Congratulations 2025 William E. Walton Poster Session Winners

The William Walton Poster session is in honor of the late William (Bill) E. Walton, PhD, who was passionate about and committed to his career in entomology and Vector Ecology. The objective of the competition is to recognize exceptional poster presentations in the field of mosquito and vector control research and operations in his honor.

 

1st Place: Alexandra Echenberg, Coachella Valley MVCD

Evaluating a Drone Application of VectoBac FG+ in a Duck Club Pond

 

2nd Place: Lemya Mohamed, University of the Pacific

Evaluating a Drone Application of VectoBac FG+ in a Duck Club Pond

 

3rd Place: Naomi Putirka, UC San Francisco

Investigating the prevalence and ecology of a novel SFG Rickettsia in the San Francisco Bay Area

(she did not provide a PDF of her poster)