Need Feedback from District Managers that worked with CDFW Managed Areas
As part of MVCAC's ongoing collaboration with CDFW on efforts to develop BMP's for wildlife management areas we would appreciate feedback from district managers.
We are looking for feedback on how communication worked at the individual District and Wildlife Management Area in 2017. Please provide your feedback on the following questions:
What worked well between you and CDFW managed areas this year?
What issues, if any, did you have in communicating with CDFW managed areas?
What improvements could be made to make your work easier in 2018?
Please respond by December 15, send your answers to
Jennifer A. Henke, M.S., Laboratory Manager, Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District - JHenke@cvmvcd.org
2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award Applications Due 12/1/17
Applications for the 2018 William C. Reeves New Investigator Award will be accepted through Friday, December 1, 2017. 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.
Information Technology and Geographical Information Systems Surveys
The IT Committee has developed surveys to help identify and share resources and solutions across districts and to get a picture of technology usage and projects. Please submit one of each survey per District by the end of 2017.
Partnership Reveals Benefits of Biological Mosquito Control
Gambusia affinis
is the scientific name for mosquitofish -- the terrific
fish that eat young mosquitoes in the waterbefore they grow into adults that can bite us and make us sick.
District BiologistChris Miller oversees our mosquitofish program.He raises fish for county residents and District employees who use them forbiological control of mosquitoes.A handful of times each year, local teachers and college students request the fish for school science projects. Miller received one such request in August from Campolindo High School in Moraga.
350 Calle Principal Monterey, CA 93940 Room rate: $189 plus taxes
Hotel cut off date: December 29, 2017 or until the block is full
Room Deposit: You will be charged a first night's deposit for your hotel room, per the MVCAC policy
Sunday, January 28 11 AM
Pacific Grove Golf Links
77 Asilomar Boulevard
Pacific Grove CA 93950
The annual Munzy Golf Tournament will be featured at this year's conference! To register, please click
here and return to the MVCAC Office no later than January 4, 2018.
MVCAC IT committee and Lab TechnologiesWorkshop Visual Gateway Training
Sunday January 28
th 1:00-5:00 PM
Monterey Marriott
2nd Annual Outrunning Mosquitoes 5K
Sunday, January 28 2:00 PM
What better way to start off your conference experience than a fun run/walk through the streets of Monterey? This year's course takes you right along the bay, through cannery row and back to the Marriott hotel. Not a runner? No problem! Walkers will enjoy this flat and easy course as well. Coveted mosquito trophies will once again be highly sought after!
Your registration fee includes some race swag, a free drink ticket for the opening reception and of course bragging rights!
When Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were detected for the first time in the Coachella Valley in May 2016, the Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District developed a response based on lessons learned by other vector control districts already fighting the invasive species. One refrain heard time and again was "you can't get rid of this mosquito without the help of the community." With a backyard breeder like Ae. aegypti, education efforts need to focus on changing people's behavior as it pertains to yard maintenance. Any progress reducing the invasive species through surveillance and control efforts are temporary if mosquito breeding sources are not eliminated from people's yards.
Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight
D
oes your agency have a success story, a staff member you would like to publicly recognize, or an innovation by your agency that you would like to highlight? "Agency Spotlight" on the MVCAC website is one way to share your story! Each submission which meets the specified criteria will be reviewed and posted on the MVCAC website on the Agency Spotlight page and highlighted on the homepage in the rotating feature box. Each story will remain posted for 1-2 months before being moved to a publicly archived page.
Applications can be submitted to the MVCAC office at mvcac@mvcac.org
District Trustee Information Form
This year's Yearbook Questionnaire did not ask for emails for the Trustees of your district. The Trustee Council is interested in this information in hopes to get more Trustees involved with the council. Please fill in the following form and return to rhickerson@amgroup.us or via fax at 916-444-7462.
MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media. The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding Zika.
Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media. The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding other outbreaks.
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
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
rhickerson@amgroup.us.
MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.
2nd Annual Outrunning Mosquitoes 5K
