Garlic May Stop Mosquitoes and Fruit Flies From Mating, and Could Inspire New Pest Controls

Learn how the common vegetable deters mating behavior in winged insects — and why it could be an eco-friendly and affordable form of pest control.

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[Romantic Biology] Yale study in Cell finds garlic compound blocks fruit fly and mosquito mating

In his 1897 novel 'Dracula,' Bram Stoker wrote that garlic repels vampires. This concept, once considered a cliché of Gothic horror literature, unexpectedly gained scientific validation some 130 years

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From pantry to pest control: Garlic kills the mood — for mosquitoes, too

Yale researchers discovered a naturally occurring compound in garlic that halts mating and egg-laying in insects.

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Shimaa A.S Ebrahim | Achievement

See this researcher's achievement on ResearchGate.

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