Mosquito & Vector News

We Asked Pest Pros If Marigolds Keep Mosquitoes Away, and We Wish We Knew This Sooner

From The Spruce July 1, 2025 Many homeowners and gardeners grow marigolds to deter mosquitoes and other pests. But do marigolds repel mosquitoes effectively, or are there better ways to…

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What is the optimal In2Care stations density to achieve Aedes aegypti population reduction in a dengue endemic setting?

Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee Tristao, W., et al. 2025. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 19(6): e0013264. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013264   Abstract Background Autodissemination traps are among the most innovative strategies for…

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Bayesian population-based assessment of ascertainment biasin flea-borne typhus surveillance in California

Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee 2011–2019. K Yomogida, et al. 2025. Med Vet Entomol https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12816 Abstract. In California, public health disease surveillance data for flea-borne typhus (FBT) are generated…

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Association Updates

News Brief 7.2.2025

Training and Certification Committee Survey; Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Committee Survey; News Worth Repeating; Upcoming Events; Summer Board Meeting Agenda Now Available; Research Papers; For Sale: ACMAD Jeep Wranglers Click…

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FOR SALE: ACMAD JEEP WRANGLERS

Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District will be auctioning a Right-Hand-Drive Jeep from its Catch Basin program starting July 2nd here: https://www.govdeals.com/en/preview-asset/44/12922 Please contact Mark Wieland, Mechanical Specialist with any questions……

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News Briefs 6.18.2025

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; News Worth Repeating; Upcoming…

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