NEWS BRIEFS
February 21 , 2020
MVCAC Spring Quarterly Meeting & Legislative Day  
March 2-4, 2020
Hyatt Regency Sacramento
1209 L St
Sacramento, CA 95814 

Click here to register. Monday, February 24, is the last day to register.
In This Issue
Mosquito Impact of Puerto Rico Earthquake/ Request for Assistance
Update From Legal Counsel on New Laws Affecting Special Districts
2020 Sentinel Chicken Order Forms Available Now!

Please click here to download the 2020 Chicken Order Form. 
Chickens are being supplied by Haley Farms in Modesto for Northern California and Southern California this year.

Please return order form by March 6, 2020

Pick-up dates:
Southern Region - March 19, 2020 (7 a.m.- 9 a.m.)
Northern Region - April 23, 2020 (7 a.m.- 9 a.m.)

Modesto Haley's Egg Farm
1030 Ladd Road
Modesto, CA 95355
In case of issue their phone is: (209) 649-4579

Please fax, email, or mail order forms to: MVCAC 1 Capitol Mall, Suite 800 Sacramento, CA 95814 P: 916-440-0826 F: 916-444-7462 mvcac@mvcac.org.
NPDES Reporting Information For 2019 Report

Individual Districts should send their annual reports before March 1st to
Please also cc the MVCAC office at mvcacorganization@gmail.com
 
The cover letters should be addressed to State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, NPDES Wastewater Unit
 
The coalition annual report is currently being done by our consultant and we hope to have a draft soon.  When we review the report and approve, we will update the membership on its submittal.
PDF Available for Mosquito Identification Key

Identification of the Mosquitoes of California by Richard P. Meyer and Stephen L. Durso is available for download at no cost after logging in to the MVCAC web site.  Because this key lacks Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, the sections that contain those species in Regional Guide to the Common Mosquitoes of California by Richard Meyer is appended to the PDF.  The entire PDF is key word searchable so that the diagnostic characteristics of each species can be found easily.  MVCAC thanks Richard Meyer for providing a pristine copy of Identification of the Mosquitoes of California that was scanned to produce the PDF.  Please follow this link to access the key: https://www.mvcac.org/resources/member-publications/
Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight

D oes your agency have a success story, a staff member you would like to publicly recognize, or an innovation by your agency that you would like to highlight? "Agency Spotlight" on the MVCAC website is one way to share your story! Each submission which meets the specified criteria will be reviewed and posted on the MVCAC website on the Agency Spotlight page and highlighted on the homepage in the rotating feature box. Each story will remain posted for 1-2 months before being moved to a publicly archived page. 

Interested?  Click here   to fill out an application!

Applications can be submitted to the MVCAC office at mvcac@mvcac.org
HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into

District  Managers - Please upload your HR resources and information into this Google Drive along with using it for your own district.

Click here  to access the Google Drive.
MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media.  The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding Zika.
MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media.  The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding other outbreaks.

2/21/20:  Mosquitos and magnesium on selectmen's minds  -  The Telegram & Gazette

Do you have important news to share about your district or mosquito and vector issues?  

If you would like your news to be included in the MVCAC News Briefs, please send press releases and/or links to relevant news articles to  mvcac@mvcac.org
Jobs

Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Jobs Board  at  www.mvcac.org
 
Have a Job or RFP to post to MVCAC.org?  
Requests to post job listings (no more than 500 words in length) should be submitted to the webmaster at mvcac@mvcac.org.
FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8x8 
OFFERED FOR SALE : $15,000
 
2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8x8
487.2 Hours              
Comes with 2 new tires and spare parts  
 
Contact:     
Douglas County Mosquito Abatement District
Krista Jenkins
dcmosquito@gmail.com or 775-790-2558

Click here for more information
MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.