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United States Department of Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service

Collaborations

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

Current collaborators and projects:

COACHELLA VALLEY MOSQUITO/VECTOR CONTROL DIST, INDIO, CA,
  • Fire Ant IPM in the Coachella Valley: Improving Fire Ant Bait Efficacy in Irrigated Landscapes and Monitoring Fire Ant Biocontrol Agents

    • DENFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SVC, Rome, NY,
  • Aedes Surveillance, Pathogen Testing and Host Preference Study in Caribbean/Central America

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

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

    • DFAS-INDY VP GFEBS, INDIANAPOLIS, IN,
  • Functional Micro-Dispensers 15-040

  • Bite Protection Evaluation of Project 15-015 Jungle Fabric and Architecture Development Effort

  • Semi-field and Field Evaluations of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Producing Devices

  • Bite Protection Evaluation of Project 6-2R86 Insect Resistant Fibers for Textiles

  • Bite Protection Evaluation of Project 7-3R38 Vecp Fire Retardant (FR) Permethrin-treated Uniforms

  • USDA Wear Control Release Dispenser 7-3008

    • 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, ,
  • Investigation of Migratory Moth Agricultural Pests with Genetic Markers

    • FUNDACION PARA EL STUDIO DE ESPECIES INVASIVA, HURLINGHAM, ,
  • Discovery, Importation, and Utilization of Biocontrol Agents for Control of Invasive Fire Ants

    • GALAPAGOS CONSERVANCY, FAIRFAX, VA,
  • Biodiversity Protection in the Galapagos Through Biological Control of Invasive Tropical Fire Ants

    • GEARJUMP TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Cambridge, MA,
  • Development of Wearable Controlled Release Dispensers (W-CRD)

  • 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

    • INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, WIEN, ,
  • Conditional Lethal Tephritid Strains for Improved SIT and Genetic Stability

    • INTL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY & ECO, NAIROBI, ,
  • Identification of Semiochemicals Regulating Biology of Potential Invasive Pests to the United States

    • ISRAEL-U.S. BINATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RES & DEV, RISHON LEZION 7528809, ,
  • Development of Sustainable Fly Management Tools in an Era of Global Warming

    • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, WASHINGTON DC, DC,
  • Assessment and Mitigation of Genetic Breakdown of Transgenic Conditional Lethality Systems in Insect Species

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

    • NAVY ENTOMOLOGY CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE, Jacksonville, FL,
  • Validation and Field Testing of Nanopore Sequencing for Simultaneous Vector and Pathogen Detection from Surveillance Collections

    • REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RI, RIVERSIDE, CA,
  • Biological Control Development for the Harrisia Cactus Mealybug

    • SILVER COAST, MILTON, ,
  • Development and Evaluation of a Collapsible House Fly Trap Based on Existing Designs with an Attractant System Based on Available Attractants

    • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE, TN,
  • Extended pest migration in Bt versus non-transgenic crops:impacts on risk assessment and Bt resistance dissemination.

    • THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES, ST. AUGUSTINE, ,
  • Investigation of Migratory Moth Agricultural Pests with Genetic Markers

    • UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE, LAUSANNE, ,
  • Ultra-high Throughput Sequencing of Gp-9 Supergene in Fire Ants

    • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL,
  • An Attract-and-Kill Device for the Asian Citrus Psyllid

  • Florida Olive Insect Pest Survey

  • Aedes Mosquito Surveillance and Testing to Determine Host Preference and Prevalence of Chikungunya

  • Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Florida Strawberries: Species Composition, Impact, and Biopesticides for Management

  • 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

  • Rear Release Psyllids as Bio Ctrl Agt-An Economical Feasible Midterm Solution to HLB of Citrus

    • UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GA,
  • EVOLUTIONARY GENOMICS OF A SOCIALITY SUPERGENE

    • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENT, Dallas, TX,
  • A High Throughput Discovery Platform Captures Mosquito-specific Toxins

    • USDA, APHIS, PPQ, S&T, RALEIGH, NC,
  • Development of Regulatory Treatments for Imported Fire Ants (IFA) in Nursery Stock, 2013-2018

  • Evaluation, Testing, Rearing, and Release of Fire Ant Biocontrol Agents

  • Biological Control of the Harrisia Cactus Mealybug, Hypogeococcus sp. (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), of Puerto Rico

  • Enhanced Mitigation Techniques for Control of Cactoblastis Cactorum

  • Developing Biological Control and Mating Disruption Tactics for Control of Cactoblastis cactorum

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

    • Last Modified: 09/25/2017
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