Annual Conference Presentations

The annual conference presentations of the MMCA provides a means for speakers of our conference to provide their research and presentations. Printed versions have been discontinued. Follow the links below to obtain a copy of the presentations.

2016 Conference Agenda

• 1 Elnian Gilbert - Keynote Address: Building a Culture of Great Service
• 2 Joe Conlon - American Mosquito Control Association Update
• 3 Erik Foster - Emerging Arboviruses in the Americas Update
• 4 Nancy Westcott - Climate and Weather Impacts on the West Nile Virus Threat
• 5 Sara Simmonds - Mosquitoes and the Local Health Department Experience
• 6 Courtney Larson - Legacy Effects of Emerald Ash Borer, Agrilus planipennis on Stream Ecosystem Function
• 7 Susan Bryan - Rain Gardens
• 8 Rajeev Vaidyanathan - Why is it so Hard to Control Bed Bugs in Lower-Income Housing?
• 9 Michael Hansen - Pollinator Protection/Honey Bee Health
• 10 Kevin Kern - MDARD/Regulatory Updates
• 11 Stephen Manweiler - Succession Planning for Sustaining a Healthy, Vibrant Agency
• 12 Richard Adler - The Impact of Cholera and Mosquito-Borne Disease in the 19th-Century Michigan Territory
• 13 Joe Conlon - Managing the Media
• 14 Tami Seago - Mosquito Control and Customer Service
• 15 Mark Sheperdigian - Home Remedies for Better or Worse
• 16 Paul Botch - The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): Michigan's Newest6 Home Invader
• 17 Douglas Allen - Photography in Mosquito Control
• 18 Carl Doud - Into the MDNR Forest
• 19 Bradley Looy - Benefits of Fleet Tracking
• 20 Brett Ireland - Mosquito Control, The Public Perception
• 21 Chuck Pearce - The Improtance of Mosquito Disease Surveillance to a Control Program
• 22 Larry Zapfe - Utilizing a Backpack Sprayer
• 23 Gavin Greer - Treating Around Organic Farms