ISCA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — Department of Agriculture SBIR Phase I: 8.6
ISCA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Agriculture.
- Amount
- $100,000
- Agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- 8.6
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2016-08-15 → 2017-04-14
Description
In this USDA SBIR Phase I, we propose to develop Vectrax, a line of semiochemical-based products to improve monitoring and control strategies for nuisance and vector mosquitoes in our nation's rural communities, using a floral- and sugar-based attractant that can be implemented as a lure in our simple, inexpensive passive trap, or when combined with a small quantity of a reduced risk insecticide, deployed in a series of strategically placed attract and kill bait stations, or simply sprayed ont the vegetation outside houses. This formulation will intercept the hungry adult mosquito before she has a chance to feed on humans and other animals, completely disrupting the cycle of disease transmission. These Vectraxformulations will become the first line of defense against the invasion and progfression of diseases like Zika, Dengue, malaria, yellow fever and West Nile Virus.