Evaluation of Repellents Against Land Leeches-Part II

  • B. N. Saxena Field Laboratory, Tezpur
  • H. G. Khalsa Field Laboratory, Tezpur
  • K.R.M. Pillai Field Laboratory, Tezpur
Keywords: Leech repellents, N.N diethyl m tolouamide

Abstract

Field trails carried out with five leech repellents using two different methods. N.N-diethyl-m-tolouamide (DEET), synthesized in Defence Research Laboratory (Materials), Kanpur, was found to be most effective and satisfactory against leech bite.
Published
2014-05-23
How to Cite
Saxena, B., Khalsa, H., & Pillai, K. (2014). Evaluation of Repellents Against Land Leeches-Part II. Defence Science Journal, 19(2), 93-96. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.19.7474
Section
Research Papers