Progress 09/01/08 to 08/31/09
Outputs
Progress Report Objectives (from AD-416) To develop an improved method for dis-insecting the passenger cabin of large aircraft. Approach (from AD-416) Using previously developed methods, netting material configured to cover door openings will be tested to determine its efficacy in preventing insects from entering or exiting an aircraft. Existing mockups of aircraft cabins will be used in this research. Significant Activities that Support Special Target Populations This project relates to the in-house project Objective 4: Discover, evaluate and develop new personal/animal protection tools. U.S. Department of Transportation officials and the Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) staff continued to discuss research leading to development of non-chemical disinsection devices for use in restricting the movement of insects in or out of the cabin of commercial aircraft. The culmination of this discussion resulted in CMAVE hosting a two-day, World Health Organization (WHO)- sponsored international meeting in December, 2008. Participants included representatives from five federal agencies and the USDA, six international countries/agencies, five staff from the WHO, and two additional invitees. The first day of the meeting included presentations and a demonstration at CMAVE. The second day included a demonstration of the CMAVE-developed non-chemical disinsection device on a Delta Airlines aircraft at the Orlando (Florida) International Airport followed by group discussions. The chair of this meeting organized a subgroup and charged it with developing criteria for non-chemical disinsection. This subgroup, including a CMAVE entomologist, met in Montreal, Canada in July. Recommendations from the meeting in Canada are being utilized by CMAVE to continue studying and improving its disinsection device. Progress was monitored by telephone conferences, e-mail messages, and meetings.
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