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Next-gen insect repellents to combat mosquito-borne diseases

BOSTON, Aug. 20, 2018 — Nearly 700 million people suffer from mosquito-borne diseases — such as malaria, West Nile, Zika and dengue fever — each year, resulting in more than 1 million deaths. Increasingly, many species of mosquitoes have become resistant to the popular pyrethroid-based insecticides. Today, researchers report a new class of mosquito repellents based on naturally occurring compounds that are effective in repelling mosquitoes with potentially fewer environmental side effects than existing repellents.

Madriz Publishes Project in National Geographic

Dr. R. Isaí Madriz R. Isaí Madriz, an ISU Entomology alumni, recently had one of his stories published as part of the National Geographic Voices project. This story is part of a nine month project with Fulbright and National Geographic exploring Chile's Northern Patagonia Ice Field. While studying at ISU, Isaí was a graduate research student in Dr. Greg Courtney's Research Lab and his responsibilities included work with the Iowa State Insect Collection.