News & Events

7/19/2010 - Malathion Comments
The below comments were submitted in response to the EPA's wish to revoke all crop tolerances for malathion that are no longer supported by the registrant.

Malathion Comments

7/19/2010 - Naled BiOp Comments
The below comments were submitted to the EPA regarding the naled Biological Opinion.

Naled BiOp Comments

5/17/2010 - AMCA Seeking Host for 2015 Annual Meeting
AMCA headquarters and the Board of Directors are soliciting interest for hosting the 2015 AMCA Annual Meeting. This meeting will be held in the central time zone, and any state association, regional association, or other group in this region may submit a letter of interest.

5/17/2010 - Board of Director Nominations
Nomination period now open for AMCA Board of Director positions. Submit your nominations by August 20.

5/17/2010 - AMCA Award Nominations
The nomination period is now open for AMCA awards.

4/20/2010 - National Mosquito Control Awareness Week 2010 - June 20-26
June 20 – June 26, 2010 is “National Mosquito Control Awareness Week”, and it's time to do your part in educating the public and enhancing the image of the mosquito control profession.

Educational Packet
Press Release Template

4/12/2010 - Inerts Disclosure Part 2
On December 23, 2009, EPA proposed rules regarding the “Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides” and has solicited comments from stakeholders. The document is linked below as a PDF file.

Inerts Comments
Inerts

4/7/2010 - Clean Water Act Liability
AMCA has asked our legal counsel to provide guidance on the extent mosquito programs are vulnerable to pending or new CWA citizen suits in the interim prior to enactment of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting requirements next year.

4/6/2010 - Inerts Disclosure
On December 23, 2009, EPA proposed rules regarding the “Public Availability of Identities of Inert Ingredients in Pesticides” and has solicited comments from stakeholders.

Inerts

3/23/2010 - Registration Open for AMCA 2010 Washington Conference
Join us in Washington, DC this May 10-12: registration and housing are now open!

Washington Conference Registration Form
Washington Conference Travel Stipend Information

11/23/2009 - Policy Document on Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM)
At the recent AMCA Interim Board Meeting, Joe Conlon was tasked to develop an AMCA policy document on Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM). This document is to be made available to EPA to help guide its deliberations regarding National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.

BMPs for Mosquito Management

10/8/2009 - AMCA Webinars Now Available for Purchase
Now is your chance to purchase a copy of AMCA's webinars. Each webinar CD contains both the audio and visual components of the presentation which will play simultaneously as presented on the day of the live webinar.

Webinar Order Form

9/23/2009 - Election 2009 - Candidate Bios
Please click the links below to view the candidate bios.

Vice-President Candidate - Tom Wilmot
Vice-President Candidate - Steve Mulligan
North Central Regional Director Candidate - Jim Stark

7/9/2009 - Application for NIH Conference Travel Grants
The AMCA received funding from NIH/NIAID for travel for students, post-docs, and young investigators who gave an oral presentation on their research on vector biology, ecology, and behavior, basic research on vectors, and other non-control related topics at the 2009 AMCA Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Grant Application

5/18/2009 - January's Webinar Now Available For Purchase - "What is an Integrated Mosquito Management Program?"
Now is your chance to purchase a copy of this well recieved webinar. The CD contains both the audio and visual components of the presentation which will play simultaneously as presented on the day of the live webinar.

Webinar Order Form

5/12/2009 - Letter to Honorable Lisa Jackson


Letter to Honorable Lisa Jackson (CWA)

4/15/2009 - "The Mosquito Crusades" Written By Gordon Patterson
Rutgers University Press is pleased to announce the publication of “The Mosquito Crusades” written by Gordon Patterson.

3/24/2009 - Washington Day 2009 Information
Click the below links for some guidance on visiting Capitol Hill and making your appointments.

Preliminary Program
Guidance for What to Do and Say on Capitol Hill
Making Your Appointments

3/18/2009 - West Nile Virus Conference presentations link
Presentations of the West Nile Virus Conference are now available.

3/5/2009 - AMCA Tours Announced for Annual Meeting!
Select from three amazing tours to enhance your stay in New Orleans. Sign up before March 30!

AMCA Tour Registration Packet

3/5/2009 - Latin American Bio-safety Training Centre
The course will be offered to epidemiologists, entomologists, medical entomologists, legislators, decision makers and vector control personnel from Latin American countries. Preference will be given to participants from Latin America who meet the selection criteria and who are involved in projects related to the objectives of the course. Invitations will be sent to the major universities in Latin America, hospitals, Health Departments, vector control districts and Ministries of the Environment

11/20/2008 - AMCA Field Demonstration Day 2009
The AMCA Field Demonstration Day will be held at the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District facility in Slidell, LA from 11:30 am until 4:30 pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 in conjuction with the 75th AMCA Annual Meeting.

Field Day Registration Form

3/3/2007 - Central Life Sciences Fellowships Available for 2007 Washington Day
Travel stipends to assist AMCA members with your travel expenses to attend the 2007 Annual Spring Washington Legislative Conference (“Washington Day”) are available on a limited basis primarily for select first-time attendees to our Washington Day event – there will be a One-thousand Dollar ($1000.00) maximum cap for each recipient.

Central Life Sciences Fellowship Conditions & Procedures

1/2/2007 - AMCA Position Statement on Mosquito Misting Systems

1/16/2008 - MOSQUITO & VECTOR CONTROL ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA HONORS RENOWNED ENTOMOLOGIST
INDIO, California (January 16, 2008) The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) honored UC Riverside’s Mir S. Mulla, a distinguished professor emeritus of entomology recognized for solving some of the world’s most difficult insect problems, with Honorary Membership at its 2008 Annual Conference in Palm Springs.

11/4/2007 - COACHELLA VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT REDUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT


Press Release

1/29/2007 - National “Fight the Bite” Poster Contest Launched by CDC and DEET Education Program
Aimed at raising awareness of the best ways to prevent mosquito bites and the diseases they can cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and DEET Education Program, in collaboration with the Weekly Reader, today announced the first annual “Fight the Bite” poster contest for fifth and sixth graders nationwide.

8/19/2010 - NPDES Draft Pesticide General Permit
Click the below links to view documents.

PGP Fact Sheet
Draft PGP

8/19/2010 - NPDES Help
Click the below link to view.

NPDES Help Document

8/19/2010 - Best Management Practices for Integrated Mosquito Management
Click the below link to view.

BMPs for Integrated Mosquito Management

7/19/2010 - NPDES Comments
Click the below link to view the comments that AMCA has submitted to the EPA.

NPDES Comments

6/29/2010 - NPDES Hearing
AMCA was afforded the opportunity to read a 3-minute statement as a public comment at the NPDES permit hearing at EPA headquarters in Washington, DC on 23 June.

NPDES Hearing

6/7/2010 - NPDES Update
EPA has at last posted its proposed NPDES Federal Register Notice, Fact Sheet, and Draft Pesticide General Permit at the EPA website.

8/26/2010 - Pasco County Mosquito Control District - Entomologist
Pasco County Mosquito Control District is looking for an Entomologist.

7/21/2010 - Contract Vector Control Needed in Iraq
US Department of Defense Contractors looking for 4 Certified Vector Control candidates with Pest Control Applicator certification

7/21/2010 - Coachella Valley MVCD - Lead Field Supervisor
Coachella Valley MVCD is looking for a Lead Field Supervisor

7/16/2010 - Manatee County MCD - Entomologist Position
Manatee County MCD is looking for an Entomologist

7/15/2010 - Director Entomology
Below is a great employment opportunity for a medical entomologist! The director of Medical Entomology with Queensland Health in Cairns Australia offers the opportunity to work on some of the great arboviral diseases in the world, including dengue, Japanese encephalitis, Ross River virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, etc in a beautiful part of the world. Closing date - August 13.

Full Job Description

6/24/2010 - MosquitoZone Corporation is Seeking Crew Chiefs
MosquitoZone Corporation is currently seeking Crew Chiefs to work in specific Vector Control Operations zones throughout the world.

6/18/2010 - Orange County Vector Control District District Manager
Orange County Vector Control District is looking for a District Manager

5/19/2010 - Chambers County Texas Looking for a Pilot or Aerial Services

5/6/2010 - Request for Proposals - New Insecticides for Malaria Control
Discovery Research for the Identification of New Chemical Entities for Vector Control of Malaria

Ad
Request for Proposals

3/10/2010 - Curtis Dyna-Fog Typhoon I with gear pump and Radar Synchroflow
Curtis Dyna-Fog Typhoon I with gear pump and Radar Synchroflow for sale.

3/3/2010 - Operations Manager Position
North Fork Mosquito Abatement District is looking for an Operations Manager

1/28/2010 - Jefferson County Texas Director of Mosquito Control
Jefferson County Texas is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Director of the Jefferson County Mosquito Control District.

August 2010. Expo Control de Plagas y Salud Publica.
México DF, México. www.expocontroldeplagas.org

August 9-13, 2010. Course: Entomology of Dengue.
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Programa de Actualización en Salud Pública y Epidemiologia, Vector Borne Deseases. Centro Regional de Investigación en Salud Pública. Tapachula, Chiapas, México. http://www.insp.mx/paspe/inf/incripciones.php

August 15-20, 2010. ICOPA XII (International Congress of Parasitology).
Melbourne, Australia. http://www.icopaxii.org/

September 12-16, 2010. 21st Annual Molecular Parasitolgy Meeting.

The 2010 Molecular Parasitology Meeting will be held Sunday, September 12th - Thursday, September 16th at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA (USA). Please refer to the following web sites for on-line registration, abstract submission, and further information: http://mpm.mbl.edu/

September 26-30, 2010. 23rd Brazilian Congress of Entomology.
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte. http://www.seb.org.br/

September 26-30, 2010. SOVE Annual Meeting.
The Society for Vector Ecology will be holding their Annual Meeting in Raleigh, NC. Please go to www.sove.org for more information.

October 6-8, 2010. NWMVCA Annual Fall Meeting.
The Northwest Mosquito & Vector Control Association Annual Fall Meeting will be held at Sun Peak Resort in British Colombia, Canada. Please go to http://nwmvca.org/events.php for more information.

October 20-22, 2010. Annual GMCA Meeting.
The annual GMCA meeting will be held in Athens, GA at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education.  A wonderful and informative meeting agenda is planned for this event.  For more information about GMCA or their annual meeting, please visit www.gamosquito.org. 

October 28-November 1, 2010. International Forum for Sustainable Management of Disease Vectors.
Hangzhou, China. e-mail: forumvector@yahoo.com;  http://www.chinavbc.cn/forum/

November 17-19, 2010. NCMVCA Annual Meeting.
The North Carolina Mosquito & Vector Control Association will hold its Annual Meeting in Atlantic Beach, NC. Please go to www.ncmvca.org for more information.

November 30- December 2, 2010. The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association
The 53rd Annual Meeting of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association will be held  in Baton Rouge at the Crowne Plaza. For more information, call (985) 543-0454, or visit www.lmca.us

December 6-8, 2010. Northeast Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting.
The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, Cape Code, Mass.

February 2-3, 2011. Michigan Mosquito Control Association Annual Conference.
Amway Grand Plaza. Grand Rapids, Michigan.

February 22-24, 2011. The 36th Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Mosquito Control Association.
Hilton Wilmington Riverside in Wilmington, NC.

March 7-11, 2011, New Jersey Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting.
Atlantic City Hilton, Atlantic City, NJ.

March 20-24, 2011. The AMCA 77th Annual Meeting
Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim CA

March 29-March 31, 2011. 8th annual arbovirus surveillance and mosquito control workshop
St. Augustine, Florida, www.amcdsjc.org

May 9-11, 2011. The AMCA Annual Washington Conference
Westin Alexandria, Washington DC

May 23-27, 2011. 2nd Int'l Forum for Surveillance & Control of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-borne Disease
Beijing, China. Contact: Tong-Yan Zhao at aedes@263.net and Rui-De Xue at 904/471-3107 or xueamcd@yahoo.com

February 26-March 1, 2012. The AMCA 78th Annual Meeting.

Hilton Austin in Austin, TX.

February 24-28, 2013. The AMCA 79th Annual Meeting
Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, NJ.