Transcript Review USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agriculture and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in the Deployed War-Fighter Protection (DWFP) Program Introduction Kenneth J.

Review USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agriculture
and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in the Deployed
War-Fighter Protection (DWFP) Program
Introduction
Kenneth J. Linthicum
Center Director, CMAVE
CMAVE
• 4 Research Units
• 60 Scientists and 150 Support Personnel
• 150,000 Ft2 Research Facility on 10 Acres of Federal
Property
• Located adjacent to University of Florida
CMAVE Research Units
Supporting DWFP Research
• Behavior and Biocontrol
John M. Sivinski, Research Leader
• Chemisty
Peter E. A. Teal, Research Leader
• Imported Fire Ants
Robert K. Vander Meer, Research Leader
• Mosquito and Fly
Gary Clark, Research Leader
Mosquito and
Fly Research Unit DWFP
Major Research Areas
Novel insecticide chemistries or formulations
Personal protection
Application technology
OBJECTIVE
Develop Novel Control Methods to Protect
Deployed Military Personnel from Vectors
• Discover, evaluate and develop new candidate
adulticides effective against mosquitoes and flies.
• Discover, evaluate and develop new candidate
chemicals effective in preventing mosquitoes and
flies from biting deployed personnel.
• Optimize use of candidate chemicals for
mosquito/fly control and personal protection to
serve military needs.
• Devise and develop "attract and kill" management
systems for mosquitoes and flies.
• Discover, evaluate and develop new personal
protection strategies.
1.
Novel insecticide chemistries or
formulations
1.1. New compounds
1.2. Native plants compounds
1.3. Physiological responses to new
compounds
2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Personal protection
Revaluation of “old” repellents
Sustained release repellents
Spatial repellent in military tents
Repellent-treated uniforms, fabrics
and tent materials
Sand fly protection
Fly traps and baits
Repellents and inhibitors against
infected mosquitoes
3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Application technology
Pesticides on natural barriers
Barrier treatments in Anopheles habitats
Barrier treatments in desert habitat
Repellents, inhibitors, and barrier treatments in
Sub-Saharan habitat
3.5 Repellents, inhibitors, and barrier treatments in
humid tropical habitat
3.6 Portable devices for detection and
quantification of insecticides, repellents and
inhibitors
3.7 Electrostatic and other sprayers
3.8 Thermal fog machines
3.9 Insecticide-treated visual targets for flies
3.10 Mosquito coils
4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
General support for DWFP
New insecticidal compounds - Univ. of Florida,
Gainesville, FL
New insecticidal neuropeptides - APMRU,
College Station, TX
Application methods - Navy-NECE,
Jacksonville, FL
New toxicants and repellents - CAIBL,
Beltsville, MD
Sand fly rearing - WRAIR,
Washington, DC
DWFP in MFRU:
Research Areas
1. Novel insecticide chemistries or formulations
(Drs. Pridgeon, Cooperband, and Quinn)
2. Personal protection (Dr. Bernier)
3. Application technology (Drs. Kline, Geden)
4. General support for DWFP