Bi-Weekly

News Briefs

Wednesday, July 1, 2026

In this Issue:

Latest MVCAC Member News

MVCAC Corporate Member Fiscal Status Report Submission for 2026-27 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 for Corporate Members are due on July 1st of each year for the fiscal year ending June 30th of the following year. Unpaid dues will be considered late on September 1st. After September 1st, a late notice will be sent which will include a $50 late payment fee. Corporate members that do not pay their dues and late fee by October 31st will be dropped from the membership rolls.

95th Annual MVCAC Conference Call for Symposia Open!


Please complete this form if you have an organized symposium that you would like to submit to the MVCAC Conference committee to consider.



Please make sure you understand the requirements and can assume the responsibilities before you submit a symposium.


The submission deadline is

July 10, 2026

Surge in West Nile virus activity expected to rise in Sacramento this summer

June 24, 2026

Sacramento Bee


West Nile virus activity is expected to surge in the Sacramento area as the summer progresses, authorities said. “As temperatures continue to rise, we expect mosquito populations and West Nile virus activity to increase throughout the summer,” said Gary Goodman, manager of the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District, in a Wednesday, June 24, news release.

News Worth Repeating

Upcoming Events

July

8

PR Committee Meeting

Virtual

1:00PM – 2:00PM


July

14

Regulatory Affairs Committee Meeting

Virtual

9:00AM – 10:00AM


July

16

IVM Committee

Virtual

1:30PM – 2:30PM

July

23

VCR Committee Meeting

Virtual

2:00PM – 3:00PM


July

24

Vector & Vector-borne Disease Committee Meeting

Virtual

1:30PM – 2:30PM


July

30

Summer Board Meeting

Virtual

9:00AM – 12:00PM


July

31

Lab Technologies Committee Meeting

Virtual

1:00PM – 2:00PM


Research Papers and Industry Events

Evaluating Wolbachia-infected Males as a Suppression Tool for Aedes aegypti Populations in Three Florida Keys Hot Spots


One dead after rare rat-borne disease surfaces in Berkeley


Confirmed Detections of New World Screwworm


USDA Confirms Presence of New World Screwworm in the United States


Associative learning switches DEET valence from aversive to appetitive in Aedes aegypti


A Likely Plague Epizootic Involving Wild Lagomorphs in the Mojave Desert of California: Public Health and Ecological Implications

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