Catnip, Nepeta cataria (Lamiales: Lamiaceae)-a closer look: seasonal occurrence of nepetalactone isomers and comparative repellency of three terpenoids to insects
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Mosquito repellents: a review of chemical structure diversity and olfaction
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Biorational repellents obtained from terpenoids for use against arthropods
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Identification of Components of Osage Orange Fruit (Maclura pomifera) and Their Repellency to German Cockroaches
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Recent Developments in Invertebrate Repellents
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Botanicals to enhance effectiveness of synthetic pyrethroid insecticides; funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, Deployed War Fighter Protection Program
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Since the beginning of the project in April 2012, our lab has screened a wide array of plant essential oils for baseline toxicity and in combination with various synthetic pyrethroids against Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, and Anopheles gambiae, the African malaria mosquito. To date, we have identified essential oil candidates that enhance the toxicity of various synthetic pyrethroids, and some that cause greater enhancement than the most commonly used commercial synergist in synthetic pyrethroid formulations, piperonyl butoxide (PBO).
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Natural Terpenoid repellents with activity against mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, ticks, and bed bugs
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It is well established that insects and plants have shared a long evolutionary history with one another. Due to this evolutionary “arms race,” plants have developed some truly fascinating ways to deter insects from feeding upon them, such as production of various terpenoid compounds that repel or kill insect pests. Our lab is interested in isolating plant-derived compounds that may act as natural repellents.
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Catnip Essential Oil and Its Nepetalactone Isomers as Repellents for Mosquitoes
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Natural insect repellents: Activity against mosquitoes and cockroaches
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Dr. Joel Coats Discusses Novel Plant-Based Repellents in the News!
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Dr. Coats recently presented research focusing on the development of new plant-based repellent molecules at the American Chemical Society annual meeting in Boston, MA. This research was highlighted by a number of news agencies because of the potential of this research to prevent mosquito-borne disease. Read over this exciting news article, featured on the Conversation!
https://theconversation.com/why-plant-based-mosquito-repellents-are-so-hard-to-design-101777 Read more about Dr. Joel Coats Discusses Novel Plant-Based Repellents in the News!