| Roaches don’t
go crazy over catnip
A compound in the
catnip herb could form the basis of new insect repellants.
References:
Peterson, C.J. .
. . and J.R. Coats. 1999. Repellant activity of catnip and osage
orange fruit to the German cockroach. Meeting of the American Chemical
Society. August. New Orleans.
Further Readings:
1990. Endangered
mint plant produces powerful insect repellant. Science News
137(Jan. 20):45.
Pennisi, E. 1993.
How a cockroach lost its sweet tooth. Science News 143(Jan.
9):27.
______. 1992.
Antimosquito fragrances. Science News 141(April 18):255.
Weiss, R. 1988.
The sound of no mosquitos biting. Science News 134(July 16):37.
Sources:
Joel R. Coats
Iowa State University
Department of Entomology
Ames, IA 50011
Chris J.
Peterson
Iowa State University
Department of Entomology
Ames, IA 50011
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 10, September 4, 1999, p. 158. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |