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. 2018 Sep 19;8:14053. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-32373-7

Table 4.

Comparisons of biting protection (%) among different doses of coconut fatty acids, lauric acid and DEET against Aedes aegypti (arm-in-cage assay at 1st hour, N = 3).

6.25% 12.50% 25% 50%
Coconut fatty acids 67 ± 6 67 ± 6 93 ± 7 87 ± 6
Lauric acid 20 ± 0 20 ± 0 74 ± 6 60 ± 11
DEET 58–88* 77–97* ≈93* not tested
Control 27 ± 7

*Data extracted from references32,33,42.