Memorial Day Holiday; May 2017 Meeting Minutes Available Now; District Trustee Information Form; Trustee Council needs nominees!; Aedes Roundtable Post it Summary; Collaborate on the Expanded Development of the “Visual Gateway” Pilot Project; MVCAC Summer Meeting; MVCAC…
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News Briefs 05.19.17
District Trustee Information Form; Trustee Council needs nominees!; Aedes Roundtable Post it Summary; Collaborate on the Expanded Development of the “Visual Gateway” Pilot Project; MVCAC Fall Meeting; 2017 IPM Achievement Awards-Call for Nominations; CalSurv Gateway webinar:…
News Briefs 05.12.17
Collaborate on the Expanded Development of the “Visual Gateway” Pilot Project; MVCAC Fall Meeting; Special Districts Legislative Days; Possible District Funding Opportunities from OES for Flooding Impacts; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC…
News Briefs 05.05.17
2017 MVCAC Annual Conference Survey; Special Districts Legislative Days; CAHAN Health Notification – First West Nile Virus Illness of 2017; Introducing the NEW CDPH Website; Possible District Funding Opportunities from…
News Briefs 04.28.17
MVCAC Spring Meeting; 2017 MVCAC Annual Conference Survey; Special Districts Legislative Days; Possible District Funding Opportunities from OES for Flooding Impacts; 2017-18 Yearbooks Available Now!; Local Participation Needed; NPDES Updates; Register Now for Expert-Lead UAS Training; MVCAC News…
News Briefs 04.21.17
MVCAC Spring Meeting; 2017-18 Yearbooks Available Now!; Local Participation Needed; Allan Inman Receives AMCA Medal of Honor; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks Click here to view
News Briefs 04.14.17
Mosquito Awareness Week; 2017 Annual Conference; MVCAC Spring Meeting; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks Click here to view
California’s wet winter could lead to an early mosquito season and increased virus transmission
Mosquito Awareness Week educates California residents on preventing mosquito-borne viruses SACRAMENTO, APRIL 13, 2017 – As California’s extremely wet winter comes to a close, mosquito experts throughout the state are…
News Briefs 04.07.17
Mosquito Awareness Week Resolution; 2017 Annual Conference; MVCAC Spring Meeting; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks Click here to view
News Briefs 03.31.17
2017 Annual Conference; MVCAC Spring Meeting; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks Click here to view
MVCAC 2017 Annual Conference Photos
News Briefs 03.24.17
2017 Annual Conference; AB 718 – Grassroots efforts; MVCAC District Map Review; MVCAC Spring Meeting; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; MVCAC Participates in California AG Day at the State Capitol; New General Manager of the…
MVCAC Participates in California AG Day at the State Capitol
This week MVCAC participated in its first CA AG Day which took place in Sacramento at the State Capitol. As part of MVCAC’s education efforts we were able to participate…
News Briefs 03.17.17
New MVCAC Staff Member; 2017 Annual Conference; MVCAC District Map Review; MVCAC Spring Meeting; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; In valley, Indio at center for fight against Zika; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC…
In valley, Indio at center for fight against Zika
Barrett Newkirk, The Desert Sun – Wednesday, March 15, 2017 Saturdays at dawn, a single-seat helicopter swoops over an Indio neighborhood, low enough that people hear the engine whir before they see…
News Briefs 03.10.17
2017 Annual Conference; MVCAC Spring Meeting; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; California residents urged to dump out standing water as mosquito season heats up; Job Opening: Vector Ecologist, San Joaquin County MVCD; NPDES Updates; MVCAC…
California residents urged to dump out standing water as mosquito season heats up
Kristin Hanes, SFGATE – Tuesday, March 7, 2017 The heavy rains may be wiping out California’s drought, but they’re breeding a different sort of problem. One that’s tiny, irritating, and…
News Briefs 03.03.17
2017 Annual Conference; MVCAC Spring Meeting; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; Job Opening: Vector Ecologist, San Joaquin County MVCD; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks Click here…
News Briefs 02.24.17
2017 Annual Conference; MVCAC Spring Meeting; EPA’s Risk Assessment Models – Survey; Salary Survey Announcement; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; Job Opening: Vector Ecologist, San Joaquin County MVCD; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC…
News Briefs 02.17.17
President’s Day; 2017 Annual Conference; EPA’s Risk Assessment Models – Survey; Salary Survey Announcement; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; Job Opening: Vector Ecologist, San Joaquin County MVCD; NPDES Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News…
News Briefs 02.10.17
2017 Annual Conference; Salary Survey Announcement; Local Participation Needed; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; Survey: Overcoming Financial & Institutional Barriers to Local Adaptation; Job Opening: Vector Ecologist, San Joaquin County MVCD; Job Opening: District Manager; NPDES Notification for 2017; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks
News Briefs 02.03.17
February Board Meeting and Lobby Day; Proposed MVCAC Policy Changes; 2017 Annual Conference; 2017 – 2018 MVCAC Meeting Dates Posted!; Survey: Overcoming Financial & Institutional Barriers to Local Adaptation; Job Opening: Vector Ecologist, San Joaquin County MVCD; Job Opening: District Manager; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Notification for 2017; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks
News Briefs 01.27.17
February Board Meeting and Lobby Day; Proposed MVCAC Policy Changes; 2017 Annual Conference; Young Professionals Event at AMCA Annual Meeting; Job Opening: District Manager; Job Opening: General Manager; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks
News Briefs 01.20.17
84th Volume of the MVCAC Proceedings & Papers Available Now!; February Board Meeting and Lobby Day; Proposed MVCAC Policy Changes; 2017 Annual Conference; Young Professionals Event at AMCA Annual Meeting; Job Opening; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES…
News Briefs 01.13.17
84th Volume of the MVCAC Proceedings & Papers Available Now!; February Board Meeting and Lobby Day; Job Opening; Proposed MVCAC Policy Changes; 2017 Annual Conference; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika…
In the Fight Against Zika, Insecticides Hit a ‘Dead End’
By JACOB BUNGE and BETSY MCKAY Wall Street Journal – Jan. 5, 2017 Health workers have a thinning arsenal of insecticides capable of killing mosquitoes that carry Zika and similar viruses…
News Briefs 01.06.17
85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; February Board Meeting and Lobby Day; Job Opening; Proposed MVCAC Policy Changes; 2017 Annual Conference; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika…
News Briefs 12.30.16
MVCAC Offices Closed 12/23 and 12/26; 85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; February Board Meeting and Lobby Day; Proposed MVCAC Administrative Policy Change; 2017 Annual Conference; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Coalition…
News Briefs 12.22.16
MVCAC Offices Closed 12/23 and 12/26; 85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; February Board Meeting and Lobby Day; Proposed MVCAC Administrative Policy Change; 2017 Annual Meeting; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Coalition…
News Briefs 12.16.16
85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2017 Annual Meeting; December Planning Meeting Minutes Available Now; Jack Cavier Retiring from Glenn County MVCD; Min-Lee Cheng Retiring from West Valley MVCD; 2017 Sentinel…
CDPH media release: Zika and Travel
Today CDPH issued a media release “Holiday Travelers Reminded to Take Precautions to Prevent Zika”, there is also an accompanying travel advisory.
News Briefs 12.09.16
85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2017 Annual Meeting; 2017 Sentinel Chicken Orders; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks Click here to…
News Briefs 12.02.16
85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2017 Annual Meeting; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs – Other Outbreaks Click here to view
West Valley MVCD Press Release
DATE: NOVEMBER 22, 2016 Mr. Glenn Duncan, the Board President of the West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, is pleased to announce that the annexation of the City of…
News Briefs 11.23.16
December Planning Meeting/Workshop; 2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications; 85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2017 Annual Meeting; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs…
News Briefs 11.18.16
MVCAC Fall Board Meeting Post Packet/Minutes Available Now; December Planning Meeting/Workshop; New Email Addresses for Merced County MAD; 2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications; 85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations…
News Briefs 11.10.16
Mosquito Control and Vector-Borne Disease in California; 2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications; December Planning Meeting/Workshop; 85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2017 Annual Meeting; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News…
Mosquito Control and Vector-Borne Disease in California: The Interjurisdictional Relationship of Water Management
Recent article that discusses the need for interaction and cooperation between mosquito and vector control agencies and water management agencies.
News Briefs 11.04.16
2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications; December Planning Meeting/Workshop; 85th Annual Conference – Call for Papers, Presentations and Posters; 2017 Annual Meeting; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs…
News Briefs 10.28.16
DPR Brown Bag Lunch; 2017 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications; December Planning Meeting/Workshop; 85th Annual Conference-Call for Papers & Posters; 2017 Annual Meeting; NPDES Coalition Members; MVCAC News Briefs – Zika Updates; MVCAC News Briefs…
With Zika Taking Center Stage, We Can’t Forget About West Nile Virus
National Mosquito Control and Awareness Week is a Reminder to Californians SACRAMENTO, June 24, 2016 – By now we are all very aware of the Zika virus that has continued…
Enlisting Mosquitoes to Fight Zika
A NY Times video-report on Consolidated Mosquito Abatement’s collaborative Aedes aegypti/Wolbachia male release project. Click here to view on the NY Times website
California Zika Response Activities and Resources document (CDPH)
To: Local Vector Control Agencies Attached (click here) please find “California Zika Response Activities and Resources”. This document is a ready reference and aid for local public health, vector control…
Media Advisory: “Fight the Bite” at California’s State Capitol
The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California to hold “Fight the Bite” public education event urging prevention and protection methods against mosquitos and vectors as summer months approach Click…
Press Release: West Nile Virus Remains a Serious Threat in California as Summer Months Approach
West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week educates California residents on preventing mosquito-borne viruses. SACRAMENTO, APRIL 18, 2016 – Mosquitoes and warm weather go hand in hand.…
Photos from the 2016 MVCAC Annual Conference in Sacramento
Press Release: SB 1246 Puts Californians at Increased Public Health Risk
SACRAMENTO, March 10, 2016 – A new bill introduced in the California state senate poses a significant threat to the health of residents and visitors. SB 1246 (Nguyen) would require…
We Can’t Expect the Government to Save Us From Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes, by Kenn Fujioka
The Arrival of the Zika Virus in the U.S. Reminds Us That the First Line of Defense Is Our Own Backyards “We need you to come take a look at…
A Century of Mosquito Control in California: 1915 – 2015, by Joseph Wakoli Wekesa
A recent article by MVCAC Member Joseph Wakoli Wekesa that appeared in the Winter issue of the AMCA Wingbeats. “It was no accident that the first “service request” for relief from mosquito…
Mosquito-Borne Viruses And Transmission
To help answer the public’s questions and concerns about the Zika virus, UC Davis Health System is hosting a community forum on Saturday, featuring a panel of leading experts on…