Collaborations

The Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology has a long and productive history of collaborative research involving stakeholders.

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Current collaborators and projects:

AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, FLORIDA DE, TALLAHASSEE, FL,

Identifying Biomarkers for Breeding Sweet Corn with Increased Resistance to Silk Flies

COACHELLA VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL, INDIO, CA,

Evaluation of Novel Repellents, Inhibitors, Barrier Treatments, and ULV Insecticides, and Other New Products in a Southern California Desert Habitat

Fire Ant IPM in the Coachella Valley: Improving Fire Ant Bait Efficacy in Irrigated Landscapes and Monitoring Fire Ant Biocontrol Agents

Improving Fire Ant Bait Efficacy in Irrigated Landscapes in the Coachella Valley

CROPLIFE AMERICA, Washington, ,

Haplotype Comparisons of Soybean Looper to Investigate Migration Behavior in North America

DENFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SVC, Rome, NY,

Aedes Surveillance, Pathogen Testing and Host Preference Study in Caribbean/Central America

DFAS-INDY VP GFEBS, INDIANAPOLIS, IN,

Bite Protection Testing

Bite Protection Assays for Project 15-014 Jungle Fabric and Architecture Development Effort (JFADE)

USDA Wear Control Release Dispenser 7-3008

Development of Wearable Controlled Release Dispensers (W-CRD) Year 3

Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program (2018)

VECP Bite Protection Testing of Project 8-3R99

Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program (2018)

Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program (FY2019)

FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY, TALLAHASSEE, FL,

Improved Biologically-Based Tactics to Manage Invasive Insect Pests

FRENCH AGRI RES CENTER FOR INTL DEV (CIRAD), AVENUE AGROPOLIS, ,

Pheromone Trapping Network for Fall Armyworm in Africa

Investigation of Migratory Moth Agricultural Pests with Genetic Markers

GEARJUMP TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Cambridge, MA,

Development of Wearable Controlled Release Dispensers (W-CRD)

HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, WUHAN, HUBEI 430070, ,

The Molecular Regulation of Sex Determination and Female-Specific Lethality or Embryonic Conditional Lethality in Bactrocera Species

INST NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONS AGROPECUARIAS, QUITO, ,

Genetic Characterization of Spodoptera frugiperda Populations (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Ecuador

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, WIEN, ,

Conditional Lethal Tephritid Strains for Improved SIT and Genetic Stability

INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND, , ,

Identification of Semiochemicals for Regulation of Potentially Invasive Pests or Beneficial Organisms for the Control of Invasive Pests to the U.S.

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE TROPICAL AGRICULTURE, COTONOU, BENIN, ,

Pheromone Trapping Network for Fall Armyworm in Africa

KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHN, , ,

Early Detection of Red Palm Weevil Using Acoustic and Optical Methods

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON DC, DC,

Genomic Engineering of Fruit Fly Pest Species to Improve Their Control by Biologically-based Methods

Assessment and Mitigation of Genetic Breakdown of Transgenic Conditional Lethality Systems in Insect Species

NORTH-WEST UNIVERSITY, POTCHEFSTROOM 2520, ,

Testing of Different Pheromone Lures for Fall Armyworm in Africa

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE, UNIVERSITY PARK, PA,

Improved Fly Control on Poultry Facilities with Microbial Products

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN,

Effects of Hermetic Storage on Red Flour Beetle Acoustic Activity Patterns and Mortality

RECA-NIGER, NIAMEY, ,

Pheromone Trapping Network for Fall Armyworm in Africa

SILVER COAST, MILTON, ONT. L9T 5T8, ,

Development and Evaluation of a Collapsible House Fly Trap Based on Existing Designs with an Attractant System Based on Available Attractants

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE, ,

Investigation of Migratory Moth Agricultural Pests with Genetic Markers

UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE, , ,

Ultra-high Throughput Sequencing of Gp-9 Supergene in Fire Ants

UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA, , ,

Pheromone Trapping Network for Fall Armyworm in Africa

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL,

Florida Olive Insect Pest Survey

Developing Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) as a Tool Mosquito Control Districts Can Use for Integrated Aedes aegypti Control

Novel Spatial Repellents and Insecticides to Circumvent Pyrethroid Resistance

Improvement of Genetically Modified Fruit Fly Strains for Use in the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)

The Identification and Characterization of Hidden Redox Reactions in Plant Metabolic Pathways

Synthesis of Novel Insecticides using Structure-activity Guided Design

Analysis and Manipulation of Transgene Expression in Fruit Fly Species for Improved Population Control

Development of Tent Entrance Protective Devices

Part two of Developing Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) as a Tool Mosquito Control Districts Can Use for Integrated Aedes aegypti Control

Sweet CAP: Integrated Technologies to Improve Sweet Corn Production and Marketability

Adapting and Expanding High Tunnel Organic Vegetable Production for the Southeast

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA,

EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS OF A SOCIALITY SUPERGENE

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, OMAHA, NE,

A Multi-Tactic Push-Pull Strategy for Controlling Stable Flies on Pasture Cattle in Nebraska and Florida.

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, TN,

Extended pest migration in Bt versus non-transgenic crops:impacts on risk assessment and Bt resistance dissemination.

USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC,

Development of Regulatory Treatments for Imported Fire Ants (IFA) in Nursery Stock, 2017-2018

Development of Rapid IFA Assay Kit and Species-Specific Surveillance Trap

Biocontrol of fire ants with virus natural enemies

Rapid Identification of Fire Ant Species and remote detection of Fire Ants.