Chemicals and Drugs

Insect Repellents

Substances causing insects to turn away from them or reject them as food.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Substances causing insects to turn away from them or reject them as food.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Insect Repellent
  • Repellent, Insect
  • Repellents, Insect

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

specify insect if pertinent

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Tree Numbers

  1. D27.505.696.706.434w
  2. D27.720.031w.700w.441w
  3. D27.888w.723w.441w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Insect Repellents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007302. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007302
  2. Insect Repellents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insect_repellent
  3. Insect Repellents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q123682686