[1] It comes in aerosol sprays, bottled creams and roll-ons, the manufacturer is owned by the Anglo-German company Reckitt Benckiser.
[2] Recent low-odour formulas use Picaridin (See Icaridin) An insect repellent developed by Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)'s Doug Waterhouse made the 1963 visit of Elizabeth II to Australia more pleasant.
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.
Journalists following the Queen noted the absence of flies around the official party, and word about CSIRO's new fly-repellent spread.
[citation needed] A few days later Mortein called Doug Waterhouse for his formula, which he gave, as was CSIRO's policy at the time.