Tentative Program for the 50^th Annual Meeting

(dates and times will be posted in late November – this is a running list and will be updated as additional Call for Papers are received)

Updated November 19, 2004

¨ “Role of Culex species in West Nile Virus Transmission” – Laura Kramer, PhD, NY State Dept. of Health

¨ “Leishmaniasis during Operation Iraqi Freedom” – Russell Coleman, PhD, Walter Reed Army Institute

¨ “A Compact Excavator with Low Ground Pressure” – Al Gettman, PhD, RI Dept. of Environmental Mgmt.

¨ “Arbovirus Activity in the U.S: WNV and the "New Normal" - Roger Nasci, PhD, Centers for Disease Control

¨ “American Mosquito Control Association:  Mission and Activities” – Roger Nasci, PhD, Centers for Disease Control

¨ "Use of the RAMP-West Nile Virus testing System During Routine Mosquito Surveillance in Northeastern Massachusetts in 2004" – Walter Montgomery & Esteban Cuebas-Incle, PhD, Northeast Mass. Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District

¨ “Open Marsh Water Management: A Review of System Designs & Installation Guidelines for Mosquito Control and Habitat Management” – Roger Wolfe, CT Dept. of Environmental Protection – Wetland Habitat & Mosquito Mgmt. Program

¨ “The First Hundred Years of Mosquito Control in CT” – Paul Capotosto, CT Dept. of Environmental Protection – Wetland Habitat & Mosquito Mgmt. Program

¨ “Acoustic Larvicide; Acoustic Lethal Dose Analysis” – Herbert Nyberg & Alex Erdmann, New Mountain Innovations

¨ “Arbovirus Surveillance in Massachusetts 2000-2004” – Cynthia Stinson, D.Sc., MA Dept. of Public Health

¨ “Potential of Ochlerotatus j. japonicus to Transmit Arboviruses in North America” – Michael J. Turell, US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

¨ "Mosquito Breeding in Beaver (Castor canadensis) Impacted Waterways in Northeast Massachusetts" – Robin Januszewski, Northeast Mass. Mosquito Control and Wetlands Management District

¨ “GIS and Mosquito Control” – Suzanne Luinis, True North Mapping, Inc.

¨ “Mosquito-borne Encephalitis in New Jersey – 2004” – Wayne Crans, PhD, Rutgers University & Robert Kent, NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection

¨ “Seasonal Dynamics of Culex pipiens in New Jersey and Examination of its Role as an Overwintering Reservoir for West Nile Virus” – Ary Farajollahi, Rutgers University

¨ “Effectiveness of a Commercially Available Octenol Bait in Greenhead Fly Traps” – Bart Morris & Gabrielle Sakolsky, Cape Cod Mosquito Control

¨ “2004 Mosquito Surveillance and Suppression in VT” – Jon Turmel & Alan Graham, VT Agency of Agriculture Laboratory

¨ “Catch Basins Ecosystems and Effects of the Mosquito Larvicide Methoprene” – Mari Butler, Roger LeBrun, Howie Ginsberg, and Al Gettman RI Dept. of Environmental Mgmt.

¨ “An Assessment of Adulticide Efficacy Validation Protocol” – William Jany, Clarke Mosquito Control

¨ ”Abate/Temephos – Old Product Still Contributes to Effective Larvicide Programs” – William Jany, Clarke Mosquito Control

¨ “Rhode Island 2004 Mosquito & Bird Surveillance” – Jennifer West & Andrea Bixby, RI Dept. of Environmental Mgmt.

¨ “The Utilization and Evaluation of the rapid Analyte Measurement Platform (RAMP) System for west Nile Virus in Birds of Suffolk County, NY” – Scott Campbell, Ralph Narain, Laura Kramer, & Ward Stone

¨ “Adult Mosquito Surveys and Larval Surveillance Summaries for Maine and New Hampshire Municipalities” – Kimberly Foss, Municipal Pest Management Services, Inc.

¨ “Culex complex Surveillance Data from Bristol and Norfolk Counties Massachusetts” – Priscilla Collins, Bristol County Mosquito Control

¨ “Ochlerotatus j. japonicus versus Ochlerotatus triseriatus in Bristol and Norfolk Counties Massachusetts” – Wayne Andrews, Bristol County Mosquito Control

¨ “New Technology for the Suppression of Lyme Disease” - Joe Barile, Bayer Environmental Science

¨ “Aerial Application of Anvil 10+10 Against Adult Mosquitoes in Cape May County, NJ” – Peter Bosak, PhD, Cape May County Mosquito Control Commission

¨ ”Epidemiology of West Nile Virus in CT: a 6 year Analysis of Mosquito Data 1999-2004” – Ted Andreadis, PhD, CT Agricultural Experiment Station

¨ “Arbovirus Activity in New York State: West Nile & EEE” – John Howard, New York Dept. of Health

¨ “Man-landing-rate Counts of Ochlerotatus japonicus in Windsor, CT” – Susan McKnight, Biosensory, Inc.

¨ “An Update of the NJ State Surveillance Program, 2004” – Kristen Bartlett, Rutgers University

¨ “An Introduction to the African Medical & Research Foundation, Inc.” – Bill Yaggy, AMREF

¨ “A Review of State Laws on Pesticides in Schools” – Angela Logomasini, Competitive Enterprise Institute

¨ “Unraveling the Secrets Inert Ingredients” - Steven E. Antunes-Kenyon, Mass. Pesticide Bureau

¨ “Hurricane Response in Florida, 2004” – Dan Markowski, Vector Disease Control, Inc

¨ “AMCA Regional Update” – Dan Markowski, AMCA North Atlantic Regional Rep.

ANTICIPATED POSTERS:

¨ “A History of Goat Island & Newport Harbor” – Timothy Deschamps, Central Mass. Mosquito Control

¨ “Field Evaluation of the Ultraviolet Light Trap in Southeastern Mass. 2004” – Matthew Osborne, Mass. Dept. of Public Health

¨ “Incorporating Natural Morphologies in Water Management Work” – Nicole Granger, Central Mass. Mosquito Control