PLANTS - Substance that gives grapefruit its flavor and aroma could give insect pests the boot

The citrus flavor and aroma of grapefruit — already used in fruit juices, citrus-flavored beverages, and prestige perfumes and colognes — may be heading for a new use in battling mosquitoes, ticks, head lice and bedbugs thanks to a less expensive way of making large amounts of the once rare and pricey ingredient, scientists say ...

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130911092719.ht