Research Article

Absolute and Relative Activity of Microencapsulated Natural Essential Oils against the Larvae of Carpet Beetle Anthrenus flavipies (LeConte)

Table 4

Chemical content, fragrance ratings, and durability of finish to washing and dry-cleaning.

SamplesChemical content (%)Fragrance ratingsChemical release (%)

Eucalyptus unwashed0.1944Very strong
WashedTracesVery faint100
Dry-cleaned0.0211Moderate89
Citronella unwashed0.3659Very strong
WashedTracesVery faint100
Dry-cleaned0.0489Moderate87
Lavender unwashed0.4683Very strong
WashedTracesVery faint100
Dry-cleaned0.0329Moderate93
Permethrin Unwashed0.0187
Washed0.010444
Dry-cleaned0.008057