CURRENT EQUIPMENT EVALUATION PROJECTS AT THE NAVY ENTOMOLOGICAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (NECE) TODD W. WALKER NAVY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (NECE) BLDG. 937 CHILD ST., NAS JAX JACKSONVILLE, FL (904)

NECE OPERATIONAL SERVICES TESTING & EVALUATION  CONDUCT TESTING AND EVALUATION OF NEW PEST CONTROL EQUIPMENT, PESTICIDES, AND CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR MILITARY SUITABILITY.  PROVIDE EFFICACY MEASUREMENTS AS IT RELATES TO PESTICIDE DISPERSAL EQUIPMENT FOR SPECIFIC PEST CONTROL SITUATIONS.  PROVIDE CALIBRATION AND OPERATIONAL & PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF PESTICIDE DISPERSAL EQUIPMENT.

BACKGROUND  IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, THE THREAT OF VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES TO DEPLOYED TROOPS HAS INCREASED.  OIF BROUGHT HOME THE INADEQUACIES OF CURRENT VECTOR CONTROL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES CASES OF LEISHMANIASIS.  DoD ESTABLISHED A NEW RESEARCH FUNDING PROGRAM (DEPLOYED WAR FIGHTERS PROTECTION).

T&E PROJECTS  EQUIPMENT EVALUATION FOR THE AFPMB. –LARVASONIC SD 200I – ONGOING. –TURBAIR ELECTRAFAN 12 – NSN DEIGNED. –BIRCHMEIER IRIS KNAPSACK SPRAYER – NSN APPROVED. –THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIP. EVALUATION – RESULTS BEING ANALYZED. –ELECTROLON TM BP-2.5 ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYER – EVAL. PENDING.  DWFP Program –YAMAHA RMAX UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) – POTENTIAL MILITARY USE. –ALTERNATE FUEL BACKPACK SPRAYER – POTENTIAL MILITARY USE. –DROPLET ANALYSIS OF HAND-HELD AND TRUCK-MOUNTED ULV & THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT – DATA IN PUBLICATION.

EQUIPMENT EVALUATION FOR THE AFPMB  LARVASONIC SD 2001 – EVALUATION DONE IN CONJUNCTION W/ JAX MCD & USDA CMAVE. –PELIMINARY STUDIES SHOW POTENTIAL FOR MILITARY USE. –EVALUATION ONGOING.

EQUIPMENT EVALUATION FOR THE AFPMB  TURBAIR ELECTRAFAN 12 –TO REPLACE THE ULVAFAN MK2 (VMD 63 & 92 um)* –EVAL. DONE IN CONJUNCTION W/ USDA USDA AERIAL APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY. – NSN DEIGNED (VMD 47 & 84 um). ELECTRAFEAN 12 ULVAFAN MK2 * 0.1% TRITON X & BVA 13, RESPECTIVELY.

EQUIPMENT EVALUATION FOR THE AFPMB  BIRCHMEIER IRIS KNAPSACK SPRAYER –MARINES USE IT FOR PERMETHRIN TREATMENT OF UNIFORMS. –NSN

EQUIPMENT EVALUATION FOR THE AFPMB  ELECTROLON BP-2.5 TM –ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYER. –COMPATIBLE W/ THE TERMINATOR. –EVALUATION PENDING. –EVALUATION WILL BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION W/ CMAVE.

DWFP PROPGRAM  YAMAHA RMAX UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICAL (UAV) –EVALUATION DONE IN CONJUNCTION W/ THE USAF Aerial Spray Flight (910 AW, Vienna, OH) & USAF ROBOTIC LAB. –POTENTIAL MILITARY USE.

DWFP PROGRAM  ALTERNATE FUEL BACKPACK SPRAYER –MANUFACTURER: DORENDORF, INC., WINNEBAGO, MN. –ANASTASIA MCD ASSISTED W/ THE BIOASSAY EVAL. –POTENTIAL FOR MILITARY USE. JQSX

DWFP PROGRAM DROPLET ANALYSIS OF ULV APPLICATION EQUIPMENT LECO P1 STIHL SR400 LONDON FOG COLT LONDON FOG M.A.G.

DWFP PROGRAM DROPLET ANALYSIS OF ULV APPLICATION EQUIPMENT LONDON FOG XKD (DIESEL) B&G PHOENIX 680 (DIESEL) CLARKE GRIZZLY PRO-MIST 15MP (AGULVE)WHITMIRE G-4

DWFP PROGRAM DROPLET ANALYSIS OF ULV APPLICATION EQUIPMENT LONDON FOG LECO MD SERIES D BUFFALO TURBINE CSM2BUFFALO TURBINE NOZZLES

DWFP PROGRAM DROPLET ANALYSIS OF ULV APPLICATION EQUIPMENT VMD’S (BVA 13)  LECO P1  LONDON FOG COLT  STIHL SR 40  LONDON FOG M.A.G.  LONDON FOG XKD  LONDON FOG  B&G PHOENIX 680  CLARKE GIZZLY  PRO-MIST 15MP  WHITMIRE G-4  LECO MD SERIES D*  BUFFALO TURBINE CSM2  P1: 50 VMD & COLT: 12 VMD.  TRUCK-MOUNTED ULV EQUIP. ALL HAD GOOD ULV VMD’S.  STIHL SR 40: SETTINGS 1-6, VMD RANGE.  BUFFAL0 TURBINE CSM2: 125 VMD. *NON-IONIC SURFACTANT (NIS), WATER-BASED, SPRAY ONLY

AFPMB DROPLET ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT  LONDON FOG ELIMINATOR (6)*  LONDON FOG F 500-E (40)  CURTIS DYNA-FOG GOLDEN EAGLE TM (9)  CURTIS DYNA-FOG Silver Cloud TM (44)  CURTIS DYNA-FOG MODEL 1200 TM (120)  CURTIS DYNA-FOG TRAILBLAZER TM (5)  CURTIS DYNA-FOG MISTER III (12)  TIFAFOG SN-95 (11)  TIFA MODEL 1504 (32)  TIFA 100E (55)  SWINGTEC SN 50 (11)  SWINGTEC SN 101(32) * (GAL/HR)

AFPMB DROPLET ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT  USING A SYMPATEC HELOS LASER DIFFRACTION DROPLET SIZING SYSTEM.  USING A KLD LABS DC III (AIMS).  USING TEFLON SLIDES.  SAMPLING CLOUD FOR CHEMICAL COMPOSITION/DEGRADATION ANALYSIS.  MEASURING TEMPERATURE AT THE NOZZLE.

AFPMB DROPLET ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT

CURTIS DYNA-FOG GOLDEN EAGLE LONDON FOG F 500-E LONDON FOG SILVER CLOUD LONDON FOG ELIMINATOR

AFPMB DROPLET ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT CURTIS DYNA-FOG TRAILBLAZER CURTIS DYNA-FOG 1200 (DIESEL) TIFAFOG SN-95 CURTIS DYNA-FOG MISTER III

AFPMB DROPLET ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT SWINGTEC SN 101 SWINGTEC SN 50 TIFA 100E TIFA 1504

AFPMB DROPLET ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT  LONDON FOG ELIMINATOR  LONDON FOG F 500-E  CURTIS DYNA-FOG GOLDEN EAGLE TM  CURTIS DYNA-FOG SILVER CLOUD TM  CURTIS DYNA-FOG MODEL 1200 TM  CURTIS DYNA-FOG TRAILBLAZER TM  CURTIS DYNA-FOG MISTER III  SWINGTEC SN 50  SWINGTEC SN 101  PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE LASER ANALYSIS OF THE LISTED EQUIPMENT PROVIDED A VMD RANGE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 – 5 um.  FYFANON, ANVIL 10+10, & KONTROL DILUTED WITH DIESEL WERE USED.  AQUALUER AND AQUA-RESLIN DILUTED WITH WATER HAD A MUCH HIGHER VMD um RANGE.

AFPMB DROPLET ANALYSIS OF THERMAL FOG APPLICATION EQUIPMENT

 TIFA EQUIPMENT HAD MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS.  FOR FYFANON & ANVIL DILUTED WITH DIESEL, THE MODEL 1504 HAD VMD’S OF 33 & 15 um, REPECTIVELY.  FOR FYFANON, ANVIL 10+10, & KONTROL DILUTED WITH DIESEL, THE MODEL 100E HAD VMD’S OF 27, 60, & 21 um, RESPECTIVELY.  MODEL 100E HAS THERMAL FOG, ULV, AND MIST CAPABILITIES.