Objective:
Devise innovative methods for the suppression of insects that transmit diseases to US military deployed abroad; research to protect deplooyed miltary from disease-carrying arthropods.

Approach:
Identify and test compounds with insecticidal activity that makes them especially beneficial in the rapid control of mosquitoes, flies and other arthropods responsible for carrying disease agent. Devise innovative means of applying control agents especially suited for use in combat or deployment conditions. Identify and test new classes of topical and area repellents for use by troops.