Could a compound found in a common fruit be the key to decreasing Lyme disease, malaria and West Nile virus cases? Three professors at Louisiana State University will be working together to make an affordable way to prevent mosquito and tick bites using a chemical found in grapefruit skin.
A team of LSU researchers has been awarded the largest National Science Foundation Partnership for Innovation grant in the university s history for their work to develop a new insect repellent
BATON ROUGE — LSU professors have received a $550,000 grant to continue their research on a project that could bring affordable and effective insect repellent to the masses that would drastically decrease Lyme disease, malaria and West Nile virus cases around the world.
Could a compound found in a common fruit be the key to decreasing Lyme disease, malaria and West Nile virus cases? Three professors at Louisiana State University will be working together to make an affordable way to prevent mosquito and tick bites using a chemical found in grapefruit skin.