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UC San Diego lab receives $1.4M grant to fight malaria
From ABC10 March 30, 2022 SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Scientists at the University of California San Diego received a $1.4 million grant to study new genetic technologies intended to curb…
Climate Change May Push The US Toward The ‘Goldilocks Zone’ For West Nile Virus
From LAist March 28, 2022 Michael Keasling of Lakewood, Colorado was an electrician who loved big trucks, fast cars and Harley-Davidsons. He’d struggled with diabetes since he was a teenager,…
Warmer springs lead to longer allergy and mosquito seasons
From Spectrum News 1 March 28, 2022 Temperatures have climbed higher and higher in the spring season for most of the country over the past half-century. While that might mean…
News Brief 3.23.22
Upcoming Events; Tick Webinar: New Findings in Tick Biology, Ecology and Control; Journal of Medical Entomology Open Access Special Collection: Genetic control of mosquitoes; Special Collection: Genetic Control of Mosquitoes;…
Residents Invited to Participate in Rain Barrel Purchase Program
From SCV News March 24, 2022 The city of Santa Clarita invites residents to participate in the Rain Barrel Purchase Program. Residents can pre-order up to two rain barrels per…
A simple way to identify the aging mosquitos that cause malaria
From MedicalXpress March 21, 2022 Scientists at the University of Glasgow and partner institutes have developed an inexpensive, fast and simple way to identify the aging mosquitos which transmit the…
Record Longevity and Reproduction of an African Tick
Journal of Medical Entomology Volume 59, Issue 2, March 2022 Sheppard, J.G. 2021. Record Longevity and Reproduction of an African Tick, Argas brumpti (Ixodida: Argasidae). J. Med. Entomol. [https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab205]. Abstract: Argas brumpti Neumann…
Special Collection: Genetic Control of Mosquitoes
The Journal of Medical Entomology is pleased to publish a special collection of Forum articles that review active research on how manipulation of the mosquito genome or microbial biome may be utilized…
Newly advertised spatial repellent system for Aedes in the news
Thermacell recently has introduced “The Thermacell LIV Smart Mosquito Repellent System [cost $699 for 100 hrs protection] that creates an installed, large area of mosquito protection customized for your outdoor…
Journal of Medical Entomology Open Access Special Collection: Genetic control of mosquitoes
As the MVCAC embarks upon the increasing use of genetic methods for the control of invasive Aedes, it would seem useful to examine the 50 year history of mosquito releases…
News Brief 3.16.22
Upcoming Events; Update on Oxitec Project; Workshop: Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis for Vector Control; 2022 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us; MVCAC Member…
Covid restrictions prevented dengue in hundreds of thousands of people in 2020.
From the New York Times March 14, 2022 Public health measures to stop the spread of Covid-19 had an unintended consequence across Latin America and Southeast Asia in 2020: Dengue…
VBDN Encourages Congress to Complete FY 2022 Appropriations
From ESA Science Policy News March 10, 2022 Congress has continued to kick the appropriations can down the road for fiscal year (FY) 2022, with a series of Continuing Resolutions…
News Brief 3.9.22
Upcoming Events; Update on Oxitec Project; Workshop: Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis for Vector Control; 2022 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us;…
News Brief 3.2.22
Upcoming Events; At AMCA and Need CEUs? Check In on the App!; Workshop: Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis for Vector Control; Vector and Vector Borne Disease Committee Updates; 2022 Sentinel…
News Brief 2.23.22
MVCAC Spring Meeting Save the Date: Tuesday April 26th and Wednesday April 27th; Due February 28: International Branch Symposium Poster Submissions; Workshop: Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis for Vector Control; Utility…
Mosquitoes are so smart they’re learning how to avoid pesticides used to kill them, study says
From ABC News February 17, 2022 Mosquitoes may be smarter than we think, and that could make getting rid of them and the diseases they carry even more difficult, according…
News Brief 2.16.22
Thank you for joining us at the 90th Annual Conference!; Workshop: Mapping and Spatial Data Analysis for Vector Control; Update on Oxitec’s Proposed California Project; Register: PacVec Annual Meeting 2022…
Public asked to limit standing water sources as mosquitoes wake from hibernation
From the Colusa County Sun-Herald February 16, 2022 As the weather begins to warm up, the Colusa Colusa Mosquito Abatement District is gearing up for the upcoming mosquito season and…
Photo shows 1 million mosquitoes caught on Florida island
From FOX40 February 16, 2022 TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The squeamish should look away. The Lee County Mosquito Control District in southwest Florida posed a question on social media Wednesday:…
Have you noticed aggressive mosquitoes in Sacramento? Here’s why and how to protect yourself
From the Sacramento Bee February 11, 2022 With warm Sacramento weather comes blood-hungry mosquitoes. According to the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District, a significant number of service requests have…
News Brief 2.9.22
Update on Oxitec’s Proposed California Project; Register: PacVec Annual Meeting 2022 on April 5-6 in Sacramento!; MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2022; AMCA Memorial List for the 88th Annual Meeting; 2022 Sentinel Chicken…
Hot Weather In San Gabriel Valley Leads To Surge In Mosquitoes
From CBS Los Angeles February 10, 2022 WEST COVINA (CBSLA) — As temperatures heat up, mosquitoes are descending on the San Gabriel Valley and officials are warning residents to take precautions…
How to avoid mosquito bites? Try wearing clothes with these colors, study suggests
From the Sacramento Bee February 8, 2022 If you want to prevent mosquito bites, the key may be in the clothes you wear. That’s because new research shows the insects…
News Brief 2.2.22
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2022; AMCA Memorial List for the 88th Annual Meeting; 2022 Sentinel Chicken Order…
News Brief 1.26.22
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; MVCAC Yearbook Survey 2022; TDR-Global Vector Hub Symposium Monday, January 31, 2022; Passing of Susan Maggy;…
Scientists identify promising transmission chain-breaker in the fight against malaria
From Science Daily January 26, 2022 Blocking a key protein found in Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes — the principal vector for malaria transmission to humans in Africa — could thwart infection with malaria parasites…
News Brief 1.19.2022
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; 2022 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!; Visual Gateway (Tableau) Workshop – January 20th, 2022 @…
Dogs at higher risk of contracting heartworm disease from mosquitoes in OC, officials say
From MSN January 20, 2022 The pesky Aedes aegypti, more commonly known as the ankle biter, is behind more than the persistently itchy welts on our legs. Heather Hyland with…
News Brief 1.12.2022
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; Visual Gateway (Tableau) Workshop – January 20th, 2022 @ 3-5 PM; VVBD Committee Monthly Meetings; MVCAC…
News Brief 1.5.2022
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; MVCAC Monthly All-Hands Call; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us; MVCAC Member Resources Re:…
California scientists debate whether it’s menace or messiah – Times-Herald
From the California News Times January 4, 2022 Government officials to prevent deadly illness often praise low mosquitofish as a savior of public health. However, some environmentalists call it a…
News Brief 12.22.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; MVCAC Monthly All-Hands Call; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us; MVCAC Member Resources Re:…
News Brief 12.15.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; MVCAC Monthly All-Hands Call; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us; MVCAC Member Resources Re:…
News Brief 12.08.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; COVID Protocol For Conference Has Been Established; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; SAVE THE DATE: December 9, 2021, 2:00-3:30PM; Flea-borne Typhus Discussion with Dr. Gregory Anstead; Share Your…
If mosquitoes were eradicated, what would be the consequences?
From NewScientist December 8, 2021 Jane Monroe Arcata, California, US Mosquitoes are a major food source for many bird and bat species, and larval mosquitoes are regularly eaten by various freshwater…
Integrated Mosquito Management Protects People and Animals from Mosquitoes
From Entomology Today December 8, 2021 “Mosquitoes are the best,” said no one ever. Adult females of most mosquito species require a blood meal from unwitting hosts to produce eggs.…
News Brief 12.1.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; SAVE THE DATE: December 9, 2021, 2:00-3:30PM; Flea-borne Typhus Discussion with Dr. Gregory Anstead; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us; MVCAC…
News Brief 11.24.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; Oxitec Updates Available; MVCAC Drone Use and Interest Survey; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us; MVCAC Member Resources Re: COVID-19; Agency…
Orange County Vector Control Alerts Residents of Looming Mosquito Infestation
From The Epoch Times November 20, 2021 MISSION VIEJO, Calif.—Invasive, ankle-biting mosquitoes are swarming Orange County, California, and the vectors will soon fill the 500 livable square miles in the county,…
Mosquitoes Infected With West Nile Virus Discovered in La Quinta
From MyNewsLA.com November 18, 2021 Mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus were discovered in La Quinta, officials announced Thursday. The infected mosquitoes were collected from traps near Fritz Burns Park,…
News Brief 11.17.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; Oxitec Updates Available; Join a MVCAC Committee!; MVCAC Drone Use and Interest Survey; MVCAC Monthly Committee Meeting Information; Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure…
News Brief 11.10.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; Check Presented from Asm. Quirk for CalSURV; Announcing the passing of James R. Caton; Join a MVCAC Committee!; MVCAC Drone Use and Interest…
How an Invasive Species Spreads: The Case of Aedes notoscriptus in Southern California
From Entomology Today November 9, 2021 The mosquito Aedes notoscriptus is no longer a stranger to California. The Australian native was first reported in Los Angeles County in 2014, its first appearance…
Human infection of mosquito-borne illness found in Stanislaus County
From the Turlock Journal November 9, 2021 A Stanislaus County woman has become the first person this year in the county to be diagnosed with St. Louis encephalitis virus, according…
News Brief 11.3.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; 2022 Committee Chairs; AB 1788(Bloom) Implementation and Vector Control Districts Clarification; MVCAC Drone Use and Interest Survey; Virtual Farewell Party for Truc Dever;…
News Brief 10.27.2021
Upcoming MVCAC Meetings; MVCAC 2022 Annual Meeting; MVCAC Drone Use and Interest Survey; Virtual Farewell Party for Truc Dever; October is CyberSecurity Awareness Month; 89th Volume of the MVCAC Proceedings…
A Solution to SoCal’s Mosquito Invasion: Sterilize the Males
From NBC Los Angeles October 28, 2021 Southern Californians are being attacked by what officials say could be a record number of blood-sucking Aedes mosquitoes, also known as “ankle biters.”…
Visit a factory that makes mosquitoes
From CBS Sunday Morning October 24, 2021 The deadliest animal on Earth is not the shark, or the snake, or the scorpion, or even us. It’s the mosquito. The diseases they…