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Metofluthrin is a pyrethroid used as an insect repellent. [1] The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes in field tests. [ 2 ] Metofluthrin is used in a variety of consumer products, called emanators, for indoor and outdoor use.
Chemical structure of Allethrin isomers Chemical structure of Permethrin isomers. A pyrethroid is an organic compound similar to the natural pyrethrins, which are produced by the flowers of pyrethrums (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium and C. coccineum).
OFF! Unscented insect repellent. Off! (stylized as OFF!) is an insect repellent brand from American corporation S. C. Johnson & Son, produced in Finland.Its active ingredient is DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) or metofluthrin which is the most common ingredient in insect repellants. [1]
Metofluthrin; Permethrin is a contact insecticide rather than a repellent; SS220 is a repellent being researched that has shown promise to provide significantly better protection than DEET; Tricyclodecenyl allyl ether, a compound often found in synthetic perfumes [32] [33]
Mosquito coil Mosquito coil. A mosquito coil is a mosquito-repelling incense, usually made into a spiral, and typically made using dried paste of pyrethrum powder. The coil is usually held at the center of the spiral, suspending it in the air, or wedged by two pieces of fireproof netting to allow continuous smoldering.
This is a list of insecticides.These are chemical compounds which have been registered as insecticides.Biological insecticides are not included. The names on the list are the ISO common names.
Tefluthrin is the ISO common name [3] for an organic compound that is used as a pesticide. [1] It is a pyrethroid, a class of synthetic insecticides that mimic the structure and properties of the naturally occurring insecticide pyrethrin which is present in the flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium.
Transfluthrin is a fast-acting pyrethroid insecticide with low persistency. It has the molecular formula C 15 H 12 Cl 2 F 4 O 2.. Transfluthrin can be used in the indoor environment against flies, mosquitoes, moths and cockroaches.