在印度,每年用于购买拟除虫菊酯类等灭蚊药的费用约4千万美元。印度楝树油系从印度苦楝树(Azadirachta indica)的籽中榨取获得,具有驱避蚊的作用。为了寻找一种适合于社会经济水平较低地区居民应用的个人防蚊方法,作者在近德里市北方邦加济阿巴德的两个村庄,用有印度楝树油的煤油灯进行了实验,评价其对蚊类的驱避效果。 In India, about 40 million U.S. dollars are spent each year on mosquito killers, such as pyrethroids. Neem oil is extracted from the seeds of Azadirachta indica in India and has mosquito repellent effect. In order to find a personal anti-mosquito method suitable for application to residents in areas with low socio-economic level, the author conducted experiments with kerosene lamps containing neem oil in two villages in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, Evaluate its repellent effect on mosquitoes.