Natural mosquito repellant
AssigneeBIOVECBLOK s.r.l.
InventorsMatteo Valzano, Aurelio Serrao, Claudia Damiani
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Abstract
An essential oil blend diluted in soybean oil against the bites of Anopheles stephensi, An. gambiae (the main malaria vectors in Asia and Africa, respectively); Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus (the main vectors of arboviruses listed above). Repellency tests, appraising the protection time for each species, were performed under laboratory conditions using human volunteers and nulliparous female mosquitoes. The results show that the natural repellent was extraordinarily effective against both Anopheles and Aedes genera.
Claims11
A formulation for repelling mosquitoes, comprising:
- a) soybean oil;
- and
- b) a mixture of essential oils having each and every one of Piper aduncum, Nepeta cataria (Catnip), Eucalyptus globulus, Pelargonium×asperum (Geranium) and Salvia officinalis,
- wherein the ratio of soybean oil to the amount of each individual essential oil ranges from 500:1 to 1000:1,
- wherein the formulation repels mosquitoes including Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Anopheles stephensi and An. Gambiae.
A formulation for repelling mosquitoes, consisting of:
- c) soybean oil;
- and
- d) a mixture of essential oils having each and every one of Piper aduncum, Nepeta cataria (Catnip), Eucalyptus globulus, Pelargonium×asperum (Geranium) and Salvia officinalis
- wherein the ratio of soybean oil to the total amount of the mixture of essential oils ranges from 100:1 to 1000:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.