PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preventing migration of smell of a component for repelling crawling vermin.SOLUTION: There is provided a method for preventing migration of smell of the crawling vermin repelling component to an applied place or article in the case of suppressing moving around or approach of the crawling vermin at the place where the crawling vermin moves around or is possible to move around or an article to which the crawling vermin approaches or is possible to approach by applying the crawling vermin repellent containing the crawling vermin repelling component causing little migration of smell to the place where the crawling vermin moves around or is possible to move around or its neighborhood or to the article to which the crawling vermin approaches or is possible to approach or its neighborhood.COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT【課題】匍匐害虫忌避成分の匂い移りを防止する方法の提供。【解決手段】匍匐害虫が徘徊する場所又は徘徊するおそれがある場所に或いは匍匐害虫が寄りつく物品又は寄りつくおそれがある物品において、匍匐害虫の徘徊又は寄りつきを抑制するにあたり、匂いを移しにくい匍匐害虫忌避成分を含有する匍匐害虫忌避剤を、匍匐害虫が徘徊するもしくは徘徊するおそれがある場所又はその近傍に或いは匍匐害虫が寄りつくもしくは寄りつくおそれがある物品又はその近傍に適用することを特徴とする、適用された場所又は物品への匍匐害虫忌避成分の匂い移りを防止する方法。【選択図】なし