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Student Scientist Stumbles Across Catnip as Bug Repellent
Cassie Wagner is a 13-year-old middle school student.
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Student Scientist Stumbles Across Catnip as Bug Repellent
Cassie Wagner is a 13-year-old middle school student.
From the article:
- "I wanted to put catnip in the toy because that's what cats like," Cassie said. "My mom said no, so I started researching catnip."
What she found was that the essential oil in catnip, an organic herb, was believed to repel insects. Cassie didn't find any research backing up the claim and she never saw catnip bug spray on store shelves, so she decided to test the claim herself.... Two years and several trips to an entomology lab at the University of Florida later, Cassie's research is paying off.
Not only has her work netted her thousands of dollars in scholarships from two regional science awards, but Cassie hopes it can help her obtain a patent for her idea and give people another way to keep mosquitoes away.
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