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Mosquito Repel Essential Oil Blend contains natural lemongrass essential oil and several proprietary food grade aromatic compounds which are safe, non-toxic and suitable for long term use. This formulation is tested to be eff­ective in repelling mosquitoes by a­ffecting their receptors and signaling them move away from the scented area.

Benefits:
• Safe and non-toxic, proprietary food grade actives
• Suitable for long term use
• Repels mosquitoes in the surrounding area
• Pleasant aroma

Introduction

Female mosquitoes are efficient carriers of deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever, resulting each year in several million deaths and hundreds of millions of cases.

To find human hosts to bite and spread disease, these mosquitoes use exhaled carbon dioxide as a vital cue. A disruption of the vital carbon dioxide detection machinery of mosquitoes, which would help control the spread of diseases they transmit, has therefore been a long sought-after goal.

The traditional method of insect and mosquito repellent is applying DEET (a registered pesticide) to repel mosquito and ticks. It has been found to be slightly toxic and attacks certain plastic compounds.

The June 2, 2011 Issue of Nature Journal (International Weekly Journal) reported  that they have identified in lab environments and in semi-field trials in Africa three classes of volatile odor molecules that can severely impair, if not completely disrupt, the mosquito's carbon dioxide detection machinery.

The breakthrough research covers three of the deadliest species of mosquitoes: Anopheles gambiae (spreads malaria), Aedes aegypti (spreads dengue and yellow fever), and Culex quinquefasciatus (spreads filariasis and West Nile virus).

The odor molecules that the researchers identified work by affecting the mosquitoes' carbon dioxide receptors, which are located in tiny, antennae-like appendages - called maxillary palps - close to the mouths of the mosquitoes.

HOA Mosquito Repel Blend works to interrupt their receptors and signaling them move away from the scented area.

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