“…This property is partially due to its low volatility, which is different from that of natural repellent terpenoids. PMD was active against Aedes aegypti, − Aedes albopictus, , Culex nigripalpus, Culex pipiens, Anopheles gambiae, ,, Ochlerotatus triseriatus, Ochlerotatus taeniorhynchus, Haemadipsa sylvestris, Haemadipsa picta, Stomoxys calcitrans, and nymphs of Ixodes ricinus, − among others. − Repellents exert their effects at a distance through olfactory sensitivities associated with mosquito antennae and maxillary palps. − It has been reported how DEET, picaridin, IR3535, and PMD activated the odor receptor CquiOR136 of Culex quinquefasciatus, responsible for the detection and repellence …”