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Table 2 World Health Organisation (WHO) Cone Bioassays: Mean estimated application rate of active ingredients in mg/cm2 of selected insecticide/repellent-based treatments, range between treatment batches shown in parenthesis

From: Can insecticide-treated netting provide protection for Equids from Culicoides biting midges in the United Kingdom?

Treatment

Active Ingredient (mg/cm2)

Citriodiol

Citronella Oil

Cypermethrin

DEET

Permethrin

Pyrethrins

Tetramethrin

Aa

-

-

-

-

-

2.8 (2.2–3.3)

-

B

-

-

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

-

-

-

-

C

-

-

-

-

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

-

0.5 (0.4–0.6)

D

-

-

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

-

-

-

-

E

-

-

0.1 (0.1–0.1)

-

-

-

-

Fa

-

-

2.7 (2.0–3.0)

-

-

3.1 (2.3–3.4)

-

Ga

-

-

-

-

6.8 (6.6–7.2)

1.3 (1.3–1.4)

-

H

-

22.1 (19.0–27.5)

-

-

-

-

-

I

-

-

-

292.2 (215.1–366.6)

-

-

-

J

12.5 (10.6–14.7)

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. − not an active ingredient in treatment
  2. aalso contains Piperonylbutoxide [5-[2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethoxymethyl]-6-propyl-1-3-benzodioxole as a synergist) (Treatments K and L untreated negative controls