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Biological Control of Mosquitoes and Biting Flies Improves Quality of Life for First Nations Community
Many remote Aboriginal communities in Canada have few amenities, but with the recent settlement of land claims and the management of Native-owned natural resources, some …
Long-Term Project Seeks To Build Guidelines for Area-Wide Asian Tiger Mosquito Control
A long-term project to determine the best methods of controlling Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, is in the third of at least five years …
Full-Scale Assault Now Under Way as Key West District Battles Dengue
Swarms of them come from near and far, creating a furor in Key West, Florida. “They” are not mosquitoes. They are representatives of the national …
Container Species Control in Mercer County
Area-wide larviciding using truck-mounted low-volume technology will be among the recommendations from a five-year, $3.8 million U.S. Department of Agriculture project to control the Asian …
Residual Control Helps Marin/Sonoma Manage Changing Habitats
In the 11 years assistant district manager Erik Hawk has been with the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito & Vector Control District, he’s seen a substantial amount of …
Managing Floodwater Mosquitoes in Saint Lucie County, Florida
Florida’s Saint Lucie County lies on the Atlantic coast between Daytona Beach and West Palm Beach. With more than 4,000 acres of wetlands, saltmarsh mosquitoes …
A Year-Round Approach to Black Fly Control Yields Big Results for Twin Falls, Idaho
When Kirk Tubbs was hired on as the manager of the newly formed Twin Falls County Pest Abatement District four years ago, he wasn’t quite …
Mixed-Brood Habitats Bring Challenges, But New Control Options Offer Solution
Set between San Francisco Bay to the west and the San Joaquin River delta to the north and east, Contra Costa County, California, includes densely …
Larval Source Management, Larviciding Help Control Invasive Species in the Netherlands
Rapid action to implement control measures stemmed the spread of three invasive mosquito species – at least for the time being – after routine surveillance …
WMR 2015 Celebrates Successes, Highlights Challenges
2015 WORLD MALARIA REPORT MARKS END OF MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS ERA In her forward to the 2015 World Malaria Report (WMR), World Health Organization (WHO) …