Metofluthrin Explained

Metofluthrin is a pyrethroid used as an insect repellent.^[1] The vapors of metofluthrin are highly effective and capable of repelling up to 97% of mosquitoes in field tests.^[2] Metofluthrin is used in a variety of consumer products, called emanators, for indoor and outdoor use.^{[3] [4]} These products produce a vapor that protects an individual or area. Effectiveness is reduced by air movement. Metofluthrin is neurotoxic, and is not meant to be applied directly to human skin.^[5]

Although metofluthrin has insecticidal properties against the sand fly, Phlebotomus sergenti, it is not an effective repellent of this insect.^[6]

See also

• Phlebotomus, a genus of sand flies
• Mosquito coil, may contain metofluthrin
• Off! (brand), some products contain metofluthrin

Notes and References

1. Metofluthrin: novel pyrethroid insecticide and innovative mosquito control agent . Pesticide Chemistry . 2007 . 149–158 . 10.1002/9783527611249.ch16 . Metofluthrin: Novel Pyrethroid Insecticide and Innovative Mosquito Control Agent . 978-3-527-61124-9.
2. 17536367 . 2007 . Lucas . JR . Shono . Y . Iwasaki . T . Ishiwatari . T . Spero . N . Benzon . G . U.S. Laboratory and field trials of metofluthrin (SumiOne) emanators for reducing mosquito biting outdoors . 23 . 1 . 47–54 . Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association . 10.2987/8756-971x(2007)23[47:ulafto]2.0.co;2. 42229041 .
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20190224221623/https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/registration/ais/publicreports/5943.pdf Active Ingredient: Metofluthrin. Archived
4. Web site: Registration of OFF! Insect Repellent Fan .
5. Web site: Metofluthrin pesticide fact sheet . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .
6. 21366769 . 2011 . Zollner . G . Orshan . L . Evaluation of a metofluthrin fan vaporizer device against phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in a cutaneous leishmaniasis focus in the Judean Desert, Israel . 36 . S157–65 . 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2011.00126.x . Journal of Vector Ecology. Suppl 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927034503/http://www.dtic.mil/get-tr-doc/pdf?AD=ADA549712 . live . September 27, 2017 . free .