Table 1 World Health Organisation (WHO) Cone Bioassays: Treatments compared using modified WHO Cone Bioassays

A

Insecticide

Agropharm’s Dairy Fly Spray (Agropharm Ltd, Penn, UK)

Pyrethrins including cinerins 0.25 % w/w ^a

B

Insecticide

Degrain Insectaclear C (Lodi UK, Kingswinform, UK)

Cypermethrin 0.1 % w/w

C

Insecticide

Fly Free Zone (Fly Away Ltd, Stourbridge, UK)

Permethrin 0.1 % w/w; Tetramethrin 0.04 % w/w

D

Insecticide

Protector C (Agropharm Ltd, Penn, UK)

Cypermethrin 0.09 % w/w

E

Insecticide

Strikeback Insect Killing Spray (Group 55, Preston, UK)

Cypermethrin 0.01 % w/w

F

Insecticide

Tri-Tec 14® (LS Sales (Farnham) Ltd, Bloxham, UK)

Cypermethrin 0.15 % w/w; Pyrethrins 0.2 % w/w ^a

G

Insecticide

Ultrashield EX (W.F. Young, Inc, East Longmeadow, MA, USA)

Permethrin 0.5 % w/w; Pyrethrins 0.1 % w/w ^a

H

Repellent

NAF Off Citronella (Greencoat Ltd t/a Natural Animal Feeds, Monmouth, UK)

Citronella Oil <1.5 % w/w

I

Repellent

NAF Off DEET POWER (Greencoat Ltd t/a Natural Animal Feeds, Monmouth, UK)

DEET <20 % w/w

J

Repellent

NAF Off Extra Effect (Greencoat Ltd t/a Natural Animal Feeds,Monmouth, UK)

Citriodiol1% w/w

K

-

Untreated Mesh

L

-

Untreated Filter Paper