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…
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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…
Passing of Trustee Chet Miller
The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District’s most tenured Board Member, Chester (Chet) Miller, passed away on February 3, 2016 at his home following a short illness with…
MVCAC Press Release: Mosquito Control is Key to Preventing the Spread of Zika Virus
Local mosquito control agencies will continue to employ protection and prevention methods to ensure lowest level of public health threat. SACRAMENTO, FEBRUARY 8, 2016 – As Zika virus spreads through…
LA Times – Aggressive nonnative mosquitoes spreading across state carry disease risk
It has the makings of a science-fiction film: the threat of deadly disease, a metropolis oblivious to the impending danger and, of course, extraordinarily hostile insects. That’s the scenario California…
Call for Photos: This Year in Mosquito Control
MVCAC needs your district photos! We’re looking for MVCAC member districts to submit 1-5 pictures that exemplify something that you’ve done as part of your 2015 mosquito control efforts. This…
Press Release: California’s Hot, Dry Summer Calls for Robust Mosquito Abatement
National Mosquito Control and Awareness Week Puts Californians on High Alert SACRAMENTO, June 19, 2015 – By now, it comes as no surprise to most Californians that the driest year…
Battling mosquito-borne diseases in dry California
Click here to view the full article By: Robert Ferris, CNBC News The state’s Department of Public Health recently announced that 2014 was a record year for potentially dangerous mosquito-borne…
Mosquito Research Funding Paper
West Nile and Mosquito-Borne Illness: An Increasing Threat In 2014 California experienced the greatest incidence in its history of invasive mosquito activity and West Nile virus. The Changing Environment and…
MVCAC 2014 NPDES Permit
On behalf of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California NPDES Permit Coalition (Coalition), please find below the 2014 Annual Report for the Coalition, as required under the Statewide…
Data Collection on mosquito control expenditures on state lands
MEMORANDUM February 9, 2014 To: MVCAC Member Agencies Fr: Joel Buettner Re: Data Collection on mosquito control expenditures on state lands At our recent MVCAC Board meeting in Monterrey, we…
MVCAC 83rd Annual Conference Photos
MVCAC 83rd Annual Conference Video – Available Now!
83rd Annual MVCAC Conference from MVCAC on Vimeo.
2015 Sentinel Chicken Orders
Please click here to download the 2015 Chicken Order Form. Chickens are being supplied by Haley Farms in Modesto for both Northern California and Southern California. The form due dates…