Full Schedule

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM AST

Board of Directors Meeting

8:30 AM – 3:00 PM AST

Young Professionals Pre-Conference Workshop: Responding to Vector-Borne Disease Emergencies

Location: 101

Moderator: – SC Johnson

Moderator: – University of Wisconsin

Moderator: – University of California Riverside

Moderator: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Moderator: – Clarke

Moderator: – University of California, Irvine

Moderator: – University of South Carolina

Sponsored By

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM AST

Committee Meetings

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM AST

Public Relations Committee Meeting

Location: 102C

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM AST

Finance Committee Meeting

Location: 102A

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM AST

Legislative and Regulatory Committee Meeting

Location: 102C

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM AST

Science & Technology Committee Meeting

Location: 102B

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM AST

Publications Committee Meeting

Location: 102C

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM AST

Training & Member Education Committee Meeting

Location: 102B

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM AST

Young Professionals Committee Meeting

Location: 102A

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM AST

JAMCA Committee Meeting

Location: 102C

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM AST

Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall & Welcome Reception

Location: Hall A

6:30 AM – 8:00 AM AST

RISE Breakfast

Location: Ballroom B

8:00 AM – 12:00 PM AST

Plenary

Location: Ballroom A

8:10 AM – 8:15 AM AST

Program Announcements

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

8:15 AM – 8:35 AM AST

Best Management Practices for Adoption of New Technology for Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes AMCA's Presidential Address

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

8:15 AM – 8:35 AM AST

Presidential Address

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

8:35 AM – 9:05 AM AST

Awards Presentation

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

9:05 AM – 10:00 AM AST

John Beidler: The Three Dimensions of a Complete Life

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Florida Institute of Technology

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM AST

AMCA Technical Advisor Update

Location: Ballroom B

Presenter: – American Mosquito Control Association

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM AST

Wing Beats – Your Trade Journal

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Wing Beats

11:05 AM – 12:00 PM AST

Just a little pinprick – the History, Natural History, and The Natural History Museums, London collections of Mosquitoes

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter:

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM AST

Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Hall A

Sponsored By

12:00 PM – 1:45 PM AST

Lunch and Exhibits Open

Location: Hall A

Sponsored By

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Effective Outreach and Educational Strategies for Mosquito Control Symposium

Location: 202

Moderator: – Collier Mosquito Control District

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM AST

21 - Mosquito Lingo: Buzzing into the Basics

Location: 202

Presenter: – Pasco County Mosquito Control District

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM AST

23 - Don’t Look Up, Look Down! A Free Mosquito Surveillance Mobile App and Fun Educational Resources to Support your Local Community Outreach

Location: 202

Presenter: – Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Co-Author: – Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM AST

24 - Una Carta de Amor: Loving and Using Educational Ideas from Other Districts

Location: 202

Presenter: – San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM AST

25 - IPM Education at a State Correctional Facility

Location: 202

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM AST

26 - Educational Impact of the Aedes aegypti Male Mosquito Release Project with Wolbachia in Puerto Rico: A Community Approach

Location: 202

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM AST

27 - Something fishy is happening in Ms. Skeeto's Science Lab

Location: 202

Presenter: – Beach Mosquito Control District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Environmental drivers of West Nile virus Symposium

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Moderator: – Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health

1:45 PM – 1:51 PM AST

28 - Symposium Introduction: The importance of environmental conditions for understanding West Nile virus dynamics

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health

1:51 PM – 2:03 PM AST

29 - Forecasting West Nile virus incidence with environmental drivers

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Northeastern University

Co-Author: – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Co-Author: – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2:03 PM – 2:15 PM AST

30 - Exploring the interplay between warming temperatures and future implications for West Nile virus transmission

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Co-Author: – Lancaster University

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Illinois

Co-Author: – University of Florida

2:15 PM – 2:27 PM AST

31 - The Impact of Temperature on West Nile Virus Vector-Virus Interactions

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Stanford University

2:27 PM – 2:39 PM AST

32 - West Nile genomics in the Southwest

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Translational Genomics Research Institute and Northern Arizona University

2:39 PM – 2:51 PM AST

33 - A Spatially Resolved and Environmentally Informed Forecast Model of West Nile Virus in Coachella Valley, California

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Co-Author: – Consultant

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

2:51 PM – 3:03 PM AST

34 - Spatially refined estimates of the risk of West Nile virus

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Innovative Vector Management Strategies in Puerto Rico Surveillance & Control Symposium I

Location: 209

Moderator: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM AST

42 - PRVCU: An Integrated Vector Management Program for the Prevention and Control of the Aedes aegypti in Puerto Rico

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM AST

43 - Aedes aegypti Resistance to Adulticides: Data-Driven Approaches and Collaborative Study Efforts in Puerto Rico

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM AST

44 - Bayamon Integrated Vector Management Demonstration Program

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Bayamon Municipality

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM AST

45 - Community Outreach Efforts for the Prevention of dengue in Puerto Rico

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Department of Health

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM AST

46 - Protecting Indoor Spaces: Screens and Spatial Repellents in Southern Puerto Rico

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM AST

47 - Uncovering DENV dynamics through mosquito surveillance and testing.

Location: 209

Presenter: – CDC

Co-Author: – Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – CDC

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Larvicide Resistance: Investigating and Adapting to an Emerging Threat Symposium

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

Moderator: – EcoZone International

1:45 PM – 1:57 PM AST

35 - The NEVBD Pesticide Resistance Monitoring Program: six years of larvicide resistance surveillance in the Northeastern US

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Cornell University

1:57 PM – 2:09 PM AST

36 - Spatial and Temporal Trends in Larvicide Use in Florida: Implications for Mosquito Resistance Management

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

2:09 PM – 2:21 PM AST

37 - Making the dream work: Statewide container Aedes larvicide resistance testing through collaboration with Florida mosquito control programs

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – EcoZone International

Co-Author: – University of Florida

2:21 PM – 2:33 PM AST

38 - Why easy, if it can be complicated? Testing knowledge on methoprene resistance evaluation methods.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

2:33 PM – 2:45 PM AST

238 - Product Stewardship: Developing Best Practices for Monitoring Resistance for Spinosad

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Clarke

Co-Author: – Clarke

2:45 PM – 2:57 PM AST

40 - From S-methoprene to S-methobutene: Implication for activity and stability enhancement and resistance management in mosquitos

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – EcoZone International

2:57 PM – 3:09 PM AST

41 - Lack of cross resistance between S-methoprene and L. sphaericus in Culex pipiens from the Chicago, IL region

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Northwest Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Des Plaines Valley Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Co-Author: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

Location: Ballroom A

Moderator: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

1 - Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District's EQUINE MOSQUITO CONTROL UNIT

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

2 - Let’s talk about sex, baby

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Instituto Colombiano de Medicina Tropical

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

4 - The Gulf South Vector Educational Center for Training, Outreach and Resources

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

5 - Opportunities: Biomaterials in Biting Arthropod Research

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – University of Central Florida College of Medicine

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

6 - Dust off your trigonometry and bring a compass

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

7 - Whitewater Mosquito Patrol: Rafting the River, Battling the Bite

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

8 - Unearthing Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis (SFGR) Foci in Central America

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: – University of South Carolina

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

9 - Can Africa’s Ability to Leap forward in Emerging Technologies be extended to Managing Mosquito-Borne Diseases?

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter:

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

10 - The Fine Art of Mosquito Hospitality: A Guide to Keeping Your Unwelcome Guests Alive

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

Co-Author: – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

Co-Author: – Cornell University

Co-Author: – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

11 - Not the Bees: Three years of nontarget research in three minutes

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Manatee County Mosquito Control

Co-Author: – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Manatee County Mosquito District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

12 - Tracking mosquito movement using edible DNA barcoded microcrystals

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

13 - Duet® Gives Bugs the Jitters, Enhances Spray Exposure

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Clarke

Co-Author: – Clarke

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

14 - Pyriproxyfen and Plastic - The NeverEnding Story?

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Hudson Regional Health Commission

Co-Author: – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

15 - Hunting tigers in the city. No horses yet.

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Health authority Berlin Central

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

16 - Fyfanon flew far

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

17 - A glance under the hood: visualizing what artificial intelligence algorithms are using to make their amazing (and sometimes not so amazing) species identification predictions.

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Vectech, Inc.

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

20 - Early investigations of Colorado Tick Fever Virus transovarial transmission in Dermacentor andersoni in Wyoming

Location: Ballroom A

Presenter: – Teton County Weed & Pest District

Co-Author: – Teton County Weed & Pest District

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM AST

Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Hall A

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM AST

Ice Cream Social

Location: Hall A

Sponsored By

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Data Connections: NASA Earth Science Applications and Innovative Technologies to Monitor Vector Habitats Symposium

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – NASA

4:00 PM – 4:18 PM AST

70 - Innovative Applications of NASA Earth Observations for Public Health Decision Support

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – NASA

4:18 PM – 4:46 PM AST

71 - Public Health Surveillance

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – NASA

4:46 PM – 5:04 PM AST

72 - NASA Data Supports Longterm Study of Rift Valley fever

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

5:04 PM – 5:22 PM AST

73 - Engage communities in mosquito surveillance and mitigation using NASA’s GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper citizen science tool for vector control and research

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

Co-Author: – University of Florida, Gainsville

Co-Author: – Emory University

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Innovative Vector Management Strategies in Puerto Rico Surveillance & Control Symposium II

Location: 209

Moderator: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM AST

74 - The Role of Super pooling and Molecular Surveillance for Integrated Vector Management Programs.

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM AST

75 - Puerto Rico Vector Management Association

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM AST

76 - Puerto Rico Vector Surveillance and Quality Control Programs

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM AST

77 - Innovative Communications Strategies for Effective Mosquito Control in Puerto Rico

Location: 209

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

New Ideas, Tools and Equipment Development

Location: 202

Moderator: – Central Life Sciences

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM AST

58 - Efficacy and User Acceptability of Novel Mosquito Repellent Formulations in Thailand

Location: 202

Presenter: – WRAIR-AFRIMS

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM AST

59 - Essential oil repellents as protection technologies against mosquitoes in a North Florida forest

Location: 202

Presenter: – USDA-ARS-CMAVE

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS-CMAVE

Co-Author: – Usda

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS-CMAVE

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM AST

60 - Autocidal-icious adventures in mass rearing: Facilitating sterile- and incompatible-insect technologies within mosquito abatement districts

Location: 202

Presenter: – MosquitoMate, Inc. / University of Kentucky

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM AST

61 - Establishing outdoor greenhouse insectaries for combating limited rearing space

Location: 202

Presenter: – Pasco County Mosquito Control District

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM AST

63 - Optimizing vector surveillance coverage using multivariate environmental similarity surface maps

Location: 202

Presenter: – University of California Riverside

Co-Author: – University of California Riverside

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM AST

64 - SEPARATOR and NextGenSIT are ready for safe and efficacious mosquito control.

Location: 202

Presenter: – Synvect, Inc.

5:10 PM – 5:20 PM AST

65 - The Silence of the Buzz: An Innovative Attract and Kill Method for Challenging Mosquitoes

Location: 202

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Director/Manager's Daily Dilemma Symposium

Location: 201

Moderator: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

4:00 PM – 4:03 PM AST

48 - Introduction about the Director/Manager Dilemma Symposium

Location: 201

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

4:03 PM – 4:13 PM AST

49 - Strategies for Operating a Vector and Urban Pest Control Program by the General Fund in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Location: 201

Presenter: – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

4:13 PM – 4:23 PM AST

50 - A Day in the Life of a District Director: The Three “Ps”

Location: 201

Presenter: – Indian River Mosquito Control District

4:23 PM – 4:33 PM AST

51 - A tale of the journey from the independent mosquito and vector control district to military entomologist and back again

Location: 201

Presenter: – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

4:33 PM – 4:43 PM AST

52 - Responding to irrational and unhinged residents, Lee County, Florida

Location: 201

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

4:43 PM – 4:53 PM AST

53 - What do you mean there is no water in the building?: Daily dilemma management

Location: 201

Presenter: – West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control

4:53 PM – 5:03 PM AST

54 - Navigating Murky Waters: Challenges in Managing Politics and Elected Officials – Insights from the Executive Director

Location: 201

Presenter: – Pasco County Mosquito Control District

5:03 PM – 5:13 PM AST

55 - Mosquitoes Easy---People, not so easy!

Location: 201

Presenter: – Beach Mosquito Control District

5:13 PM – 5:23 PM AST

56 - The Importance of Employee Evaluations: Enhancing Performance, Development and Organizational Success

Location: 201

Presenter: – Florida Keys Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Florida Keys Mosquito Control District

5:23 PM – 5:33 PM AST

57 - Daily dilemma: staffing a revolving door

Location: 201

Presenter: – Iberia Parish Mosquito Abatement District

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Aerial Mosquito Management Using Novel Triple-Action Adulticide Symposium

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – Valent BioSciences

4:00 PM – 4:25 PM AST

66 - Semi-field evaluation of ground and aerial ULV applications using ReMoa Tri against pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti from Collier County, Florida

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Valent BioSciences

Co-Author: – Valent Biosciences

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

4:25 PM – 4:50 PM AST

67 - Aerial Drift and Deposition Evaluations of ReMoa Tri & Dibrom

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Valent BioSciences

4:50 PM – 5:15 PM AST

68 - Efficacy of Triple Action Adulticide ReMoa Tri Against Resistant Aedes aegypti in a Field Cage Trial in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

5:15 PM – 5:40 PM AST

69 - ReMoa Tri: Aerial Evaluations in the Southern U.S.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Valent Biosciences

5:45 PM – 7:15 PM AST

Latin American discussion

Location: 209

7:15 AM – 8:15 AM AST

Welcome Networking Breakfast Hosted by Community & Member Engagement Subcommittee

Location: Ballroom A

Sponsored By

8:00 AM – 3:00 PM AST

Education Day

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Adult Control and Insect Resistance Challenges

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – Louisiana State University

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM AST

96 - Determining the Insecticide Resistance Status of Culex pipiens s.l. collected in Clark County, Nevada

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Co-Author: – Parasitology and Vector Biology (PARAVEC) Laboratory

Co-Author: – Southern Nevada Helth District

Co-Author: – Southern Nevada Health District

Co-Author: – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Co-Author: – Parasitology and Vector Biology (PARAVEC) Laboratory

Co-Author: – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Co-Author: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM AST

97 - A statistically rigorous but organism and time efficient framework for determination of median lethal dose or concentration in insects

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology

Co-Author: – University of Florida / US Army

Co-Author: – Citrus County Mosquito Control District

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM AST

98 - Evaluating Insecticide Resistance: comparing topical and bottle bioassays

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM AST

99 - Evaluating the mosquitocidal toxicity of sarolaner against the key disease vector Aedes aegypti.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of Florida / US Army

Co-Author: – Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

100 - Exploring Pyrethroid Resistance Mechanisms in Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Arizona: A Focus on Target-Site and Metabolic Resistance

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM AST

101 - Malaria vector control in sub-Saharan Africa: complex trade- offs to combat the growing threat of insecticide resistance

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Co-Author: – Parasitology and Vector Biology (PARAVEC) Laboratory

Co-Author: – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Co-Author: – Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou (CREC)

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST

102 - Phenotypic and genotypic insights into mosquito insecticide resistance in Thailand (2021-2024)

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM AST

103 - Recreating ULV Sprays in the Lab to Evaluate Adulticide Formulations

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM AST

104 - Selective Pressures and Resistance Evolution in Mosquito Populations: Challenges and Opportunities

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Arizona State University

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Latin American Student Competition I

Location: 202

Moderator: – Clarke International

Sponsored By

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM AST

88 - Characterization of the culturable gut microbiota of Anopheles triannulatus collected in a Colombian malaria-endemic region

Location: 202

Presenter: – Grupo de Microbiología Molecular, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

Co-Author: – Grupo de Microbiología Molecular, Escuela de Microbiología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM AST

89 - Detritus and larval interspecific competition on female Aedes aegypti phenotypic traits, nutrient profile, and DENV-1 vector competence

Location: 202

Presenter: – University of Southern Mississippi / Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

Co-Author: – University of Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

Co-Author: – University of Southern Mississippi

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

91 - Characterization of Aedes aegypti populations from different regions of Brazil: life-history traits and insecticide resistance

Location: 202

Presenter: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM AST

92 - Entomofavela Maré – community-based Aedes surveillance in a conflicting zone in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Location: 202

Presenter: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST

93 - Genetics of pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles darlingi, the main malaria vector

Location: 202

Presenter: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Co-Author: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Co-Author: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - IOC/Fiocruz

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – FIOCRUZ-IOC

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM AST

94 - Metabolomic and miRNomic Signatures Across the Aedes aegypti Life Cycle

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM AST

95 - Mirnomics and toxicology for the control of Aedes aegypti.

Location: 202

Presenter:

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Student Competition I

Location: 201

Moderator: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

Sponsored By

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM AST

78 - Adulticidal activity of Hemp Extracts against Aedes aegypti

Location: 201

Presenter: – the Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM AST

79 - Characterizing the microbiome and prevalence of Wolbachia in Culex mosquitoes in the midwestern U.S.

Location: 201

Presenter: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: – Northwest Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM AST

80 - Endemicity of malaria and dengue trumps the study of Culex spp. mosquitoes and associated pathogens.

Location: 201

Presenter: – Texas A&M University

Co-Author: – Texas A&M University

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM AST

81 - Permethrin susceptibility in Culicoides biting midges from Florida

Location: 201

Presenter: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

82 - Are efforts to conserve urban bees increasing risk of mosquito-borne disease?

Location: 201

Presenter: – Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM AST

83 - Assessing the Role of Deforestation in Shaping Mosquito Abundance Patterns Across Brazil

Location: 201

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: – University of South Carolina

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST

84 - Developing salivary gland ELISAs to measure human exposure to La Crosse virus vectors

Location: 201

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – UNC School of Medicine

Co-Author: – Tulane University

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM AST

85 - Evaluation of surveillance traps for host-seeking La Crosse virus vectors in Southern Appalachia

Location: 201

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – WCU

Co-Author: – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM AST

86 - Like a moth to an interrupted flame - modifying the CDC light trap to increase species richness

Location: 201

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – FMEL

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Yesterday’s Threat, Today’s Solutions: AMCA’s New Nationwide Mosquito Control Awareness Campaign Symposium

Location: 209

Moderator: – American Mosquito Control Association

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM AST

114 - AMCA's National Communication Campaign for Mosquito Control: Yesterday's Threat, Today's Solutions

Location: 209

Presenter: – American Mosquito Control Association

8:40 AM – 9:10 AM AST

Yesterday's Threats, Today's Solution

Location: 209

Presenter:

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

115 - Maximizing Impact: How Marin-Sonoma MVCD is Implementing AMCA’s National Campaign and Innovative Resources

Location: 209

Presenter: – Marin-Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

9:20 AM – 9:33 AM AST

Utilizing the AMCA's National Education Campaign tools for advocacy messaging

Location: 209

Presenter: – Benton County Mosquito Control

9:33 AM – 9:45 AM AST

116 - From Mosquito Bites to Communication Insights

Location: 209

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Enhancing National Mosquito Management: The AMCA’s IMM Training Resources and Programs

Location: 209

Presenter: – Bug Lessons Consulting LLC

8:30 AM – 10:15 AM AST

Transforming Boundaries into Bridges: Lessons Learned from Asia and Americas for Dengue Control Symposium

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

Sponsored By

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM AST

177 - New twist in dengue fight: Aedes aegypti's nocturnal feeding habits challenge current control measures

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Jahangirnagar University

Co-Author: – 6St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

Co-Author: – Department of Zoology, Jahangirnagar University

Co-Author: – Department of Economics, Jahangirnagar University

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM AST

179 - Project Wolbachia: Enhancing Singapore’s Integrated Strategy for Dengue Prevention

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Singapore

Co-Author: – Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University

Co-Author: – Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore

Co-Author: – Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM AST

180 - Emerging Dengue Threat in Indian Subcontinent and Mitigating Strategies

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Saveetha University

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM AST

181 - The Nexus of Innovative and Integrated Vector Control: Solutions for Effective Dengue Management

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Clarke

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM AST

182 - The Unusual Challenges and Advantages of a Non-Profit Organization: The Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit in the Current Dengue Outbreak.

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM AST

183 - Dengue Prevention and Control Program in Mexico

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Secretaría de Salud

8:30 AM – 4:00 PM AST

Field Day! - Puerto Rico Mosquito Vector Control Unit

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM AST

Trustee/Commissioner Tour

Sponsored By

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM AST

Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Hall A

Sponsored By

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

11 Annual AMCA Arthropod Vector Highlights Symposium

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – North Carolina Dept of Health

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM AST

135 - Highlights of Vector Biology

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – University of Arkansas

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM AST

136 - Highlights of vector control

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – IVCC

11:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

137 - Advances and challenges in vector-borne forecasting and modeling

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Northeastern University

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Applying Military Vector Control Skillset to Civilian Mosquito Control Initiatives Symposium

Location: 209

Moderator: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM AST

147 - Transitioning field research and collaborations from the military to a civilian mosquito control district

Location: 209

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM AST

148 - U.S. Navy Entomology to Vector Disease Control International: Similar Goals, Challenges and Outcomes

Location: 209

Presenter: – Vector Disease Control International

Co-Author: – Vector Disease Control International

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM AST

149 - Anchored but still Swatting: A Navy Entomologist Transitions to a Michigan Mosquito Control District

Location: 209

Presenter: – Midland County Mosquito Control

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM AST

150 - How Serving as a Navy Entomologist Led to a Role in Mosquito Surveillance in Citrus County, Florida

Location: 209

Presenter: – Citrus County Mosquito Control District

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Education to Support Vector Control

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – Louisiana State University

10:45 AM – 11:05 AM AST

106 - Socio-ecological drivers of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus assemblages in cities of Louisiana, USA

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Louisiana State University

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM AST

Using Mosquitoes in NASA Science as theme, we built a new collaborative program with big science partners to bring master naturalist-level environmental education to all ages and incorporating reciprocity through participatory citizen science.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – ACIS Natura/ former Harris County Biological Control Initiative

Co-Author: – Institute for Global Environmental Strategies

11:15 AM – 11:25 AM AST

108 - Coordination and Communication: Establishing Partnerships with Local Beekeepers

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

11:25 AM – 11:35 AM AST

109 - Density-dependence and different dimensions of changing weather shape abundance patterns of common mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Indiana University

11:35 AM – 11:45 AM AST

110 - Educating Animal Welfare Professionals on Vector-borne Diseases

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – City of New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – LA-SPCA

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University School of Public Health

Co-Author: – LA-SPCA

Co-Author: – City of New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

11:45 AM – 11:55 AM AST

111 - Rapid Response: Preparing and Planning for Mosquito-Driven Public Health Emergencies

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Bug Lessons Consulting LLC

Co-Author: – American Mosquito Control Association

11:55 AM – 12:05 PM AST

112 - Teaching with maggots: How your skills can help local and state labs solve crimes

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Louisiana State University

12:05 PM – 12:15 PM AST

113 - The unexpected effects of sea level rise on ‘freshwater’ mosquitoes

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Naturalis Biodiversity Center

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Latin American Student Competition II/Latin American Symposium I

Location: 202

Moderator: – Clarke International

Sponsored By

10:45 AM – 10:55 AM AST

128 - Non-conventional insecticides for controlling Aedes aegypti resistant to conventional insecticides

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM AST

129 - Phenotypic contrast of Aedes aegypti against broflanilide and permethrin.

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM AST

130 - Primera Evaluación a Gran Escala de la Resistencia a Piretroides en Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) en Brasil (2021 a 2024): Un Paso Importante en el Control de la Malaria

Location: 202

Presenter: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Co-Author: – IOC/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – IOC/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Co-Author: – IOC/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute

11:15 AM – 11:25 AM AST

131 - Transcriptomic profile of Aedes aegypti (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) after exposure to insecticides

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

11:45 AM – 11:55 AM AST

134 - ARBOVIRUS SURVEILLANCE IN POLK COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL

Location: 202

Presenter: – Polk County Mosquito Control

Co-Author: – Polk County Mosquito Control

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Student Competition II

Location: 201

Moderator: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

Sponsored By

10:45 AM – 10:55 AM AST

121 - Measuring blood meal degradation in the primary La Crosse virus vector Aedes triseriatus

Location: 201

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM AST

122 - Re-emerging Mosquito Pathogen Surveillance in Charleston, SC

Location: 201

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: – Charleston County Mosquito Control

Co-Author: – Wofford College

Co-Author: – University of South Carolina

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM AST

123 - Resisting resistance: Identifying biochemical biomarkers for pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Location: 201

Presenter: – UC Davis

11:15 AM – 11:25 AM AST

124 - Synchronicity of miRnomics and Metabolomics During the Aedes aegypti Life Cycle

Location: 201

Presenter: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

11:25 AM – 11:35 AM AST

125 - Target and non-target effects of Bti larviciding on ephemeral pond communities

Location: 201

Presenter: – Illinois State University

Co-Author: – Illinois State University

11:35 AM – 11:45 AM AST

126 - Uncovering reproductive consequences of seasonal differences in mosquito ejaculate

Location: 201

Presenter: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University

11:45 AM – 11:55 AM AST

Evaluating Larvicide Resistance and Cross Resistance in the Culex pipiens Assemblage

Location: 201

Presenter: – UW-Madison

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin - Madison

Co-Author: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

11:55 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Establishment of Wolbachia infection in the biting midge Culicoides sonorensis via Larval and Adult Feeding

Location: 201

Presenter: – Texas Tech University

Co-Author: – Texas Tech University

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

Lunch

Location: Hall A

Sponsored By

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

Poster Session

Location: Hall A

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-1 - Expanded Monitoring of Insecticide Resistance and Follow-up Bioassays in Aedes aegypti Collected in Southern Puerto Rico in 2019 and 2023.

Location: Hall A

Co-Author: – CDC DENGUE BRANCH

Co-Author: – CDC

Co-Author: – PHEFA Fellow

Co-Author: – CDC

Co-Author: – PHEFA FELLOW

Presenter: – Center for Disease Control / Dengue Branch

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-2 - An evaluation of available formulated residual insecticides with cone bioassays in Aedes aegypti from Ponce, Puerto Rico

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – CDC DENGUE BRANCH

Co-Author: – Center for Disease Control / Dengue Branch

Co-Author: – Center For Disease Control / Dengue Branch

Co-Author: – CDC

Co-Author: – PHEFA Fellow

Co-Author: – ESA / PHEFA

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-3 - Adaptation and Optimization of a Triplex Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Protocol for Arbovirus Surveillance in Canyon County Idaho

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-4 - Insecticide Resistance in Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) darlingi Populations from Barcelos, Brazilian Amazon: Implications for Malaria Vector Control

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - IOC/Fiocruz

Co-Author: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz - IOC/Fiocruz

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – FIOCRUZ-IOC

Co-Author: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Co-Author: – Health Surveillance Foundation of Barcelos

Co-Author: – Foundation of Health and Environmental Surveillance of Amazonas

Co-Author: – Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado

Co-Author: – University of São Paulo

Co-Author: – Universidade Estadual Paulista-UNESP

Co-Author: – Health Surveillance Foundation of Barcelos

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-5 - Characterization of the intrinsic insecticidal activities of geraniol against the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – The Ohio State University

Co-Author: – The Ohio State University

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-6 - TESTING A COMBINED IIT/SIT APPROACH TO CONTROL MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASES AT SCALE IN SOUTH MEXICO

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – UCBE-UADY

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – Secretaría de Salud de Yucatán

Co-Author: – Secretaría de Salud

Co-Author: – Emory University

Co-Author: – Michigan State University

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – UCBE-UADY

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-7 - SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TEMEPHOS AND MALATHION INSECTICIDES OF AEDES AEGYPTI (DIPTERA: CULICIDAE) POPULATIONS IN THE STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL

Location: Hall A

Co-Author: – Instituto Pasteur de São Paulo

Co-Author: – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

Presenter: – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-8 - The attractant effects of three cyanobacterial taxa on Aedes aegypti oviposition.

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Centers for Disease Control & Entomological Society of America

Co-Author: – CDC

Co-Author: – Centers for Disease Control

Co-Author: – CDC

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-9 - Cage and experimental house trials to optimize the use of dried attractive bait stations (DABS) for Aedes aegypti control.

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Syracuse University Department of Public Health

Co-Author: – Climate and Atmosphere Research Center

Co-Author: – Syracuse University Department of Public Health

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-10 - Operational effectiveness of ground and aerial applications of ReMoa Tri

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Adult Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-11 - Using UAS to Quantify Containers in Urban Baton Rouge, LA Waterways

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-12 - Predicting Aedes vexans Populations Using Artificial Intelligence and Hyperlocal Weather Observations in Saginaw Michigan

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Precipitation Inc.

Co-Author: – Precipitation Inc.

Artifical Intelligence in Mosquito and Vector Control/Behavior/Biology

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-13 - Developing a cohort of active tree holes for La Crosse virus interventions

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-14 - The Vieques Septic Systems Project

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Department of Natural and Environmental Resources

Co-Author: – Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-15 - Assessing Minimum Risk 25(b) Products for Control of Blacklegged Ticks in the Upper Midwest, USA

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin-Madison

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin - Madison

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-16 - Baseline Surveys of Household Containers: Identifying Aedes aegypti Larval Habitats in Iquitos, Peru

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Tulane University

Co-Author: – UC Davis

Co-Author: – Tulane University

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-17 - VectorByte Data Platform and Training

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – University of Notre Dame

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-18 - Evaluation of Regional Surveillance of West Nile Virus and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus in the Panhandle of Texas

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Texas Tech University

Co-Author: – Texas Tech University

Co-Author: – Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Co-Author: – Texas Tech University

Co-Author: – Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-19 - Impact of Microplastic Pollutants on Mosquito Development and Survival

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Kennesaw State University

Co-Author: – Kennesaw State University

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-20 - Investigating the impact of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on the mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Kennesaw State University

Co-Author: – Kennesaw State University

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-21 - New insights from mosquito surveillance collaboration between University of Notre Dame and St. Joseph County Environmental Health Department, Indiana, 2021-2024

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – University of Notre Dame

Co-Author: – University of Notre Dame

Co-Author: – St. Joseph County Department of Health

Co-Author: – University of Notre Dame

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-22 - Baseline Aedes surveillance on Kwajalein Atoll, The Republic of Marshall Islands

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Republic of the Marshall Islands, Ministry of Health and Human Services

Co-Author: – Republic of the Marshall Islands, Ministry of Health and Human Services

Co-Author: – Pacific Island Health Officers Association

Co-Author: – CDC

Co-Author: – Pacific Island Health Officers Association

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-23 - A novel snapshot approach to surveillance of urban mosquitoes across the Caribbean

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Berry College One Health Center and Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology

Co-Author: – Berry College One Health Center

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-24 - What is the prevalence of Aedes aegypti in schools in Puerto Rico?

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

Co-Author: – Centers For Disease Control and Prevention

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – CDC

Disease/Vector Studies

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-25 - Tropical Islands Training and Evaluation Center (TITEC): Findings from the 2024 Vector Control Needs Assessment in Puerto Rico and the Pacific

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Education

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-26 - Innovative 3D Printed Traps: A Cost-Effective Solution for Mosquito Surveillance

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

Equipment

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-27 - Electrifying Drones: Ford F-150 Lightning Powers a Greener Mosquito Control Future

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Equipment

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-28 - Assessing aerobic treatment units for mosquito habitat compatibility and pollutants

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – STPMAD

Co-Author: – STPMAD

Co-Author: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

GIS/GPS

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-29 - Treatment Prioritization of Larval Habitats for Aedes albopictus and Culex quinquefasciatus in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Vector Disease Control International

Co-Author: – Tyson Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis

Co-Author: – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

Larval Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-30 - Towards residential control of the eastern tree hole mosquito (Aedes triseriatus) – results of a larval bioassay field trial of Altosid SR20 in a La Crosse endemic area

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – Central Life Sciences

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – Central Life Sciences

Co-Author: – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

Larval Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-31 - Mass Rearing Techniques of Toxorhynchites rutilus for Use in Operations in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

Larval Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-33 - Immature forms of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Phytotelmata in an environmental protection area in São Paulo, Brazil

Location: Hall A

Co-Author: – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

Co-Author: – Universidade de Sao Paulo

Presenter: – Universidade de São Pailo, Brazil

Larval Control

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-34 - Guam Vector Management

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services

Co-Author: – Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services

Co-Author: – Pacific Island Health Officers Association

Co-Author: – Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services

Management

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-35 - Predicting the seasonal abundance of the cattail mosquito (Coquillettidia perturbans) in Minnesota, USA

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Management

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-36 - Oviposition deterrent and ovicidal effects of Salvia munzii essential oil on insecticide-resistant Aedes aegypti (L.)

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Baja California

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

New Product Trials

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-37 - What do you do in the winter? Immature mosquito surveillance outside the “mosquito season” in Northern Virginia and its impacts on program operations.

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Fairfax County Health Department

Co-Author: – Fairfax County Health Department

Operations

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-38 - Exploring Fungi as a Carbon Dioxide Source for Enhancing Attractiveness of the BG-Sentinel 2® Mosquito Trap

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Louisiana State University

Co-Author: – New Orleans Mosquito Termite and Rodent Control Board

Co-Author: – Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-39 - Collaborating with City Code Enforcement to Address Urban Mosquito Sources in the Coachella Valley

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Operations

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-40 - Insect Preservation For Hands-on Outreach Projects

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Lake County Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Lake County Vector Control District

Public Relations

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-41 - Evaluating a modified CO2-baited CDC light trap to improve trapping effectiveness in a La Crosse virus endemic area.

Location: Hall A

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – WCU

Co-Author: – FMEL

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-42 - Distribution of Anopheles Mosquitoes in the USA to Support Locally Acquired Malaria Outbreak Response

Location: Hall A

Presenter:

Co-Author: – Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Georgia, USA

Co-Author: – CDC

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

P-43 - Public Health Leadership Development Needs Assessment

Location: Hall A

Presenter:

Co-Author: – Entomological Society of America

12:15 PM – 4:00 PM AST

Exhibits Open

Location: Hall A

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Latin American Symposium II

Location: 202

Moderator: – Clarke International

Sponsored By

1:45 PM – 1:55 PM AST

152 - Entomological Surveillance and Control of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Rural Districts of São Domingos do Prata, MG

Location: 202

Presenter: – Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de São Domingos do Prata

Co-Author: – Red Latinoamericana de Control de Vectores

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

1:55 PM – 2:05 PM AST

153 - Impact of an insecticidal paint on the reproductive physiology of Aedes aegypti in a dengue endemic area of Colombia

Location: 202

Presenter: – University of Antioquia, Colombia

Co-Author: – University of Antioquia, Colombia

2:05 PM – 2:15 PM AST

154 - Strategies for Aedes aegypti Control in Wide Areas: Spatial Application of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis – Bti WDG

Location: 202

Presenter: – Red Latinoamericana de Control de Vectores

2:25 PM – 2:35 PM AST

156 - Assessment of indoor spatial application using the Aero System® for Aedes aegypti control and the use of ovitraps to guide intervention actions

Location: 202

Presenter: – Red Latinoamericana de Control de Vectores

Co-Author: – Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de Minas Gerais

Co-Author: – Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de MInas Gerais

Co-Author: – Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de São Domingos do Prata

Co-Author: – Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Co-Author: – Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Pará de Minas

Co-Author: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute/FIOCRUZ

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM AST

157 - Avaliação do Natular ® 20EC para controle residual de Culex sp. e Anopheles sp. no estado de Rondônia, Brasil

Location: 202

Presenter: – Clarke

2:45 PM – 2:55 PM AST

158 - Efficacy and Persistence of Natular DT Mini Larvicide for the Control of Aedes aegypti Larvae in Brazil: A Study in Simulated Field Conditions with Local Populations and the Rockefeller Strain

Location: 202

Presenter: – Oswaldo Cruz Institute

Co-Author: – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

Co-Author: – IOC/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – IAM/FIOCRUZ

Co-Author: – IEPA

Co-Author: – IAM/FIOCRUZ

3:05 PM – 3:15 PM AST

160 - First records of Aedes tormentor and Culex panocossa in Tamaulipas, Mexico

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

Co-Author: – IPN

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Legislative and Regulatory Symposium I

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM AST

161 - Structures of Mosquito and Vector Control Programs Around the United States

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Texas Mosquito Control Association

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM AST

162 - Where to house mosquito control? Advantages and Disadvantages of independent versus dependent mosquito control programs

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM AST

163 - The Organizational Structure and Success of the Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM AST

164 - Chatham County Mosquito Control: A County Level Department

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Chatham County Mosquito Control

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM AST

165 - Harnessing the Power of Independence: The Role of Special Districts in Mosquito Control

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Vector Control

Location: 209

Moderator: – Wing Beats

1:45 PM – 1:55 PM AST

138 - Enhancing Efficiency and Sustainability in Black Fly Control: Implementation of a Bulk Container Treatment System

Location: 209

Presenter: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

1:55 PM – 2:05 PM AST

140 - Determining Insecticide Resistance in Culex tarsalis: Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Enzymatic Profiles from Maricopa County, Arizona

Location: 209

Presenter: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

Co-Author: – Maricopa County Environmental Services Vector Control

Co-Author: – Arizona State University

2:05 PM – 2:15 PM AST

141 - Establishing a novel age-grading method for Culex tarsalis populations using pixel intensity of wing photos.

Location: 209

Presenter: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Viden Technologies LLC

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Viden Technologies LLC

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

2:15 PM – 2:25 PM AST

142 - Investigating Culex pipiens and Culex tarsalis activity patterns to determine optimal application times for adult mosquito control interventions

Location: 209

Presenter: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – University of Utah

Co-Author: – Sacramento -Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

2:25 PM – 2:35 PM AST

143 - Mapping dengue virus transmission risk based on real-time surveillance data with VectorSurv

Location: 209

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – Davis Arbovirus Research and Training (DART) Lab

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM AST

144 - Pilot field trials of freeze-dried beets as an oviposition lure for Aedes aegypti in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Location: 209

Co-Author: – Tulane University

Presenter: – Tulane University

2:45 PM – 2:55 PM AST

146 - When do you intervene? Making real-time control decisions with your surveillance data using VectorSurv and other popular software tools

Location: 209

Presenter: – UC Davis

2:55 PM – 3:05 PM AST

Applying Machine Learning Models to Predict West Nile Virus Outbreaks in California and the U.S.

Location: 209

Presenter: – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

3:05 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Climate Adaptation and Genetic Differentiation in the Mosquito Species Culex tarsalis

Location: 209

Presenter: – University of North Carolina at Charlotte

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Young Professionals Symposium: Roles in Response: How vector-control professionals manage public health emergencies

Location: 201

Moderator: – University of Florida

Moderator:

Moderator: – University of South Carolina

Moderator: – Penn State

Moderator: – Clarke

Moderator: – University of California, Irvine

1:45 PM – 3:25 PM AST

Vector Surveillance and Resistance Monitoring

Location: 208 A

Moderator:

1:45 PM – 1:55 PM AST

167 - Fantastic Midges and Where to Find Them: an update of Culicoides species in Puerto Rico

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

1:55 PM – 2:05 PM AST

168 - Enhanced Mosquito Surveillance Project Aimed at Stabilizing the Vector Index to Determine an Adulticide Application Threshold, Larimer County, Colorado – 2024

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Entomological Society of America (ESA)

Co-Author: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Larimer County Department of Health and Environment

Co-Author: – Vector Disease Control International

Co-Author: – Larimer County Department of Health and Environment

2:05 PM – 2:15 PM AST

169 - Unwanted and Uninvited: Culex (Phenacomyia) lactator, a New Mosquito Species in Broward County, Florida

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Broward County Mosquito Control

2:15 PM – 2:25 PM AST

170 - Decoding mosquito diversity in the Caribbean - insights from a ‘Snapshot Survey’ on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Naturalis Biodiversity Center

2:25 PM – 2:35 PM AST

171 - Essential oil-based insecticides pose reduced threats to off-target species, such as honey bees (Apis mellifera).

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Eurofins Aroroscience Services LLC

Co-Author: – Envu

2:45 PM – 2:55 PM AST

173 - Evaluation of a non-pyrethroid botanical molecule derived from Pogostemon cablin oil as a spatial repellent.

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS-CMAVE

2:55 PM – 3:05 PM AST

174 - Resistance Bottle Bioassays: We may have a problem… now what?

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District

3:05 PM – 3:15 PM AST

175 - Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Aedes Mosquitoes: Assessing Dengue Risk in Urban Environments

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Baylor College of Medicine

Co-Author: – Baylor College of Medicine

3:15 PM – 3:25 PM AST

176 - The effect of dual-active-ingredient, long-lasting insecticidal nets on insecticide resistance in malaria vectors in Benin: results of a 3-year, three-arm, cluster-randomised, controlled trial

Location: 208 A

Co-Author: – Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou

Co-Author: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Co-Author: – Imperial College London

Co-Author: – Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou

Co-Author: – Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou, Cotonou

Co-Author: – DANGBENON Edouard

Co-Author: – Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou

Co-Author: – Imperial College London

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Co-Author: – Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Co-Author: – Centre de Recherche Entomologique de Cotonou

Presenter: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM AST

Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Hall A

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM AST

Donut Social

Location: Hall A

Sponsored By

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM AST

Vendor Meeting & Reception (Invitation Only)

Location: 3rd floor Foyer

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Adult Vector Control using ULV Applications

Location: 209

Moderator: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM AST

205 - Aerial Adulticiding Best Practices: Case Studies using Duet HD

Location: 209

Presenter: – Clarke

Co-Author: – Clarke

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM AST

206 - Characterizing the intrinsic and extrinsic factors driving resting behavior of Aedes aegypti to advance vector control

Location: 209

Presenter: – Emory University

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – UCBE-UADY

Co-Author: – Emory University

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan

Co-Author: – Emory University

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM AST

207 - Evaluating the Environmental Friendliness of Essential Oil Based Insecticides

Location: 209

Presenter: – Envu

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM AST

208 - Insecticide Switch Alters Resistance Patterns in Aedes aegypti in Tapachula, Mexico

Location: 209

Presenter: – Colorado State University

Co-Author: – Centro Regional de Investigacion en Salud Publica

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM AST

209 - Evaluating the efficacy of ReMoa Tri against native Aedes taeniorhychus populations in Charlotte County, Florida, USA

Location: 209

Presenter: – Charlotte County Mosquito & Aquatic Weed Control

Co-Author: – Charlotte County

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM AST

210 - Refinement of AGDISP for wide-area space sprays in mosquito control

Location: 209

Presenter: – Bonds Consulting Group

Co-Author: – AMCA

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM AST

211 - Re-purposing oral flea-and-tick products (=isoxazoline drugs) for mosquito control

Location: 209

Co-Author: – University of North Dakota

Presenter: – University of North Dakota

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Latin American Symposium III

Location: 202

Moderator: – Clarke International

Sponsored By

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM AST

187 - Insecticide susceptibility and resistance mechanisms in Aedes aegypti populations exposed to pirimiphos-methyl by targeted indoor residual spraying (TIRS) in Merida, Mexico.

Location: 202

Presenter: – UCBE-UADY

Co-Author: – UCBE-UADY

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – Medical Entomology and Parasitology Laboratory of the Ministry of Health Israel.

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Co-Author: – CDC

Co-Author: – Emory University

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM AST

188 - Metabolic Responses in Aedes aegypti: Insights into Post-Feeding and Insecticide Exposure Dynamics

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

4:40 PM – 4:50 PM AST

189 - Mosquito taxonomy in Mexico: 200 years of history

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

Co-Author: – UANL

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM AST

190 - NASA Satellite Data for Vector Surveillance Toolkits

Location: 202

Presenter: – NASA

Co-Author: – NASA Langley Research Center

Co-Author: – NASA

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM AST

191 - Omics a new tool for the control of culicidae

Location: 202

Presenter: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

Co-Author: – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Co-Author: – Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon

5:10 PM – 5:20 PM AST

Eficacia del Adulticida ReMoa Tri Contra Aedes aegypti Resistentes de San Juan, Puerto Rico

Location: 202

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Legislative and Regulatory Symposium II

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM AST

193 - California Senate Bill 1251: Enhancing Public Health through Mosquito Abatement Inspections in Electrical Utility Vaults

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM AST

194 - Legislation and Public Health: Illinois Mosquito Abatement Districts' Role in Shaping Pesticide Policy

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM AST

195 - Florida's Response To Unwarranted Surveillance

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM AST

196 - Would you like I.C.E. with that? An all-encompassing guide to living with the new mandates of EV compliance in California.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – San Mateo Mosquito and Vector Control District

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM AST

166 - Trading mosquitoes for metrics: Florida’s Special District Accountability Act puts Independent Mosquito Control Districts under the microscope

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

5:15 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Journey of 329 miles: The long road to expanding the Collier Mosquito Control District’s boundaries

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Operations, Response and Planning for Vector Control

Location: 208 A

Moderator:

4:00 PM – 4:10 PM AST

197 - Streamlining Mosquito Arbovirus Surveillance: In-House Data Migration to Web-Based Software

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – City of Brownsville

Co-Author: – City of Brownsville

4:10 PM – 4:20 PM AST

198 - A Century of Progress in Indian River Mosquito Control District

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Indian River Mosquito Control District

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM AST

199 - From Data to Decision-Making: Developing an Automated Dashboard for Mosquito Surveillance in Chicago

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Chicago Department of Public Health

Co-Author: – Chicago Department of Public Health

4:30 PM – 4:40 PM AST

200 - What do you do in the winter? Immature mosquito surveillance outside the “mosquito season” in Northern Virginia.

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Fairfax County Health Department

Co-Author: – Fairfax County Health Department

4:50 PM – 5:00 PM AST

202 - Assessment of Common Carbon Dioxide Sources Used for Mosquito Trapping

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – University of Utah

Co-Author: – Sacramento -Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM AST

203 - Arbovirus Surveillance in Polk County Mosquito Control

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Polk County Mosquito Control

Co-Author: – Polk County Mosquito Control

5:10 PM – 5:20 PM AST

204 - MATE: Mosquito Abatement Through Economic Empowerment in Rural Ethiopia

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM AST

Young Professionals Symposium: Career Roundtables

Location: 201

Moderator: – University of Florida

Moderator:

Moderator: – University of South Carolina

Moderator: – Penn State

Moderator: – Clarke

Moderator: – University of California, Irvine

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM AST

Young Professionals Social (Invitation Only Event)

Location: 207

Sponsored By

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM AST

Past President's Reception (Invitation Only Event)

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Adult Control ATSB/SIT/Wolbachia

Location: 208 B

Moderator:

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM AST

227 - Engineered Nectaries using Capillary Alginate Hydrogel (Capgel) Biomaterials for Attractive Toxic Sugar Bait (ATSB) Platforms

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of Central Florida College of Medicine

Co-Author: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – University of Central Florida College of Medicine

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM AST

228 - Evaluating the Efficacy of Outdoor Residual Spraying (ORS) for Aedes aegypti Control in Ponce, Puerto Rico

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Rentokil Terminix

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Rentokil Terminix

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM AST

229 - First year of targeted sterile insect releases to control Aedes aegypti in the West Valley region of southern California

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: – West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM AST

230 - Suppression of Aedes aegypti using Incompatible Insect Technique on Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

Location: 208 B

Co-Author: – Verily Life System

Presenter: – Green VI

Co-Author: – Green VI

Co-Author: – Verily Life Sciences

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

231 - Advancements for the SIT program for Aedes aegypti suppression in Lee County, FL.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST

233 - Evaluations of novel attractants, repellents, and traps at Anastasia Mosquito Control District of St. Johns County, Florida

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM AST

235 - Optimization of irradiation sterility dose in Aedes aegypti for sterile insect technique (SIT) project in Orange County, California

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of California, Irvine

Co-Author: – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Adult Vector Control and Vector-Borne Diseases Surveillance

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM AST

236 - Estimating ZIKV seroprevalence in a DENV endemic population: the use of blood donors and multiplex serology to monitor arbovirus outbreaks in the Dutch Caribbean

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Erasmus MC viroscience

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM AST

237 - Senecio sterile mosquito hub – optimizing the production process meeting commercial real world requirements

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Senecio

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM AST

239 - Age Grading Mosquitoes, Culex tarsalis, and Culex pipiens In the working environment.

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Utah County Mosquito Abatement

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

240 - An operational approach to standardizing mosquito borne disease response plans in Lee County, Florida.

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM AST

241 - Insecticide resistance cage trial results for Eastern Equine Encephalitis vectors in Massachusetts

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Bristol County Mosquito Control Project

Co-Author: – Norfolk County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Clarke

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST

242 - Mosquito Sugar Feeding and Survivorship on Endemic Flowers of the Greater Salt Lake Area

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – University of Southern Mississippi

Co-Author: – University of Utah

Co-Author: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technology of Bamako

Co-Author: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM AST

243 - UV or not UV: Prey Recognition and Crypsis in the Pigmented Larvae of Toxorhynchites

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM AST

244 - Embracing a new approach to work distribution, breaking down barriers, and getting back to breeding sites more swiftly

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Application of GIS for Vector Control and Surveillance

Location: 202

Moderator: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM AST

218 - Should routine surveillance traps be placed in problem spots or in a uniform grid?

Location: 202

Presenter: – STPMAD

Co-Author: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

Co-Author: – M Consulting

Co-Author: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM AST

219 - Ticks and biting midges: VectorSurv tools for “other vectors”

Location: 202

Presenter: – UC Davis, VectorSurv

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM AST

220 - Using Smarter Tools to Strengthen Mosquito Control Strategies in Chicago, 2023

Location: 202

Presenter: – Chicago Department of Public Health

Co-Author: – Chicago Department of Public Health

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM AST

221 - Using UAS with FieldSeeker GIS Software and ArcGIS Online

Location: 202

Presenter: – Frontier Precision

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

222 - Changes: A 66-yr historical record of the Minneapolis/St. Paul mosquito fauna including notes on range shifts of Minnesota species

Location: 202

Presenter: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM AST

223 - Drone-Based LiDAR Mapping of Mangrove Microtopography for Targeting Aedes taeniorhynchus Production Sites

Location: 202

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST

224 - Invasive Mosquito Species Monitoring/Surveillance in Lee County Florida

Location: 202

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM AST

225 - Looking for Life in the Margins: Enhanced surveillance in an outbreak of locally acquired malaria

Location: 202

Presenter: – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Manatee County Mosquito District

Co-Author: – Manatee County Mosquito Control District

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM AST

226 - What’s new with VectorSurv?

Location: 202

Presenter: – UC Davis

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Diseases/Vector Studies I

Location: 209

Moderator: – University of South Carolina

8:30 AM – 8:40 AM AST

245 - Ecologic factors contributing to West Nile virus hyperendemicity in South Carolina, USA

Location: 209

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: – University of South Carolina

8:40 AM – 8:50 AM AST

246 - Heartworm infection rates across the Sacramento and Yolo counties

Location: 209

Presenter: – Sacramento -Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

8:50 AM – 9:00 AM AST

247 - Lack of competence of U.S. mosquito species for circulating Oropouche virus

Location: 209

Presenter: – Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept of Health

Co-Author: – Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept of Health

Co-Author: – Florida Dept of Health

Co-Author: – Arbovirus Laboratory, Wadsworth Center, NYS Dept of Health

9:00 AM – 9:10 AM AST

248 - Determining the Epidemic Potential of Ross River Virus in the Continental United States Through the Anthropophilic Disease Vector, Aedes albopictus.

Location: 209

Presenter: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

9:10 AM – 9:20 AM AST

249 - Novel Tick-Borne Pathogen Candidatus Midichloriaceae Causing First Trimester Pregnancy Loss

Location: 209

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt Universityl Medical Center

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Co-Author: – University of Washington

Presenter: – Tennessee Department of Health

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Co-Author: – University of Washington

Co-Author: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

9:20 AM – 9:30 AM AST

250 - The Effects of Climate Change on Mosquitoes and Mosquito-borne Disease in Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Location: 209

Presenter: – Iberia Parish Mosquito Abatement

9:30 AM – 9:40 AM AST

251 - Validation of an internal tick RNA control for use in viral detection assays on the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni)

Location: 209

Presenter: – Teton County Weed & Pest District

Co-Author: – Teton County Weed & Pest District

9:40 AM – 9:50 AM AST

252 - When it rains it pours: Navigating the challenges of Pasco County’s lively arboviral season and enhancing emergency response strategies

Location: 209

Presenter: – Pasco County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Pasco County Mosquito Control District

9:50 AM – 10:00 AM AST

253 - Wyoming’s first tick surveillance and pathogen testing program: Initial collections & Colorado Tick Fever Virus infection results

Location: 209

Presenter: – Teton County Weed & Pest District

Co-Author: – Teton County Weed & Pest District

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM AST

Vector and Vector-borne Disease Management: A European Perspective Symposium I

Location: 201

Moderator: – USDA-ARS European Biological Control Laboratory

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM AST

212 - Integrated Mosquito Management (IMM) in Europe and the role of the European Mosquito Control Association

Location: 201

Presenter: – Ecodevelopment SA

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM AST

213 - There is nothing simple about vector control

Location: 201

Presenter: – RIVM

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM AST

214 - Mosquito control in response to local dengue transmission in Europe

Location: 201

Presenter: – EID Méditerranée

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM AST

215 - Identifying mosquitoes for surveillance and control in Europe

Location: 201

Presenter: – Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – FMEL

Co-Author: – University of Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM AST

216 - In search of new tools towards improving sand fly management strategies in Europe

Location: 201

Presenter: – USDA-ARS European Biological Control Laboratory

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM AST

217 - Eighteen years of pan-European vector mapping

Location: 201

Presenter: – BioSys - Biology and systematics of biting insect

Co-Author: – RIVM

Co-Author: – Avia-GIS

8:30 AM – 10:45 AM AST

Exhibits Open

Location: Hall A

10:00 AM – 10:45 AM AST

Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: Hall A

Sponsored By

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Genetic Studies of Vector Species

Location: 209

Moderator: – M-F 7:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

10:45 AM – 10:55 AM AST

279 - Elucidating the molecular epidemiology of West Nile Virus in Southern Nevada

Location: 209

Presenter: – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Co-Author: – Southern Nevada Health District

Co-Author: – Southern Nevada Helth District

Co-Author: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM AST

280 - Amplicon sequencing identifies novel insecticide resistance mutations associated with changes to PBO synergy in pyrethroid-resistant Anopheles gambiae s.l. from the Democratic Republic of Congo

Location: 209

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Co-Author: – Abt Associates

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Co-Author: – Abt Associates

Co-Author: – National Malaria Control Program

Co-Author: – Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale

Co-Author: – Parasitology and Vector Biology (PARAVEC) Laboratory

Co-Author: – U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Co-Author: – Imperial College London

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Co-Author: – University of Warwick

Co-Author: – Nagasaki University

Co-Author: – National Malaria Control Program

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Presenter: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM AST

281 - Genetic Structure and Evidence of Introgression in Saudi Arabian Aedes aegypti Populations

Location: 209

Presenter: – Jazan University

Co-Author: – Yale University

Co-Author: – Yale

Co-Author: – University of manchester

11:25 AM – 11:35 AM AST

283 - Identifying key olfactory co-receptors Aedes aegypti use to distinguish attractive human skin commensal communities

Location: 209

Presenter: – Florida International University

Co-Author: – Florida International University

11:35 AM – 11:45 AM AST

284 - Operational Relevance and Efficacy of Microplate Assays for Evaluating Potential Naled Resistance in Lee County, Florida

Location: 209

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

11:45 AM – 11:55 AM AST

285 - Overexpression of cytochrome P450s and cuticular genes may be driving reduced PBO synergy in intensely resistant populations of the major malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii

Location: 209

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Co-Author: – Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Co-Author: – Nagasaki University

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Presenter: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

12:05 PM – 12:15 PM AST

287 - Whole transcriptome sequencing reveals distinct insecticide resistance mechanisms across the lifespan of the major malaria vector Anopheles arabiensis

Location: 209

Co-Author: – London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Co-Author: – National Institute for Medical Research

Co-Author: – National Institute for Medical Research,

Co-Author: – University of Liverpool

Co-Author: – Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

Co-Author: – Nagasaki University

Presenter: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Insecticide Resistance Workshop: Review of Semi-Field Trial Best Practice Document

Location: 201

Moderator: – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Integration of Drone Technology to Protect Public Health Symposium

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District

10:45 AM – 10:57 AM AST

266 - Enhancing Vector Control Through UAS Integration: Precision Mosquito Management with PAMAS

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – MTEC

10:57 AM – 11:09 AM AST

267 - Using Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to treat inaccessible habitat that supports the production of mosquitoes in Benton County.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Benton County Mosquito Control

11:09 AM – 11:21 AM AST

268 - Introducing drone larviciding to North Carolina: Brunswick County goes airborne

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – North Carolina Dept of Health

Co-Author: – Brunswick County Mosquito Control

11:21 AM – 11:33 AM AST

Caribe Drones, local experience with drones in ag and mosquito control in PR

Location: 208 B

Presenter:

11:33 AM – 11:45 AM AST

263 - AMCA Drone Program Update 2025

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM AST

Larval Vector Control

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – GFS

10:45 AM – 10:55 AM AST

271 - A Novel Eco friendly Control of Arboviruses Vectors (Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus) Using Trachyspermum ammi seed extract -Mediated Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs)

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

10:55 AM – 11:05 AM AST

272 - Field evaluation of ground-based ULV liquid larvicidal effects on Aedes aegypti larvae in Oxitec Release Boxes

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Florida Keys Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Oxitec Ltd.

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM AST

273 - Monitoring of resistance in Aedes aegypti population from different habitats against different insecticides

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Co-Author: – Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan

11:15 AM – 11:25 AM AST

105 - Lessons learned from a crisis response workshop session for local mosquito control programs throughout Puerto Rico

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – National Association of County & City Health Officials

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

11:25 AM – 11:35 AM AST

275 - Evaluation of Altosid XR, Tekko 0.2G, and 0.5G for Culex larval control under field and semi-field conditions in suburban Cook county, IL

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Northwest Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Northwest Mosquito Abatement District

11:35 AM – 11:45 AM AST

276 - Exploring Mosquitofish as an Operational Tool for Mosquito Control

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

11:45 AM – 12:05 PM AST

277 - Preliminary evaluation of toxicity of two essential oils to Aedes taeniorhynchus larvae.

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Florida Keys Mosquito Control District

12:05 PM – 12:15 PM AST

278 - The use of microbial control agents and copepods in an integrated control programme against the Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus in Germany

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – GFS

12:15 PM – 1:45 PM AST

Lunch On Own

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Danger From Below: Challenges and Solutions to Control Mosquito Populations in Catch Basins Symposium

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – EcoZone International

1:45 PM – 1:55 PM AST

303 - The History and Efficacy of Sumilarv

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – MGK

1:55 PM – 2:05 PM AST

304 - Storm water catch basins: The bane of mosquito control districts

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Northwest Mosquito Abatement District

2:05 PM – 2:15 PM AST

305 - Efficacy trials of Sumilarv in northwest Riverside County, CA

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

2:15 PM – 2:25 PM AST

306 - A case for looking beyond emergence inhibition

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Loyola University Chicago

2:25 PM – 2:35 PM AST

307 - Efficacy trials of Sumilarv in Grand Island, Nebraska

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Pest Consulting Services

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM AST

308 - A novel approach to drain management

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Maricopa County Environmental Services Vector Control

2:45 PM – 2:55 PM AST

309 - Efficacy Trials Using Sumilarv in Lee County, Florida

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

2:55 PM – 3:05 PM AST

310 - Comparative activity and efficacy of Sumilarv 0.5G in simulated catch basins against urban mosquito species

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – EcoZone International

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

New Vector Control Tools: UAS and Artificial Intelligance

Location: 202

Moderator: – Hudson Regional Health Commission

1:45 PM – 1:55 PM AST

288 - Challenges of Operating Unmanned Aerial Systems in Rural Areas

Location: 202

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito Vector Control District

Co-Author: – CVMVCD

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

1:55 PM – 2:05 PM AST

289 - Improving IDX artificial intelligence vector identification tool for the identification of cryptic species: Culex pipiens pipiens and Culex quinquefasciatus

Location: 202

Co-Author: – Vectech, Inc.

Co-Author: – Vectech

Presenter: – Vectech, Inc.

Co-Author: – Vectech

Co-Author: – Vectech, Inc.

Co-Author: – Vectech

Co-Author: – Yale

Co-Author: – Utah State University

Co-Author: – Vectech, Inc.

2:05 PM – 2:15 PM AST

290 - Predicting Geographic Expansion and Genetic Adaptation of Aedes aegypti in Southern Nevada using Machine Learning Techniques

Location: 202

Presenter: – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Co-Author: – Southern Nevada Health District

Co-Author: – Southern Nevada Helth District

Co-Author: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2:15 PM – 2:25 PM AST

291 - A revised model to predict Rift Valley fever virus transmission risk for livestock

Location: 202

Presenter: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

Co-Author: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Co-Author: – NASA

Co-Author: – FAO

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS

2:25 PM – 2:35 PM AST

292 - From Bites to Bytes: The opportunities, successes, and challenges of mosquito Big Data

Location: 202

Presenter: – University of Notre Dame

2:35 PM – 2:45 PM AST

293 - Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Increasing Mosquito Surveillance Efficiency: An Update on the Aedes Egg Counter App

Location: 202

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Co-Author: – Florida International University

Co-Author: – University of South Carolina, Research Computing

Co-Author: – Florida International University

Co-Author: – Baylor College of Medicine

Co-Author: – University of South Carolina

2:45 PM – 2:55 PM AST

294 - Technical progress of Scout, an imaging attachment using artificial intelligence for remote automated assessment of vector abundance and species diversity in mosquito traps

Location: 202

Presenter: – Vectech, Inc.

Co-Author: – Vectech, Inc.

Co-Author: – Vectech

Co-Author: – Vectech, Inc.

2:55 PM – 3:05 PM AST

296 - Using Birdsong Surveillance and Machine Learning via BirdNET to Help Identify Reservoirs of West Nile Virus

Location: 202

Presenter: – STPMAD

Co-Author: – M Consulting

Co-Author: – STPMAD

Co-Author: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM AST

Socio-behavioral aspects of sustainable public health vector control Symposium

Location: 208 B

Moderator: – School of Public Health and Health Sciences, UMass-Amherst

1:45 PM – 1:57 PM AST

297 - Project Listen: Investigating the Experiences and Challenges of Public Health & Vector Control Professionals in New England

Location: 208 B

Co-Author: – School of Public Health and Health Sciences, UMass-Amherst

Presenter: – School of Public Health and Health Sciences, UMass-Amherst

1:57 PM – 2:09 PM AST

298 - Training and Professional Development Needs of Vector Surveillance and Control Professionals

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

Co-Author: – Cornell University/NEVBD-TEC

2:09 PM – 2:21 PM AST

299 - Let’s talk about ticks: The developing strategies for tick communication

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Penn State University

Co-Author: – Penn State University

Co-Author: – Penn State

Co-Author: – Penn State College of Medicine

Co-Author: – Penn State

2:21 PM – 2:33 PM AST

300 - Extension Ticks All the Boxes: Navigating Extension Needs and Public Health Collaborations in the Ohio River Valley

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Penn State

Co-Author: – Penn State

2:33 PM – 2:45 PM AST

301 - Using psycho-social approaches to advance acceptability of effective tick control strategies

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Columbia Univeristy

Co-Author: – Columbia Univeristy

Co-Author: – Columbia University

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM AST

Break

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3:45 PM – 5:15 PM AST

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States and Surrounding Areas Symposium

Location: 208 A

Moderator: – AMCD

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM AST

319 - Hunting a killer: West Nile virus surveillance in Salt Lake City

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM AST

320 - Arboviral Surveillance in Hawaii: Past Experience and Future Initiatives

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Hawaii Department of Health

Co-Author:

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM AST

321 - Arboviral Surveillance in Maricopa County, Arizona

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Maricopa County Environmental Services Vector Control

Co-Author: – Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, Vector Control Division

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM AST

322 - Arboviral Surveillance in St Johns County, Florida

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – AMCD

Co-Author:

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM AST

323 - Methods, Challenges, and Opportunities for Arboviral Surveillance in the US Tropical Islands of the Caribbean and Pacific

Location: 208 A

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM AST

Social Media Symposium

Location: 202

Moderator: – East Flagler Mosquito Control District

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM AST

311 - Ring Neighbors, Verified Agency

Location: 202

Presenter: – East Flagler Mosquito Control District

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM AST

312 - Neighbors love free stuff: Using Nextdoor as an outreach platform

Location: 202

Presenter: – San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – UC Santa Barbara

Co-Author: – San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM AST

313 - Maximizing Community Engagement and Disease Prevention Through Social Media

Location: 202

Co-Author: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

Presenter: – Puerto Rico Vector Control Unit

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM AST

314 - Leaning on Younger, Cooler Seasonal Staff for Social Media Content

Location: 202

Presenter: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM AST

315 - Building Bridges: Effective Communication Practices for Organizations

Location: 202

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author:

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM AST

Roundtable Discussion

Location: 202

3:45 PM – 5:15 PM AST

Vector-Borne Diseases and Inventions on Vectors

Location: 208 B

3:45 PM – 3:55 PM AST

324 - Integrating eDNA and qPCR to distinguish between Aedes aegypti and Aedes sierrensis reproduction sites

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District in California

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

4:05 PM – 4:15 PM AST

326 - Predicting Aedes triseriatus Parity and Age with Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

Location: 208 B

Co-Author: – WCU

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Co-Author: – Western Carolina University

4:15 PM – 4:25 PM AST

327 - Effects of seasonality and developed land cover on Culex mosquito abundance and microbiome diversity

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: – Univeristiy of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: – Univerity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4:25 PM – 4:35 PM AST

328 - A Cornucopia of Blood: Host Preference of Culex nigripalpus in Collier County

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – UC Riverside

Co-Author: – Thermacell Repellents, Inc.

4:35 PM – 4:45 PM AST

329 - Changes in reported local mosquito surveillance and control capacity between 2017 and 2023

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – National Association of County & City Health Officials

4:45 PM – 4:55 PM AST

330 - Base Everything on Surveillance

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Ute Tribe Mosquito Abatement

4:55 PM – 5:05 PM AST

331 - Lee County Mosquito Control District’s Response to Imported Oropouche Virus in Lee County, Florida.

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

5:05 PM – 5:15 PM AST

332 - How does concurrent ingestion of microfilaria and virus enhance virus transmission

Location: 208 B

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – University of North Dakota

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM AST

Pre-Banquet Social

Location: Terrace

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7:00 PM – 9:30 PM AST

Banquet

Location: Ballroom A

Sponsored By

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM AST

AMCA Annual Members Meeting

Location: 202

9:30 AM – 12:30 PM AST

Board of Directors Meeting