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DPMIAC
Mission:
DPMIAC
collects, stores, and disseminates information on animals and
plants that impact the Department
of Defense mission. Information is concentrated on disease
carriers such as mosquitoes, sand flies, ticks, and fleas, since
these have been most important.
The Defense Pest Management Information Analysis
Center (DPMIAC) is the information and communication service of
the Armed Forces Pest Management Board (AFPMB). DPMIAC,
originally the Military Entomology Information Service, was
established in 1962 under the Armed Forces Pest Control Board,
the forerunner of what is now the AFPMB. The DPMIAC staff
consists of commissioned military entomologists from each branch
of the armed services and one civilian entomologist.
DPMIAC personnel index, analyze, summarize and
disseminate information on natural resources management;
environmental biology; and the biology, ecology, geographic
distribution, taxonomy and control of vectors and pests. Areas
covered include epidemiology and control of vector-borne
diseases; stored product pests; structural pests; vector/pest
surveillance; chemical and biological control; toxicological
information on selected pesticides and other chemicals;
poisonous or venomous plants and animals; marine fouling
organisms; biology and control of plant pests of turf, forests
and landscape; fish and wildlife management; grounds
maintenance; and conservation of natural resources.
The current DPMIAC information base includes
approximately 250,000 accessions, 180,000 of which are available
online from our
Literature
Retrieval System (LRS),
and a comprehensive reference library of over 1,500 books and
254 periodicals. DPMIAC has established liaison with other
federal agencies, libraries, and information systems, including
the
National Library of Medicine,
the
National Agricultural Library,
the
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC),
and the
Dialog System.
If information is not available in-house, it usually can be
obtained through these additional sources. As a primary benefit
to users overseas or in areas where library facilities are
limited, complete copies of articles can be forwarded. When
possible, users should attempt to obtain their own hard copies
through the nearest library system. Authorized DPMIAC users
include all DoD personnel, non-DoD members of the AFPMB, and
certain personnel of other agencies associated with the AFPMB.
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