With public concern about the Zika virus growing daily, people are looking for effective ways to prevent mosquito bites, and now there’s some good news for the concerned public.
According to an article in the Journal of Medical Entomology, a product called the OFF!® Clip-On™repellent device could be an effective tool for preventing bites from theAedes aegypti mosquito, the primary vector of Zika, chikungunya, dengue, and yellow fever.
Josh Lancette
The OFF! Clip-On repels mosquitoes by releasing a vapor form of insecticide through a battery-powered fan, forming an insecticide “cloud” around the wearer of the device. In order to test the effectiveness of the device, Christopher Bibbs and Rui-De Xue of the Anastasia Mosquito Control District in Florida studied how the device performed against hungry Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The study was done outdoors in order to replicate real-world conditions.
They found that the OFF! Clip-On caused high mosquito mortality and knockdown rates up to 0.3 meters from the device (“knockdown” is a term used to describe an acute paralysis that knocks the mosquitoes out of the air). While 0.3 meters is not a huge range, it’s enough to protect a single person wearing the device.
The effectiveness of the device came as a pleasant surprise to the researchers.
Read more: A Clip-on Repellent Device Offers Protection Against Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes
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