News & Events

2/2/2010 - CDC and DEET Education Program Announce “Fight the Bite” Poster Contest
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the DEET Education Program have set April 5 as the deadline for this year’s Fight the Bite Poster Contest, which is open to all fifth and sixth graders in the U.S.

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

6/1/2009 - National Mosquito Control Awareness Week 2009 - June 21-27.
June 21 – June 27, 2009 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.

Mosquito Control Awareness Week Press Release Template

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

3/12/2007 - National Mosquito Control Awareness Week 2007
June 24 – June 30, 2007 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.

Press Release Template

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

4/18/2006 - Mosquito Awareness Week 2006 - June 25-July 1
June 25-July 1, 2006 is “Mosquito Control Awareness Week”, and it's not too late to do your part in educating the public and enhancing the image of the mosquito control profession.

Awareness Week Press Release

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.

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

2/17/2010 - COACHELLA VALLEY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT - VECTOR ECOLOGIST
Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District is seeking a qualified Vector Ecologist

2/12/2010 - YAKIMA COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT - DISTRICT MANAGER
Yakima County Mosquito Control District is seeking qualified applicants for District 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.

10/28/2009 - Entomologist-Assistant/Associate Professor
The Public Health Entomology Center at Florida A&M University is looking to fill Entomologist-Assistant/Associate Professor position.

9/29/2009 - Vector Borne Disease Specialist
Washoe County Health District seeks to fill Vector Borne Disease Specialist position

9/28/2009 - Entomologist/Assistant-Director Position
Manatee County seeks to fill Entomologist/Assistant-Director Position

9/11/2009 - Associate Public Health Biologist
California Department of Public Health seeks to find an Associate Public Health Biologist.

8/26/2009 - Insecticide Resistance Management Entomologist
Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services seek to fill Insecticide Resistance Management Entomologist position.

8/25/2009 - DUET for sale
Southwest Mosquito Abatement & Control District has DUET for sale.

6/21/2009 - Grizzly Smart Flow Sprayers
North Fork Mosquito Abatement District has Grizzly Smart Flow Sprayers for sale.

6/9/2009 - Assistant Inspections Supervisor
Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services Mosquito Control Division (TX) seeks to fill Assistant Inspections Supervisor position.

6/2/2009 - Research and Development Staff Scientist
TyraTech, located in Melbourne, Florida, seek to fill Research & Development Staff Scientist position.

February 3-4, 2010. MMCA 24th Annual Conference.

For more information, please visit http://www.mimosq.org/conference.htm

February 7-10, 2010. MVCAC 78th Annual Conference.

Hyatt Regency Sacramento, CA

For more information, please visit http://mvcac.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=24

February 17-19, 2010. VMCA 63rd Annual Meeting
Sheraton Oceanfront, Virginia Beach, VA.

February 24-25, 2010, West Central MVCA 2010 Annual meeting

Fort Collins Hilton in Fort Collins, Colorado. This will be a joint meeting with State Public Health Vector Control Conference. 

For more information, please visit http://www.westcentralmosquitoandvector.org/annual_meeting.html

March 10-12, 2010. NJMCA 97th Annual Meeting.
The New Jersey Mosquito Control Association 97th Annual Meeting will be held March 10-12 at the Hilton Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ.

March 23-25, 2010. The 7th Arbovirus Surveillance and Mosquito Control Workshop

Held at the Anastasia Mosquito Control District, St. Augustine, FL. 

Please contact Dr. Rudy Xue at xueamcd@yahoo.com or call at 904/471-3107, or visit the website at www.amcdsjc.org for more information.

March 23 -March 25, 2010. The 7th Arbovirus Surveillance and Mosquito Control Workshop

March 28 - April 1, 2010. The AMCA 76th Annual Meeting
The AMCA 76th Annual Meeting will be held at the Lexington Convention Center in Lexington, Kentucky.

April 22-23, 2010. North Central Mosquito Control Association 5th Annual Meeting.

Grand Forks, North Dakota. For more information, please contact Todd Hanson thanson@grandforksgov.com   phone (701) 787-8110.

Please visit the website at www.north-central-mosquito.org

April 28, 2010. Gulf Coast Fly In.
Gulf Coast Fly In at Calcasieu Parish MCD hangar, Chennault Field, Lake Charles, LA.  A workshop for those involved and interested in aerial mosquito control.  Mosquito control airplanes and equipment will be on display, including the Air Force C-130, weather permitting.  FREE to all participants including meals.  Contact Tom Janousek 402-561-9260 for details.

May 10-12, 2010. The AMCA Washington Day Conference

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

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

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.