Non-insecticidal Insect-Proofing of Wool
The goal of reducing wool processing effluent is important due to increasing environmental restrictions on current wool insecticides, all of which possess toxicity to aquatic species. The use of noninsecticidal mothproofing agents for wool textiles has been successful in small scale trials, but lack of practicality and/or efficacy continue to prevent their uptake by main-stream industry. The effectiveness of three groups of non-insecticidal compounds is discussed. Selected surfactants, antimicrobials, and naphthalene-based compounds show an anti-feeding effect against the common clothes moth Tineola bisselliella (Hummell, 1823) and the Australian carpet beetle Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843). Aspects of efficacy, molecular structure, practicality, and aquatic toxicity are quantified and compared to present-day wool insecticides.
wool insect moth surfactant antimicrobial
SUNDERLAND Matthew LEIGHS Sam
AgResearch Limited, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
国际会议
The 12th International Wool Research Conference(第十二届国际羊毛会议12th IWRC)
上海
英文
408-411
2010-10-19（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）