NATURAL VS. SYNTHETIC REPELLENTS ON TREATED CLOTHING: ADVANTAGES, CHALLENGES AND THEIR EFFICACY

Arthropod-borne viruses have become a major threat to human health worldwide. The implementation of personal protection through clothing is necessary avoid insect bites, especially for military operations and public emergencies. Development synthetic repellents in impregnation has been well-established whilst, numerous studies regarding the application essential oils on textile substrates carried out develop their use as an alternative repellents. present review attempts give general overview summarize current technology used treated clothing, well advantages, challenges, limitations, factors that may affect performance textiles. Current research trends developing more effective from are also summarized.