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UAS Ops in Mosquito Control Symposium II
Afternoon Session

UAS Ops in Mosquito Control Symposium II

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
4:00pm – 5:30pm  
Location: A2

    Moderator(s)

  • Nick Lefkow (he/him/his)

    Lead GIS Imagery Analyst
    Lee County Mosquito Control District
    Lehigh Acres, Florida, United States

Presentations:

  • 4:00pm – 4:15pm  
    Aerial deployment of IIT mosquitoes in Hawai‘i to suppress the non-native Southern house mosquito for endangered forest bird conservation

    Presenter: Adam Knox – American Bird Conservancy

    Co-Author: Chris Farmer, Ph.D. – American Bird Conservancy

    Co-Author: Josh Fisher, n/a – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service- Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office

    Co-Author: Christa Seidl, n/a – Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaii at Manoa

    Co-Author: Peter Landon, n/a – State of Hawaii DLNR- Division of Forestry and Wildlife

  • 4:15pm – 4:27pm  
    Expanding Drone Field Operations

    Presenter: Charlie Guenther – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

    Co-Author: Shawn Partyka, n/a – Metropolitan Mosquito Control District

  • 4:27pm – 4:39pm  
    Utilizing Drones in Contra Costa County to Conduct Larviciding Treatments During an Above Average Rainfall Mosquito Season

    Presenter: David Wexler – Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Paula Macedo, DVM, Ph. D – Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Jeremy Shannon, n/a – Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Terry Davis (he/him/his) – Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Miaja Mc Cauley, n/a – Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Heidi Budge, n/a – Contra Costa Moasquito & Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Tim Mann, n/a – Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Steve Fisher, n/a – Contra Costa Mosquito & Vector Control District

  • 4:39pm – 4:59pm  
    AMCA Drone Program: Removing Barriers and Encouraging Innovation

    Presenter: Joel B. Buettner, M.S. (he/him/his) – Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District

    Co-Author: Jonathan Rupprecht, esq. – Rupprecht Law, P.A.

    Co-Author: Daniel Markowski, n/a – American Mosquito Control Association