52. Natural bug repellents with Lisa Learning and Nancy Thompson

In this podcast, Sarah is joined by two Canadian women who have joined forces to create, research, and sell tick repellants made without harsh chemicals. Lisa Learning is an Indigenous entrepreneur and founder of AtlanTick repellent products. She joins us from Blockhouse, Nova Scotia. Nancy Thompson is her business partner and research collaborator. She joins us from Squamish, British Columbia. Read the full show notesAtlanTickDr. Nicoletta Faraone, Acadia UniversityBehavioral responses of Ixodes scapularis tick to natural products: development of novel repellentsChemosensory and Behavioural Responses of Ixodes scapularis to Natural Products: Role of Chemosensory Organs in Volatile Detection