Picaridin

Picaridin

CAT N°: 16458
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Picaridin is an insect repellent.{27045,27046,27047} It inhibits A. aegypti odorant receptor 2 (AaOR2) or AaOR8 in the presence of their odorant activators, indole and octenol, respectively, expressed in Xenopus oocytes (IC50s = 1,452 and 1,911 µM, respectively).{27045} Picaridin reduces the number of entries into a food chamber by female D. melanogaster in an olfactory-based choice assay.{27046} It acts synergistically with the non-pyrethroid insecticide pyrimiphos methyl to increase mortality of A. gambiae and reduce blood feeding when used at a concentration of 10 g/m2 on nets surrounding guinea pig cages.{27047} Formulations containing picaridin have been used as insect repellents against flies, mosquitoes, chiggers, ticks, and fleas.

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