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From left, Darryl More, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine representative and state plant health director, watches Senior Airman Robert Bennett, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron structural journeyman, and Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th CES pest management journeyman, bury dead, pathogen-infested Japanese beetles near the flight line Aug. 9, 2018, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. This is the first time this population control method has been attempted at Dover AFB, but at other locations, it has been effective in reducing the local population. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Darryl Moore (left), U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine representative and state plant health director, and Kenneth Barnes, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management section supervisor, unpack approximately 500 frozen dead Japanese beetles Aug. 9, 2018, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The base was selected by the USDA as a test site for Japanese beetle population reduction by introducing a single cell, fungal-like pathogen to reduce the fecundity or reproductive capability of the beetle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Darryl Moore, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine representative and state plant health director, holds a handful of dead Japanese beetles Aug. 9, 2018, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The beetles were exposed to a fungal-like pathogen to reduce the beetle population. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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Members comprised of the 436th and 512th Civil Engineer Squadron pest management section prepare to place dead pathogen-infested Japanese beetles in the ground Aug. 9, 2018, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Approximately 500 infected beetles were buried at five pre-selected locations in the hopes of reducing the population. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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From left, Kevin Barnes, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron pest controller, Senior Airman Alyssa Craig, 512th CES pest management journeyman, and Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th CES pest management journeyman, place dead infested Japanese beetles in the ground Aug. 9, 2018, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Placement of the beetles was a team effort between active duty and Reserve pest management personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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436th CES Entomology proactive against West Nile Virus

Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentice, gets ready to drop a packet of VectoLex WSP into a puddle of standing water Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing area, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Tstinic and other members of the 436th CES Entomology section placed numerous 10-gram packets of VectoLex WSP, a selective microbial insecticide, anywhere standing water was present. Once the insecticide has dissolved, it can remain effective up to four weeks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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436th CES Entomology proactive against West Nile Virus

Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, and Airman 1st Class Harry Landry, both 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentices, prepare to place packets of VectoLex WSP into a puddle of standing water Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing area, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Tstinic, Landry and other members of the 436th CES Entomology section placed numerous 10-gram packets of VectoLex WSP, anywhere standing water was present that could possibly contain mosquito larva known to carry the West Nile Virus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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436th CES Entomology proactive against West Nile Virus

A packet containing 10 grams of VectoLex WSP, a selective microbial insecticide that kills mosquito larva, slowly dissolves in a puddle of standing water Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing area, Dover Air Force Base, Del. VectoLex WSP can effectively control mosquito species know to carry and/or transmit the West Nile Virus. Member of the 436th CES Entomology section combed the housing area up to the perimeter fence searching for standing water. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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436th CES Entomology proactive against West Nile Virus

Airman 1st Class Harry Landry, 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentice, holds a packet containing 10 grams of VectoLex WSP Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing area, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Members of the 436th CES Entomology section placed packets of VectoLex WSP, a selective microbial insecticide, anywhere standing water was present within the housing area. It can be applied to areas used by or in contact with humans, pets, horses, livestock, birds, wildlife, and in areas that contain fish, other aquatic life, and plants. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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436th CES Entomology proactive against West Nile Virus

Airman 1st Class Jamie Tstinic, 436th Civil Engineering Squadron pest control apprentice, gets ready to drop a packet of VectoLex WSP into a storm drain with standing water present Oct. 6, 2016, in the Dover Family Housing area, Dover Air Force Base, Del. Tstinic and other members of the 436th CES Entomology section placed numerous 10-gram packets of VectoLex WSP, a selective microbial insecticide, anywhere standing water was present that could possibly contain mosquito larva known to carry the West Nile Virus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

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