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2015 Annual Conference Pages 1, 8

Proposed Dues Increase Page 1

Luncheon Speaker Page 2

New ID Key (pending) Page 2

Student Scholarship Page 3

NC Mosquito Update Pages 4-7

Sustaining Members Pages 10, 11

Special Guests Invited Page 12

AND MORE….

Inside this issue:

2015 (50th) Annual NCMVCA Conference Ready for the beach? Have you set aside the dates of November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2015? That’s the dates for this year’s Annual Conference which should be a memorable event.

Our 5OTH Annual Conference.

Many of you may remember the former Sheraton Inn of Atlantic Beach which was devastated by Hurricane Irene in 2011. It has been sold, renovated, and reo-pened as the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlantic Beach Oceanfront. This location was often chosen as a conference site due to its beautiful setting along the North Carolina coast along with...

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Newsletter for the North Carolina

Mosquito & Vector Control Association

September, 2015

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:

It’s that time again when the positions of President, Vice President, and Secretary-Treasurer are open for nominations. Parker Whitt will present the Committee’s recommendation for those positions during the business meeting at the Annual Conference. Although the Vice President typically assumes the Presidential position, nominations for these positions (incoming Vice President in particular) are always appreciated from the members of the asso-ciation. There will be a call for nominations from the floor as well before voting, or mem-bers can choose to accept the Nomination Committee’s recommendation. After a motion to end nominations (with a confirmed second motion) voting will follow to confirm the new officers into place. If you have someone in mind for these positions, please submit their name to: Parker Whitt, Chair of the Nominations Committee.

Remember Nominations may be made from the floor or be sent to Parker by e-mail at: pwhitt123@gmail.com

NOTICE: Proposed Dues Increase Another item up for vote this year will be the price of dues for (Active & Sustaining) membership.

The NCM&VCA Executive Committee is recommend-ing a dues increase beginning in calendar year 2016. Dues for Active Members will increase from $10 to $20. Dues for Sustaining Members will increase from $175 to $350. It is a requirement of the Constitution to noti-fy the membership at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting for a vote by the membership, and this notice satisfies that requirement. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact any member of the Executive Committee.

Tommy Bowen

Constitution and Bylaws Committee

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Who are we? What do you know about the NCMVCA?

Answers to that can be found at the Annual Conference. That’s why attendance is so important. Mem-ber operational talks, vendor information, student presentations, general educational material, and even inspirational talks are and have been a part of our many conferences. Some information is repetitive (which is a prime way of learning), but there is always something new added. Safety procedures and standard practices often bear repeating to help it take root with some individuals. All information is in-formative, whether directly or indirectly related to vector control. The NCMVCA has been blessed with great speakers and leadership from various organizations and levels during the past 50 years, Make the most of what we have to offer, and find out why our mission is to:

promote public health through the implementation of environmentally compatible vector control practices,

keep abreast of the latest development in control methods,

disseminate information regarding mosquitoes and other vectors to the membership and the general public through publications and meetings, and

coordinate common interests and vector control efforts among the membership.

LUNCHEON SPEAKER—JIM BRYAN

This year’s Luncheon Speaker will be Jim Bryan who retired from the Forsyth County Health De-partment. Jim served as the NCMVCA President of 1986. During our luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd, he will share with us the “History of the NCMVCA.” Although Jim made a similar presentation several years ago prior to retiring, everyone should enjoy the former and updated in-formation.

WHAT’S FOR SUPPER GRANDPA? That used to be the call on the “Hee Haw” television comedy

show. If it has to be explained, “Google it”.

Many of us are used to having supper (or dinner for you city slickers) sometime after 5:00 p.m.

As you may have noticed above, there’s reference to a luncheon this year. Our usual practice has

been to enjoy a Banquet on the second night of the conference. This year, we will shift to a mid-

day luncheon to accommodate some special guests. There will still be good food and great fellow-

ship along with the chance to hear about and see some of our history. Come, mingle, network,

eat, and learn more about your association You are the NCMVCA.

NEW ID KEY?

At the conference, find out the more about a new ID Key which may be available soon. Bruce Harrison has been coordinating the development of the new Mosquito ID Key made possible by a grant from Duke Energy.

NPDES UPDATE (from AMCA):

On August 5th, 2015, legislation that has been a top priority for the AMCA for several years passed through the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. Senate Bill S.1500 (the Sensible Environmental Protection Act) has been submitted to clarify that pesticides used for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved purpose do not require Clean Water Act permits because the pesticide labels already include environmental protections under another law, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Similar legislation has been ap-proved by the House of Representatives with bi-partisan support twice in years past, but action had not been taken in the Senate EPW Committee until now. The House has a companion bill (HR897). Once an appropriate legislative vehicle is found that enables S. 1500 to pass the Senate floor, the House has indicated their intent to move rapidly to send it to the President’s desk. Con-gress is in recess until after Labor Day so we should have more clarity once they return.

Sponsors of S. 1500 are: Senators Crapo*, McCaskill*, Barrasso, Boozman, Carper, Coons, Don-nelly, Enzi, Fischer, Heitkamp, Inhofe, Moran, Risch, Roberts, Tillis, and Vitter. * Denotes lead sponsors.

For more information see the AMCA website at: www.mosquito.org

CLEAN WATER ACT NEWS:

A new Clean Water Act regulation went into effect on August 28, 2015 for all but 13 states. The regulation was supposed to define Waters of the U.S. Although 30 states initially objected to the new regulation, only 13 states filed suit to stop it. Because of their suit, the regulation is not yet enforceable in those states, but it did become enforceable in those who are not part of the suit. Since North Carolina is not a part of the suit, it is enforceable in our state. For more information, see the EPA’s website.

NCMVCA Annual Meeting Student Scholarship

The North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association (NCMVCA) Annual Meeting Scholarship program is available to full-time students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate de-gree at any of North Carolina’s colleges or universities. The goal of this program is to promote greater student participation at the NCMVCA annual meeting and encourage scholarly mosquito control and vector biology research. Applicants must agree to give a 15-20 minute presentation at the annual meeting. Scholarships will be awarded annually to defray the costs of attending the an-nual meeting. The award will consist of meeting registration plus $250 towards the cost of room, food and travel. The number of annual scholarship awards will vary depending on available fund-ing. The due date for this year’s applications has been extended to September 17, 2015. Please submit your completed application (including abstract and presentation) via e-mail to Dr. Stepha-nie Richards (richardss@ecu.edu). For additional details, visit the conference website: http://www.ncmvca.org/conference.htm

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An update of our knowledge about North Carolina mosquitoes

(By Bruce A. Harrison)

Last November at the annual NCMVCA meeting I presented an updated list and numbers of species and subspe-

cies that occurred in North Carolina as of 2014. In that presentation , the increase in the number of species

from 55 in 1989 to the current total of 65 species/subspecies was described.

Now, the following information about our mosquitoes will: (1) differentiate between distributional commonality,

i.e., abundance across the state, versus (2) abundance based on the population densities of each species regardless

of their distributional relationships. These different assessments were not clearly defined in the “Red Key” (Slaff

and Apperson 1989), and can be confusing if you still rely on that key. Number (1) relates to how widespread a

given species is in the state, i.e., in this case the data below (Table 1) will focus on the number of counties from

which they have been collected, identified, and confirmed, e.g., Ae. albopictus is the only species that has been

confirmed from all 100 NC counties. In Table 1, a given species can be common and very widely distributed or

uncommon but very widely distributed. Rare species (not in table) occur in 7 or less counties. Some species are

only found in the coastal plain, others are only in the piedmont and mountains. Some occur from Cherokee

County to coastal counties, while others reach the coastal plain, but not the seaside counties. Number (2) relates

to the number (abundance) of specimens (population densities) of a given species that are commonly encoun-

tered, regardless of how widely distributed they may be. Perfect examples of this assessment are our two primary

problems along the coast, Oc. sollicitans and Oc. taeniorhynchus. Ochlerotatus sollicitans has been found in only

24 counties and Oc. taeniorhynchus in 23 counties. But their numbers can be horrendous and severely impact the

annual tourist income of coastal cities, towns, communities, and the local populace. Yet, these two species only

have an impact on about 20-25% of the land area of the state. Another example is Oc. dupreei, which is fairly

widely distributed in 37 counties across the state, but must be considered uncommon because it is never found in

large numbers.

Table 1. 20 most widespread NC species based on confirmed presence in counties (n = 100).

1. Ae. albopictus 100 counties 11. An. crucians complex 72 counties

2. Cx. restuans 89 “ 12. Oc. canadensis 69 “

3. An. punctipennis 88 “ 13. Ps. columbiae 69 “

4. Oc. triseriatus 86 “ 14. Oc. j. japonicus 69 “

5. Ae. vexans 83 “ 15. Cq. perturbans 69 “

6. Cx. pipiens complex 83 “ 16. Ur. sapphirina 62 “

7. Cx. salinarius 81 “ 17. Cs. melanura 56 “

8. Cx. territans 78 “ 18. Oc. infirmatus 55 “

9. Cx. erraticus 75 “ 19. Ps. howardii 51 “

10. Ps. ferox 75 “ 20. Ps. ciliata 50 “

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Many of the above 20 species are known vectors of arboviral pathogens that cause human morbidity and mortality in North Carolina, see below.

Aedes albopictus—Chikungunya (CHIK), Dengue (DEN), Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE), La Crosse (LAC), and West Nile (WN) viruses

Culex restuans—EEE, SLE, WN (primarily as an enzootic vector maintaining the virus cycles in

birds)

Anopheles punctipennis—EEE virus

Ochlerotatus triseriatus—EEE, LAC, and WN viruses

Aedes vexans—Cache Valley (CV), EEE, and WN viruses

Culex pipiens complex—SLE and WN viruses (primary enzootic maintenance vectors of these

viruses in birds and also vectors to humans

Culex salinarius—EEE and WN viruses

Culex erraticus—EEE virus

Ochlerotatus canadensis—Jamestown Canyon (JE) and (?)LAC viruses

Psorophora columbiae—EEE virus

Ochlerotatus j. japonicus—(?)LAC and WN viruses

Coquillettidia perturbans—EEE virus

Culiseta melanura—EEE and WN viruses (particularly as the primary enzootic maintenance

vector for EEE in the bird cycle).

Although infrequent arbovirus isolates have been found in other species that are more closely

associated with heavy rainfalls from tropical depressions, thunderstorms and hurricanes, most of those species are poor vectors of the above arboviruses, but they include a majority of the

primary pest species in the coastal and piedmont regions. These species can occur in

tremendous numbers and actually impede recovery efforts after storms. Usually the first species to appear in huge numbers after major storms is Psorophora columbiae. Shortly thereafter Ae-des vexans, Ochlerotatus atlanticus, Oc. infirmatus, An. crucians complex, Culex salinar-ius, Oc. taeniorhynchus, Oc. tormentor, Oc. sollicitans, Ps. ciliata, Ps. ferox, and Ps. how-ardii appear in numbers that will quickly fill up light traps. If cloudy and wet days continue for several weeks after major storms, you can anticipate more than one brood of Oc. taeniorhyn-chus to occur. When dealing with the masses of mosquitoes that occur after major storms, it is easy to lose track of primary vectors while battling the pest mosquitoes. Don’t forget to pay close attention to the population densities of the primary vectors, particularly species like Ae. albopic-tus, Culex pipiens complex, and Culex salinarius. The first two species are primary container species in urban areas and containers will be filled by the rains. The last species is found in both freshwater and brackish habitats, and it is notorious for huge population densities after storms.

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Of interest, certain species that were considered rare or uncommon in the Red Key, now have more extensive distributions than previously known. Examples follow:

Ae. cinereus—in 23 counties from Cherokee to Craven.

Oc. dupreei—in 37 counties from Cherokee to Hyde.

Oc. fulvus pallens—in 33 piedmont and coastal plain counties.

Oc. mitchellae—in 21 coastal and piedmont counties, instead of the mountains as

depicted in Darsie and Ward (2005).

Cx. nigripalpus—in 24 counties from Macon to Onslow and up to Forsyth, but primarily

in southern counties.

Ps. howardii—in 51 counties from Transylvania to Dare.

Ps. horrida—in 31 counties from Cherokee to Northampton.

Ps. mathesoni—in 26 counties from Cherokee to Perquimans.

We have also made considerable progress in finding rare species,

An. crucians A—(2 counties) = Perquimans and Rowan.

An. crucians D—(2 counties) = Perquimans and Scotland.

An. crucians E—(1 county) = Rowan.

An. diluvialis—(2 counties) = Camden and Perquimans.

An. georgianus—(7 counties) = Cumberland, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland, Union,

and Wayne. Collections in Moore and Scotland were the first collections of this species

in NC in over 50 years.

An. maverlius—(4 counties) = Camden, Gates, Pasquotank, and Robeson.

An. smaragdinus—(7 counties) = Brunswick, Nash, New Hanover, Pender, Robeson, Wake,

and Wayne.

Cx. coronator—(2 counties) = Brunswick and New Hanover, representing a new introduced

species in North Carolina.

Oc. aurifer—(1 county) = Currituck, representing the southernmost record for this species

in the eastern USA.

Oc. cantator—(2 counties) = Chowan and Perquimans, representing the first confirmed records

for this species in the eastern USA.

Oc. grossbecki—(3 counties) = Chowan, Edgecombe, and Nash, representing the first confirmed

records for this species in the state.

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Or. alba—(5 counties) = Cumberland, Mecklenburg, Nash, New Hanover, and Robeson.

Tx. rutilus rutilus—(2 counties) = Guilford and Nash, representing a new record for NC.

No progress was made in finding and confirming certain extremely rare species.

An. perplexens—(3 possible counties) = (?)Brunswick, Buncombe, and Duplin. Eggs are the

only reliable way to identify this species.

An. walkeri—(4 counties) = Brunswick, Guilford, Person, and Union.

Cx. pilosus—(7 counties) = Cumberland, Dare, Johnston, Mecklenburg, New Hanover,

Richmond, and Robeson.

Ps. discolor—(5 counties) = Brunswick, Cumberland, Durham, Mecklenburg, and Union.

Ur. lowii—(1 county) = either Richmond or Scotland, from one collection at Maxton Army

Air Base which crossed the border of those two counties.

Previously common species that are now less common or rare in NC.

Ae. aegypti—(historically 29 counties), now rarely collected about every 5-7 years.

Cx. quinquefasciatus—(1 county), previously considered widespread in the coastal and

piedmont regions. This species is now confirmed genetically from only one county

(Brunswick), with specimens from other areas representing genetic hybrids of Cx. pipiens

and Cx. quinquefasciatus.

Oc. atropalpus—previously this species was found in 36 counties from the mountains to the

coastal plain, but now it is probably restricted to the mountains because of larval habitat

competition with Oc. j. japonicus.

As you can see, what we know about the mosquitoes of North Carolina has not been static over the last 26 years since the “Red Key” was published (Slaff and Apperson, 1989), but has changed dramatically. This is characteristic of insect populations, as they constantly adjust to shifting weather patterns, environmental adaptations, as well as man-made alterations of the environment. Coupling these changes with the introduction of new arboviruses and the re-emergence of known viruses, changes in pesticides and equipment, and EPA and NPDES regulations means we must constantly be alert and make essential adjustments in our ways of approaching mosquito control, regardless of where you may live in the state. The mosquitoes of North Carolina are clearly dy-namic and continuously changing, and we must remain vigilant and dynamic in our approach to control them in order to prevent the increasing number of mosquito-borne viruses from causing human illnesses in our state.

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Lyme Disease making a slow spread as new counties are considered endemic

When two cases of Lyme Disease have been confirmed in a county, it is then considered to be en-

demic to that county. Dr. Carl Williams heads a group called the Vector Borne Disease Work

Group which meets about every 3 months. Meetings are usually held at the State Lab in Raleigh,

N.C. Meetings are open to the public. To get on this mailing list, contact Dr. Williams at:

carl.williams@dhhs.nc.gov

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a relaxing time while hanging out or fishing from the pier. While the pier received considerable damage from Hurricane Irene, it is still open for those desiring to sit above the waves crashing on the beach. Late night strolls, and lounging to breathe the fresh ocean sprays are still allowed although fishing from the pier is prohibited at this time. Surf fishing is allowed for those die-hard anglers willing to brave the brisk night winds and cool waters. An unidentified staff mem-ber of the Hotel advised the pier’s demise or reconstruction is still being considered at the time of this publication.

If you have not made your room reservation yet, you are encouraged to do so ASAP. Hotel rooms are filling up fast. and the hotel has offered us an incredible rate providing rooms are re-served (as available) prior to October 10, 2015. When making your room reservation, be sure to mention you are registering for the NC Mosquito & Vector annual conference. That is the ho-tel’s designation for our block of rooms which qualify for the special rate of $65.90 per night (two queen beds) or the Oceanfront rooms are available for $95.00 per night (two queen beds). Note: Although “Oceanview” rooms do have an ocean view, they are not directly on the front ocean facing side of the hotel. To reserve a room, you may contact the hotel directly (1-252-240-1155) or use a special NCMVCA reservation link available at: http://ncmvca.org/conference.htm. The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlantic Beach Ocean-front is located at 2717 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, North Carolina 28512. For more information about the 50th Annual Conference, please contact James Gardner (james.gardner@pittcountync.gov) or Stephanie Richards (richardss@ecu.edu).

E-mail: doubletreeatlanticbeach@gmail.com

Note: The 2015 NCMVCA Conference registra-tion form is found on the last page of this newsletter.

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Executive Committee (Board Members)

President Robert Collins robert.collins@rockymountnc.gov 252-343-3155

Vice-President James Gardner james.gardner@pittcountync.gov 252-902-3210

Secretary-Treasurer Stephanie Richards richardss@ecu.edu 252-328-2526

Past President Brian Byrd bdbyrd@wcu.edu 828-227-2607

Chairs of Standing Committees

Award and Nominations Parker Whitt parker.whitt@ncagr.gov 336-462-6084

Constitution and By-Laws Tommy Bowen tommy.bowen@duke-energy.com 980-875-5422

Finance Stephanie Richards richardss@ecu.edu 252-328-2526

Legislative Dennis Salmen dennis_salmen@yahoo.com 704-575-2837

Membership and Communications Robert Collins robert.collins@rockymountnc.gov 252-343-3155

Program James Gardner james.gardner@pittcountync.gov 252-902-3210

Member-At-Large Bruce Harrison skeeterdoc@gmail.com 336-970-9732

Member-At-Large (Industry Rep) Joe Andrews joea@allprovector.com 919-343-8440

2015 Executive Committee and Committee Chairs

Award and Nominations Bruce Harrison skeeterdoc@gmail.com

Award and Nominations Ryan Harrison harrisrl@forsyth.cc

Constitution and Bylaws Robert Collins robert.collins@rockymountnc.gov

Constitution and Bylaws Stephanie Richards (Ex-Officio) richardss@ecu.edu

Finance Robert Collins robert.collins@rockymountnc.gov

Finance James Gardner james.gardner@pittcountync.gov

Legislative Robert Collins robert.collins@rockymountnc.gov

Membership and Communications James Gardner james.gardner@pittcountync.gov

Membership and Communications Ryan Harrison (Newsletter) harrisrl@forsyth.cc

Membership and Communications Stephanie Richards (Website) richardss@ecu.edu

Membership and Communications Joe Strickhouser (Industry/Vendor Support) jstrickhouser@clarke.com

Program Jeff Brown jeff.brown@brunswickcountync.gov

Program Bruce Harrison skeeterdoc@gmail.com

Program Stephanie Richards (Student Competition) richardss@ecu.edu

Program Joe Strickhouser (Industry/Vendor Support) jstrickhouser@clarke.com

Parliamentarian Dennis Salmen dennis_salmen@yahoo.com

2015 Committee Members

Do you want to be more involved with the NCMVCA as a member on a committee? Speak to any of the above individuals, or contact the new officers at the end of the conference to see how you can help your organization continue to grow and promote vec-tor control in North Carolina.

Steve Molnar

877-881-6105

smolnar@e-adapco.com

Joe Andrews

888-603-1008

joea@allprovector.com

Peter Connelly

706-338-4737

PeterC@amvac-chemical.com

Gordon Morrison

919-549-2535

gordon.morrison@bayer.com

Steve Sullivan

404-971-2556

srsullivan@central.com

Joe Strickhouser

630-894-2000

jstrickhouser@clarke.com

2015 Sustaining Members

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2015 Sustaining Members

Tommy Bowen

980-875-5422

Tommy.Bowen@duke-energy.com

Joey Osborne

Osborne.Joey@gmail.com

Jonathan Cohen

410-522-0661

jcohen@summitchemical.com

Michael Crowe/Jason Conrad

919-431-9320

michael.crowe@univarusa.com

jason.conrad@univarusa.com

Jim Andrews

910-547-8070

Jim.Andrews@valent.com

Official NCMVCA Address:

NCMVCA (c/o Dr. Stephanie Richards)

3403 Carol Belk Building

300 Curry Court

Greenville, NC 27858

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PAST PRESIDENTS INVITED TO CONFERENCE:

Several Past Presidents will be our special guests at this year’s luncheon. Invitations were sent to past presidents for whom we could find or had contact information. Since this will be our 50th Conference, we offered each an opportunity to attend the luncheon being held on November 3rd to show appreciation for their service. Currently, we know of about eighteen to twenty who have expressed an interest in attending. If you know of a past president, please let them know about this year’s conference and encourage them to attend so we can recognize them to honor their ser-vice with our organization and benefit from their experience. For more information, please see the registration form found on our website at: www.ncmvca.org, or contact Robert Collins at rob-ert.collins@rockymountnc.gov.

NCMVCA The BITING TIMES Social Hour is currently scheduled for Monday, November 2nd from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm instead of

Tuesday evening.

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The program has applied for 12 hrs for REHS (NC RS Board Course #15165) and been approved for 8 credit hours for NCDA&CS Continuing Education in Pesticide Categories B/N/D (11/2: 1.5 hrs, #506015; 11/3:

5.5 hrs, # 506016; 11/4: 1.0 hrs, #506017) and Structural Pesticide Catego-ries P/G (11/2-11/4 5 hrs, #0M200).

Please complete the CEU rosters daily to receive credit.

For additional details, see Joe Andrews or Stephanie Richards

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

Tentative Conference Program

Monday, November 2, 2015

NCMVCA Board Business Meeting

9:00 a.m. Business meeting of the NCMVCA Board

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Onsite registration

First Session (Moderator - Robert Collins)

1:00 p.m. Opening Remarks – David Jenkins

1:15 p.m. Yellow Fever – Keynote speaker: Dr. Stanton Cope

2:15 p.m. AMCA Update – Dennis Salmen

2:30 p.m. Pesticide Product/Vendor Updates: Adapco, and AllPro Vector Group

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Break (Vendors)

Second Session (Moderator - Dennis Salmen)

3:00 p.m. How to Read A Pesticide Label—Mark Blevins

3:30 p.m. What's New with Ticks: It Just Keeps Getting Worse – Marcia Herman-Giddens

3:45 p.m. Bedbugs – Parker Whitt

4:15 p.m. New Mosquito Baits – Steve Molnar

4:30 p.m. Longevity of House Flies (Musca domestica) as a Function of Calorie Content Per Carbohydrate Source—Michael Fisher

4:45 p.m. MAMCA Membership – Dennis Salmen

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. “Biting Times Social”

Dinner On Your Own

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Tuesday, NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Third Session (Moderator - Jim Gardner)

8:10 a.m. Landscape Ecology of Mosquitoes - Michael Reiskind

8:35 a.m. Dog Heartworm - Meredith Spence

8:50 a.m. Aedes aegypti Population Genetics—Kristen Hopperstad

9:10 a.m. The Nature of Larvicides—Jeffrey O’Neill

9:30 a.m. Pesticide Product/Vendor Updates: AMVAC Environmental Products, and Bayer Environmental Science

9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Break (Vendors)

Fourth Session (Moderator - Bruce Harrison)

10:15 a.m. La Crosse Encephalitis in NC—Brian Byrd

10:45 a.m. Evaluation of Barrier Sprays in Eastern NC—Joshua Volkan, Stephanie Richards

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 (Continued)

11:05 a.m. Pesticide Product/Vendor Updates: Central Life Sciences and Clarke Mosquito Control Products, Inc.

11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. “Anniversary Luncheon”

(Speaker: Jim Bryan)

Fifth Session (Moderator - Jeff Brown)

1:30 p.m. Dealing with Difficult People—Abram Young

2:00 p.m. Citizen Requests and Working with Bee Keepers - Brunswick County Staff

2:30 p.m. Dengue and Chikungunya Virus-What is Our Operational Role? - Jeff Brown

3:00 p.m. Pesticide Product/Vendor Updates: Duke Energy Carolinas, and Summit Chemical

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break (Vendors)

Sixth Session (Moderator - Jeff Brown)

3:45 p.m. Targeting the Tiger (Aedes albopictus) - Jeff Brown

4:10 p.m. Larviciding and Adulticiding—Lee Stephens

4:35 p.m. Pesticide Storage and Spill Response Procedures -

Brunswick County Staff

5:00 p.m. NPDES and Pesticide Record Keeping, a Critical Component—Jeff Brown/Abram Young

5:30 p.m. ***Machine rodeo in the parking lot***

Winterizing your machine and answers to operational questions.

“Bring your Machine” -

Joe Andrews and Joe Strickhouser

Dinner On Your Own _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Seventh Session (Moderator - Jim Gardner)

8:00 a.m. Pesticide Product/Vendor Updates: The Mosquito Authority, Univar, and Valent BioSciences

8:45 a.m. Effective Message Development—Joe Conlon

9:15 a.m. Reports from Local Mosquito Control Programs

9:30 a.m. Progress on the Keys to the Mosquitoes of the Mid-Atlantic Region – Bruce Harrison

9:45 a.m. Break (Hotel Check Out)

10:30 a.m. Business Meeting and Door Prizes

11:30 a.m. Adjourn

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2015 NCMVCA (50th) Annual Conference Registration

November 2-4, 2015 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlantic Beach Oceanfront

2717 West Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC 28512

252-240-1155

Conference hotel reservation link (for discounted rate):

http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/groups/personalized/O/OAJDTDT-MVC-20151101/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

Special Room Rate of $65.90/night (oceanview; two queens) or $95.00/night (oceanfront; two queens)

Discounted registration and room rates before October 10, 2015. Confirmation of your registration will be emailed to you.

You may pick up your name badge and other materials at the registration desk at the conference.

Registration Early Registration Onsite Registration

(On or before October 10) (October 11 - November 4)

Member (includes regular membership [$10] for 2016) $85 $95

Non-Member (includes regular membership [$10] for 2016) $95 $105

Companion/Spouse $45 $55

One Day Conference Registration Only $55 $65

Companion/Spouse Dinner ONLY (if not registered) $35 $45

Student $30 $40

Lifetime Membership Free Free

Past President Free Free

Vendor Sustaining Membership* $175 $175

Vendor Additional Sponsorship (optional) $__________

Attending the Banquet (circle one)? YES NO

Regular Membership Only $10 $10

Total: ________________________

Method of Payment: □ Check (payable to NCMVCA) □ Invoice Required (Invoice will be mailed to address given)

Mail Registration To:

Stephanie Richards (NCMVCA Secretary-Treasurer)

3403 Carol Belk Building, 300 Curry Court

Greenville, NC 27858

*Vendors requiring a booth and/or electrical connections should submit a separate Vendor Registration Form and/or

contact Stephanie Richards (richardss@ecu.edu) for more information.

Name:

Email:

Employer

Address:

Phone Number: Work)

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