Diallyl Disulfide: Garlic’s Secret to Slowing Insect Reproduction
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Yale-led researchers screened 43 fruits and vegetables and found that garlic’s diallyl disulfide can disrupt mating and egg-laying in fruit flies, Aedes mosquitoes, and tsetse flies by acting on the taste receptor TrpA1, offering a cheap, safe avenue for eco-friendly pest control through phytoscreening.
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