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US 5,175,175 AGranted
Use of ketones, ketoesters and alcohol in repelling insects; use of aliphatic ester in attracting insects and process and apparatus for determination of insect repellency and attractancy
AssigneesInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc., University of Florida
InventorsRichard A. Wilson, Braja D. Mookherjee, Jerry F. Butler
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Abstract
Described is the use of one of the materials: 1-octen-4-ol; Bulgarian Rose Otto; and The Schiff Base of Ethyl Vanillin and Methyl Anthranilate as a mosquito repellent.
Claims5
A method of repelling Aedes aegyptae for a finite period of time from a three dimensional space inhabitable by said Aedes aegyptae comprising the step of exposing said three-dimensional space to an effective Aedes aegyptae repelling concentration and quantity of a composition of matter selected from the group consisting of the compound having the structure:
- ##STR41## and the schiff base of ethyl vanillin and methyl anthranilate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.