pyroglyphidae).
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2008-05-21
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The residual effect of a commercial spray containing 2.0% benzyl benzoate against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was evaluated in the laboratory. Filter papers treated with benzyl benzoate were dried for 2 hours and placed in Petri dishes. Adult mites were then added and mortality was assessed following 24 hour contact and at succeeding 4 weeks intervals up to week 28 post-treatment using the same treated filter papers. There was 100% mortality at 24 hours post-treatment, declining progressively to 71% by week 28. Probit analysis estimated a median lethal time (LT50) of 59 weeks.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Suhaili ZA, Ho TM. Residual activity of benzyl benzoate against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Acari: Pyroglyphidae). The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 2008 May; 39(3): 507-10