Research Leads to Market’s First All-Natural, EPA-Registered Insect Repellent
For the first summer ever, consumers have a plant-based, DEET-free bug spray available to purchase that’s certified by the EPA to protect against mosquitoes for up to eight hours — all thanks in no small part to an NC State entomology professor’s early-stage research.
When Michael Roe arrived at NC State University almost four decades ago, he didn’t have grand plans to invent products or launch startups.
Today, Roe holds the title of William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, as well as over 60 published patents. And his research has helped multiple potentially lifesaving products reach the market. Most recently, a groundbreaking DEET-free insect repellent that’s sold by the startup company Mimikai, which licenses IP from NC State.
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