News Briefs
November 6, 2015
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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
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1 Capitol Mall
Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
MVCAC December Planning Meeting
December 3-4, 2015
Hyatt Regency
1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

Hotel Room rate is $160 plus taxes per night, click here to book a room.

Click here for more information.
MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Reports Reminder
We are still missing some fiscal status reports from MVCAC member districts.  If you have not yet submitted your fiscal status report, please do so ASAP.

Instructions on how to login to your district's portal account are below.  Once this updated fiscal information is received, we will send you your 2015-16 dues invoice.
  1. Login using your district login information.  This is the main login that was provided to managers a couple of months ago, if you need it resent please email us at mvcac@mvcac.org
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  2. Once logged in, please click the link titled: "Create Corporate Members Fiscal Status Report 2015-2016"
  3. Enter the information requested: Total Actual Expenditures, Capital/Fixed Asset Expenditures, Operational Expenditures, and your name.
  4. You will then see a confirmation page, please review the information you entered and then click "Save Changes"
  5. After clicking "Save Changes" you should receive a confirmation email.  A dues invoice will be mailed to you by the MVCAC staff shortly after you submit your information. 
Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions or if you need any assistance logging in to or navigating the portal.  Thank you for supporting MVCAC!
Proposed MVCAC Mosquitofish/Aquaculture Workshops (Survey)
The MVCAC's Mosquitofish and Biocontrol Subcommittee is considering a mosquitofish and/or aquaculture workshop to be held at the upcoming 2016 MVCAC Annual Meeting. Please complete this brief survey, so we may review your feedback to best determine anticipated interest, attendance and topics to be covered.
 
We look forward to providing mosquitofish and aquaculture resources that will best serve your agency needs. Thank you for your time
 
Sincerely,
 
Mike Saba
MVCAC Mosquitofish and Biocontrol Subcommittee Chair
District Managers and Regional Reps - We Need Your Input On Issue Experts
The MVCAC PR Committee is in the beginning stage of developing an MVCAC Statewide Speakers Bureau. The purpose of this tool is to have an inventory of experts on a variety of issue areas that can speak proactively and reactively on issues that impact MVCAC and its members. These individuals need to be well educated on priority issues and have the discipline to speak intelligently and responsibly on behalf of MVCAC.
 
We would like your input on third party experts that your district typically uses, individuals who are not affiliated with our MVCAC, which provides an additional level of credibility when responding to inquiries. Additionally, we would like to ask for recommendations on who you use as in-house experts on the subject matters below.
 
Subject Matters Include:
  • Bed bugs
  • Climate change
  • Emerging diseases
  • Endangered species
  • Feral bees
  • Invasive species
  • IVM
  • Pesticide use and non-target impacts
  • Pesticide use and chronic disease impacts
  • Surveillance programs
  • Tick-borne diseases
  • West Nile virus and survivors
  • Wild bird species
If you have recommendations on individuals MVCAC can potentially add to the Statewide Speakers Bureau, please send their names, background information and a brief description of how they've been useful for your district in the past to: Jenny Dudikoff @ jdudikoff@ka-pow.com
 
Thank you and we are eager for your feedback.

2016 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Application Open

Applications for the statewide William C. Reeves New Investigator Award will be accepted through  Tuesday, December 1, 2015.

The William C. Reeves New Investigator Award, memorializing Dr. William C. Reeves, who was a renowned University of California entomologist, is sponsored by the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC). The award is presented to the best scientific paper submitted and presented at the annual MVCAC conference.

Please  click here for more information.
84th Annual Conference First Call for Papers & Posters
The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) will hold its 84th Annual Conference on February 28-March 2, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento. You are invited to submit a paper or poster for presentation at the conference.

This presentation should be related to mosquitoes or other vectors, the disease organisms they transmit, or their surveillance and control. Presentations may be of research results, the development and testing of new methods, equipment or products, education, community outreach and the adaptation or development of new technology relating to vector research, surveillance or control.

If you are interested in presenting a paper or poster, please  click here for more information.

MVCAC 2016 Annual Conference

February 28th - March 2nd , 2016
Hyatt Regency Sacramento
1209 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
 
Rooms:
  • Single/Double Occupancy- $140 per night
  • Triple Occupancy- $165
  • Quadruple Occupancy- $190
  • Room Rate Cut-off: February 5, 2016

For more information about this meeting, please click here
Kalama Valley residents warned of potential dengue case
State health officials said Thursday the number of confirmed dengue fever cases on the Big Island has increased to 19, while another potential dengue case has been reported in East Oahu that is not related to the Hawaii County outbreak.

Vector control officers from the state Health Department went door-to-door at Laielua Place and elsewhere off Kealahou Street in Kalama Valley at midday Thursday, warning residents that a neighbor who lives within 200 yards of them may have dengue fever.

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City girls create ecofriendly community mosquito repellent system
Nagpur:  What can four little girls do together? Play, gossip and make merry, most would say. However, four girls from the city between the ages ten and 12 attending a science workshop together ended up designing prototype for a system that can spread ecofriendly mosquito repellent fumes all through a building.

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Chikungunya, West Nile virus and mosquito control in the US: A chat with Clarke's Dr. Rajeev Vaidyanathan
Mosquito borne illnesses have become a concern in the United States once again in 1999 when West Nile virus was detected for the first time in humans here in New York City. Since that time, West Nile virus is a regular seasonal issue with a couple thousand deaths reported since 1999.

We also saw the emergence of chikungunya virus in the Western hemisphere in late 2013 and well over 2,000 travel associated and 11 locally acquired cases in this country.

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Mosquitoes not going quietly
Don't put away that can of deep woods OFF! just yet.

Warm weather coupled with high tides and recent rains has produced a variety of swarming mosquitoes across  Southwest Florida .

Various salt and freshwater species have emerged from their eggs in the last week to 10 days, leaving the region bug-ridden at a time of year when locals are looking forward to crisp air, clear skies and, well, no mosquitoes.

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Asian Tiger Mosquito's Disease-Spreading Potential Worries Health Officials
At least 28 people in California this year have died from West Nile virus, the neurologically debilitating disease spread through mosquito bites. Riverside and Los Angeles counties both recorded a surge in human infections not seen in several years.

But with peak West Nile virus season coming to an end, attention is shifting to a potentially virulent mosquito species rarely seen in California; the Asian tiger mosquito.

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