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.
Claims15
A formulation for repelling mosquitoes, comprising:
- a) soybean oil;
- and
- b) at least one essential oil,
- wherein the ratio of soybean oil to the total amount of at least one essential oil ranges from 100:1 to 1000:1,
- wherein the formulation repels mosquitoes selected from a group consisting of Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Anopheles stephensi and An. gambiae.
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A formulation for repelling mosquitoes, consisting of:
- c) soybean oil;
- and
- d) at least one essential oil,
- wherein the ratio of soybean oil to the total amount of at least one essential oil ranges from 100:1 to 1000:1,
- wherein the at least one essential oil is selected from a group consisting of Piper aduncum, Nepeta cataria (Catnip), Eucalyptus globulus, Pelargonium×asperum (Geranium) and Salvia officinalis and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.