Full Schedule

8:00am – 12:00pm

Plenary Session

Location: Dallas BC

Moderator: – Louisiana State University

8:10am – 8:15am

Program Announcements

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Iberia Parish Mosquito Abatement District

8:15am – 8:30am

Presidential Address

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Louisiana State University

8:35am – 9:05am

Awards Presentation

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Louisiana State University

9:05am – 10:00am

In Memoriam of Mir S. Mulla, Ph.D. (February 15, 1925 – January 29, 2023): Man of the Achieving Family, Mentor, Scientist, Comminuty Activist, Friend, Colleague and More

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – EcoZone International LLC

10:30am – 11:00am

Washington D.C. Legislation

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

11:00am – 12:00pm

Vector-Borne Diseases in the U.S. in an Age of Opportunity

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – CDC

10:00am – 10:30am

Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: The Grand Hall

Sponsored By

12:00pm – 1:45pm

Lunch and Exhibits Open

Location: The Grand Hall

Sponsored By

1:45pm – 3:15pm

Legislative and Regulatory Symposium I

Location: A3

Moderator: – LookOut Advice

Legislative and Regulatory Sympsoium I

1:45pm – 2:30pm

1 - USEPA Updates to the Endangered Species Act Workplan and the Vulnerable Species Pilot Project

Location: A3

Presenter: – USEPA

Co-Author:

Legislative and Regulatory Sympsoium I

2:30pm – 2:45pm

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

Location: A3

Presenter: – Bonds Consulting Group

Legislative and Regulatory Sympsoium I

2:45pm – 3:00pm

3 - CDC update on the National Public Health Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Vector-Borne Diseases in Humans

Location: A3

Presenter: – CDC

Legislative and Regulatory Sympsoium I

1:45pm – 3:15pm

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

Location: Dallas BC

Moderator: – SLCMAD

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

4 - Where to publish? An entomologists journey to becoming an expert cardiologist, gerontologist, oncologist and more…

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – SLCMAD

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

5 - Scatology Meets Arbovirology: Can Testing Wastewater Augment Traditional West Nile Virus Surveillance?

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – CDC

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

6 - The host associations of Uranotaenia sapphirina

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – University of Florida

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

7 - Quick tour of Anastasia Mosquito Control District’s new Vector-borne Disease Education and Research Center

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

8 - To what end?

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Western Carolina University

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

9 - Revealing cryptic bloodmeals through metabarcoding: from triatomines to soft ticks to mosquitoes.

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Texas A&M University

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

10 - Back to the Future: Quantifying Wing Wear as a Method to Measure the Age Structure of Mosquito Populations

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Colorado State University

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

11 - Harvesting insects from naturally abundant areas for animal feed and pathogen surveillance

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – USDA-ARS-NBAF

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

12 - An interesting journey for a peer-reivewed manuscript

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – University of Utah

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

13 - Baculoviruses: Master Manipulators of Moths

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – SLCMAD

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

14 - Malaria in Africa: A Global Call to Action

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Valent Biosciences

Co-Author: – Valent BioSciences

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

15 - Treating outside the box, using spatial models to define adulticide treatment surfaces

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

Co-Author: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

16 - Guess who’s coming to dinner: A novel approach to blood-feeding mosquito colonies

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Pasco County Mosquito Control District

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

17 - A Connecticut Yankee in a mosquito's court: mapping mosquito and arbovirus activity in Connecticut

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Texas Tech University

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

18 - Plugged-in: male Anopheles have it all figured out

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Cornell University Department of Entomology

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

19 - Antibody responses against salivary proteins of Ae. albopictus and Cx. quinquefasciatus in Northern Cardinals in Louisiana

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Tulane University

Co-Author: – St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement

Co-Author:

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

20 - The First Tick Surveillance Program in Wyoming, Oh What We Have to Learn

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Teton County Weed & Pest District

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

21 - Culex antillummagnorum: dogma smasher

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – The University of Southern Mississippi

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

22 - Empowering a community with a paper clip and a plastic cup

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – University of Tennessee

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

23 - How to shed 40 pounds in one day: Converting traps to lithium batteries.

Location: Dallas BC

Presenter: – Hudson Regional Health Commission

Mosquito Lightning Symposium

1:45pm – 3:15pm

Operations I

Location: D2

Moderator: – University of California, Irvine

Operations I

1:45pm – 1:55pm

24 - Insights from the Chicken Warden at Beach Mosquito Control District

Location: D2

Presenter: – Beach Mosquito Control District

Operations I

1:55pm – 2:05pm

25 - Selecting target wild bird species for West Nile virus serosurveillance

Location: D2

Presenter: – Harris County Public Health Mosquito and Vector Control

Co-Author: – Harris County Public Health Mosquito and Vector Control

Co-Author: – Harris County Public Health

Operations I

2:05pm – 2:15pm

26 - Enhancing Local Preparedness: Mobilizing Volunteer Resources Against Local Transmission of Aedes-borne Disease in Los Angeles County

Location: D2

Presenter: – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

Operations I

2:15pm – 2:25pm

27 - Evaluating efficacy of pre-season larvicide treatment on WNV vectors in Cook County, IL

Location: D2

Presenter: – Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Entomological Society of America

Operations I

2:25pm – 2:35pm

28 - Assessing Control Measures for Managing Aedes aegypti

Location: D2

Presenter: – Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District

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

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

Operations I

2:35pm – 2:45pm

29 - An optimist sees an opportunity with every difficulty: the Lee County Mosquito Control District shifts from UAS to Helicopters for LiDAR Operations.

Location: D2

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Operations I

2:45pm – 2:55pm

30 - VectorSurv: New Developments for Data Management and Evidence-based Vector Control Decisions

Location: D2

Presenter: – UC Davis

Operations I

2:55pm – 3:05pm

31 - From Salt Lake to Mali, an introduction of western mosquito control in Mali, Africa

Location: D2

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District

Operations I

1:45pm – 3:15pm

Student Competition I

Location: A1

Moderator: – Azelis A&ES

Student Competition I

1:45pm – 1:55pm

33 - Adapting standard mosquito research methods for monitoring insecticide susceptibility and resistance in Culicoides biting midges

Location: A1

Presenter: – University of Florida Florida Medical Entomology Lab

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student Competition I

1:55pm – 2:05pm

34 - Effects of Elevated Ambient Temperature on Response of a Mosquito Citronellal Receptor: Implications for the Efficacy of Mosquito Repellents

Location: A1

Presenter: – Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Ohio State University

Student Competition I

2:05pm – 2:15pm

35 - Evaluation of silver nanoparticles as a control tool against adult mosquito vectors

Location: A1

Presenter: – Anastasia Mosquito Control District

Student Competition I

2:25pm – 2:35pm

37 - A Comprehensive Mosquito Species Richness Study in Southern Indiana show the Establishment of Medically Important and Invasive Species

Location: A1

Presenter: – Indiana University

Student Competition I

2:35pm – 2:45pm

38 - An assessment of adult mosquito trapping methods and molecular identification of blood meals in Cameron Park Zoo, Waco Tx.

Location: A1

Presenter: – Baylor university

Co-Author: – Baylor University

Student Competition I

2:45pm – 2:55pm

39 - Characterizing Wolbachia prevalence across mosquito host genomes over a latitudinal gradient

Location: A1

Presenter: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author: – Northwest Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Co-Author:

Student Competition I

2:55pm – 3:05pm

40 - Incriminating vectors of deer malaria (Plasmodium odocoilei) in a Florida deer farm

Location: A1

Presenter: – Florida Medical Entomology (University of Florida

Student Competition I

1:45pm – 3:15pm

Using NASA Satellite Data to Enhance Understanding of Vector Habitats and Disease Transmission Symposium

Location: D3

Moderator: – NASA Headquarters

Moderator: – NASA

1:45pm – 2:00pm

303 - Incorporating NASA Earth Science Applications to Monitor Infectious Disease Hotspots

Location: D3

Presenter: – NASA

2:00pm – 2:15pm

304 - Climate Change and Vector-borne Diseases – A National and Global Perspective

Location: D3

Presenter: – CDC

2:15pm – 2:30pm

305 - VectorSurv: Toward Web-based Forecasting of West Nile Virus Disease Risk

Location: D3

Presenter:

2:30pm – 2:45pm

306 - Mapping Urban Mosquito Microhabitats and Malaria Risk Using Satellite Earth Observations

Location: D3

Presenter:

2:45pm – 3:00pm

310 - Designing a Global Surveillance and Forecasting System for Selected Vector-borne Diseases

Location: D3

Presenter: – ORNL

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Break in Exhibit Hall

Location: The Grand Hall

Sponsored By

3:15pm – 4:00pm

Ice Cream Social

Location: The Grand Hall

Sponsored By

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States Symposium

Location: A2

Moderator: – AMCD

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States Symposium

4:00pm – 4:15pm

46 - An Analysis of West Nile Virus Risk Thresholds and Epizootic Transmission Dynamics in a Two-Vector System

Location: A2

Presenter: – North Shore Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – Valent Biosciences

Co-Author: – South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – University of Maryland

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States Symposium

4:15pm – 4:30pm

47 - Arboviral surveillance and outbreak response in California

Location: A2

Presenter: – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – California Department of Public Health

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States Symposium

4:30pm – 4:45pm

48 - Mosquito Testing in Texas

Location: A2

Presenter: – Texas Department of State Health Services

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States Symposium

4:45pm – 5:00pm

49 - Mosquito-Borne Disease Surveillance in Florida

Location: A2

Presenter: – Florida Department of Health

Co-Author: – Florida Department of Health

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States Symposium

5:00pm – 5:15pm

50 - Expanding Surveillance and Laboratory Capacity in the Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District

Location: A2

Presenter: – Canyon County Mosquito Abatement District

Arboviral Surveillance throughout the United States Symposium

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Legislative and Regulatory Symposium II

Location: A3

Moderator: – Texas Mosquito Control Association

Legislative and Regulatory Sympsoium II

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Advancing Mosquito Control: Navigating Local and State Regulatory Landscapes Roundtable Discussion

Location: A3

Legislative and Regulatory Sympsoium II

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Operations II

Location: D2

Moderator: – WCCHD

Operations II

4:00pm – 4:10pm

51 - Re-emergence of Aedes aegypti in the Florida Panhandle

Location: D2

Presenter: – Beach Mosquito Control District

Operations II

4:10pm – 4:20pm

52 - Welcome to the Neighborhood: Expanding Mosquito Surveillance in Central Texas

Location: D2

Presenter: – WCCHD

Operations II

4:30pm – 4:40pm

53 - Not your average landing rate count: Strategies for dealing with surveillance numbers than aren’t actually numbers

Location: D2

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Operations I

4:40pm – 4:50pm

54 - Aerial application of bacterial larvicides for control of avian malaria in Hawaiʻi

Location: D2

Presenter: – Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Co-Author: – Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Co-Author: – State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Co-Author: – Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions

Operations II

4:50pm – 5:00pm

55 - Climate Change and Mosquito Control: The Effect of Atmospheric River Events in California’s Central Valley

Location: D2

Presenter: – Vector Disease Control International

Co-Author: – California Department of Public Health

Operations II

5:00pm – 5:10pm

56 - Hurricanes, Politics and Mosquitoes: The 3-Year Journey of Expanding the Boundaries of the Collier Mosquito Control District

Location: D2

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Operations II

5:10pm – 5:20pm

57 - State-mandated Security Standards for Drone Use and Its Impact on Mosquito Control Operations in Florida

Location: D2

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Operations II

5:20pm – 5:30pm

58 - The National Special District Coalition

Location: D2

Presenter: – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District

Co-Author: – National Special District Association

Operations II

4:00pm – 5:30pm

Student Competition II

Location: A1

Moderator: – Azelis A&ES

Student Competition II

4:00pm – 4:10pm

59 - 3D Printing Mosquito Control: Manufacturing Unique Solutions

Location: A1

Presenter: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Collier Mosquito Control District

Student Competition II

4:10pm – 4:20pm

60 - Identifying Biochemical Biomarkers for Pyrethroid Resistance in Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes

Location: A1

Presenter: – University of California, Davis

Co-Author: – UC Davis

Student Competition II

4:20pm – 4:30pm

61 - Evaluating the toxic effects of hemp extracts against Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Location: A1

Presenter: – the Ohio State University

Co-Author: – Ohio State University

Student Competition II

4:30pm – 4:40pm

62 - Exploring the role of vegetation in the interactions between invasive Aedes species in southern California

Location: A1

Presenter: – University of California Riverside

Co-Author: – University of California Riverside

Student Competition II

4:40pm – 4:50pm

63 - Tick Control by the Pros: Effectiveness of Pest Management Professionals’ Practices in Suppressing Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Populations in Wisconsin Backyards

Location: A1

Presenter: – University of Wisconsin

Co-Author: – University of Wisconsin

Student Competition II

4:50pm – 5:00pm

299 - Evaluating the impact of mosquito control strategies on the environment and public health

Location: A1

Presenter: – The Ohio State University, Department of Entomology

Co-Author:

Student Competition II

5:00pm – 5:10pm

302 - Investigation of Target-site and Metabolic Resistance in Florida Culex quinquefasciatus

Location: A1

Presenter: – University of Florida

Co-Author: – USDA ARS CMAVE MFRU

Co-Author: – USDA-ARS-CMAVE

Co-Author: – University of Florida

Student Competition II

4:00pm – 5:30pm

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

Location: D3

Moderator:

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

4:00pm – 4:15pm

114 - It Can’t Be Done – Daring to Formulate Spinosyns for Public Health

Location: D3

Presenter: – Clarke

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

4:15pm – 4:25pm

115 - Utilization of organic approved spinosad-based larvicides by the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

Location: D3

Presenter: – Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

4:25pm – 4:35pm

116 - Deploying spinosad for pre-treatment larval control management strategies in the Cayman Islands

Location: D3

Presenter: – Cayman Islands Mosquito Research & Control Unit

Co-Author: – Cayman Islands Mosquito Research & Control Unit

Co-Author: – Clarke

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

4:35pm – 4:45pm

117 - How Spinosad enabled the operational journey from single to multi-brood larvicides

Location: D3

Presenter: – Pasco County Mosquito Control Disrict

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

4:45pm – 4:55pm

118 - Drone use with Natular G30

Location: D3

Presenter: – Madison County

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

4:55pm – 5:05pm

119 - Operational Use of Spinosad Over Diverse Habitats in Washington State

Location: D3

Presenter: – Grant County Mosquito Control District No. 1

Co-Author: – Grant County Mosquito Control District No. 1

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

5:05pm – 5:15pm

120 - The use of Spinosad on Florida Department of Environmental Protection and United States Fish and Wildlife lands in Lee County, Florida.

Location: D3

Presenter: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Lee County Mosquito Control District

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

5:15pm – 5:25pm

121 - Efficacy and nontarget effects of a spinosad-based larvicide in Minnesota vernal pools and cattail marshes

Location: D3

Presenter: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

Co-Author: – Metropolitan Mosquito Control Distict

What Have We Learned: A Conversation on 15 Years of Spinosad Use in Public Health Symposium

5:30pm – 9:30pm

Pre-Conference Workshop: Bottle Bioassay (Pre Registration Required)

Location: Press Club

Moderator: – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Born Diseases

5:45pm – 7:15pm

Latin American Discussion

Location: D3