CONTROL OF BITING AND FILTH BREEDING INSECTS

A) Develop automated surveillance systems that use vector knowledge, selective trapping, and global information technology to predict disease transmission patterns and to direct control efforts of mosquito-borne diseases of livestock and humans. B) Discover and develop new attractants/repellents for use in selective trapping and control. Understand the molecular basis of attraction or other components of mosquito physiology that may increase the accuracy of surveillance for vector borne diseases. C) Develop innovative and effective materials and methods for the control of blood sucking and filth-inhabiting flies, including biological agents and apply to integrated pest management strategies. D) Design or adapt control products and technologies for the protection of deployed military.