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Post by whiterose on Apr 5, 2007 20:04:58 GMT -5
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Post by skytroll on Apr 5, 2007 21:45:23 GMT -5
this is 97-98. Shouldn't there be a report by now? released to the public. mmmmmmmmm will see if I can find it. Endocrine Disruptors Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) Multi-Party Problem Solving (e.g. dialogues, roundtables, workshops) National - US Oct 1997 - Dec 1998 Project Lead: Tim Mealey Project Contact: Tim Mealey Contact Email: tmealey@merid.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Meridian staff served as the lead facilitator for a 40-person, federally chartered advisory committee charged with developing recommendations on a strategy for screening and testing chemicals and pesticides as to their potential to disrupt the endocrine (i.e., hormone) systems of humans and other biota. The Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) was chaired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and included representatives from several federal and state agencies; water providers; the chemical, pesticide, and consumer product industries; labor; national environmental, environmental justice, and public health organizations; and research scientists. The Committee issued a consensus report in August of 1998; implementation activities proceeded thereafter. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team Members: Tim Mealey from link: www.merid.org/showproject.php?ProjectID=1555I think we ought to be looking at pesticides? After all, aren't we pests? Ha hahahahahahahahahah.........ah .....hem........ oops.....here it is: tinyurl.com/2hqyqcThere sure is a lot there...... Thanks Whiterose. Skytroll
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Post by skytroll on Apr 5, 2007 22:58:06 GMT -5
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Post by skytroll on Apr 5, 2007 23:02:53 GMT -5
The reason I mention hormones is this: 1. www.sandia.gov/media/NewsRel/NR2001/gobbler.htm These and other objects of the present invention will be fully understood from the foregoing description of the invention on reference to the illustrations appended hereto. 2. www.freepatentsonline.com/5974726.htmland how it is used: SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has met the above-described need by providing a method and associated apparatus for effectively controlling ants and other pests. The method takes advantage of miniaturized or microelectromechanical miniature machines which can be remotely activated. In a preferred method of the present invention, a micromachine has a remotely actuatable switch and an operatively associated battery. The micromachine is covered, at least in part, with an ant attractant which may be food or bait or combinations of attractants. After a pest, such as an ant, has transported the micromachine, and preferably has transported the same into the nest, a conventional transmitter may be employed to close the switch and thereby establish responsive action to control the pests. In one embodiment of the invention, a supply of pheromone or fungus or other substance which would control the pests, is provided within a recess in the micromachine and, closing the switch causes an opening to be created so that the substance may be released. In another embodiment, a radio frequency transmission is emitted by the micromachine so as to provide means for determining the location of the ant or wasp or bees nest which can then be destroyed by professionally trained pest control personnel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for employing single use microelectromechanical machines in facilitating control of undesired pests, such as ants. It is another object of the present invention to provide such a system wherein an electrical switch may be remotely closed so as to cause a battery, contained within the microelectromechanical machine, to energize other portions thereof to initiate control of the ants. It is a further object of the present invention to provide in one embodiment a system wherein a material which is either an insecticide or a pheromone which will interfere with procreation of the ants is released responsive to the generation of heat through an electrically energized resistor which is part of the micromachine. It is another object of the present invention to provide an embodiment wherein the closing of the switch within the micromachine initiates transmission of radio frequency signals from the micromachine so as to permit personnel to locate the ant nest and eliminate the same. Wonder where the bees went? Skytroll
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Post by 0happyday on Apr 6, 2007 1:32:04 GMT -5
Skytroll,
Something does not jive here. In the article about fire ants , based on my research, there is not enough said about the Phorid Flies. Can you tell me if you have come across any other info on the ants and the Phorid flies? What do you think? There is some real familiar connection in the nanos and the phorid flies and this article is of particular interest to me. have you found any info about the micromachines being put in the Phorid fly?
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Post by skytroll on Apr 6, 2007 2:32:22 GMT -5
that I haven't found, but the Phorid flies were used and had a fungus in them that grew in the ant until it encompassed the body. this machine is later than that. The pages you had on phorid fly are older version, I believe, so the micromachine might be what they are using now to kill the ants.
They have used many applications with the Phorid flies, which then spread the flies and they moved away from areas where the ants were. Guess they found better suspects somewhere else, which also could have involved the honey bees. The flies became a nuisance, this is what someone who dealt with NC at Chapel Hill University has said, a fly transmits this.
I know they used different things to infect the gene altered phorid flies with, one was a fungus, the other a worm, one worked it's way inside and blew the ant's head off, the fungus formed a cottony like mass that enveloped the ant. The phorid flies carried this. Then they tried some kind of microbe, I believe, however the Phorid fly would wander from where the ants were, then the Phorid fly became the problem. So an insecticide had to be made to kill the phorid flies,which I believe are still multiplying. The genetically engineered fly has become a problem now, too. hard to kill.
Skytroll
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Post by skytroll on Apr 6, 2007 2:42:07 GMT -5
Now wait a minute, I see what you mean, maybe the genetically alter phorid fly carries the machine automatically and it will be forced by control of transmitter to kill the ants, to direct the phorid fly to the ant colonies, mmmmmmm......see if I can find that site I had on the genetically altered fly.
Skytroll
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Post by skytroll on Apr 6, 2007 3:10:50 GMT -5
the fungus was altered also: A fatal fungus. Texas Tech researchers have formulated a fire ant bait from a strain of a fungus (Beauveria bassianna). Field studies conducted this year found the fungus to be highly effective in killing imported fire ants. To see if the fungus bait formulation is responsible for killing ants, they have genetically altered the fungus to include an enzyme that will indicate the presence of the fungus in dead ants. Researchers are also working on incorporating toxic genes of the straw itch mite, found to be harmful to fire ants, into the fungus as well. (Harlan Thorvilson, Texas Tech University, 806/742-2828, rthgt@ttacs.ttu.edu) fireant.tamu.edu/research/ProgressReports/97_98/progress97-98.htmlSo, if the straw itch mite gene is in the fungus and the fungus is in the phorid fly and it bites us, then we get the enzyme in the fungus and a straw itch mite gene thrown in. And the phorid fly is tracked by GIS, why not add a conductor and transister too. Ha ha.... What do you think? skytroll
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Post by sickandtired on Apr 6, 2007 10:02:55 GMT -5
I think the bacteria or whatever is involved with Lyme's disease has been Modified and NANO sized for use in some of these CHEMICAL FREE pesticides and that is why the huge controversy about Lyme's disease and the huge increase in Lyme's disease even infecting people that haven't been near a forest in years.....
That seems to make more sense now....this is one they used for MANipluating in the pesticides I bet...
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Post by 0happyday on Apr 6, 2007 19:19:48 GMT -5
Skytroll,
I will forward more links on the Phorid fly. The one thing I know for sure, other than I have Morgellons, and the wealth of info I know about the fibers, is that I do have a BIG problem with the Phorid flies here in my home as well as my body. I have had Terminex put sticky traps in my home and their Entomologist identified the only insect found in my home as Phorid flies. When I moved to my current location and my condition did not improve, I hired another exterminator who has also identified Phorid flies and has treated my drains to no avail. I have pulled something out of my skin which looks like a seed which has hatched into a Phorid fly. I believe we may be on to something here and I am defineately NOT ruling out it's link to Morgellons.
Welcome to our nightmare.
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