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MVCAC Office Modified Operations
Due to COVID-19 concerns and the declaration by California with mandatory shelter in place, the AMG office and your MVCAC staff are working modified schedules remotely from home. We are mostly able to operate business as usual, with some functions being more modified than others. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us for any items needed.
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MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2020-21 Dues
It's that time of year again! Please fill out and email or fax back this year's
MVCAC Fiscal Status Report Form
for your district's MVCAC dues to be calculated.
Dues for Corporate Members are due on July 1st of each year for the fiscal year ending June 30th of the following year. Unpaid dues will be considered late on September 1st. After September 1st, a late notice will be sent which will include a $50 late payment fee. Corporate members that do not pay their dues and late fee by October 31st will be dropped from the membership rolls.
Please feel free to contact the office if you have any questions. Thank you for supporting MVCAC!
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MVCAC Summer Board Meeting
July 7
th at 9:00 AM via conference call
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The MVCAC Regulatory Affairs Committee has created a Google Spreadsheet to provide MVCAC member agencies with resources on CEQA. Filling out this spreadsheet will allow members to know what each other had filed and who was the responsible person at the agency to answer questions.
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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.
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Statewide COVID-19 Response Discussion
Occurs every other Tuesday beginning 6/2/2020 from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada).
MVCAC Organization is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
Topic: Statewide COVID-19 Response Discussion
09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) bi-weekly on Tuesday's
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Meeting ID: 981 828 657
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Cal. Dept. of Public Health - Vector-Borne Disease Section 2020 Plague Surveillance Program
To all interested parties and agencies:
The California Department of Public Health, Vector-Borne Disease Section (VBDS) oversees a statewide surveillance program for plague in California that includes clinical illness in humans and domestic pets, serologic evidence of exposure to Yersinia pestis in rodents and wild carnivores, and detection of infection in rodents and other wild animals. In areas where plague is endemic, VBDS encourages collaborating agencies to contribute to surveillance efforts through the submission of biological specimens for plague testing.
The
attached letter contains introductory information on the suitability of specimens for testing, sampling techniques, data acquisition, VBDS contact information, and shipping requirements necessary to participate in the program. Feel free to contact me for further information, additional questions, or serological sampling materials. An updated version of the
VBDS mammal collection form is also attached.
Thank you for your cooperation,
Greg Hacker
Greg Hacker
Senior Public Health Biologist
California Department of Public Health
Vector-Borne Disease Section
8633 Bond Rd.,
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Ph: 916.686.8083
Fax: 916.686.8422
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Submit your AMCA Award Nominations Now!
Deadline is August 20, 2020
AMCA Awards recognize individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the Association, to medical entomology and public health, and to the development and implementation of mosquito control methods and/or equipment.
Please nominate your colleagues and peers who are deserving of recognition. Nominations and the required supporting documents (if applicable) must be received by August 20, 2020, to be considered. Please send nominations via e-mail to Jason Kinley, Awards Committee Chair,
director@gcmad.org.
The AMCA Awards are:
Medal of Honor
Meritorious Service
John N. Belkin Award
Industry Award
Boyd-Ariaz Grass Roots Award
Memorial Lecturer and Honoree(s)
AMCA Honorary Member
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Update From Legal Counsel on New Laws Affecting Special Districts
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PDF Available for Mosquito Identification Key
Identification of the Mosquitoes of California by Richard P. Meyer and Stephen L. Durso is available for download at no cost after logging in to the MVCAC web site. Because this key lacks Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, the sections that contain those species in Regional Guide to the Common Mosquitoes of California by Richard Meyer is appended to the PDF.
The entire PDF is key word searchable so that the diagnostic characteristics of each species can be found easily. MVCAC thanks Richard Meyer for providing a pristine copy of
Identification of the Mosquitoes of California that was scanned to produce the PDF. Please follow this link to access the key:
https://www.mvcac.org/resources/member-publications/
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Southern California isn't known for its large wetland areas, but within the Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District boundaries we have a very large riparian area known as the Prado Basin. This basin is managed by the Orange County Water District and is made up of several duck hunting clubs and flood planes for Inland Empire region.
In 2016, Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control decided to create a specialized team that would supervise the control of mosquitoes in these wetland areas. The original wetland crew was supervised by Vector Control Technicians Tim Shellow and Eric Ballejos. The team's first task was to troubleshoot applications in hard to access parts of the wetlands and develop a more efficient way to treat these areas. The goal was to get a product shot out as far as possible over the cat tails and bulrush.
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Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight
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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.
Interested?
Click here
to fill out an application!
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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.
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MVCAC News Briefs - Giant Asian Hornets
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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:
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MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
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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.
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MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
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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.
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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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Jobs
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.
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FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8x8
OFFERED FOR SALE
: $15,000
2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8x8
487.2 Hours
Comes with 2 new tires and spare parts
Contact:
Douglas County Mosquito Abatement District
Krista Jenkins
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MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
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Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
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Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.
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