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Redefining the Problem that is Container Mosquitoes

Breakthroughs in Aedes control show potential for WNv programs, but more study is needed. WALS™ has gained notoriety in the recent past because of its [...]

Social Media as an Epidemiological Tool

In public health, government entities often communicate directly with the public on social media platforms. In fact, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [...]

The Venturi Mixing System and WALS

With the omnipresent threat of Zika, mosquito control districts shifted efforts toward understanding and controlling the container breeding Aedes albopictus and Ae aegypti mosquitoes. Targeting [...]

ICYMI – Highlights from the American Public Health Association Conference 2018

The American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Annual Meeting and Expo is the largest annual gathering of public health professionals.  More than 12,000 people attended the [...]

Strategic Partnership in Public Health

To better serve vector management programs across the US and Caribbean, starting October 1, VBC and ADAPCO combined their respective market strengths by entering into [...]

Pinellas County Single-brood Trials Yield

Asynchronous, single-brood floodwater mosquitoes present a unique set of challenges in Florida’s Pinellas County. Not only do larvae within the Aedes and Culex populations hatch [...]

California takes a Proactive Approach to Managing Resistance Issues

Insecticide resistance is among the most challenging issues facing public health professionals, not only in California but around the world. As disease pressure increases, so [...]

Brazil Faces a Triple Threat From Viruses Old and New

A series of economic, environmental, and epidemiological factors have combined to present public health officials in Brazil with a very challenging situation this year. On [...]