Entomology professor Pete Piermarini and Yeaeun Park, co-author of the study and a graduate student at Ohio State, address this question and the “wasabi receptor” in mosquitoes that’s attached to it.
“The more we learn about the mechanisms by which these natural products work, it can help us determine which ones might be better to use under certain conditions,” said Piermarini. “Understanding these limitations can potentially save lives.”
You can read more about this study that was recently published in the journal Pesticide Biochemstry and Physiology in the full article in Ohio State News.