Insect Repellent Tests


tick repellent

Poseidon Sciences adds new capabilities with a new model for tick repellent testing

The Insect Control Laboratories of Poseidon Sciences Group has recently developed a bioassay to validate the efficacy of tick repellent products.  Because of the growing health issues posed by tick-borne diseases such as Lyme Disease in US and Europe, there is a significant need to develop repellents that are effective and safe for human beings and pets.  With Climate Change, even with traditionally cooler regions, such as Scotland, will see a boom in tick populations, according to the recent scientific paper in the Royal Society Journals this month. In the US, a tick-borne...

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