News Briefs
January 23, 2015
IN THIS ISSUE...

Jobs

Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Job Board at www.mvcac.org

 

Have a Job or RFP to post to MVCAC.org?  

Requests to post job listings (no more than 500 words in length) should be submitted to the webmaster at kandosca@amgroup.us.

 
Do you have important news to share about your district or mosquito and vector issues?

If you would like your news to be included in the MVCAC News Briefs, please send press releases and/or links to relevant news articles to mvcac@mvcac.org
Mailing Address:
1 Capitol Mall
Suite 320
Sacramento, CA 95814
See you at the 2015 MVCAC Annual Conference!

January 25-28, 2015
Hyatt Regency Monterey

NPDES Update

The templates for the annual report that NPDES Member Districts will need to submit by March 1st was sent out via email on 1/22/15 to all MVCAC District Managers.  If you did not receive the email, please contact Sarah Spencer (SSpencer@amgroup.us) at the MVCAC Office and she will send it over to you. 
2015 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!
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 and chicken pick-up dates are as follows:

Southern: Please return form by February 10, 2015

Southern Region: (Haley's)

Pick-up date:  March 10th, 2015 in Modesto

 

Northern: Please return form by April 1, 2015

Northern Region: (Haley's)

Pick-up date:  April 21st, 2015 in Modesto

 

Please fax, email, or mail order forms to:

MVCAC

1 Capitol Mall, Suite 320

Sacramento, CA 95814

P: 916-440-0826  F: 916-444-7462

sspencer@amgroup.us

Managing Mosquitoes by Cracking a Few Eggs

It's no secret that mosquitoes are the cause of a lot of suffering in the world. Malaria, Dengue fever, chikungunya, and West Nile are just a few names infamously associated with those little bloodsuckers that we all hate. Now researchers are proposing a new way to control their numbers without eliminating the bugs entirely - by attacking egg production. 

 

Read more

Registration will be open at the following times during the Conference:
Sunday, January 25, 2015: 2pm - 6pm

Monday, January 26, 2015: 7am - 4pm

Tuesday, January 27, 2015: 7am - 3pm

Reminder:

Conference attendees who have licenses through the Department of Pesticide Regulation have the ability to obtain hours of credit for parts of the program.


Board Meeting Agenda and Packet:

Click here for the agenda and packet for the upcoming Board meeting on 1/28/2015.
 
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    • If you do not receive the email within a few hours, or the system does not recognize your email address, please contact Sarah Spencer at sspencer@amgroup.us and she will set up your login for you. 
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