Ulrich Bernier - Storming Media

Mosquito and Fly Control Research by the USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in the Deployed War-Fighter Protection (DWFP) Program

May-2007

5 pages

Authors: Kenneth J Linthicum; Chris Geden; Miriam Cooperband; Gary Clark; Seth Britch; Ulrich Bernier; James Becnel; Donald Barnard; Sandra Allan; Jerome Hogsette; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE GAINESVILLE FL CENTER FOR MEDICAL AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY

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Despite existing measures to prevent and control arthropod-borne diseases in military units, these diseases continue to be serious threats to deployed troops. Due to a shrinking list of safe, cost-effective pesticides for control of disease vectors, new and improved toxicants and methods for delivery are needed by the armed forces. Since 2004, the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has participated in the Department of Defense (DOD) - sponsored Deployed War-Fighter ...