Location: Mosquito and Fly Research
Project Number: 6036-10400-003-000-D
Project Type: In-House Appropriated
Start Date: Oct 1, 2024
End Date: Sep 30, 2029
Objective:
Objective 1: Development of sophisticated trapping and management systems that
incorporate attract and kill technology, AI, new attractants, repellents, and
toxicants for house and biting flies.
1.A: Development of devices that can identify and count house flies and other
biting flies as they are attracted to selected surfaces or traps.
1.B: The development of new attractants, repellents, and toxicants for house and
biting flies.
Objective 2: Development of detection devices for larval populations of house and
biting flies.
2.A: Characterization of selected substrates to determine whether immature
populations of house flies and stable flies are present.
Objective 3: Development of biological control technologies for house flies.
3.A: Beauveria bassiana for adult fly management.
3.B: Tachinaephagus zealandicus to manage fly larvae.
Approach:
Objective 1: Development of sophisticated trapping and management systems that
incorporate attract and kill technology, AI, new attractants, repellents, and
toxicants for house and biting flies.
1.A: Development of devices that can identify and count house flies and other
biting flies as they are attracted to selected surfaces or traps.
1.B: The development of new attractants, repellents, and toxicants for house and
biting flies.
Objective 2: Development of detection devices for larval populations of house and
biting flies.
2.A: Characterization of selected substrates to determine whether immature
populations of house flies and stable flies are present.
Objective 3: Development of biological control technologies for house flies.
3.A: Beauveria bassiana for adult fly management.
3.B: Tachinaephagus zealandicus to manage fly larvae.