This compound (being based on alanine and beta-alanine) is a registered trademark in the USA (by Merck KGaA) representing at the same time an insect repellent and a biopesticide. Its chemical properties are listed in Table 1. Compared to DEET or Saltidin (Picaridin, Icaridin), the repellent against blood-sucking insects is depending on the dosis less effective. Furthermore, no repellent effects are claimed against mites.
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EPA (1999) Fact sheet on IR 3535
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). IR 3535. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_3972
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