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Dead Bird Reporting and Mosquito Messaging
California WNV and Dead Bird Call Center is open for reports from the public: Phone: 1-877-WNV-BIRD (1-877-968-2473) Online: https://westnile.ca.gov/report *Note for 2025 season: The Call Center is able to take…
The emergence of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico requires a binational One Health approach.
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Committee J. Foley et al. 2024. JAVMA/AVMA 262(5): 698. doi.org/10.2460/javma.23.07.0377 ABSTRACT Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an international and quintessential One Health problem. This…
Nectar source and pollinator cross contamination and persistence of pyriproxyfen associated with the use of autodissemination techniques for mosquito control.
Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Comittee SJ Kancharlapalli et al. 2022. JAMCA 38(3): 175-187. ABSTRACT. Controlling container inhabiting mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus is often difficult because…