Aerogard is a high profile Australia n brand of outdoor insect repellent , that is applied directly to the skin . It comes in a variety of application types, including aerosol sprays, bottled creams and roll ons. Together with its sister product Mortein , a popular household insecticide , Aerogard has become something of a household name in Australia, owing much in this regard to its promotion by former Australian tennis champion John Newcombe and the catchphrase Avagoodweekend . The active ingredient in Aerogard is DEET . Recent low odor formulas use Picaridin See Icaridin History An insect repellent developed by CSIRO s Doug Waterhouse made Queen Elizabeth II s 1963 visit to Australia much more pleasant than it might have been otherwise eventually. Although the Queen was meant to be sprayed with the repellent at a garden party held at Government House in Canberra, the aide responsible lost his nerve and the Queen was left madly swatting flies. The next day was a different story, when Government House staff made sure the Queen was liberally sprayed before heading off for a game of golf. Journalists following the Queen noted the absence of flies around the official party, and word about CSIRO s new fly repellent spread. A few days later Mortein called Doug Waterhouse for his formula, which he passed on freely, as was CSIRO s policy at the time. ref cite web title the new inventors, tribute to Aeroguard url http www.abc.net.au tv newinventors txt s1501018.htm work The New Inventors publisher Australian Broadcasting Corporation Television accessdate 5 July 2009 ref Mortein s Aerogard went on to become an Australian icon. Primarysources date January 2007 References Reflist Category Australian brands Category Reckitt Benckiser brands Australia stub ... more details
Dr Douglas Frew Waterhouse 3 June 1916 1 December 2000 was an Australia n entomologist . Dr Waterhouse was the chief of the CSIRO entomology division from 1960 1981. He is best known for the invention of the active ingredient in Aerogard , an Australian insect repellent . He also gave his consent to the Australian Dung Beetle Project 1965 1985 which saw the introduction of dung beetle s to Australia as a fly control measure. While this was a risky decision because of the threat that the dung beetles could themselves become pests or disrupt the delicate ecological balance, it proved very successful and reduced the population of bush flies by 90 ref name adbp Bornemissza, G. F. 1976 , The Australian dung beetle project 1965 1975, Australian Meat Research Committee Review 30 1 30 ref Missylisa153, August 2009 . Early life Waterhouse was born to Eben Gowrie Waterhouse and Janet Frew Waterhouse in Brisbane in 1916. He grew up in Eryldene House in Gordon, New South Wales Gordon , a northern suburb of Sydney. The house is now preserved by a trust and open to the public. Douglas was introduced to entomology by his uncle Athol who would take him on butterfly collection trips. His early schooling was at Brisbane Church of England Grammar School . Career highlights Educated University of Sydney BSc 1937, MSc 1938, DSc 1952 CMG 1970, AO 1980. Assistant Research Officer, Division of Economic Entomology, CSIR 1938 Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps, World War II, working in the CSIR laboratories as a CSIR officer, research, Division of Entomology CSIRO 1946 53, Assistant Chief, Division of Entomology CSIRO 1953 60, Chief 1960 81, Honorary Research Fellow 1981 Consultant in Plant Protection to the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 1983 David Syme Research Prize 1953 Fellow, Australian Academy of Science 1954 Mueller Medal 1972 Farrer Medal 1973 Adventures in Agricultural Science Award 1979 Medal of the International Congress of Plant Protection 1983 For ... more details
TOCright Waterhouse may refer to People A Agnes Waterhouse c.1503 1566 , first woman executed for witchcraft in England Alfred Waterhouse 1830 1905 , English architect B Benjamin Waterhouse 1754 1846 , American physician Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins 1807 1894 , English sculptor and natural history artist Bill Waterhouse , Australian barrister and bookmaker C Charles Waterhouse Charles Waterhouse & Charles Waterhouse dismabiguation redirect here Charles Owen Waterhouse 1843 1917 , English entomologist Charles Waterhouse artist born 1924 American painter, illustrator and sculptor. Charles Waterhouse British politician 1893 1975 , Conservative Member of Parliament 1924 1945 and 1950 1957 Charles Waterhouse hotelier , founder of Deerhurst Resort Clive Waterhouse born 1974 , Australian rules footballer D Daniel Waterhouse , fictional character from Neal Stephenson s The Baroque Cycle novels Doug Waterhouse 1916 2000 , Australian entomologist, inventor of the active ingredient in Aerogard E Edwin Waterhouse 1841 1917 , English accountant, co founder of Price Waterhouse Ellis Waterhouse 1905 1985 , English art historian Esther Kenworthy Waterhouse 1857 1944 , British artist F Frederick George Waterhouse 1815 1898 , English naturalist, first curator of the South Australian Museum G Gai Waterhouse born 1954 , Scottish born Australian horse trainer George Waterhouse disambiguation Gilbert Waterhouse 1883 1916 , English architect and war poet Graham Waterhouse born 1962 , English composer and cellist, son of William Waterhouse H Helen Thomas Waterhouse, Archaeologist of ancient Greece Henry Waterhouse 1770 1812 British naval officer associated with European settlement of Australia J Jabez Waterhouse 1821 1891 , Australian Methodist minister James S. Waterhouse 1874 1908 , American professor of chemistry Joey Waterhouse born 1988 , English footballer John Waterhouse John Waterhouse & John Waterhouse dismabiguation redirect here Rev. John Waterhouse, general superintendent of the ... more details
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