August 10, 2020 – MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Tick and mosquito-borne illnesses have been rising in recent years across the country. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says scientists have found a new natural ingredient that repels and kill the biting bugs.
“Insecticide resistance, of course, is a problem that we have to constantly tackle,” explained Dr. Kristy Murray. “And so when we use different things and they become less and less effective, we need to come up with novel ways of doing so. And this is something that helps us to do that.”