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AssigneeSterling International Inc.
InventorsQinghe Zhang, Armenek Margaryan, Rodney G. Schneidmiller
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Methods for repelling flying or biting insects from an area, a human, or an animal subject are provided. The methods include treating the area, or applying to a subject or to a device worn by the subject seychellene, α-guaiene, and α-bulnesene, or a mixture thereof. Additional compounds including β-caryophyllene, isocaryophyllene, β-caryophyllene oxide, β-caryophyllene ketone, α-humulene, β-patchoulene, α-patchoulene, β-elemene, (+)-longipinene, (−)-isolongifolene, (+)-longifolene, and linalool, clove oil, and/or patchouli oil may also be used.
A method for repelling an insect from an area, comprising treating the area with at least one repellent compound selected from the group consisting of seychellene, α-guaiene, and α-bulnesene, or a mixture thereof, and wherein the insect is selected from the group consisting of biting insects, filth flies, biting flies, blood feeding flies, mosquitoes, and insects from the order Diptera.
A method for repelling an insect from a human subject or animal subject, comprising applying to a subject or to a device worn by the subject at least one repellent compound selected from a group consisting of seychellene, α-guaiene, and α-bulnesene, or a mixture thereof, and wherein the insect is selected from the group consisting of biting insects, filth flies, biting flies, blood feeding flies, mosquitoes, and insects from the order Diptera.
A method for inhibiting or blocking the biting activity of a biting insect from a human or animal subject, comprising applying to a subject or to a device worn by the subject at least one repellent compound selected from the group consisting of α-guaiene and α-bulnesene, or a mixture thereof.
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