A method for repelling arthropods involving treating an object or area with an 
arthropod repelling effective amount of at least one compound having the formulawherein X is O, S, NH, N-NH2, N-CH3 or CH2, R′ is H or 
alkyl, R″ is 
alkyl, n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, and mixtures thereof, optionally including a 
carrier material or carrier. The compound is preferably selected from homopiperazine, 1-methylhomopiperazine, 1-methylpyrrolidine, (R)-(−)-2-methylpiperazine, (S)-(+)-2-methylpiperazine, 2-methylpiperazine, 1-methylpiperazine, 
pyrrolidine, 1-methylpiperidine, 
piperidine, 1-ethylpiperazine, 1-methylimidazolidine, 1-methylthiomorpholine, 1,4-dimethylpiperazine, homopiperidine, 
imidazolidine, 4-methylpiperidine, 
thiomorpholine, 1-amino-4-methylpiperazine, 4-methylmorpholine, 
azocane, 2,6-dimethylpiperazine, 2,5-dimethylpiperazine, 
piperazine, 1-methlyhomopiperidine, or mixtures thereof.