The pest-control technologies currently used for poultry facilities primarily rely on spraying pesticides to disinfect waterers and feeders. Despite its simple implementation, the current spray-based method is limited by multiple factors. Only a nominal percentage of the sprayed pesticide goes directly to the target pest, sprayed pesticide often aerosolizes and can cause respiratory problems to poultry upon inhaling and they can be readily degraded. Gibum Kwon, Ph.D. at the University of Kansas Center for Research, was recently awarded a USPOULTRY grant to investigate how pesticide-embedded paint can overcome these limitations.