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Mosquito & Vector News

Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA

Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Comittee Blanton LS, Villasante-Tezanos A. Oral Flea Preventive to Control Rickettsia typhi–Infected Fleas on Reservoir Opossums, Galveston, Texas, USA, 2023–2024. Emerg Infect Dis. 2025;31(6):1193-1196. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3106.241817…

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The ‘Man-Eater’ Screwworm Is Coming

Submitted by the MVCAC VVBD Comittee by Sarah Zhang https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-man-eater-screwworm-is-coming/ar-AA1FzlCJ? The United States has, for 70 years, been fighting a continuous aerial war against the New World screwworm, a parasite…

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Time-of-day changes in permethrin susceptibility and metabolic gene expression in Florida Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

SM Schluep et al. 2025. Journal of Medical Entomology, 62(2), 2025, 389–398 https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf013 A better understanding of time-of-day variation in insecticide resistance mediated by detoxifying enzymes in Ae. aegypti could…

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Association Updates

News Briefs 6.4.2025

Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report for 2025-26 Dues; National Mosquito Control Awareness Week; News Worth Repeating; Upcoming Events; Research Papers Click here to view

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MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2025-26 Dues

It’s that time of year again! Please fill out and email or fax back this year’s MVCAC Fiscal Status Report Form for your district’s MVCAC dues to be calculated. Dues…

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News Briefs 5.28.2025

Upcoming Events; MVCAC 2025 Yearbook is Now Available; Volunteers Needed; MVCAC 2025-2026 Budget Approved; May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month; Insecticide Resistance Toolkits; CEQA Status Update; Request for Participation in…

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