News Briefs

February 4, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes Now Available

February 25, 2026

Conference Survey

MVCAC Legislative Days Hotel Booking Cutoff February 25

Follow MVCAC on LinkedIn

2026 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Due 2/28

Reminder to Districts – NPDES Reports Due 3/1

Share Your Conference Memories

February 11, 2026

Conference Survey

Webinar: Are Your ADA Compliant?

MVCAC Legislative Days – March 10-11 Hotel Booking Cutoff February 20 – Book Now!

CalATBI Collaboration

2026 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now

Reminder to Districts – NPDES Reports Due March 1

MVCAC 94th Annual Conference – See You in Rancho Mirage!

January 28, 2026

Registration Now Open for MVCAC Legislative Day and Spring Committee Meetings

2026 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now

Phishing Alert: Fraudulent Emails Impersonating MVCAC Leadership

Reminder to Districts – NPDES Reports Due March 1

Beyond the Sessions: All the Fun Awaits at the 94th Annual MVCAC Conference!

January 14, 2026

February 4, 2026 Board Meeting Agenda Packet Now Available

Reminder to Districts – NPDES Reports Due March 1

MVCAC December Board Meeting Minutes Now Available

2025

December 31, 2025

MVCAC 94th Annual Conference

Apply to be on the DPR SPM Advisory Committee

December 18, 2025

MVCAC December Planning & Board Meeting Recap

MVCAC 94th Annual Conference – Early Bird Rate Deadline Extended to 12/30!

Join us for the Committee and Planning Meeting Online – December 2-4

December 3, 2025

MVCAC Annual Conference Keynote Speaker: Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD

93rd Volume of the MVCAC Proceedings and Papers Available Now

November 19, 2025

MVCAC Planning Meeting
Agenda and Board Meeting Packet Now Available!

MVCAC Graphic Library

Video: Discover why vector control is essential to protecting public health and our communities

November 5, 2025

MVCAC Planning Meeting
Hotel Deadline Extended to 11/11!

4th California One Health Symposium

October 22, 2025

MVCAC Planning Meeting

Urgent Federal Advocacy: Act Now to Protect California’s Vector Control Efforts

October 8, 2025

MVCAC Planning Meeting

WNV & Dead Bird Call Center Closing for the Season on October 10

VectorSurv Wants Your Feedback!

MVCAC Planning Meeting Hotel Booking Link Now Available

September 24, 2025

2026 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Now Open

CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section Annual Report 2024

Meritorious Service Award, Honorary Member Award and Service with Distinction Award Nominations Open

September 10, 2025

2026 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Now Open

Call for Speakers, Papers, Presentations and Posters

August 27, 2025

Meritorious Service Award, Honorary Member Award and Service with Distinction Award Nominations Open

Meritorious Service Award, Honorary Member Award and Service with Distinction Award Nominations Open

August 13, 2025

Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters

Invite Legislators to Tour Your District During Summer Recess

Summer Board Meeting Minutes Now Available

World Mosquito Day Outreach Materials Now Available

Registration Open: MVCAC 94th Annual Conference

July 30, 2025

Free ACME Webinar From Science to Solution: SIT in the Fight Against Vectors

MVCAC Joins Coalition Opposing SB 707

Take Action: Urge Congress to Support Mosquito Control Funding

SIT Outreach Webinar Slides Available

July 16, 2025

Article: We Asked Pest Pros If Marigolds Keep Mosquitoes Away

MVCAC Featured in KFF Health News

Summer Board Meeting Agenda Now Available

For Sale: ACMAD Jeep Wranglers

July 2, 2025

Training and Certification Committee Survey

Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Committee Survey

Summer Board Meeting Agenda Now Available

For Sale: ACMAD Jeep Wranglers

June 18, 2025

94th Annual Conference Call for Symposia Open!

Happy National Mosquito Control Awareness Week

Dead Bird Reporting and Mosquito Messaging

Save the Date: SIT Outreach Strategies Webinar

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report for 2025-26 Dues

June 4, 2025

National Mosquito Control Awareness Week

May 28, 2025

MVCAC 2025 Yearbook is Now Available

Volunteers Needed

MVCAC 2025-2026 Budget Approved

Request for Participation in Oropouche Virus Vector Surveillance

May 21, 2025

MVCAC 2025 Yearbook is Now Available

Volunteers Needed

MVCAC 2025-2026 Budget Approved

Request for Participation in Oropouche Virus Vector Surveillance

April 30, 2025

MVCAC 2025 Yearbook is Now Available

Volunteers Needed

MVCAC 2025-2026 Budget Approved

Monarch Butterfly Proposed Rule Comment Period

Merced County MAD Ribbon Cutting Ceremony May 6, 2025

Request for Participation in Oropouche Virus Vector Surveillance

April 23, 2025

Monarch Butterfly Proposed Rule Comment Period

Merced County MAD Ribbon Cutting Ceremony May 6, 2025

Request for Participation in Oropouche Virus Vector Surveillance

April 16, 2025

It’s Mosquito Awareness Week! April 13-19

Merced County MAD Ribbon Cutting Ceremony May 6, 2025

Request for Participation in Oropouche Virus Vector Surveillance

April 9, 2025

Mosquito Awareness Week April 13-19

Request for Participation in Oropouche Virus Vector Surveillance

April 2, 2025

Legislative Day at the California State Capitol

Save the Date – Mosquito Awareness Wee k April 13-19

March 26, 2025

Legislative Day at the California State Capitol

Save the Date – Mosquito Awareness Wee k April 13-19

Essential Workshop on Disaster Preparedness at Spring Meeting Monday, March 24th

March 19, 2025

MVCAC Legislative Day & Spring Meeting – You MUST register to join!

March 12, 2025

Essential Workshop on Disaster Preparedness at Spring Meeting Monday, March 24th

Essential Workshop on Disaster Preparedness at Spring Meeting Monday, March 24th

March 5, 2025

MVCAC Legislative Day & Spring Meeting – Room Block Closes Monday, March 10

February 26, 2025

Legendary Medical Entomologist Bruce Eldridge Dies at 91

University of California Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar Series

2025 Sentinel Chicken Orders Available Now – Return order form by February 28, 2025

February 19, 2025

Legendary Medical Entomologist Bruce Eldridge Dies at 91

Information session on Proposed Listing of Monarch Butterflies as Endangered

2025 Sentinel Chicken Orders Available Now

University of California Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar Series

February 12, 2025

January 29, 2025 Board Meeting Minutes Available Now

2025 Sentinel Chicken Orders Available Now

University of California Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar Series

February 5, 2025

93rd Annual Conference – Thank You

Check Out the 93rd Annual Conference Video!

Congratulations William Walton Poster Session Winners

2025 Sentinel Chicken Orders Available Now

AMCA Announces Request for Pre-Proposals for evaluating Culicoides control technologies and related topics. Submissions due by Friday, February 7th

University of California Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar Series

Send in Tick Program Updates – Updated contact

January 29, 2025

AMCA Announces Request for Pre-Proposals for evaluating Culicoides control technologies and related topics. Submissions due by Friday, February 7th

University of California Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar Series

January 22, 2025

University of California Vertebrate Pest Council Seminar Series

January 15, 2025

January 8, 2025

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

January 2, 2025

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

2024

December 18, 2024

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

December 11, 2024

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

December 4, 2024

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

November 20, 2024

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

November 13, 2024

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

November 7, 2024

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

October 30, 2024

Submit Your Communications Resources to the AMCA’s Resource Hub

Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee Seeking Information

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

October 23, 2024

Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee Seeking Information

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

October 16, 2024

Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee Seeking Information

Call for Papers – Cuts off on October 18

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

Vector and Vector-borne Disease Committee Seeking Information

October 9, 2024

Call for Papers – EXTENDED to October 18

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition

Dead Bird Call Center Season Ending October 11th

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

October 2, 2024

Call for Papers – EXTENDED to October 11

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition

Award Nominations Now Open!

Dead Bird Call Center Season Ending October 11th

New Education and Outreach Factsheets Now Available

September 25, 2024

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

Award Nominations Now Open!

September 18, 2024

Call to Action:Send a Letter to the Governor Asking Him to Sign SB 1251, MVCAC’s Sponsored Bill

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

Award Nominations Now Open!

September 11, 2024

Call to Action:Send a Letter to the Governor Asking Him to Sign SB 1251, MVCAC’s Sponsored Bill

MVCAC Grassroots Advocacy Information Session

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

September 4, 2024

Call to Action:Send a Letter to the Governor Asking Him to Sign SB 1251, MVCAC’s Sponsored Bill

MVCAC Grassroots Advocacy Information Session

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

August 28, 2024

Nominee for 2025-2026 Vice President Announced

MVCAC Grassroots Advocacy Information Session

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

August 22, 2024

Nominee for 2025-2026 Vice President Announced

Trustee Representation Sought

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

August 15, 2024

World Mosquito Day – August 20, 2024

Nominee for 2025-2026 Vice President Announced

Trustee Representation Sought

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

August 7, 2024

World Mosquito Day – August 20, 2024

Trustee Representation Sought

Call for Research Proposals Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control District

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

July 31, 2024

Factsheet: California Mosquito Control Districts Use Irradiated Mosquitoes to Protect Public Health

Call for Research Proposals Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control District

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

July 24, 2024

Factsheet: California Mosquito Control Districts Use Irradiated Mosquitoes to Protect Public Health

Call for Research Proposals Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control District

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

July 17, 2024

Factsheet: California Mosquito Control Districts Use Irradiated Mosquitoes to Protect Public Health

Call for Research Proposals Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control District

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2024-25 Dues

July 10, 2024

Summer Legislative Recess

Registration Open! 93rd MVCAC Conference

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2024-25 Dues

July 3, 2024

Summer Legislative Recess

Registration Open! 93rd MVCAC Conference

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2024-25 Dues

June 26, 2024

Registration Open! 93rd MVCAC Conference

Applications for the 2025 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award are Open!

Applications for the 2025 Poster Session and William E. Walton Poster Competition Open!

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2024-25 Dues

June 12, 2024

National Mosquito Control Awareness Week – June 16-22, 2024

West Nile Virus Factsheet

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2024-25 Dues

2025 MVCAC Plenary Speaker Announced

June 5, 2024

National Mosquito Control Awareness Week – June 16-22, 2024

West Nile Virus Factsheet

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2024-25 Dues

2025 MVCAC Plenary Speaker Announced

May 29, 2024

Call for Nominations: Treasurer Position at MVCAC! Submit by May 30

2025 MVCAC Plenary Speaker Announced

CDPR has approved WB1 Males for use in California

SB 1251 (Stern) Passed the Senate

May 22, 2024

CDPR has approved WB1 Males for use in California

SB 1251 (Stern) Passed the Senate

MVCAC – California Air Resources Board Fact Sheet

National Community Engagement Initiative

Want Insecticide Resistance Training and Testing in Your Area?

May 15, 2024

MVCAC – California Air Resources Board Fact Sheet

National Community Engagement Initiative

Want Insecticide Resistance Training and Testing in Your Area?

AMCA Young Professionals Advisory Group Application

May 8, 2024

MVCAC – California Air Resources Board Fact Sheet

Want Insecticide Resistance Training and Testing in Your Area?

AMCA Young Professionals Advisory Group Application

May 1, 2024

Vector Control Technician Certification Exam

West Nile Virus and Dead Bird Call Center Now Live

AMCA Young Professionals Advisory Group Application

April 24, 2024

West Nile Virus and Dead Bird Call Center Now Live

AMCA Young Professionals Advisory Group Application

April 17, 2024

California Mosquito Awareness Week

West Nile Virus and Dead Bird Call Center Now Live

AMCA Young Professionals Advisory Group Application

April 10, 2024

Save the Date – California Mosquito Awareness Week

MVCAC Members Quoted in the California Special Districts Magazine

April 3, 2024

National Public Health Week

Save the Date – California Mosquito Awareness Week

Call to Action – H.R. 7525 – Special District Grant Accessibility Act

January 2024

March 27, 2024

Call to Action – Support SB 1251

Writer’s Workshop for Conference Presenters

Reminder to Request Appropriations to Mitigate the Threat of Vector-borne Diseases

Call to Action – H.R. 7525 – Special District Grant Accessibility Act

March 20, 2024

Call to Action – Support SB 1251

Writer’s Workshop for Conference Presenters

Comment on U.S. EPA’s Inclusion of Mosquito Mate’s Aedes aegypti Wolbachia mosquitoes in the Federal Register

March 6, 2024

MVCAC Online Presentation: Fish Disease Management and Biosecurity

MVCAC 2024 Conference Reel

Don’t Forget – Send Your Legislative Day Thank You Notes ASAP!

Comment on U.S. EPA’s Inclusion of Mosquito Mate’s Aedes aegypti Wolbachia mosquitoes in the Federal Register

February 28, 2024

MVCAC Online Presentation: Fish Disease Management and Biosecurity

MVCAC 2024 Conference Reel

Don’t Forget – Send Your Legislative Day Thank You Notes ASAP!

Sentinel Chickens are Now Available to Order

MVCAC Online Presentation: Fish Disease Management and Biosecurity

February 21,2024

Sentinel Chickens are Now Available to Order

Gear Up for MVCAC Legislative Day & Spring Committee Meetings!

February 14, 2024

MVCAC Online Presentation: Fish Disease Management and Biosecurity

Sentinel Chickens are Now Available

to Order

Gear Up for MVCAC Legislative Day & Spring Committee Meetings!

February 7, 2024

Sentinel Chickens are Now Available

to Order

Gear Up for MVCAC Legislative Day & Spring Committee Meetings!

January 31, 2024

Sentinel Chickens are Now Available to Order

Gear Up for MVCAC Legislative Day & Spring Committee Meetings!

January 24, 2024

Sentinel Chickens are Now Available to Order

Submit your Annual Conference Photos!

Help Support the 2024 WNV Call Center

Upcoming Board Meeting Agenda

January 17, 2024

Volunteers Needed!

Gear Up for MVCAC Legislative Day & Spring Committee Meetings!

Help Support the 2024 WNV Call Center

AMCA YPs Booth Volunteers Needed!

Help Support the 2024 WNV Call Center

January 10, 2024

Volunteers Needed!

AMCA YPs Booth Volunteers Needed!

Introducing the closing banquet venue, The Monterey Bay Aquarium!

Introducing the closing banquet venue, The Monterey Bay Aquarium!

January 3, 2024

Volunteers Needed!

CalSurv Seeking Examples of Visualizations and Data Summaries

The Proceedings and Papers Vol. 91

Now Available

3D Printing Workshop – Sold Out

MVCAC Office Closed 12/25-01/01

2023

December 20, 2023

Introducing the closing banquet venue, The Monterey Bay Aquarium!

CalSurv Seeking Examples of Visualizations and Data Summaries

The Proceedings and Papers Vol. 91

Now Available

3D Printing Workshop – Sold Out

Introducing the closing banquet venue, The Monterey Bay Aquarium!

December 13, 2023

CalSurv Seeking Examples of Visualizations and Data Summaries

The Proceedings and Papers Vol. 91

Now Available

3D Printing Workshop-Sold Out

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Cases

December 6, 2023

3D Printing Workshop-Sold Out

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Cases

November 29, 2023

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: AMCA Social Media Coordinator

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Cases

November 22, 2023

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Cases

MVCAC Planning Meeting: Hotel Deadline Approaching!

November 15, 2023

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Cases

MVCAC Planning Meeting: Hotel Deadline Approaching!

November 8, 2023

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Cases

MVCAC Planning Meeting: Hotel Deadline Approaching!

November 1, 2023

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Case

MVCAC Statement About Locally Acquired Dengue Case

October 25, 2023

CDPH Trainings

CA West Nile Virus & Dead Bird Call Center Closes for the Season

October 18, 2023

CA West Nile Virus & Dead Bird Call Center Closes for the Season

New Library of Donated Photos for MVCAC Member Agencies

Final Day: Call for Papers/Posters

October 11, 2023

2022 CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section Annual Report

New Library of Donated Photos for MVCAC Member Agencies News

October 4, 2023

Call for Papers, William Walton Poster Competition, Reeves Competition and Posters

AMCA Research Fund Day of Contributing:October 10, 2023

2022 CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section Annual Report

New Library of Donated Photos for MVCAC Member Agencies

September 27, 2023

Call for Papers, William Walton Poster Competition, Reeves Competition and Posters:Submission Date Extended

2022 CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section

Annual Report

New Library of Donated Photos for MVCAC Member Agencies

September 20, 2023

Call for Papers, William Walton Poster Competition, Reeves Competition and Posters:Submission Date Extended2024 MVCAC Conference Keynote Speaker Announced New Library of Donated Photos for MVCAC Member Agencies 2022 CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section Annual Report

Call for Papers, William Walton Poster Competition, Reeves Competition and Posters

September 13, 2023

2022 CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section

Annual Report

Call for Papers, William Walton Poster Competition, Reeves Competition and Posters

September 6. 2023

Save the Date: Vertebrate Pest Conference

August 9, 2023

Statement on Locally Acquired Malaria Cases in Florida and Texas

Award Nominations

World Mosquito Day: August 20, 2023

Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit

Sample Social Media for Mosquito Season

New Form for News Brief Submissions

July 27, 2023:

Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit

Best Management Practices for Mosquito Control

Award Nominations

Sample Social Media for Mosquito Season

July 19, 2023:

Best Management Practices for Mosquito Control

Award Nominations

Sample Social Media for Mosquito Season