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Researchers Discover Insect Repellent Thousands of Times More Effective than DEET

May 9, 2011 By Malaria.com 1 Comment

Imagine an insect repellent that not only is thousands of times more effective than DEET – the active ingredient in most commercial mosquito repellents – but also works against all types of insects, including flies, moths and ants. That possibility has been created by the discovery of a new class of insect repellent made in the laboratory of Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, David Rinker, DEET, Gates Foundation, Gregory Pask, Laurence Zwiebel, Orco, Patrick Jones, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vanderbilt University, VUAA1

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