Comparison of Repellency Effect of Mosquito Repellents for DEET, Citronella, and Fennel Oil

Table 4

Comparative CPT of DEET and citronella oil against mosquito bites.

Product name	Active ingredient	Percentage (%)	CPT (min)	Reference (year)
Insectan Spray	DEET	24	301.45~401.55	Yoon et al. (2014) [18]
			(360 ± 1.96)
Aero Bug Off	DEET	25	480	EPA (2013) [20]
AquaPel 25% DEET
Insect Repellent Pump	DEET	25	480	EPA (2013) [20]
Spray 27411
/	DEET	25	360	Thavara et al. (2001) [19]
OFF! Deep Woods	DEET	23.8	301.5 (±37.6)	Fradin and Day (2002) [33]
California Baby Citronella spray	Citronella	5	9.5 (±1.43)	in this study
Buzz Away	Citronella	5	13.5 (±7.5)	Fradin and Day (2002) [33]

Complete protection time (CPT) was determined by calculating the number of minutes from the time of repellent application to the first mosquito landing.