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Deletre E., Schatz B., Bourguet Denis, Chandre Fabrice, Williams L., Ratnadass A., Martin T. (2016). Prospects for repellent in pest control : current developments and future challenges. Chemoecology, 26 (4), p. 127-142. ISSN 0937-7409.

Titre du document
Prospects for repellent in pest control : current developments and future challenges
Année de publication
2016
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000379320700001
Auteurs
Deletre E., Schatz B., Bourguet Denis, Chandre Fabrice, Williams L., Ratnadass A., Martin T.
Source
Chemoecology, 2016, 26 (4), p. 127-142 ISSN 0937-7409
The overall interest in environmentally safe pest control methods and the rise of insecticide resistance in pest populations have prompted medical and agricultural entomology research on insect repellents in recent years. However, conducting research on repellent is challenging for several reasons: (1) the different repellent phenomena are not well defined; (2) it is difficult to test for and quantify repellent; (3) the physiological mechanisms are poorly known; (4) the field efficacy appears to be highly variable. Here, we identified five different types of repellent: expellency, irritancy, deterrency, odor masking and visual masking, and described behavioral bioassays to differentiate between them. Although these categories are currently defined by their behavioral response to different stimuli, we suggest new definitions based on their mechanism of action. We put forward three main hypotheses on the physiological mechanism: (1) a dose effect that modifies the behavior, (2) a repellent mechanism with specific receptors, or (3) inhibition of the transduction of neural information.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020] ; Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010067666]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010067666
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