William Walton

The 6th International Congress will be held September 22-27, 2013 at the La Quinta Resort and Club which is approximately 20 miles southeast of Palm Springs, California. The theme of the Congress is “Molecular Ecology: Bridging the Border between Genetics and Ecology.” The Congress Organizing Commit-tee headed by Dr. Greg Lanzaro has planned symposia that are broadly defined into modern approaches for vector management as well as symposia focusing on specific vector-borne dis-eases. The program integrates the latest inno-vations of basic and theoretical approaches for vector and disease management with applied research studies across the diversity of vectors. Three student symposia featuring advanced stu-dents from across the discipline of vector ecolo-

gy will also be held. The program can be viewed at www.sove.org. For a list of symposia and their organizers, refer to page 9 of this

newsletter.

I cordially invite your participation in this event that will bring together the international community of vector ecologists, public health scientists, and students working at the forefront of vector-borne disease biology and ecology. In addition to the aforementioned focused sympo-sia organized by eminent scientists in their re-spective fields, several poster sessions are planned. If you are not giving an oral presenta-tion, I encourage you to share your research as a poster. Further information on poster submis-sion, as well as registration and accommoda-tion, can be found on the SOVE website as well

as on page 10 of this document.

I look forward to seeing you in September!

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Volume 45, Issue 2

President’s Message

June 2013

S O C I E T Y F O R V E C T O R E C O L O G Y

SOVE Newsletter

In this issue

President Message, Aedes aegypti in California 1,2

Regional Reports: Southwestern US 3

Regional Reports: Southeastern US 4

Regional Reports: Northwestern US, AsianSOVE 5,6

A tangled web: 1980 Dengue in Cuba 7,8

SOVE Congress —program and posters 9-10

Calender, resources , about SOVE 11-12

Aedes aegypti in California…see story

by Steve Mulligan,

p. 2

SOVE Newsletter Page 2

Aedes aegypti (L.), the yellow fever mosquito, has recently been found in

the San Joaquin Valley of California, in the cities of Madera and Clovis, by

local mosquito abatement and vector control districts (Madera County Mos-

quito and Vector Control District and Consolidated Mosquito Abatement

District). Adult Ae. aegypti were first collected in carbon dioxide-baited

encephalitis virus surveillance (EVS) traps on June 7, 2013 in Madera and

on June 20 in Clovis. Since then larvae, pupae and eggs have been collect-

ed, establishing these as breeding populations. This represents the first time

this species has been detected in the interior of California, and the first rec-

ord of adults collected in the State. The only other two records were of sin-

gle collections of larvae in San Mateo and San Pedro, around points of en-

try. It is of interest that adults continue to be collected with EVS traps and

with a gravid trap (male), but both agencies are also employing BG Sentinel

traps and ovitraps. Surveillance to determine the extent of infestation in the

current foci (some 26 miles apart), as well as other areas and cities, is ongo-

ing in both jurisdictions. Intensive control efforts were immediately imple-

mented by both agencies, based on best current information, and a meeting

with statewide participation was conducted to enhance awareness. The two

districts have been in communications with University of California and the

CDC researchers with expertise in Aedes aegypti. The goal is to contain the

spread of the current populations and to eventually eradicate the infestations

of this day time biting, container breeding mosquito.

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Aedes aegypti

landed in California

.…...reporting:

Steve Mulligan

Consolidated MAD

The SOVE Southwest Region is excitedly anticipat-ing the return of the Sixth International Congress to the Region, during September 22-27, 2012, in La Quinta, California. The SOVE First International Congress was held in San Diego, California on October 3-8, 1993. This year’s Congress also marks the return of SOVE to the State of its birth, in 1968; created by a small group involved in vector biology and control in California. But, that is another story, for another time; although it

does need to be retold.

The meeting site, La Quinta Resort and Club, will provide an outstanding venue, with the area providing promising pleasant weather and plentiful natural attrac-tions. More importantly, the scientific program will, once again, be a distinctive collection of topical sympo-sia and presentations, which are guaranteed to be rele-vant and stimulating to all. Beyond that, the Congress also offers camaraderie and renewal of old friendships and creation of new. Many thanks and praises are due the Program Committee, chaired by Professor Gregory

Lanzaro.

As for former SOVE President Lanzaro, his labora-tory, the Vector Genetics Laboratory (VGL) at Univer-sity of California, Davis, recently moved to the newly constructed Veterinary Medicine 3B (VM3B) building on the UC Davis campus, from its original housing in Haring Hall. Innovative design features of VM3B in-clude an open lab and open office concept that will fa-cilitate scientific collaboration. The building was con-structed with a combination of private, State and Uni-versity funds and designed to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Gold certification for envi-ronmental standards. Other sustainable building fea-tures are designed to minimize energy consumption and

water and solid waste generation.

The VGL is dedicated to research and training in the areas of population & molecular genetics, genomics and

bioinformatics of insect vectors of human and animal disease. It has developed a program aimed at expand-ing knowledge that may be applied to improving con-trol of disease vectors and that also addresses prob-lems of interest in the field of evolutionary genetics. The VGL researchers are currently engaged in a range of projects, including studies on sand fly vectors of leishmaniasis in Latin America (Lutzomyia longipal-pis), the Culex pipiens complex in the U.S. and the mosquito Psorophora confinnis in North and South America, but the major research focus is on vectors of

malaria in Africa.

The research programs within VGL are directed by Professor Lanzaro and Dr. Yoosook Lee in the De-partment of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunolo-gy of the School of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. An-thony Cornel in the Department of Entomology, Col-lege of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Currently, the program is comprised of three postdoc-toral fellows, three graduate students, four undergrad-uate students, four full/part time staff members and two visiting scholars. The staff and students are col-lectively known as the UC Davis “Mosquito Mafia”. The VGL is committed to cutting edge research and to the training of the next generation of vector biologists, and it is hoped that this new facility and vibrant re-search environment will foster great research activities for many years to come. Much thanks to Dr. Lee for

providing the proceeding information on the VGL.

Hope to see you all at the International Congress in

September.

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Volume 45, Issue 2

SOUTHWESTERN USA

Steve Mulligan, regional director

S O V E N e w s l e t t e r Regional Reports

Dr. Kenneth J. Linthicum, director of the Agricul-tural Research Service's Center for Medical, Agricul-tural and Veterinary Entomology in Gainesville, Flori-da, was named a finalist for a 2013 "Samuel J. Hey-man Service to America Medal." The medal was awarded by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Ser-vice and was presented to outstanding federal employ-ees engaged in important work to spur the economy, protect the environment, and advance the health, safe-ty and well-being of Americans. The "Service to America Medals" have earned the reputation as the most prestigious awards to honor America's civil serv-ants. Dr. Linthicum was selected in the category of "National Security and International Affairs" for his work on developing techniques and models that pre-dict outbreaks of insect-borne illnesses and protect livestock and humans, including military personnel, from debilitating and life-threatening diseases such as Rift Valley fever. In October 2006, when the model predicted that Rift Valley fever would flare up within three months in sub-Saharan Africa, a warning was sent to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Or-ganization and the World Health Organization, which then passed on the warning to countries such as Ken-ya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Somalia. The early warning allowed the countries most likely to be in harm's way to step up surveillance and control of insect vectors for the disease. Rift Valley fever is pri-marily spread to livestock and humans by biting in-

sects such as mosquitoes.

Dr. Nathan Burkett-Cadena was recently hired by the University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL), Vero Beach, FL to a position clas-sified as medical Entomologist. He will assume his

duties at FMEL in October 2013.

Recently a news story that originated at the Univer-sity of Florida has made national and international news. The story should be used as a good lesson that you need to be careful when dealing with the news me-dia. The story had its origins when a graduate student in the Department of Entomology and Nematology at the University of Florida had the idea for a course as-signment to do a writeup about Psorophora ciliata, “the giant gallinipper”. Last year after Tropical Storm Debbie, the population of this species exploded in northeastern Florida. Ephraim Ragasa coauthored an article in “Featured Creatures” with Dr. Phil Kaufman about this species. “Featured Creatures” is used to raise public awareness about various pests and other topics. After this article was published, it was sur-rounded by a lot of media hype. Since March, this spe-cies has drawn countless headlines hyping “huge” mos-quitoes invading Florida. Among the news media hyp-ing this story are CNN’s Headline News and more re-

cently NBC’s Today show.

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SOUTHEASTERN USA

Dan Kline, regional director

SOVE Newsletter Regional Reports Page 4

V o l u m e 4 5 , I s s u e 2

Regional Reports

P a g e 5

NORTHWESTERN USA

David Sullivan regional director

Northwest weather has been cooler and dryer than normal and therefore not much vector activity.

Easter Oregon has not started to irrigate yet and therefore flooding has not occurred. Montana had

a small snow storm in the western mountains last week and nighttime temperatures have continued

to remain in the 30’s in most of the state throughout June. There seems to be an indication that tick

activity is higher than normal along the west coast of Oregon.

The Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control Association (NWMVCA) meeting date has been

changed to Oct1-3rd 2013 instead of Oct 20-22. The meeting location remains the same, Steven-

son, Washington. Stevenson is approximately 40 miles northeast of Portland’s International Air-

port. It is a beautiful drive along the Oregon side of the Columbia River.

The AMCA’s Washington Day in May was well represented by Northwestern States:

Washington: Angela Beehler, Benton County MAD

Idaho: Ed Burnett, Canyon County MAD; Desiree Keeney, Ada County and David Herter,

Bannock County

Oregon: Jim Lunders, Jackson County MAD and Greg Baron, North Morrow County MAD

Montana: Bill Hadfield, Boulder County MAD; Janice Stroud, ADABCO; David and Mara-

lee Sullivan, Zancor Ind.

Finally, A long time member of SOVE, Dr. Jim Hitchcock

recently celebrated his 80th birthday in May 2013 at his

home in Wasila, AK.

A meeting for the Asian Society of Vector Ecology

and Mosquito Control (ASVEMC) was held in Suzhou,

China, May 27, 2013. Members attending the meeting

were : Tong-Yan Zhao, Qi-Yong Liu, Rui-De Xue,

Abu Hassan Ahmad, Err-Lieh Hsu, Reddya Naik,

Hoonbook Yi, and M.F. Sallam . Also, in attendance

was William Walton, President of the SOVE. The com-

mittee/board approved amendment/additional items

pertaining to the By-Laws of ASVEMC, based on the

SOVE By-Laws. The Committee approved 2 new re-

gional appointments (Hoonbook Yi for Korea and M.F.

Sallam for Mideast countries), and removed K. Muru-

gan from the committee due to non membership and

replaced Jun Sun by Ming-Hao Zhou due to job

change,. The committee also discussed subcommittee

chair appointments, society website creation, member-

ship fees, newsletter/network (Barry Tyler as editor for

the ASVEMC Newsletter), and establishment and in-

stallation ceremony of the ASVEMC officers by W.

Walton prior to the 3rd International Forum for Sur-

veillance and Control of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-

borne Diseases (IFSCMMD), beginning May 28-31,

2013, in Suzhou, China..

In the early morning of May 28, William Walton,

President of the SOVE installed the ASVEMC officers

and presented appointment certificates to Tong-Yan

Zhao, President of the ASVEMC, Qi-Yong Liu, Presi-

dent-Elect, Gunter C. Muller, Vice-president (absent),

and Rui-De Xue, Executive Director. Then, Tong-Yan

Zhao, President of the ASVEMC presented the ap-

pointment certificates to the regional directors, Abu

Hassan Ahmad (Malaysia /Philippine), Err-Lieh Hsu

(Taipei/Japan), Hoonbook Yi (Korea), M.F. Sallam

(Mideast region), Ming-Hao Zhou (Central/South

China), Xiao-Peng Zeng (North China /Mon-

golia/Russia, absent), Theeraphap Chareonviry-

yaphap (Thailand/Laos/Vietnam, absent), and Red-

dya Naik (India/Pakistan). The newly established

society of the ASVEMC officially started with effect

from May 28, 2013 after more than 2 years of prepa-

ration/collaboration efforts. Currently, the ASVEMC

has 44 members. The ASVEMC was one of the co-

sponsors of the 3rd IFSCMMD.

The 3rd IFSCMMD) held May 28-31, 2013 in

Suzhou, China, was organized and co-sponsored by

the Entomological Society of China (ESC),

SOVE/ASVEMC, Beijing Institute of Microbiology

and Epidemiology, Jiangsu Center for Disease Con-

trol, and other organizations/associations. The meet-

ing theme was Impacts of Globalization on Mosqui-

to-borne Diseases. Conference President Rui-De Xue

gave the theme address and Paul Reiter gave the

keynote speech on human activities and global dis-

persal of vectors and vector-borne pathogens. A total

of 78 presentations from 16 countries were sched-

uled in 3 panel sessions and 10 symposia/sections.

There were over 180 people (36 from outside of Chi-

na) attending the meeting. The meeting was very

informative. The conference information has been

published at the conference website at

www.mosquitoforum.net. The meeting committee

has decided to hold their 4th IFSCMMD conference

in Guangzhou, China , May 25-29, 2015.

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ASIAN-SOVE

Rui-De Xue, executive director

Regional Reports

SOVE Newsletter Page 6

The importance of Dengue epidemics is grow-

ing. Some worry global climate change will in-

crease the potential of Dengue to spread to the Unit-

ed State of America (US) and Europe. Already there

is a possibility of the disease occurring in areas

from Florida to Texas. Many epidemiologists be-

lieve the disease is being under reported by the

World Health Organization (WHO) and there may be

over 300 million cases a year. We have reason to be

concerned as more than the climate has been chang-

ing. I was involved with Aedes aegypti and its con-

trol when some of these changes began to occur. One change was the appearance of Dengue hem-

orrhagic fever/Dengue shock syndrome in South

East Asia and the Western Pacific. This new disease

was lethal, killing a number of people, including

children. In the 1960s I worked in Thailand with a

team of WHO entomologists studying the biology

and control of the vectors of Dengue. At that time

the US military had entomologists, epidemiologists,

and virologists studying all aspects of the disease in

Bangkok.. Historically this was natural as the

US military studied Ae. aegypti and Yellow Fever in

Cuba in the 1890s and later their knowledge of vec-

tors and vector control made it possible for the

building of the Panama Canal. In 1979 Dr. Jorge Uribe and I visited Cuba as staff

of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to

advise the Cuban government on Ae. aegypti control

following an epidemic of Dengue. Earlier PAHO had

revised their recommendations on Aedes ae-

gypti eradication resulting in a number of country

programs deteriorating. We discussed possible im-

provements in the Cuban program. In the early

Summer of 1981 I received a telephone call from a

friend in the US military requesting information on a

possible Dengue epidemic ongoing in Cuba. We

had no information and immediately contacted the

Country Representative in Havana, who confirmed

the epidemic. The Organization asked what assis-

tance we could provide and began to make arrange-

ments to obtain insecticide and locate possible tech-

nical assistance in virology and other as we knew

some Cuban virologists were on study tours outside

At this point in the story, a look at the history of Yel-low Fever and the role of Ae. aegypti would be helpful for it played an important part in the Dengue story in the Americas. In the latter part of the 19th century Carlos Finley, a Cuban, first suggested that Yellow Fever was transmitted by mosquitoes. During and following the Spanish American war, the US military became involved in Yellow Fever research and by 1901 Ae. aegypti was determined to be the sole vector in Cuba and work com-menced to eliminate the vector primarily by anti-larval measures. The US military took this information with them when work was begun on the Panama Canal and by 1907 species sanitation made building the Canal possible, By 1914 scientists began to talk seriously about Ae. ae-gypti eradication. Rockefeller and later PAHO champi-oned the concept of eradication. Fred Soper’s name was prominent in both organizations and he was a driving force in eradication into the 1970s. Many say it was a mistake and in many ways they are correct. Nevertheless the training and discipline of the workers proved of great value in vector control for decades. Eradication was doomed for many reasons. By 1932 Jungle Yellow Fever was identified and it was noted that Ae. aegypti was not involved. Other factors include increased use of disposa-ble containers, rapid population growth including slums with limited supplies of water, improved air travel, growth of industrial globalization, unionization of vector control staff, and overall cost of vector control opera-tions. For a short time the advent of new more effective insecticides seemed to show promise, but Rachael Carlson’s book “Silent Spring” and increased insecticide

resistance slowed progress.

By the 1960s two other events occurred that had an adverse effect on Ae. aegypti , especially for Cuba. One was the growing competition between capitalism and communism called the Cold War, which lead to a US trade embargo against Cuba and an increase in Cuban aid workers throughout Dengue endemic areas. The other was the decision of the US to begin an Ae. aegypti eradi-cation campaign which ended in failure partly due to lack of cooperation from the public. This failure forced scien-tists and policy makers to take a more realistic look at vector eradication. It was suggested that eradication would no longer be the goal, but a high level of control be maintained. As many understand, politicians used this cut budgets. Soon Dengue epidemics increased in the Ameri-cas. Cuba had an epidemic in 1979 followed by the major

1981 epidemic. Continued….p. 8

A TANGLED WEB: THE 1981 DENGUE EPIDEMIC IN CUBA

Robert J. Tonn

P.O. Box 772, Cloudcroft, N.M. 88317

Volume 45, Issue 2 Page 7

case reported on October 10,1981. A total of

344,203 cases were reported of which 116,000

were hospitalized and 158 died. It has been

acknowledged that the superior public health/

medical system of Cuba provided a unique abil-

ity to handle the cases and limit mortality. Excel-

lent publications exist on the care and manage-

ment of patients and on virology, but slight men-

tion was given to the excellent work of the vector

control staff. This void might be due to some au-

thorities considering that Ae. aegypti control is of

limited value during epidemics. Cuba lacked a supply of larvicides but with

the assistance of PAHO and others, an attempt

was made to secure a supply of temephos sand

granules. This proved difficult because of the

embargo. A supply was located in Canada,

shipped to Panama where it was transferred to a

ship going to Cuba. In the meantime, malathion

was applied as an adulticide and environmental

management/source reduction, virtually the

same methods used in Cuba in the 1900s, was

used for larvae control. A large number of

workers were recruited for larval control, with

adulticiding being done by the military. Imme-

diately Soviet military advisors, who had a large

truck mounted fogger, began to disperse mala-

thion. Dr. Rafael Figueredo, Medical Chief of the Na-

tional Aedes aegypti Eradication Program, his

staff and the new workers began source reduc-

tion. Gorgas. Reed, Soper, and all the famous

individuals associated with past eradication

would have been proud of the dedication and

quality of work. Besides the traditional source

reduction methods, they borrowed an effective

tool from Singapore vector control; the authority

to issue court summons and fines. The govern-

ment continued Ae. aegypti eradication activities

for several years after the epidemic. Eventually

the activities were reduced and the vector re-

turned as did Dengue. During my visits to Cuba, scientists and politi-

cians began to consider the cause of the epi-

demic. Scientists identified the causative agent

as a new

The 1981 epidemic began in May with the last strain of Dengue 2 virus and some theorized the virus came from South East Asia where Cuban aid personnel were work-ing. Others considered Africa as Cuban aid workers were in a number of countries. Politicians had the Cold War in mind and concluded it was an example of biological war-fare with the US introducing infected mosquitoes into Cuba. They based their claims on research on sterile male mosquito releases for vector control. WHO had a short lived sterile male research program in India which was forced to terminate due to adverse propaganda. A re-search article on release and recapture of mosquitoes in Southern US also was used as evidence. Surprising, this theory still exists and the last article I found was pub-

lished in 2012.

Scientists know how rapid Ae. aegypti can recover once vector control measures stop. Another vector of Dengue, Aedes albopictus (Skuse), is established in the Americas. All the factors related to vector success are still present, and we have potential rapid global climate change. The world will continue to see an increase in Dengue epidemics and the US may experience epidem-ics unless other practical means of Dengue and vector

control are found.

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SOVE Newsletter Page 8

No. Title Organizer(s)

1 Sterile Insect Technique

Mark Benedict mqbenedict@yahoo.com Luke Alphey, luke.alphey@oxitec.com

2 Genetically Modified Vectors

Shirley Luckhart , sluckhart@ucdavis.edu Anthony James, ajames@uci.edu

3 Integrated Vector Management Robert Novak, rnovak@health.usf.edu

4 Attractants/repellents

L.Zwiebel, l.zwiebel@vanderbilt.edu W.Takken, Willem.Takken@wur.nl

5 Student symposium Mir S. Mulla, mir.mulla@ucr.edu plus student

6 Student symposium Mir S. Mulla, mir.mulla@ucr.edu, plus student

7 Repellants & New Products

Uli Bernier, Uli.Bernier@ars.usda.gov Dan Kline, Dan.Kline@ars.usda.gov

8 Trapping

Ulla Obermayrulla, obermayr@biogents.com Andreas Rose, andreas.rose@biogents.com

9 Zoonotic Diseases A.Cornel, ajcornel@ucanr.edu

10 Population Genomics

D. Weetman, D.Weetman@liverpool.ac.uk B. White, bradley.white@ucr.edu

11 Genomics/Bioinformatics Y. Lee, yoosook.lee@gmail.com

12 Bluetongue Eva Veronesi, eva.veronesi@bbsrc.ac.uk Jim MacLaughlin, jmaclaghlan@ucdavis.edu

13 Leishmaniasis Nagila Secundino, nagila@cpqrr.fiocruz.br Alon Warburg, alonw@ekmd.huji.ac.il

14 Tickborne diseases Ben Beard, cbb0@cdc.gov Olaf Kahl , kahl@tick-radar.de

15 Dengue and Chikungunya Viral Diseases Pattamaporn Kittyapong, pkittayapong@msn.com William-Black, William.Black@colostate.edu

Society for Vector Ecology—6th International Congress Molecular Ecology: Bridging the Border between Genetics and Ecology

Program Chair: Dr. Gregory Lanzaro, gclanzaro@ucdavis.edu

For complete program, please visit the SOVE website: www.sove.org

LIST OF CONFERENCE SYMPOSIA AND SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZERS

Titles can be changed till Aug. 1, 2013.

Those wishing to present a talk in any of the symposia should contact the organizers of the symposium.

The sequence of symposia may be different in the final and printed program,

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Volume 45, Issue 2 Page 9

2013 6th International Congress of Vector Ecology

Poster Presentation Guidelines

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In preparing your poster, please follow the following guidelines:

Poster size: standard 4 ft by 4 ft

Font size: 14 and higher

Font type: Arial or similar type (ADA compliant)

Visual appeal: use good color contrast to avoid eye strain

Poster time of installation/uninstallation will be announced at the conference.

Mounting accessories i.e., thumb nails, pins, will be provided.

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SOVE Newsletter Page 10

POSTER PRESENTATION FORM

Title of the research paper:

Name of the authors (presenting author’s name in bold) followed by designation:

Names of institute affiliated with:

Email address of the corresponding author:

Abstract (not more than 200 words)

Mail completed form to valerie@sove.org by 23 August 2013

Volume 45, Issue 2 Page 11

Society for Vector Ecology—6th International Congress Molecular Ecology: Bridging the Border between Genetics and Ecology

On behalf of President Dr. William Walton:

Welcome to the Family of SOVE

The SOVE 6th International Congress will be held

September 22-27, 2013 at the beautiful and exclusive La Quinta Resort and Club in La Quinta (Palm Springs), California, USA.

Program Chair: Dr. Gregory Lanzaro, UC Davis, California. For updates, please visit us at: www.sove.org

Hope to see you there! Valerie Montigny

valerie@sove.org

For Your Calendar ……………………..—————

3rd International Forum for Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes and Mosquito-borne Diseases Or-ganizers: Entomological Society of China, Asian Society of Vector Ecology and Mosquito Control, Beijing Institute of Microbiology and epidemiology May 25 – 29, 2015 Guangzhou , China Contact: Rudy Xue, xueamcd@gmail.com ————— First Announcement:

Final Conference on Integrated Mosquito Control

Co-sponsored by European Commission, LIFE+ Program

October 23-24, 2013

Montpellier, France

More information forthcoming…

Contact: Christoph Lagneau

http://www.lifeplusmoustique.eu/

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26th Vertebrate Pest Conference,

an educational event for discussing and exchanging infor-

mation on human-wildlife conflicts, will be held 3-6 March 2014 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island,

Hawaii. Abstracts for presentations should be submitted by

14 July 2013. Students are especially encouraged to submit,

and may apply for a $500 travel grant. ee

www.vpconference.org or contact John Eisemann

(John.D.Eisemann@aphis.usda.gov) for details.

(Dirk Van Vuren, Publicity Chair

Vertebrate Pest Council, UC Davis)

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Vector Biology Resources

…………………….

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

(NIAID) Division of Microbiology and Infectious Dis-

eases (DMID) provides product development services,

and research tools and biological materials for research-

ers developing diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics,

and for studying vectors of human pathogens. Visit Vec-

tor Biology Resources for Studying Vectors for a listing

of available resources. Key among the resources for

studying vectors is provision of LIVE vectors and rea-

gents and genomic materials offered through the BEI

Resources Repository. (See Vector Resources in the BEI

online catalog.) These resources are available free of

charge to REGISTERED users in domestic and foreign

institutions and NIH grant funding is not required. For

information on all resources for researchers provided by

DMID, visit the DMID Resources for Researchers web-

site.

Adriana Costero, PhD

Vector Biology Program Officer

DMID/NIAID/NIH/DHHS

Email: acostero@niaid.nih.gov

. . . . . . .

About SOVE . . . . .

The Society for Vector Ecology is a professional organization formed

in 1968 by a group of individuals involved in vector biology and con-

trol programs in California. The membership has since grown to repre-

sent an amalgamation of diverse research and operational and exten-

sion personnel from all over the world. The Society is committed to

solving many complex problems encountered in the field of vector

biology and control. Among these are the suppression of nuisance

organisms and disease vectors through integration of control ele-

ments, such as environ-mental management, biological control, public

education, and appropriate chemical control technology.

The Society publishes the biannual Journal of Vector Ecology that

contains research and operational papers covering many phases of

vector biology, ecology, and control. The Society also distributes a

periodic newsletter and holds an annual conference in the months of

September/October.

MEMBER BOARD OF

DIRECTORS

South Central USA Steve Presley

steve.presley@tiehh.ttu.edu

Northeastern USA Ary Farajollahi

afarajollahi@mercercounty.org

North Central USA Woodbridge Foster

foster.13@osu.edu

Southeastern USA Dan Kline

dan.kline@ars.usda.gov

Southwestern USA Steve Mulligan

conmad@pacbell.net

Northwestern USA

David Sullivan

zanusco1@msn.com

2013 SOVE BOARD

President William Walton, Ph.D

william.walton@ucr.edu

President-Elect Doug Norris, Ph.D

dnorris@jhsph.edu

Vice-President Bulent Alten, Ph.D

kaynas@hacettepe.edu.tr

Past-President Kenneth Linthicum, Ph.D.

kenneth.linthicum@ars.usda.gov

Secretary-Treasurer Major S. Dhillon, Ph.D.

mdhillon@northwestmvcd.org

Secretary Valerie Montigny

valerie@sove.org

Asian-SOVE

Tong-Yan Zhao

tongyanzhao@126.com

Brazil-SOVE

Paulo Pimenta, Ph.D.

pimenta@cpqrr.fiocruz.br

European-SOVE Eva Veronesi eva.veronesi@pirbright.ac.uk

EDITORS

Journal Editor Marc J. Klowden, Ph.D.

mklowden@uidaho.edu

Newsletter Editor

Lal S. Mian, Ph.D

lmian@csusb.edu

WEBMASTER

Ryan Reneau, webmaster@sove.org

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