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Jeff Riffell featured in UW News for new research on which colors attract mosquitoes

Significant findings: "Jeff Riffell, UW Biology Professor, was featured in UW News for his new research on mosquitoes. In a paper published online this morning in Nature Communications, Riffell’s team reports that a common mosquito species — after detecting a telltale gas that we...

Nootkatone: A new active ingredient for developing insecticides and insect repellents [CDC Article]

Significant Findings:"Nootkatone, as an EPA-registered product. allows manufacturers to develop insect repellents, lotions, and soaps for consumers"Abstract:"Nootkatone, as an EPA-registered product. allows manufacturers to develop insect repellents, lotions, and soaps for consumers Every state and US territory is at risk...

Mode of action and toxicological effects of the sesquiterpenoid, nootkatone, in insects

Significant Findings:"Taken together, these data suggest nootkatone toxicity in D. melanogaster is mediated through GABA receptor antagonism."Abstract:"Nootkatone, a sesquiterpenoid isolated from Alaskan yellow cedar (Cupressus nootkatensis), is known to possess insect repellent and acaricidal properties and has recently been registered for commercial use by the Environmental Protection...

Evaluation of potential use of nootkatone against maize weevil (Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky) and rice weevil [S. oryzae (L.)](Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Significant Findings:"The repellency percentage ranged between 46.3 and 93.1% against maize weevils and 39.2–67.2% for rice weevils."Abstract:"Nootkatone is a natural sesquiterpene ketone that shows insecticidal activity against insects and ticks. Its contact toxicity and repellency against two major stored-product insect pests, maize weevil (Sitophilus...

Nootkatone Is a Repellent for Formosan Subterranean Termite (Coptotermes formosanus)

Significant Findings:"We found nootkatone, a sesquiterpene ketone, isolated from vetiver oil is a strong repellent and toxicant to Formosan subterranean termites."Abstract:"We examined the behavior of Formosan subterranean termites toward one of the components of vetiver grass oil, the roots of...