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Collaborations

The Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

Current collaborators and projects:

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, WACO, TX
  • Development and Evaluation of Nano-enabled Drug Carriers for Delivering Gene-editing Material to Targeted Sites
    • BBCA ONLUS
  • Field Collections and Rearing of Tick Parasitoids from Italy
    • COMISION PANAMA-EEUU PARA ERRADICACION Y PREV
  • Screwworm Genetic Sexing Line Development
    • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY RESEARCH
  • Field Exposures of Cattle Fever Tick Eggs and Larvae in Vietnam to Rear Biological Control Agents
    • RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, PISCATAWAY, NJ
  • Using Genomics to Mitigate the Threat of the Invasive Asian Longhorned Tick, Haemaphysalis Longicornis, in the United States
    • TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH, COLLEGE STATION, TX
  • Detection of Ivermectin Target-site Resistance in Rhipicephalus Microplus
  • Towards Novel Acaricide Development Against Cattle Fever Tick: GPCR Target Validation, Tissue Localization and Bioactivity of Chemical Hits
  • Interstadial and Temporal Changes in Rhipicephalus Microplus Salivary Glands and Salivary Extracellular Vesicles
  • Predilection Sites of Larvae, Nymphs, and Adults of Rhipicephalus Microplus
  • Defining Biochemical Pathways That Regulate Mouthpart Development and Seminal Fluid Production in Stable Fly Males
  • Elucidating Mechanisms of Pyrethroid Resistance in Stable Flies
  • Organic Compounds for the Control of Rhipicephalus Microplus on Cattle
    • TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION, AUSTIN, TX
  • Evaluation of Injectable Eprinomectin Treatment Regimens for Cattle Fever Tick Management on Pastured Cattle
  • Collaborative Animal Research between ARS and Texas Animal Health Commission
    • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY, EDINBURG, TX
  • Collaborative Research Involving the Use of Biohazardous Materials, Biological Toxins, Non-Exempt rDNA, and/or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules
    • UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMA
  • Investigating New World Screwworm Courtship and Mate Selection
    • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, LA JOLLA, CA
  • Expanding Precision-guided Sterile Insect Technique (pg-SIT) to Tick Species
    • UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, T, LEXINGTON, KY
  • Developing Phylogenomic-based Diagnostic Tools for Species Identification Across Diptera
  • Functional Characterization of Sex-biased Odorant Receptors in Screwworm to Develop Sex Specific Baits
    • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO, THE, SAN ANTONIO, TX
  • Determination of Pharmacokinetic Values of Cattle Treated with Pour-on and/or Injectable Formulations of Macrocyclic Lactones to Control Cattle
    • USDA, APHIS, PPQ, ER, RALEIGH, NC
  • Cattle Fever Tick Research Laboratory - Moore Air Base
    • USDA, APHIS, VS
  • Modernizing Parasite Control in Cattle Using Data Automation