Every state and U.S. territory is at risk for vector-borne diseases (VBDs). The number of reported VBD cases doubled from 2004 to 2018. Tickborne diseases represent almost 80 percent of reported VDB cases in the contiguous United States. Ten vector-borne pathogens were newly identified in the United States in the past 16 years, including chikungunya virus, Zika virus, and six tickborne pathogens. For various reasons, many people don’t like to use insect repellents. To address mosquito- and tickborne disease threats, products that people accept and are willing to use to protect themselves from bites are needed. In addition, mosquitoes are becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides. New publicly supported insecticide options are necessary.
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Ethylene and 1-MCP Team Up to Halt Sweet Potato Sprouting and Prolong Shelf Life 3-Sep-2025 10:00 AM EDT, by Chinese Academy of Sciences Newswise: Ethylene and 1-MCP Team Up to Halt Sweet Potato Sprouting and Prolong Shelf Life Figure 1 (a) -1 Color and -2 sprout changes of Kokei No.14 sweet potato roots after exposure to 1-MCP (30 μl·L−1), ETH (200 μL·L−1), ETH + 1-MCP (200 μL·L−1 + 30 μL·L−1) after one week. (b) -1 Average percentage weight loss, -2 respiration rates, -3 chroma, -4 hue, -5 and lightness of Kokei No.14 sweet potato roots subjected to different treatments: Air (Control), 1-MCP, ETH, and ETH + 1-MCP. -6 Changes in starch, -7 sucrose, and -8 flavonoid content in D (dormancy) and S (Sprouting) period. Each data point is a mean of three replicates with six roots. Means followed by different letters at the same sampling point indicate statistical differences according to Tukey's test (p < 0.05). Newswise — Through transcriptomic analysis, researchers
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Tocopharm joined in ICIF China 2025 from Sep. 17 to Sep. 19 2025
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