Request for approval of a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) with Texas A&M AgriLife Research for the study of pesticides, and experimental, candidate pesticidal molecules, and pesticide resistance on vectors. | Community Exchange
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Request for approval of a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) with Texas A&M AgriLife Research for the study of pesticides, and experimental, candidate pesticidal molecules, and pesticide resistance on vectors.
Harris County seeks approval of a research agreement with Texas A&M AgriLife to study pesticides and pest resistance in disease-carrying insects.
Harris County Commissioners Court introduced a contract agreement with Texas A&M AgriLife Research on August 12, 2026. The agreement covers the study of pesticides, experimental pesticidal molecules, and pesticide resistance in disease-carrying insects called vectors. The contract is filed under case number 26-5488 and is currently in the introduced stage.
Harris County is asking to share materials with Texas A&M to study pesticides and disease-carrying insects. This could affect how the county controls mosquitoes or other insects in your neighborhood.
