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Monday, February 2, 2026
6:00am - 7:00am PST
Day 1 Check-in

6:00am - 7:00am PST

Day 1 Check-in

7:00am - 8:00am PST
Coffee & Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall

7:00am - 8:00am PST

Coffee & Beverage Service in Exhibit Hall

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

7:00am - 4:00pm PST
Exhibitor Show & Registration Opens

7:00am - 4:00pm PST

Exhibitor Show & Registration Opens

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

8:00am - 10:30am PST
Plenary Session

8:00am - 10:30am PST

Plenary Session

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

8:00am - 8:15am PST

Introduction - Welcome

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: Paula Macedo, DVM, PhD, MVCAC President, DVM, PhD (she/her/hers) – 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: Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD – One Health Commission

9:00am - 9:30am PST

One Health is Spreading in California

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: Kim Conway, DVM, MPVM, DACVPM (she/her/hers) – California Department of Public Health

9:30am - 10:10am PST

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

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: Anne Kjemtrup, DVM, MPVM, PhD at CDPH, DVM, MPVM, PhD (she/her/hers) – 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: Jack Raney (he/him/his) – n/a

10:30am - 11:00am PST
Morning Break with Exhibitors

10:30am - 11:00am PST

Morning Break with Exhibitors

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

11:00am - 12:15pm PST
William C. Reeves New Investigator Awards

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: Karen Click, MPH (she/her/hers) – UC Davis

Co-Author: Christopher Barker, MS, MS, PhD – 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: Jovana Benavides – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

11:30am - 11:45am PST

Larvicide resistance and cross-resistance in the Culex pipiens assemblage

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: Ali Ross, MS (she/her/hers) – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Co-Author: Ali Ross, MS (she/her/hers) – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Co-Author: Lyric Bartholomay, PhD

Co-Author: Susan Paskewitz, PhD

Co-Author: Mark Clifton, PhD

Co-Author: Kristina Lopez, PhD

11:45am - 12:00pm PST

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

Location: Fiesta Ballroom

Presenter: Whitney Clack (she/her/hers) – Sacramento-Yolo MVCD

Presenter: Mario Novelo Canto, PhD – SAYO

Presenter: Sarah Wheeler, PhD – 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: Benjamin Nyman, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California Riverside

Co-Author: Solomon K. Birhanie, PhD – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: Michelle Q. Brown, PhD – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California Riverside

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST
Boxed Lunches

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

Boxed Lunches

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST
Poster Session & Boxed Lunches

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: Nicci Vaiarello, n/a – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: Josselyn Corrales Lopez, n/a – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: Triptaan Dhami, n/a – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: Sarah Wheeler, PhD – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: Mario Novelo Canto, PhD – SAYO

Co-Author: Tara C. Thiemann, Ph.D., n/a (she/her/hers) – 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: Mahmood Nikbakhtzadeh, PhD (he/him/his) – CSU San Bernardino

Poster Presenter: Gabriela Rojas-Noris

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

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

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: Mark Wieland (he/him/his) – 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: Laura Krueger, Board Certified Entomologist (she/her/hers) – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Kiet Nguyen

Co-Author: Robert Cummings

Co-Author: Amber Semrow, MS (she/her/hers) – 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: Laura Krueger, Board Certified Entomologist (she/her/hers) – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Niamh Quinn

Co-Author: David Taylor

Author: Daisy Flores-Rangel

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: Huy Hoang (he/him/his) – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: Solomon K. Birhanie, PhD – West Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: Michelle Q. Brown, PhD – 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: Eric Ghilarducci – 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: Damien Clauson – 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: Kelly A. L Furey, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – 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: Miguel Barretto – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: Dereje Alemayehu

Co-Author: Ryan Clausnitzer, MPA (he/him/his) – 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: Victor Scrima – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Robert Mora – Vector Control

Co-Author: Antonio M. Molina, Jr. – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Gregorio Alvarado, n/a – 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: Josselyn Corrales Lopez, n/a – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: Nicci Vaiarello, n/a – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: Triptaan Dhami, n/a – University of the Pacific

Co-Author: Sarah Wheeler, PhD – Sacramento Yolo MVCD

Co-Author: Mario Novelo Canto, PhD – SAYO

Co-Author: Tara C. Thiemann, Ph.D., n/a (she/her/hers) – 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: Christopher Vazquez – 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: Melissa Snelling

Co-Author: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – 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: Melissa Snelling

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

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

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: Emma Nelson (she/her/hers) – Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Olivia Winokur, PhD (she/her/hers) – UC Davis

Co-Author: Damien Clauson – 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: Jordan L. Reyes (he/him/his) – University of California, Riverside

Co-Author: Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran, PhD (he/him/his) – 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: Ollies Lin – University of California Riverside

Co-Author: Karthikeyan Chandrasegaran, PhD (he/him/his) – University of California Riverside

Co-Author: Benjamin Nyman, PhD (he/him/his) – 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: Diana Esparza-Ramirez, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Gabriela Perezchica-Harvey, MS – CV Mosquito & Vector Control District

Co-Author: Jennifer A. Henke, M.S., BCE (she/her/hers) – 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: Chip F. Markwardt, MS (they/them/theirs) – Lake County Vector Control District

Co-Author: Porter Anderson

Co-Author: Julian Chavez

Co-Author: Brad Hayes

Co-Author: Jessi Edmiston

Co-Author: Michelle Meighan

Co-Author: Jamesina Scott

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: Christopher Vuong

Co-Author: Gregory Hacker – CDPH-VBDS

12:15pm - 1:15pm PST

9: Evaluating Sumilarv® Use for Santa Cruz Catch Basins

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

Poster Presenter: Jadyn Sacoolas (she/her/hers) – California Department of Public Health

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

1:30pm - 3:15pm PST
Backbones and Biters: Vertebrates and Arthropods of Public Health Importance in California (I)
Moderator: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Moderator: Kelly A. L Furey, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

1:30pm - 3:10pm PST

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

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: Kelly A. L Furey, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – 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: Niamh Quinn – UCANR

Co-Author: Carolyn Day – UCANR

Co-Author: Paul Stapp – California State University Fullerton

Presenter: Niamh Quinn – UCANR

Other vector topics

2:30pm - 2:40pm PST

Hantavirus Surveillance and Prevention Efforts in Yosemite National Park

Location: Salons 1-4

Author: Christian Irian – California Department of Public Health

Co-Author: Tony Kovach, Ph.D – California Department of Public Health

Co-Author: Bryan Jackson, Ph.D – California Department of Public Health

Presenter: Christian Irian – California Department of Public Health

Co-Author: Mark Novak

Other vector topics

2:40pm - 2:55pm PST

Flea-borne Typhus – Sustainable Approaches and Shared Responsibility

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: Anthony Delira (he/him/his) – 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: Laura Krueger, Board Certified Entomologist (she/her/hers) – Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District

Other vector topics

1:30pm - 3:15pm PST
Disaster Response in Vector Control
Moderator: Jason Farned, MPA, CSDM (he/him/his) – San Gabriel Valley MVCD

1:30pm - 3:15pm PST

Disaster Response in Vector Control

Location: Salons 5-8

Moderator: Jason Farned, MPA, CSDM (he/him/his) – 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: Jamie Mangan, M.S. – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: Jamie Mangan, M.S. – 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: GILBERT HOLGUIN, n/a – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: GILBERT HOLGUIN, n/a – 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: Thaddeus Hunt, MS Environmental Science – California Department of Public Health

Presenter: Thaddeus Hunt, MS Environmental Science – 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: Pablo A. Cabrera, MS (he/him/his) – San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

Author: Pablo A. Cabrera, MS (he/him/his) – 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: Anais Medina Diaz, MSPR (she/her/ella) – 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: Tristan Hallum, MPH (he/him/his) – 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: Louis Gonter – CalOES Recovery group

Presenter: Louis Gonter – 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: Steve Vetrone, MPH – 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: Jodi J. Holeman, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: Jodi J. Holeman, M.S. (she/her/hers) – 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: Casey Parker-Crockett, BSc, MSc, MPH, PhD – CDC/ DVBD/ ADB/ EET

Presenter: Roxanne Connelly

3:10pm - 3:40pm PST
Afternoon Break

3:10pm - 3:40pm PST

Afternoon Break

Location: Las Palmas Ballroom

3:40pm - 4:45pm PST
Management
Moderator: Jeremy Wittie, MS – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Moderator: Allison Costa, MBA, CSDM – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

3:40pm - 4:45pm PST

Management

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: Jeremy Wittie, MS – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: Allison Costa, MBA, CSDM – 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: Allison Costa, MBA, CSDM – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Presenter: Allison Costa, MBA, CSDM – 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: Allison Costa, MBA, CSDM – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Presenter: Allison Costa, MBA, CSDM – 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: Brandon Vanleuven, PMP – SCI Consulting Group

4:15pm - 4:25pm PST

Protecting Our People

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: Crystal Garcia Moreno, MS (she/her/hers) – 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: David I'Anson, MBA/Acc MPA – Coachella Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District

4:35pm - 4:45pm PST

Strengthening Public Health Through Strategic Planning

Location: Salons 1-4

Presenter: Jeremy Wittie, MS – 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)
Moderator: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
Moderator: Kelly A. L Furey, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Marin/Sonoma 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: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Moderator: Kelly A. L Furey, PhD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District

3:40pm - 3:53pm PST

Bats are Friends, Not Foes

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: Alex Echenberg, BS, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Jennifer A. Henke, M.S., BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: Alex Echenberg, BS, BCE (she/her/hers) – 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: Adena Why, PhD – 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: Gregory Hacker – 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: Jacob Tarango – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Jennifer A. Henke, M.S., BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: Jacob Tarango – 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: Megan Saunders, PhD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – CDPH-VBDS

Presenter: Megan Saunders, PhD, MSPH (she/her/hers) – 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: Tyler Mehrbrodt, MPH (he/him/his) – 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: Francesca Rubino, PhD, M.S. (she/her/hers) – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Shih-Yu Chen, Ph.D., D.V.M., M.S., M.P.V.M. – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: Janet Foley, Ph.D., D.V.M., M.S. – University of California, Davis

Presenter: Francesca Rubino, PhD, M.S. (she/her/hers) – 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: Connor D'Souza – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: Jovana Benavides – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: Katherine Ramirez – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: Jodi J. Holeman, M.S. (she/her/hers) – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: Erik Blosser, Postdoctoral – California Department of Public Health

Presenter: Connor D'Souza – Consolidated Mosquito Abatement District

Other vector topics

5:24pm - 5:37pm PST

Operation: Firestorm – Taking on RIFA

Location: Salons 5-8

Co-Author: Antonio M. Molina, Jr. – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Robert Mora – Vector Control

Co-Author: Richard Ortiz, n/a – Vector Control

Co-Author: Gregorio Alvarado, n/a – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Presenter: Antonio M. Molina, Jr. – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Kim Y. Hung, PhD, BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Jennifer A. Henke, M.S., BCE (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

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

Co-Author: Iver Romero – CVMVCD

Co-Author: Marvin Alvarez

Co-Author: Gonzalo A. Valadez (he/him/his) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Marisa Kelling (she/her/hers) – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

Co-Author: Vincent Valenzuela

Other vector topics

4:45pm - 5:30pm PST
Start Them Early! Vector Education In and Out of the Classroom
Moderator: Judith Pierce, MPH (she/her/hers) – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

4:45pm - 5:30pm PST

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

Location: Salons 1-4

Moderator: Judith Pierce, MPH (she/her/hers) – 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: Alex Carlson (he/him/his) – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Presenter: Alex Carlson (he/him/his) – 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: Fay Kiaurakis, Not-For-Hire Mosquito Operator License – License

Co-Author: Christian Reed, Operator License – South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District

Presenter: Fay Kiaurakis, Not-For-Hire Mosquito Operator License – License

Presenter: Christian Reed, Operator License – 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: Olivia Winokur, PhD (she/her/hers) – UC Davis

Presenter: Christopher Barker, MS, MS, PhD – University of California, Davis