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Insect Repellents

July 1, 2022

Selected References

  • The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Management of patients in the context of Zika virus. ACOG Committee Opinion, number 784. Obstet Gynecol 2019; 134:e64.
  • Barr DB, et al. 2010. Pesticide concentrations in maternal and umbilical cord sera and their relation to birth outcomes in a population of pregnant women and newborns in New Jersey. Sci Total Environ 408(4):790-795.
  • Byrne S. 2016. Consumer Reports. Mosquito Repellents That Best Protect Against Zika. Available at: http://www.consumerreports.org/insect-repellents/mosquito-repellents-that-best-protect-against-zika/
  • CDC.  Prevent Mosquito Bites. Dec 2019.  Available at:  https://www.cdc.gov/mosquitoes/mosquito-bites/prevent-mosquito-bites.html.  Accessed July 7, 2022.
  • Diaz JH. 2016. Chemical and plant-based insect repellents: efficacy, safety, and toxicity. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 27(1):153-63.
  • Dugas J, et al. 2010. Use of biocides and insect repellents and risk of hypospadias. Occup Environ Med 67:196-200.
  • Repellents: Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks and Other Arthropods.  Sept 14, 2021.  Available at:  https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents. Accessed July 7, 2022.
  • Fradin MS et al.   Comparative efficacy of insect repellents against mosquito bites. New Eng J of Med 347.1: 13-18.
  • Goodyer, L. et al. 2018. Mosquito repellents for the traveller: does picaridin provide longer protection than DEET? J Travel Med 25(suppl_1):S10.
  • Lupi E, et al. 2013. The efficacy of repellents against Aedes, Anopheles, Culex and Ixodes spp.—a literature review. Travel Med Infect Dis 11(6):374-411.
  • Nguyen Q D, et al. IInsect repellents: an updated review for the clinician. J of the Amer Acad of Derm.
  • Orders, M. 2021. Insect Repellents. Med Lett Drugs Ther 63(1628): 109-112.
  • Segal TR, et al. 2017. Urinary concentrations of 3-(diethylcarbamoyl)benzoic acid (DCBA), a major metabolite of N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) and semen parameters among men attending a fertility center. Hum Reprod 32(12):2532-2539.
  • Wylie B., et al. 2016. Insect repellants during pregnancy in the era of the Zika Virus. Obstetrics and Gynecology; 128(5), 1111–1115.

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