Author: Sarah Spencer

Zika Cases Continue To Increase In Florida

From WLRN September 4, 2018 Florida has had 66 reported cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus this year, with the number increasing slightly during the past three weeks, according to…

Zika virus study reveals possible causes of brain pathology

From Science Daily September 4, 2018 In healthy individuals, the Zika virus causes flu-like symptoms. If a pregnant woman becomes infected, the unborn child can suffer from severe brain abnormalities…

News Brief 8.31.18

Award Nominations Now Open; Insecticide Resistance Testing; Natular Survey; Don’t Give Bugs a Biting Chance! – New Digital Repellent Education Materials from CDPH; New Mosquito Video from Monterey County; 87th…

Invasive Aedes mosquitoes spreading across Southern California

From the VC Star September 1, 2018 Officials say a couple of invasive types of mosquito known as “ankle biters” are spreading quickly throughout Southern California. Aedes mosquitoes are responsible for…

Natular Survey

On behalf of the MVCAC IVM Committee and Nancy Voorhees of Clark Mosquito Control Products we have received responses from California Natular (spinosad) users for the period of 2014-17. The…

New Mosquito Video from Monterey County

Northern Salinas Valley MAD and Monterey County created an educational video all about mosquitoes – Click here to view the video.

AEDES AEGPYTI MOSQUITOES DETECTED IN RANCHO MIRAGE

From KMIR August 28, 2018 Mosquitoes capable of transmitting harmful viruses like Zika and yellow fever have been found in Rancho Mirage, prompting a round of planned door-to-door inspections, local…

News Brief 8.24.18

Award Nominations Now Open; Insecticide Resistance Testing; Don’t Give Bugs a Biting Chance! – New Digital Repellent Education Materials from CDPH; Reminder to Participate: Tick Surveillance Program Survey; 87th Annual…

‘Ankle biter’ mosquitoes invade Southern California

From the U.S. News August 22, 2018 LOS ANGELES  Officials say a new species of mosquito known as the “ankle biter” is spreading quickly throughout Southern California. The Daily Breeze…

West Nile virus found in horses

From The Press August 20, 2018 The California Department of Agriculture  recently issued the following press release on West Nile virus detected in horses in Sacramento, Kern and Placer counties: A dangerous…

News Brief 8.17.18

Reminder to Participate: Tick Surveillance Program Survey; July Board Meeting Minutes Available Now; 87th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2019 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award…

Shasta County reports first case of West Nile virus

From the Record Searchlight August 18, 2018 While 80 percent of people infected with West Nile have no symptoms, health officials advise the public to tell their doctor if they have had…

Female mosquitoes get choosy quickly to offset invasions

From Science Daily August 16, 2018 At issue is the displacement of Aedes aegypti (yellow fever) mosquitos by a cousin species, Aedes albopictus (Asian tiger), which occurred in the southeastern United States in the…

NIH begins clinical trial of live, attenuated Zika vaccine

From EurekAlert! August 16, 2018 Vaccinations have begun in a first-in-human trial of an experimental live, attenuated Zika virus vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and…

West Nile rears head in county

From the Thousand Oaks Acorn August 16, 2018 One person in Ventura County has contracted West Nile virus, health officials said last week. County Public Health Agency officials issued a…

KEEPING MOSQUITOES AND SPIDERS AWAY FROM YOUR HOME

From Action News Now August 13, 2018 Chico, Calif.– Maybe the most infamous pest of the summer season is the mosquito – with reports of West Nile Virus in recent years…

News Brief 8.10.18

July Board Meeting Minutes Available Now; 87th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2019 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/3/18; 2019 MVCAC Annual Conference;…

Mosquito Season Getting Longer

From WBRZ August 8, 2018 The number of days each year that are suitable for disease transmission by mosquitoes is rising in much of the U.S., as temperatures climb with…

News Brief 8.3.18

87th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2019 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/3/18; 2019 MVCAC Annual Conference; HR resources for districts to use…

Mosquitoes Test Positive For Encephalitis, West Nile

From the Palm Desert Patch August 3, 2018 COACHELLA VALLEY, CA – “Persistent virus activity” in Mecca stemming from disease-carrying mosquitoes has led local vector control officials to call for…