Household Insecticide Diethyltoluamide 95%TC

Agrochemical and Pesticide DEET is an insect repellent generally used on exposed skin or on clothing, to discourage biting insects. It has a broad spectrum of activity, effective as a repellent against mosquitoes biting flies, chiggers, fleas and ticks. It is used for protection against biting insects and is available as aerosol products for application to human skin and clothing.It is a kind of liquid product for application to human skin and clothing, skin lotions, impregnated materials (e.g. towelettes, wristbands, tablecloths), products registered for use on animals and products registered for use on surfaces.

Application: It is an effective repellent to mosquitoes, gad flies, gnats, mites etc.

Proposed Dosage: It can be formulated with ethanol to make 15% or 30% diethyltoluamide formulation, or dissolve in suitable solvent with vaseline, olefin etc. to formulate ointment used as repellent directly on skin, or formulate into aerosol sprayed to collars, cuff and skin.

Properties: Technical is colorless to slightly yellow transparent liquid. Insoluble in water, soluble in vegetable oil, hardly soluble in mineral oil. It is stable under thermal storage condition, unstable to light.

Toxicity: Acute oral LD50 to rats 2000mg/kg.