Cuticular hydrocarbons are important characteristic features in insects that can be detected by GC-MS. I would be very grateful if any researcher/ scientist could explain the relationship between repellency and levels of hydrocarbons in mosquitoes or other insect species. If mosquitoes are exposed to repellents such as DEET, essential oils, etc., whether there will be any changes in the levels of cuticular hydrocarbons ?
Are there any reactions between repellent and cuticular hydrocarbons?
very complex problem. with two levels of actions. cuticular HC are heavy compound and is smelling action is effective only to short distance. one other important parameter is the presence of low compounds (VOC) for beginning the attartion of insects. excuse my very bad english (I am very old..)
Thank you so much professor. Jean. I will search more literature to correlate.
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