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Sustaining Membership Meet Our Sustaining Members Here AMCA’s Sustaining Membership program is the backbone of our work to protect public and environmental health through mosquito and vector control. Whether you’re a government agency or an industry partner, your support empowers AMCA’s advocacy, education, training, and communications efforts across the country. WHAT YOU RECEIVE Sustaining Members…

Young Professionals If you are in the mosquito industry and new to the professional world, this page is for you! This is your source for the latest AMCA Young Professionals Group news and information. The AMCA Young Professionals (YPs) is a group for students and new mosquito and vector professionals. Anyone with less than five…

Member Services Welcome to the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA), the leading organization dedicated to advancing mosquito control practices and safeguarding public health. As a valued member of AMCA, you gain access to an array of exclusive services designed to enhance your expertise, connect you with a vibrant community of professionals, and equip you with…

Repellent Repellents are substances that help people avoid mosquito bites. Anyone working or playing in mosquito-infested areas will find repellents very helpful. Repellents are formulated for use on bare skin.  They are sold as aerosols, creams, solids (sticks),pump sprays and liquids. Use repellents containing ingredients such as diethyl phthalate, diethyl carbate; N, N-Diethyl-3-Methylbenzamide (DEET), metofluthrin,…

Traps An enormous amount of consumer interest has been generated by the marketing of new devices designed to attract, then either trap or kill, mosquitoes. The general idea is to reduce the number of questing mosquitoes that would otherwise be afflicting the homeowner. Many products even claim to significantly reduce or even collapse local mosquito…

Mistaken IDs INSECTS COMMONLY MISTAKEN FOR MOSQUITOES CRANE FLIES (TIPULIDAE) Crane Flies (Tipulidae) are delicate insects varying in size from ¼ inch to as large as 1½ inches in length. The largest crane flies are sometimes called “daddy-long-legs”, “gully nippers”, or “mosquito hawks”. However, they do not bite people and they do not eat mosquitoes.…

Vector-borne Diseases Mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organism — over one million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year. Not only can mosquitoes carry diseases that afflict humans, they also transmit several diseases and parasites that dogs and horses are very susceptible to. These include dog heartworm, West Nile virus (WNV)…

Why the World Needs Mosquito Control “INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE NOW SPREADING GEOGRAPHICALLY MUCH FASTER THAN AT ANY TIME IN HISTORY.”  MARGARET CHAN, MD WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL The emergence and spread of West Nile Virus may be the first in a series of exotic diseases imported due to the worldwide increase in eco-tourism and international air travel.…

Fun Facts   Mosquitoes are known from as far back as the Triassic Period – 400 million years ago. They are known from North America from the Cretaceous – 100 million years ago. There are over 3,700 species of mosquito worldwide. There are at least 176 species in the United States. The average mosquito weighs…

Mosquito control can be divided into two areas of responsibility: individual and public. Most often it’s performed following the Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) concept. IMM is based on ecological, economic and social criteria and integrates multidisciplinary methodologies into pest management strategies that are practical and effective to protect public health and the environment and improve the…