Insect Control Tent Fabrics

Abstract

Insecticides and/or repellents incorporated into a tent coating matrix are used to provide long term efficacy against mosquitoes. Tents prepared with Permethrin contained in the interior coating and tested for one year at Gainesville, Florida USDA Laboratories under the direction of Dr. Carl Schreck showed long term efficacy beyond original expectations. The use of plasticizer to mobilize con trolled release of permethrin to interior tent coating surface contributed to long term efficacy as well as the protection of permethrin from ultraviolet degradation by the fabric substrate and exterior coating. On a global basis the resurgence of malaria, yellow fever, dengue, and other vector borne diseases indicate a need to further explore environmentally correct methods of insecticide usage. Development of other pest control fabrics is an area of high activity.

Keywords

permethrin pest control pest control fabrics insecticide "zone effect," pyrethroids controlled release dimethyl phthalate USDA aedes aegypti ANOVA mosquitoes tents shelters USDA Agricultural Research Service U.S. Army Natick Research Labs and insect repellent.

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References

Shreck, C. 1991. "Permethrin and Dimethyl Phthalate as Tent Fabric Treatments against Aedes Aegypti," Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, Vol 7.

Insect Repellent Tent Fabric. March 30, 1993. U.S. patent 5,198,287.

Fabric with Insect Repellent and a Barrier. October 12, 1993 . U.S. patent 5,252,387.