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Research Project: Integrated Management of Resistance and Population Expansion of Disease Vector and Nuisance Mosquitoes

Location: Mosquito and Fly Research

Project Number: 6036-10400-002-000-D
Project Type: In-House Appropriated

Start Date: Oct 1, 2024
End Date: Sep 30, 2029

Objective:
Objective 1: Integrated management of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. 1.A: Expand species distribution and develop insecticide resistance baseline information for species that have demonstrated ability to transmit human disease in the US. 1.B: Operationalize insecticide resistance research findings to improve mosquito control. 1.C: Manage insecticide resistance and de-registration of pesticide active ingredients through innovations with plant-derived and innovative chemical toxicants and repellents. 1.D: Bridge the critical path between the laboratory and the field: create and implement high throughput and realistic toxicant and repellent product development systems. 1.E: Investigate new wearable mosquito-protective US military fabric solutions. 1.F: Field evaluation of new mosquito and/or sand fly control solutions. 1.G: Optimization of male mosquito production and field and operational evaluation of the sterile insect technique (SIT) to control disease vector Diptera such as Aedes aegypti or Phlebotomus species. Objective 2: Integrated management of mosquito population expansion. 2.A: Develop improved systems to prepare and protect the US from emerging arthropod-borne viruses. 2.B: Develop improved surveillance solutions: Leverage emerging technology to create next generation surveillance systems and approaches.

Approach:
Objective 1: Integrated management of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes. 1.A: Expand species distribution and develop insecticide resistance baseline information for species that have demonstrated ability to transmit human disease in the US. 1.B: Operationalize insecticide resistance research findings to improve mosquito control. 1.C: Manage insecticide resistance and de-registration of pesticide active ingredients through innovations with plant-derived and innovative chemical toxicants and repellents. 1.D: Bridge the critical path between the laboratory and the field: create and implement high throughput and realistic toxicant and repellent product development systems. 1.E: Investigate new wearable mosquito-protective US military fabric solutions. 1.F: Field evaluation of new mosquito and/or sand fly control solutions. 1.G: Optimization of male mosquito production and field and operational evaluation of the sterile insect technique (SIT) to control disease vector Diptera such as Aedes aegypti or Phlebotomus species. Objective 2: Integrated management of mosquito population expansion. 2.A: Develop improved systems to prepare and protect the US from emerging arthropod-borne viruses. 2.B: Develop improved surveillance solutions: Leverage emerging technology to create next generation surveillance systems and approaches.