Full Schedule

8:00am - 12:00pm PST

Munzy Golf Tournament

Location: Rancho Las Palmas

10:00am - 2:00pm PST

Trustee Training & Coachella District Tour (Pre registration required)

Location: Salons 1-3

Presenter:

1:00pm - 3:00pm PST

Coachella District Tour (open to all)

Location: Offsite

2:00pm - 3:00pm PST

Outrunning Mosquitoes 5K

Location: Rancho Las Palmas: Meet in hotel lobby

2:00pm - 6:00pm PST

Registration Opens

Location: Ballroom Foyer

4:00pm - 5:00pm PST

Moderator Training

6:00pm - 8:00pm PST

Exhibit Hall Opens & Welcome Reception

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

6:00am - 7:00am PST

Day 1 Check-in

7:00am - 8:00am PST

Coffee & Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

7:00am - 4:00pm PST

Exhibitor Show & Registration Opens

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

8:00am - 10:30am PST

Plenary Session

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

8:00am - 8:15am PST

Introduction - Welcome

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

8:15am - 9:00am PST

What is One Health and WHY does it matter to you?

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – One Health Commission

9:00am - 9:30am PST

One Health is Spreading in California

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – California Department of Public Health

9:30am - 10:10am PST

One Health in Vector-Borne Diseases: More than a Slogan

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – CDPH/Div Commun Disease Control/Vector Borne Disease Section

10:10am - 10:30am PST

Closing Plenary: Life After West Nile: A Survivor’s Story

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – n/a

10:30am - 11:00am PST

Morning Break with Exhibitors

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

11:00am - 12:15pm PST

William C. Reeves New Investigator Awards

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

11:00am - 11:15am PST

Aerial adulticiding reduces infection in West Nile virus vectors

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – UC Davis

Co-Author: – University of California, Davis

11:15am - 11:30am PST

Exploring the Role of Geosmin from Streptomyces exfoliatus and Kitasatospora purpeofusca in Attracting Gravid Aedes aegypti in Urban Settings

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

11:30am - 11:45am PST

Larvicide resistance and cross-resistance in the Culex pipiens assemblage

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Co-Author:

11:45am - 12:00pm PST

Oviposition as an Indicator of Wolbachia-Infected Male Release Efficacy for Urban Aedes aegypti Control

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

Presenter: – SAYO

Presenter: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

12:00pm - 12:15pm PST

Size-mediated activity and reproduction impacts of irradiation for sterile insect technique in Aedes aegypti

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: – University of California Riverside

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

Co-Author: – University of California Riverside

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

Boxed Lunches

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

Poster Session & Boxed Lunches

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

1: Assessing the Prevalence of kdr Mutations Linked to Pyrethroid Resistance in Culex tarsalis Populations Near Sacramento, California

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – SAYO

Co-Author: – University of the Pacific

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

10: Transgenerational Effects of Roundup® Exposure on Culex quinquefasciatus and Its Impact on Bti Susceptibility, Development and Reproductive Fitness

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – CSU San Bernardino

Poster Presenter:

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

11.Wrangling Wranglers: Wrangling Right-Hand Drive Jeeps into a Catch Basin Workhorse

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

12: A Case Study of a Kissing Bug Infestation (Hospesneotomae protracta) in a Residential Home in Orange County, 2018

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author:

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

Other vector topics

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

13: Detection of helminth parasites Mastophorous muris and Taenia taeniaeformis in roof rats (Rattus rattus) collected from residential backyards in Orange County, California, 2023-2024

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author:

Author:

Other vector topics

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

14: Comparison between glass feeding system and Hemotek apparatus for Aedes aegypti colonies

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

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

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

15: A Tale of Two Trays: Fry tray design affects collection yield

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

16: Securing Surveillance Continuity: A Sustainable Hybrid Approach to EVS Trap Repair and Replacement

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

17: Advancing Our 3D-Printed Trap Series: The Furey 3000 Gravid Trap

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

18: The Hotswap Trap: A Modular, Low-Cost Mosquito Trap with Minimal Fabrication and Easy Maintenance

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author:

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

19: Fire in the Sand: Efforts to control Red Imported Fire Ants in the Desert

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Vector Control

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

Other vector topics

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

2: Determining Prevalence of Dog Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) and Potential Vectors from Dog Parks in Sacramento & Yolo Counties, CA

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – SAYO

Co-Author: – University of the Pacific

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

20: From Service Request to Prevention: A Community - Driven Mosquito Control Model in the Coachella Valley

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Buzz Off! Engaging Messaging in Mosquito Prevention

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

21: Excelling Beyond Excel

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter:

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

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

22: A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter:

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

3: Larval abundance decreases as cemeteries increase adherence to district recommendations

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – UC Davis

Co-Author: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

4: Body Size Variation Affects Permethrin Susceptibility in Aedes aegypti

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – University of California, Riverside

Co-Author: – University of California Riverside

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

5: Standardizing SmartTrace® to treat Aedes Aegypti as a marking method

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – University of California Riverside

Co-Author: – University of California Riverside

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

6: Testing lithium-ion power banks in modified Reiter-Cummings gravid traps in a desert environment: a comparison of battery types.

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – CV Mosquito & Vector Control District

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

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

7. Small sprays for smaller vectors: Effects of ULV sprays on Culicoides populations in Lake County CA

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – Lake County Vector Control District

Co-Author:

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

8: Reducing Plague Risks in California Recreation Areas: Testing A Modified Bait Tube Design for Improved Flea Control on Sylvatic Rodents

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter:

Co-Author: – CDPH-VBDS

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

9: Evaluating Sumilarv® Use for Santa Cruz Catch Basins

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: – California Department of Public Health

Co-Author: – Santa Cruz County Mosquito & Vector Control

1:30pm - 3:10pm PST

Backbones and Biters: Vertebrates and Arthropods of Public Health Importance in California (I)

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

1:35pm - 1:55pm PST

Predators as Sentinels: Monitoring Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure in Live Carnivores

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – UCANR

Co-Author: – California State University Fullerton

Presenter: – UCANR

Other topics not listed

1:55pm - 2:15pm PST

From Boxes to Behavior: Quantifying Rodent Interactions with Bait Stations to Improve Urban Rodent Management

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – UCANR

Co-Author: – Alameda County Vector Control District

Co-Author: – RPW Services

Co-Author: – California State University Fullerton

Presenter: – UCANR

Other topics not listed

2:15pm - 2:30pm PST

An unusual cluster of fatal hantavirus cases in Mammoth Lakes, California.

Location: Salons 1-4

Author: – CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section

Presenter: – CDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section

Other vector topics

2:30pm - 2:40pm PST

Hantavirus Surveillance and Prevention Efforts in Yosemite National Park

Location: Salons 1-4

Author: – California Department of Public Health

Co-Author: – California Department of Public Health

Presenter: – California Department of Public Health

Co-Author:

Other vector topics

2:40pm - 2:55pm PST

Flea-borne Typhus – Sustainable Approaches and Shared Responsibility

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Orange County Mosquito & Vector Control District

Other vector topics

2:55pm - 3:10pm PST

Best Management Practices for Feral Cats in Communities with Flea-borne Typhus

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other vector topics

1:30pm - 3:15pm PST

Disaster Response in Vector Control

Location: Salons 5-8

Moderator: – San Gabriel Valley MVCD

1:35pm - 1:45pm PST

Impacts of the Eaton fire on mosquito abundance, species diversity, and distribution in the San Gabriel Valley

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Disaster Response in Vector Control

1:45pm - 1:55pm PST

Eaton Fire Field Operations: Innovation Through Teamwork in Post-Fire Mosquito Control

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Disaster Response in Vector Control

1:55pm - 2:05pm PST

CDPH Support During Eaton Wildfire Response Mosquito Operations

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – California Department of Public Health

Presenter: – California Department of Public Health

Disaster Response in Vector Control

2:05pm - 2:15pm PST

Crisis communication in action: Vector control’s Eaton Fire communications strategy

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Author: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Disaster Response in Vector Control

2:15pm - 2:25pm PST

The Power of Narrative: Turning Media Coverage into Multi-Agency Support

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Disaster Response in Vector Control

2:25pm - 2:35pm PST

From Response to Reimbursement: Navigating FEMA and CalOES Criteria for Disaster Related Mosquito Control

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Disaster Response in Vector Control

2:35pm - 2:45pm PST

SGVMVCD Mosquito Abatement Eaton Fire FEMA Projects Submission

Location: Salons 5-8

Speaker: – CalOES Recovery group

Presenter: – CalOES Recovery group

Disaster Response in Vector Control

2:45pm - 2:55pm PST

Regional Collaboration in Action: Implementing Southern California’s Mutual Assistance Agreement for Mosquito & Vector Control Services

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Disaster Response in Vector Control

2:55pm - 3:05pm PST

After the Storm: Managing FEMA and CalOES Recovery for Mosquito and Vector Control Operations.

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Disaster Response in Vector Control

3:05pm - 3:15pm PST

Emergency Response: A CDC Perspective on Post-Disaster Mosquito Control

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – CDC/ DVBD/ ADB/ EET

Presenter:

3:10pm - 3:40pm PST

Afternoon Break

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

3:40pm - 4:45pm PST

Management

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

3:45pm - 3:55pm PST

Records Retention: Keeping What Matters and Letting Go

Location: Salons 1-4

Author: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Agency Administrative, Finance, and HR Strategies

3:55pm - 4:05pm PST

Safety Committees: Turning Conversations into Safer Workplaces

Location: Salons 1-4

Author: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Agency Administrative, Finance, and HR Strategies

4:05pm - 4:15pm PST

Mosquito Wars: Finding Funds to Fight the World’s Deadliest Animal in Coastal California

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – SCI Consulting Group

4:15pm - 4:25pm PST

Protecting Our People

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

4:25pm - 4:35pm PST

Fiscal Sustainability in Mosquito Abatement Districts: A framework for long term stability

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

4:35pm - 4:45pm PST

Strengthening Public Health Through Strategic Planning

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

3:40pm - 5:40pm PST

Backbones and Biters: Vertebrates and Arthropods of Public Health Importance in California (II)

Location: Salons 5-8

Moderator: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

3:40pm - 3:53pm PST

Bats are Friends, Not Foes

Location: Salons 5-8

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

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other vector topics

3:53pm - 4:06pm PST

A bite-sized look into rabies

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Alameda County Vector Control District

Other vector topics

4:06pm - 4:19pm PST

A Review of Surveillance and Control Methods for Plague in California

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – CDPH-VBDS

Other vector topics

4:19pm - 4:32pm PST

More Than Mosquitoes and Fire Ants: Arachnids of the Coachella Valley

Location: Salons 5-8

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

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other vector topics

4:32pm - 4:45pm PST

What’s Crawling in CA: Ticks & Tick-Borne Diseases

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – CDPH-VBDS

Presenter: – CDPH-VBDS

Other vector topics

4:45pm - 4:58pm PST

OCMVCD’s Tick Surveillance Program: From Flagging to Noosing Lizards

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other vector topics

4:58pm - 5:11pm PST

A Planning Tool for Brown Dog Tick Control and RMSF Prevention

Location: Salons 5-8

Speaker: – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – University of California, Davis

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Other vector topics

5:11pm - 5:24pm PST

Surveillance and Identification of Culicoides Species in Fresno County

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – California Department of Public Health

Presenter: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Other vector topics

5:24pm - 5:37pm PST

Operation: Firestorm – Taking on RIFA

Location: Salons 5-8

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

Co-Author: – Vector Control

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

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

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

Co-Author: – CVMVCD

Co-Author:

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

Co-Author:

Other vector topics

4:45pm - 5:30pm PST

Start Them Early! Vector Education in and Out of the Classroom

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

4:50pm - 5:00pm PST

Get Them Outside: Teaching IPM by Bringing Schools Into Wetlands

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Presenter: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Start Them Early! Vector Education In and Out of the Classroom

5:00pm - 5:10pm PST

Deputizing Our Youth to Help Fight Vector-Borne Illness

Location: Salons 1-4

Author: – License

Co-Author: – South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – License

Presenter: – South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District

Start Them Early! Vector Education In and Out of the Classroom

5:10pm - 5:20pm PST

Engaging local college students in vector-borne disease research at agencies across the region through the PacVec summer internship program

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – UC Davis

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Other topics not listed

5:20pm - 5:30pm PST

Creating An Efficient Interactive School Program

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – County of San Diego Vector Control Program

Start Them Early! Vector Education In and Out of the Classroom

6:00am - 7:00am PST

Day 2- Check in

7:00am - 2:00pm PST

Exhibitor Show & Registration Opens

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

8:00am - 10:00am PST

The Science Behind the Tiny Vampires, Mosquitoes (I)

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: – SAYO

8:00am - 8:10am PST

Surveillance for Mosquito-borne Encephalitis Virus Activity in California, 2025

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – CDPH

Co-Author: – CDPH VBDS

Co-Author: – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – CDPH

Presenter: – CDPH

Other Mosquito topics

8:10am - 8:20am PST

California West Nile Virus Forecasting Challenges in 2024 and 2025

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – California Department of Public Health

Speaker: – University of California, Davis

8:20am - 8:30am PST

2024 Dengue Surge in Human Cases

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Other operations topics

8:30am - 8:40am PST

Detection of Cache Valley Virus in the Northern Central Valley

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – University of California Davis, DART Lab

Other Mosquito topics

8:40am - 8:50am PST

Spatio-temporal trend of WNV vector mosquitoes in the West Valley Region of San Bernardino County, Southern California

Location: Salons 1-4

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

Presenter: – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Other vector topics

8:50am - 9:00am PST

Analysis of the costs of mosquito pool testing in California

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – University of California Davis, DART Lab

Other Mosquito topics

9:00am - 9:10am PST

Optimizing WSW RT-qPCR for recent viral sequences and internal positive controls

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Other Mosquito topics

9:10am - 9:20am PST

Residual Methoprene Usage for Control of Ricefields in Fresno County

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Fresno Westside Mosquito Abatement District

Other Mosquito topics

9:20am - 9:30am PST

The implementation of a larval resistance surveillance program

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – Sac-Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – SAYO

Co-Author: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Presenter: – Sac-Yolo MVCD

Other operations topics

9:30am - 9:40am PST

Reinvigorating ineffective essential oils for enhanced mosquito repellency using nootkatone synergy

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – University of California Riverside

Co-Author: – University of California Riverside

9:40am - 9:50am PST

Field and Laboratory Evidence for the Effectiveness of Botanical Repellents in Reducing Mosquito Use of Underground Storm Drains in the Coachella Valley

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – University of California Riverside

Presenter: – University of California Riverside

Other Mosquito topics

8:00am - 10:00am PST

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control Technology Unleashed

Location: Salons 5-8

Moderator: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

8:05am - 8:15am PST

Using AI as a Subject-Matter Force Multiplier

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

8:15am - 8:25am PST

A Digital Framework for Trustee Oversight and Board Governance

Location: Salons 5-8

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

Presenter: – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

8:25am - 8:35am PST

From Clipboards to Clouds: Modernizing the Mission

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

8:35am - 8:45am PST

Connected for the Future: The Journey of a Districts' Network Infrastructure Upgrade

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Solano County Mosquito Abatement District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

8:45am - 8:55am PST

VectorSurv Mobile: Take VectorSurv into the field

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

8:55am - 9:05am PST

Interactive Dashboards for Mosquitofish Rearing Operations and Public Outreach Initiatives using Google Looker Studio

Location: Salons 5-8

Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

9:05am - 9:15am PST

The Simple Approach: Building a Mobile Drone Treatment Program

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

9:15am - 9:25am PST

Enhancing Service Request Management with Survey123 and Integration

Location: Salons 5-8

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

Presenter: – San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

9:25am - 9:35am PST

Modernizing Mosquito Control: Program Developments and UAS Applications at Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

9:35am - 9:45am PST

Nidus: Closing the Loop from Field Observations to Operational Intelligence in Mosquito Control

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Gleipnir LLC

Presenter: – Gleipnir LLC

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

9:45am - 9:55am PST

Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District's electrified journey

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

9:55am - 10:05am PST

Data visualizations: using the VectorSurv API

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – DART, UC Davis

Speaker:

Speaker: – DART, UC Davis

Other operations topics

10:05am - 10:15am PST

“Ally” — A Voice AI System to Enhance Operational Efficiency and Community Response During the Expansion in Alameda County

Location: Salons 5-8

Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

10:15am - 10:30am PST

Morning Break

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

10:30am - 12:00pm PST

The Science Behind the Tiny Vampires, Mosquitoes (II)

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: – SAYO

10:30am - 10:40am PST

Where to Apply? Selecting Locations for Control Efforts of Aedes aegypti in the Coachella Valley

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

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

Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

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

Other Mosquito topics

10:40am - 10:50am PST

Optimizing the Diagnostic Dose of the CDC Bottle Bioassay

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – Sacramento-Yolo M.V.C.D.

Co-Author: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Presenter: – Sacramento-Yolo M.V.C.D.

Co-Author:

Other Mosquito topics

10:40am - 11:50am PST

All Wetlands are Not Alike: Integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) for Wetland Management, Biodiversity, and Vector Control

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Co-Author:

10:50am - 11:00am PST

Thermal Stress and Pyrethroid Resistance in the Invasive Mosquito Aedes aegypti

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – California State University, Fresno

Co-Author:

Welcome to the Future of Mosquito & Vector Control technology unleashed

11:00am - 11:10am PST

West Nile Virus Response in Cemeteries

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – County of San Diego

Other Mosquito topics

11:10am - 11:20am PST

Evaluating seasonal efficacy adulticide interventions in Yolo County, California

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – SAYO

Co-Author: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Presenter: – SAYO

Other Mosquito topics

11:20am - 11:30am PST

Mosquito Breeding Sites - Tackling the Threat of Neglected Pools

Location: Salons 1-4

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

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other Mosquito topics

11:30am - 11:40am PST

Do “Mosquito repellant” Plants Really Work? Field and Laboratory Evaluation of Citronella and Rosemary

Location: Salons 1-4

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

Co-Author: – SAYO

Presenter: – Sacramento Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other Mosquito topics

10:30am - 12:00pm PST

The Buzz on Messaging

Location: Salons 5-8

Moderator: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

10:30am - 11:15am PST

Biting Back at Misinformation: How to Build Trust with Data-Informed Communications

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Tripepi Smith

11:15am - 11:25am PST

The Buzz on Leveling Up Outreach for Aedes aegypti Without Missing the Mark

Location: Salons 5-8

Speaker: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Buzz Off! Engaging Messaging in Mosquito Prevention

11:25am - 11:35am PST

From In-Person Participation to On-Camera Ready: The Importance of Always Being Prepared to be Recorded at Outreach Events

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other topics not listed

11:45am - 11:55am PST

The Buzz Behind the Release: Public Outreach Strategies for a Sterile Insect Technique Pilot Program

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Control District

Presenter: – Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Control District

Buzz Off! Engaging Messaging in Mosquito Prevention

11:55am - 0:05am PST

Thirty years as a 'pest detective': Seasonal and long-term trends

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Contra Costa MVCD

Other vector topics

12:00pm - 2:00pm PST

Awards & Networking Plated Lunch & MVCAC and AMCA Updates

Location: Starlight Terrace

2:00pm - 4:25pm PST

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

0:00am PST

Oviposition as an Indicator of Wolbachia-Infected Male Release Efficacy for Urban Aedes aegypti Control

2:05pm - 2:15pm PST

From EPA/CDPR Greenlight to Real World Deployment: MosquitoMate’s 2025 California Rollout – and Beyond

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – MosquitoMate, Inc.

Presenter: – MosquitoMate, Inc.

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

2:15pm - 2:25pm PST

A Pilot Application of Wolbachia-Infected Males (WB1) to Suppress Aedes aegypti Populations in San Joaquin County

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – San Joaquin County Mosquito & Vector Control District

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

2:25pm - 2:35pm PST

Trial releases of Wolbachia transformed male Aedes aegypti as part of an integrated mosquito management program

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – SAYO

Co-Author: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

Presenter: – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

2:35pm - 2:45pm PST

Laying the Groundwork for SIT Releases: Wolbachia Trials in the San Gabriel Valley

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

2:55pm - 3:05pm PST

Product Evaluation of Wolbachia pipientis (wAlbB strain WB1) male Aedes aegypti against wild Aedes aegypti for Operational Control in Parlier, California

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Other operations topics

3:05pm - 3:15pm PST

Advancing Aedes Control: Year Two of the SIT Program in the West Valley region of San Bernardino County

Location: Salons 1-4

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

Presenter: – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

3:15pm - 3:25pm PST

From Lab to Landscape: Year Two Progress of Sterile Male Releases in Los Angeles County

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

3:25pm - 3:35pm PST

Swatting the Cost, Not the Science: Understanding Public Perceptions of Mosquito Control and SIT on a Budget

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – SGVMVCD

Presenter: – SGVMVCD

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

3:35pm - 3:45pm PST

A localized approach to Aedes aegypti control: early findings from a cost-conscious SIT program

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: – Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

3:45pm - 3:55pm PST

A Preliminary Examination of Incompatible Insect Technique (IIT) for Control of Aedes aegypti Within the Turlock Mosquito Abatement District in 2025

Location: Salons 1-4

Co-Author: – Turlock Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – Turlock Mosquito Abatement District

Stopping the Bite: SIT and the Future of Mosquito Control

2:00pm - 4:30pm PST

Vector Control Operations

Location: Salons 5-8

Moderator: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Moderator:

2:05pm - 2:15pm PST

VectorSurv Tools for Stronger Communication

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – VectorSurv

Other operations topics

2:15pm - 2:25pm PST

Incorporating VectorSurv’s new Service Visits and Integrated Data View modules into your response toolkit

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – UC Davis - VectorSurv

Co-Author: – UC Davis, VectorSurv

Presenter: – UC Davis - VectorSurv

Presenter: – UC Davis, VectorSurv

Other operations topics

2:25pm - 2:35pm PST

Proven GIS data management practices

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Frontier Precision, Inc.

2:35pm - 2:45pm PST

Early or late? Evaluating Areawide Larvicide Application Timing Across Mosquito Growth Stages

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other operations topics

2:45pm - 2:55pm PST

Breeding Mosquitoes? Probably! Developing a Stormwater BMP Inspection and Treatment Program

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Other operations topics

2:55pm - 3:05pm PST

Control Strategies in the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Author: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author:

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

Co-Author:

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

Other Mosquito topics

3:05pm - 3:15pm PST

Sending Mosquitoes to Their Graves: Efficacy of Pyriproxyfen and Zinc-Based Interventions for Mosquito Control in Cemetery Flower Vases

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: – SAYO

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

Co-Author: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

Presenter: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

Speaker: – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

Silencing the Swarm: Innovation in Mosquito Control

3:15pm - 3:25pm PST

A Dip in Time Saves Nine: A Lean Approach to Mosquito Control

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: – Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District

Silencing the Swarm: Innovation in Mosquito Control

3:35pm - 3:45pm PST

From the lab bench to the sky: Improved ULV assays and drone ULV applications for better mosquito control

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Silencing the Swarm: Innovation in Mosquito Control

3:45pm - 3:55pm PST

Vector Control Operations Along an International Border

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – County of San Diego, Vector Control Program

Co-Author:

Other topics not listed

3:55pm - 4:05pm PST

Droning on about the application and monitoring of large-source UAS treatments

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Northwest MVCD

Tried/Failed: The Importance of Finding Nothing

4:05pm - 4:15pm PST

A Real Buzzkill: When Colonies Refuse to Cooperate

Location: Salons 5-8

Presenter: – Northwest MVCD

Tried/Failed: The Importance of Finding Nothing

4:15pm - 4:25pm PST

How sampling for IGR field assays can easily ‘go off the deep end’

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Tried/Failed: The Importance of Finding Nothing

6:30pm - 9:30am PST

Closing Evening Event

Location: Omni Lawn

8:30am - 12:00pm PST

MVCAC Board of Directors Meeting

Location: Salon 4

10:00am - 12:00pm PST

Drone Workshop

Location: Coachella MVCD District

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District