News Briefs | March 30, 2022
Upcoming Events
MVCAC Budget Discussion
Friday April 22nd 1pm-3pm
Via Zoom
MVCAC Spring Meeting
Tuesday April 26th and Wednesday April 27th
Sacramento Holiday Inn Downtown Arena
Click here for draft schedule (updated 3.29.22)

Hotel Booking Information
Hotel booking link – Room rate $164 plus taxes and parking
Call to book: Use (800) HOLIDAY and refer to group code MVC
Hotel room discount ends this FRIDAY 4/1
Save the Date!
MVCAC Fall Meeting
November 1-3 (meeting 11/2-11/3)
Visalia Marriott
 
More information to come!
Save the Date!
MVCAC Planning Meeting
December 5-7 (meeting 12/6-12/7)
Oakland Waterfront Hotel
 
More information to come!
Save the Date!
91st Annual MVCAC Conference
Sunday January 29-Tuesday January 31, 2023
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim
 
More information to come!
Tick Webinar: New Findings in Tick Biology, Ecology and Control
From the Entomological Society of America

With an up-“tick” in tick-borne disease cases, it is important to understand tick biology and ecology to manage your risk. Sponsored by the ESA Eastern Branch, "On the Horizon: New Findings in Tick Biology, Ecology, and Control" on Tuesday, May 10 at 2 p.m. ET will feature a panel of tick experts to share their current research on tick biology, ecology, and control. [Learn more, meet the panelists, and register.]

The Eastern USA has had a progressive increase in the incidence of tick-borne disease, especially Lyme disease. This webinar should be of interest to those MVCAC agencies dealing with Ixodes pacificus problems.

Click here to view
Passing of Kimberly Nelson
It is with great sadness that we inform the MVCAC membership of the passing of Kimberly Nelson on Thursday, March 24, 2022 – 11 days shy of her 40th birthday. Since 2014, Kimberly was the Vector Ecologist at the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District.
 
Beyond the District, Kimberly’s professional influence was felt in universities, in MVCAC, in AMCA, and in other agencies – including Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District. Kimberly’s love for the natural world fueled her research from Southern California to Chiang Mai, Thailand. With more than a dozen publications, Kimberly blazed new trails in the world of biology.
 
Quick to smile and laugh, Kimberly Nelson was a brilliant and dedicated vector ecologist and researcher. But what struck many who met and worked with her was her unquenchable positive energy, her kindness, and her generous spirit. Her loss is a crushing blow to all who knew and loved her.
 
She is survived by her fiancé, Randy, and daughter, Ashley, her brother, Ron Jr., her parents, Ron and Beverly, and extended family.
 
May her kind soul Rest in Peace.
Share Your Post COVID-19 Exposure Methods With Us
MVCAC is looking for member districts to share with us their post COVID exposure methods and logistics. Please email the methods you have in place to mvcac@mvcac.org and we will add them to the COVID-19 page on the MVCAC website.

Thank you!
MVCAC Member Resources Re: COVID-19
MVCAC will be assembling and posting some information and templates of what some Districts have created and shared as they manage their operations. Items like sample document for field staff to carry in addition to their ID to validate status/purpose and actions related to seasonal hires. It will be posted as it becomes available to a new members-only page on the MVCAC website.

Click the button below to login and view.
In 2021, San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District unveiled a new interactive educational experience titled, “Journey of the Germ.” The project was funded through the Entomological Society of America’s Chrysalis Grant, “to bring students closer to the backyard intersection of entomology and virology.”

As the interactive experience begins, a narrative serves as both foundation and guide through the storylines to instill a message that motivates the students who participate in the storylines to learn and develop solutions. The narration takes the students through the pathway West Nile virus follows as it cycles through the suburban Southern California landscape.
Submit your district for the next Spotlight On
Does 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? "Spotlight On" 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 Spotlight On 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. 

Interested? Click here to fill out an application!

Applications can be submitted to the MVCAC office at mvcac@mvcac.org
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into
District Managers - Please upload your HR resources and information into this Google Drive along with using it for your own district.

Click here to access the Google Drive.
News Headlines
MVCAC News Briefs - Giant Asian Hornets
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 Giant Asian Hornets.

CSDA Giant Asian Hornets Video: 

 
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.
MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
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
MVCAC Jobs Board
Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Jobs 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 mvcac@mvcac.org.
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.