Research Grants: Subjects of Special Interest
The deadline to apply for proposals was Monday, April 2, 2007. Grant Proposal Presentation Day is July 19, 2007 in Riverside (site pending). Funding awards will be announced in early summer 2007. 2007 Print PDF (6-page PDF includes request for proposals, cover page, budget, progress reports and instructions). Print Microsoft Word document. |
| UC Mosquito Program Research Grants: Subjects of Special Interest |
Request for Proposals for 2007. The list below includes research subjects of special interest to mosquito abatement districts throughout the state. Proposals addressing one or more of these topics will be given the highest priority. Each topic is given an individual RFA number (e.g. C-1, E-3 etc.). If your proposal addresses one or more of these items please indicate the item number(s) in the space labeled “PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO RFA #_____” on the front page of the application form. Applicants are NOT required to submit proposals responsive to this request.
C-1. Piperonyl butoxide residue fate studies under controlled field conditions.
C-2. Pyrethrin drift and deposition in peridomestic environments—efficacy on Culex tarsalis and Cx. pipiens.
C-3. Nocturnal ULV applications: assessing percent reduction of Culex resulting from applications at 8 p.m., 11 p. m. and 1 a.m.
C-4. Research on practical delivery methods for Lagenidium giganteum, Romanomermis culisivorax, and other biological control agents for mosquitoes
| Ecology |
E-1. Biology of mosquitoes occurring at high elevations (6,000 – 9,000 ft.) in California.
E-2. Various aspects of the biology of Cx. pipiens in the Bay Area, including:
1. Bird and human seeking behavior of Culex pipiens. Comparing cities of the Bay Area to Sacramento and Greater Los Angeles.
2. Seasonal abundance of Culex pipiens in storm drains in the Bay Area.
4. Repellent activity of deet and other compounds against Culex pipiens.
5. Spatial analysis of Culex pipiens oviposition in backyards and storm drains of Bay Area cities.
6. Effect of abiotic factors on seasonal population dynamics of Culex pipiens living in storm drains and backyards of Bay Area cities.
7. Importance of storm water drainage systems in the distribution and abundance of Culex pipiens in Bay Area cities.
E-3. Improvements for sampling mosquito larvae in rice.
E-4. Mosquito bloodmeal identification (much of the work in California was done more than 40 years ago; the human population has increased significantly since then, as have the ag practices and ecosystems. We’re due for an updated study on mosquito blood feeding preferences in the Sacramento Valley and perhaps elsewhere in California).
E-5. Water hyacinth/mosquito/weevil ecological interaction at Freedom Lake is an ideal research project at this time.
E-6. Decreasing salinity and mosquito and midge colonization of converted salt ponds in the San Francisco Bay.
E-7. Measuring pickleweed and other saltmarsh vegetation changes in converted salt ponds.
E-8. Anthropophilic feeding shifts in Culex during seasonal progression as it relates to transmission of arboviruses to humans.
WNV-1. Vector competence in An. freeborni, Ae. melanimon, and Ae. nigromaculis for West Nile virus
WNV-2. Correlation of DyCast model with empirical data collected in West Nile virus surveillance.
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