78th Annual Meeting Florida Mosquito Control Association Program

1 78th Annual Meeting Florida Mosquito Control Association Program November 12-15, 2006 Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort Stuart, FL

2 Previous Award Recipients MAURICE W. PROVOST MEMORIAL AWARD Presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to control and/or biology of mosquitoes and other biting flies. Jack Salmela 1987 Eric T. Nielson 1988 William L. Bidlingmayer 1989 Carlisle B. Rathburn 1990 James S. Haegar 1991 E. John Beidler 1994 John R. Linley (posthumously) 1995 Jorge Rey 2001 James W. Robinson 2003 J.Y. PORTER AWARD Presented to scientists who have made significant contributions to entomology with special emphasis on the abatement of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health importance. Flora Mae Wellings 1989 Andrew J. Rogers 1990 B.W. Clements, Jr. 1991 Donald E. Weidhaas 1994 Elisabeth C. Beck 1996 George O Meara 1999 John Mulrennan, Jr. 2000 David Dame 2001 James Dukes 2002 Jonathan F. Day 2005 FRED H. STUTZ MEMORIAL AWARD Presented to individuals involved in mosquito abatement programs and/or the commercial field who have distinguished themselves through years of dedication toward effective mosquito control, developing procedures or designing/manufacturing equipment which helped revolutionize the control of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health importance. Paul J. Hunt 1994 T. Wayne Miller 1995 James W. Robinson 1996 Don Hogan 2003

MERIT AWARD 3 Presented to individuals from any field of endeavor for their contributions to promoting the control of disease-transmitting and pestiferous mosquitoes or other arthropods of public health importance, for scientific advancement of the discipline, or for developing or extending the public interest in the control of such mosquitoes or arthropods. Charlie Morris 1997 Pete Pederson 1998 Richard Baker 1998 Fred Harden 1999 Cari Roth 1999 Joseph P. Ruff 2000 Tom Loyless 2001 Dennis Moore 2001 Edwin W. Irby 2002 E. John Beidler 2002 Shelly Redovan 2003 Kellie Etherson 2003 Mike Greer 2004 Daniel Kline 2004 Carlton Layne 2004 L. Philip Lounibos 2005 George O Meara 2005 SHERRIE YARBERRY AWARD Presented to individuals employed in nonadministrative positions by mosquito abatement programs who have demonstrated exemplary performance resulting in enhanced unit efficiency or public recognition of excellence of the parent organization. Theresa Sewar 1998 Lee County Mosquito Control District William Cleghorn 2000 Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control Byron Reaves 2001 Indian River Mosquito Control District Mike Sherman 2003 Indian River Mosquito Control District Ed Hersey 2005 Anastasia Mosquito Control District James Robinson Memorial Award Art Hodous 2005 Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services

4 FMCA Annual Fall Meeting Hutchinson Island Marriott Beach Resort Stuart, FL November 12-15, 2006 SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 12TH 10:00-6:00 EXHIBITS SETUP - Salon IV, Plantation and Piano Foyers 9:00-1:00 COMMITTEE MEETINGS - Stuart Hall 4:00-6:00 REGISTRATION - Plantation Foyer 12:00-4:00 SPEAKER READY/STORAGE - Menninger 1:00-4:00 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING - Stuart Hall 6:00-7:00 EARLY BIRD RECEPTION - Pool deck MONDAY MORNING - NOVEMBER 13TH 8:00-4:00 REGISTRATION - Plantation Foyer 7:00-4:00 SPEAKER READY/STORAGE - Menninger 8:00-4:00 EXHIBITS OPEN - Salon IV, Plantation and Piano Foyers OPENING SESSION Plantation Ballroom, Salons I-III Moderator: Edsel Fussell FMCA President, Key West, FL. 8:00-8:10 OPENING COMMENTS. Edsel Fussell, FMCA President 8:10-8:15 WELCOME. Commissioner Susan Valliere, District 2 Martin County Board of Directors, Stuart, FL. 8:15-8:25 WELCOME. Mark Perry, Executive Director, Florida Oceanographic Society, Stuart, FL. 8:25-8:45 FMCA PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS. Edsel Fussell, Key West, FL. 8:45-10:00 FMCA AWARDS. Stephen Sickerman, Awards Committee Chair, Panama City, FL. 10:00-10:15 Dodd Short Courses. Kellie Etherson, Dodd Short Course Co-Chair, Gainesville, FL. 10:15-10:40 BREAK - Salon IV and Piano Foyer

5 INVITED PLENARY SPEAKERS 10:40-10:55 AMCA update. Dr. Joe Sanzone, AMCA President, St. Paul, MN. 10:55-11:10 MAD update. Dave Brown, Sac Yolo Mosquito Abatement District, Sacramento, CA. 11:10-11:25 Ada County program challenges in the face of WNV. Brian Wilbur, Ada County Weed & Pest Control, Garden City, ID. 11:25-11:40 Africanized bees in Florida. Gene Lemire, Martin County Mosquito Control, Stuart, FL. 11:40-12:00 Aerial forestry technologies. Gerry Cormier, Forest Protection Limited, Fredericton, Canada. 12:00-1:30 LUNCH. 12:00-1:30 DIRECTOR S MEETING - Stuart Hall MONDAY AFTERNOON Plantation Ballroom, Salons I-III University of Florida/IFAS/ Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL) Symposium Mosquito and Arbovirus Surveillance For the 21st Century Moderator: Bill Reynolds, Sanford, FL 1:30-1:45 Mosquito Dot IFAS. Dr. Roxanne Rutledge- Connelly, UF/IFAS/FMEL, Vero Beach, FL. 1:45-2:00 Tracking arboviruses in Florida. Where we are and how we got here. Dr. Jonathan F. Day, Gregg Ross, and Dr. Roxanne Rutledge- Connelly, UF/IFAS/FMEL, Vero Beach, FL. 2:00-2:15 The nuts and bolts of Mosquito.IFAS tools. Gregory Ross, Dr. Roxanne Rutledge- Connelly, and Dr. Jonathan Day, UF/IFAS/ FMEL, Vero Beach, FL. 2:15-2:25 Questions & General Discussions. 2:25-2:45 Unsolved Mysteries: Case studies from the files of a medical entomologist. Dr. C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, UF/IFAS/FMEL, Vero Beach, FL. 2:45-3:00 Novel mosquito larvicide and/or pupicide controlled release and surface film formulations. Dr. Richard Levy and Michael A. Nichols, Lee County Mosquito Control District, Ft. Myers, FL. 3:00-3:15 Permethrin decomposition in spray truck tanks. Dr. Rui-de Xue, Anastasia Mosquito Control District, St. Augustine, FL.

6 3:15-3:45 BREAK Salon IV and Piano Foyer SYMPOSIUM Mosquito Control Technology Moderator: Marin Brouilllard, Naples, FL 3:45-4:00 Using new technology to navigate the ULV maze. John Plate, Indian River Mosquito Control District, Vero Beach, FL and Derek Wright, ADAPCO, Inc. Sanford, FL. 4:00-4:15 Manatee County MCD s operational use of new technologies in aerial adulticiding. Mark Latham, Manatee County Mosquito Control District, Palmetto, FL. 4:15-4:30 Florida Keys MCD s operational use of new technologies in aerial larviciding. Amy Sargent, Rex Hopkins, Ed Fussell, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Key West, FL. 4:30-4:45 Florida mosquito surveillance data and GIS: Can we predict the where, when, and how many? Seth C. Britch, and Dr. Kenneth J. Linthicum, USDA/ARS/ CMAVE, Gainesville, FL. 4:45-5:00 PDA field data collection for mosquito control management. Suzanne Luinis, True North Mapping, Inc., Plymouth, MA. 5:00-5:15 Droplet size statistics explained. Dr. Jane Barber, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 5:15 ADJOURN. 6:00-8:00 PRESIDENT S RECEPTION. Cash bar and appetizers on the covered patio by the pool. TUESDAY MORNING - NOVEMBER 14TH 8:00-4:00 REGISTRATION - Plantation Ballroom Foyer 8:00-12:00 EXHIBITS OPEN - Salon IV, Plantation and Piano Foyers NOTE: Exhibit storage is in Evinrude. Please see Jim Burgess. 7:00-4:00 SPEAKER READY/STORAGE - Menninger GENERAL SESSION Plantation Ballroom - Salons I-III Submitted Papers Moderator: Dr. Thomas Breaud, Orlando, FL 8:00-8:15 The Florida white paper: Efforts to update the 1998 edition. Doug Carlson, Indian River Mosquito Control District and Dr. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly, UF/IFAS/ FMEL, Vero Beach, FL.

7 8:15-8:30 Formulation study: Behavior of emulsifiable and film forming concentrations in ULV applications. Peter Connelly, Jing Zhai and Dr. Tony White, Bayer Environmental Science, Research Triangle Park, NC. 8:30-8:45 The importance of mosquito-borne pathogens in the University of Florida s Emerging Pathogens Institute. Dr. C. Roxanne Connelly and Dr. Walter J. Tabachnick, UF/IFAS/FMEL, Vero Beach, FL. 8:55-9:00 Implications to public health adulticides from the reregistration process of EPA. Peter Connelly, Bayer Environmental Science, Research Triangle Park, NC. 9:00-9:15 A recent case study by the USEPA illustrating the revised permethrin label incorporating the PR 2005-1 notice. George Wichterman, Lee County Mosquito Control District, Ft. Myers, FL. 9:15-9:30 Impact of permethrin ULV aerial spray on mosquito fish. Dr. Harry Zhong, FAMU/PHEREC, Panama City, FL, Ed Hunter, Beach Mosquito Control District, Panama City, FL, Max Feken, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Servies, Tallahassee, FL, Bill Reynolds, ADAPCO, Inc., Sanford, FL, and Peter Connelly, Bayer Environmental Science, Vero Beach, FL. 9:30-9:45 VCMS...after 5 years and 5 years from now. Ralph DePalma, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Key West, FL. 9:45-10:15 BREAK Salon IV and Piano Foyer SYMPOSIUM: Operational Mosquito Control issues Moderator: Doug Carlson, Vero Beach, FL 10:15-10:30 Targeting Hillsborough County on the ground: Strategic use of assets in the war on mosquitoes. Dr. Carlos Fernandes and Donnie Hayes, Hillsborough County Mosquito & Aquatic Weed Control, Tampa, FL. 10:30-10:45 Targeting Hillsborough County in the air: Strategic use of assets in the war on mosquitoes. Pamela Jacobson and Michael Muench, Hillsborough County Mosquito & Aquatic Weed Control, Tampa, FL. 10:45-11:00 Altosand formulation challenges. Dr. Henry B. Lewandowski, Robert A. Moulis, E. Scott Yackel, Mark Vallier, and Jeffrey Heusel, Chatham County Mosquito Control, Savannah, GA.

8 11:00-11:30 Indian River Mosquito Control District s Hole-in-the- Wall Gang: Surviving 3 hurricanes, 3 permitting agencies, FEMA, and a runaway barge. Doug Carlson, Jim Mason, Rich Wilson, Michael Hudon, and George Heinlein, Indian River Mosquito Control District, Vero Beach, FL. 11:30-11:45 Acoustic larvicide industrial application update. Herb Nyberg, New Mountain Innovations, Inc., Ni antic, CT. 11:45-11:55 Dengue Fever: A threat to Florida? Dr. Gary Clark, USDA/ARS/CMAVE, Mosquito and Fly Research Unit, Gainesville, FL. 11:55-12:10 FMCA BUSINESS MEETING Edsel Fussell, FMCA President. 12:10-1:30 LUNCH 12:10-1:30 COMMISSIONERS LUNCHEON - Osprey TUESDAY AFTERNOON Plantation Ballroom - Salons I-III SYMPOSIUM: 2006 Synopsis of Florida A & M University John A. Mulrennan, Sr., Public Health Entomology Research & Education Center (PHEREC) Mosquito Control Research & Technical Support Moderator: Dr. John P. Smith 1:30-1:45 Introduction: Dr. John Smith, FAMU/CESTA/ PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 1:45-2:00 Microbial insecticide discovery. Dr. Hyun-Woo Park and Clare M. Mangum, FAMU/CESTA/ PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 2:00-2:15 Barrier treatments and misting systems. Dr. James Cilek, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 2:15-2:30 Aerial mosquito control studies. Dr. Jane Barber and Mike Greer, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 2:30-2:45 State-wide insecticide monitoring. Dr. Jack Petersen, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 2:45-3:00 A review of non-target research. Dr. Harry Zhong, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 3:00-3:30 BREAK - Salon IV and Piano Foyer 3:30-3:45 Arboviral studies, repellents & trapping systems. Dr. John Smith, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL.

3:45-4:00 A review of the 2006 larvicide studies. Thomas Floore, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 4:00-4:15 PHEREC extension programs. Dr. Jack Petersen, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 4:15-4:30 Questions & Discussions 4:30-4:45 Characterizing the distribution of a barrier treatment. Cindy Mulla, Beach Mosquito Control District, Panama City, FL and Dr. Jane Barber, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 4:45-5:00 Relative attraction of mosquitoes to novel octenol analogs. Dr. James Cilek, C.F. Hallmon, and C.O. Ikediobi, FAMU/ CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 5:00 ADJOURN. 6:00-7:00 ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT & SILENT AUCTION - Cash Bar 7:00-8:30 BANQUET - Plantation Ballroom 9 WEDNESDAY MORNING-NOVEMBER 15TH Plantation Ballroom - Salons I-III Symposium: Miami Blue Butterfly Organizer: Dr. He (Harry) Zhong Moderators: Dr. Jaret Daniels and Dr. Larry Hribar 8:00-8:05 Introduction. Dr. He Zhong, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 8:05-8:15 Current status of Miami Blue butterfly in Florida. Dennis Olle, Miami Blue Chapter President, Coral Gables, FL. 8:15-8:25 Listing, management, and recovery of the state endangered Miami Blue butterfly. Ricardo Zambrano, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, West Palm Beach, FL. 8:25-8:35 Support and commitment for Miami Blue butterfly research from Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. James Clauson, FDACS, Tallahassee, FL. 8:35-8:45 Biology of Miami Blue butterfly and artificial rearing for reintroduction and bioassay. Dr. Jaret Daniels, UF Department of Entomology & Nematology, McGuire Center, Gainesville, FL. 8:45-8:55 Risk assessment protocol for Miami Blue butterfly following ULV aerial spray. Dr. He Zhong, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL.

10 8:55-9:05 Miami Blue butterfly research sites and sampling procedures. Melanie Howey, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Largo, FL and Dr. Harry Zhong, FAMU/CESTA/ PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 9:05-9:15 Mosquito control efficacy of aerial ULV naled application. Dr. Larry Hribar, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Marathon, FL. 9:15-9:25 Preliminary assessment of mosquito spray impact on Miami Blue butterfly. Dr. Jaret Daniels, UF Department of Entomology & Nematology McGuire Center, Gainesville, FL and Dr. He Zhong, FAMU/CESTA/PHEREC, Panama City, FL. 9:25-9:30 Questions & Discussion Submitted Papers Moderator: Derek Wright, Sanford, FL 9:30-9:40 An overview of the collaboration between Orange County Mosquito Control Division and the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory for the sponsorship of a masters student. Kevin Kobylinski, University of Florida, Vero Beach, FL. 9:40-9:50 Mass aerosol drift component sampling device for evaluating mosquito adulticide applications. Dr. Jonathan Hornby, Milton Sterling, and Wayne Gale, Lee County Mosquito Control District, Ft. Myers, FL. 9:50-10:10 BREAK - Salon IV and Piano Foyer 10:10-10:25 Evaluation of household permethrin products against Culex quinquefasciatus. Whitney A. Qualls and Dr. Rui-de Xue, Anastasia Mosquito Control District, St. Augustine, FL. 10:25-10:40 Aquaprene - the next generation in S-methoprene formulations. Robert D. Sjogren and David Sjogren, B2E Biotech LLC, Sag Harbor, NY. 10:40-10:55 Factors affecting mosquito production from stormwater catch basins. Dr. George O Meara, UF/IFAS/FMEL, Vero Beach, FL. 10:55-11:10 The state of things in California. Elizabeth (Becky) Cline, Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California, Firebaugh, CA. 11:10-11:25 Preliminary data analysis on the flight time of Culex nigripalpus from Indian River County Floirda. Dulce M. Bustamante, Roxanne Connelly, Cynthia Lord, and Gregory Ross, UF/IFAS/FMEL, Vero Beach. FL. 11:25-11:35 Anvil 10+10 efficacy studies in southeastern Texas. William Jany, Clarke Mosquito Control, Roselle, IL, Lee A. Chastant, Jefferson County Mosquito Control District, Beaumont, TX, and Thomas Janousek, Pest Consulting Services, Omaha, NE.

11 11:35-11:45 A dyed-food marking technique for monitoring dispersal of Culex quinquefasciatus. Craig Welch, USDA/ ARS/CMAVE, Gainesville, FL. 11:45-12:00 FMCA BUSINESS MEETING AND INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS. Ed Fussell, FMCA President. 12:00 ADJOURN 12:30 FMCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEETING - Bill Reynolds, FMCA President, Stuart Hall FUTURE MEETINGS 2007 Jan 16-18 Aerial Fly-In Ft. Myers, FL Jan 29-Feb 2 Dodd Plenary Short Courses Ocala, FL Apr 1-5 FMCA/AMCA Joint Meeting Orlando, FL May 7-9 AMCA Washington Days Washington DC Nov 11-14 FMCA Fall Meeting TBD 2008 Jan 15-17 Aerial Fly-In Ft. Myers, FL Jan 28-Feb 1 Dodd Plenary Courses Ocala, FL Mar 2-6 AMCA Annual Meeting Reno, NV TBD FMCA Spring Meeting TBD Nov 16-19 FMCA Fall Meeting TBD

12 2006 Committee Chairs Aerial Training - Mark Latham Arbovirus Surveillance - Jim Burgess Awards - Stephen Sickerman Beekeeping - Harry Zhong Buzz Words Newsletter - Dr. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly Bylaws - Bob Betts Commissioner s Section Larry Murphy Dodd Short Courses - Kellie Etherson & Sue Bartlett Education Coordination - Doug Carlson Exhibits - Jim Burgess Finance - Doug Carlson Florida Mosquito Control Handbook - Dr. Roxanne Rutledge-Connelly Historical - William Opp Legislative - Doug Carlson & Dennis Moore Local Arrangements - Kellie Etherson 2007 AMCA Committee - K. Etherson & D. Carlson Membership - Kellie Etherson Nominating - Doug Carlson Personnel Exchange - FMCA Executive Committee PESP - Doug Carlson Program - Fall Bill Reynolds Projections/Audio Visual - Kim Feagley Public Information - Brian Murphy Research Advisory - Ed Fussell Resolutions - Mark Latham Site Selection - Shelly Redovan & Kellie Etherson Technical Bulletins - Dr. Jim Cilek Wing Beats Magazine - Stephen Sickerman

Florida Mosquito Control Association Past Presidents 13 Year President Meeting City 1922 Dr. Joseph Y. Porter (D) Daytona Beach Florida s First State Health Officer 1923 Dr. Joseph Y. Porter (D) Bartow 1924 George W. Clements (D) Cocoa Beach Mosquito Representative of Polk County 1926 Vida L. MacDonell (D) St. Augustine President, FL Federation of Women s Clubs, instrumental in establishing FAMA 1927 George W. Simmons, Jr. (D) Hollywood Chief Sanitary Engineer of State Board of Health 1928 W.E.A. Wyman (D) Jacksonville Head of St. Petersburg Anti-Mosquito League, 1923 1929 William I. Fee (D) Ft. Pierce St. Lucie MCD Board Member 1930 William I. Fee (D) Sarasota 1931 William J. Burns (D) Perry Mosquito Representataive of Sarasota County (Delegate to 1929 FAMA meeting) 1932 Alex MacWilliams (D) Clearwater Charter Board Member - Indian River MCD 1936 George W. Simmons, Jr. (D) Orlando see 1927 1937 Alex MacWilliams (D) Tampa see 1932 1938 Fred H. Stutz (D) Jacksonville Director Dade County Mosquito Control 1939 M.J. Mackler (D) Daytona Beach Col. (Ret.) USPHS Asst. Health Officer, Tampa 1940 W.V. King (D) West Palm Beach Entomologist - USDA Principal Author: King, Bradley & McNeal Mosquitoes of the Southeast US 1941 Dr. E.J. Elmendorf, Jr. (D) Jacksonville Director, Malaria Control Bureau State Board of Health

14 1942 Norman G. Platts (D) Tampa WPA Sandfly Research Project Director, St. Lucie Co. Sanitary District 1946 H. Duke Peters (D) West Palm Beach Director, MC - Jacksonville Health Dept. 1947 David B. Lee (D) St. Petersburg Chief, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering State Board of Health 1948 Claude Strickland (D) Ft. Pierce Sanitarian, Superintendent MC Pinellas Co. Health Department 1949 Dr. J.A. Mulrennan, Sr. (D) Mount Dora Chief, Malaria Control in War Areas Director, Office of Entomology State Board of Health & Dept. HRS 1950 Edwin L. Seabrook (D) Ft. Myers Director, Palm Beach Co. MC 1951 Samuel A. Harper (D) Key West Director, Brevard Co. MC 1952 John M. Hirst (D) Jacksonville Lt. Crd. (Ret.) US Navy Malaria Control Unit 1953 Samuel Minnich (D) Daytona Beach Director, East Volusia Co MC 1954 J. Melton Williams (D) Naples Director, Sarasota Co MC 1955 Dr. Maurice W. Provost (D) Panama City First Director FMEL 1956 William W. Warner (D) Ft. Pierce Director, Monroe Co. MC 1957 Mark W. Witham (D) Miami Beach Director, Martin Co. MC 1958 Robert L. Kemp (D) Clearwater Director, Manatee Co. MC 1959 Robert E. Bartnett Pensacola Director, Anastasia Island MCD 1960 Henty B. Crowell, Jr. Tampa Director, Hillsborough Co. MC 1961 James S. Haeger Key West Entomologist, FMEL 1962 Nina Branch Silver Springs Entomologist, FMEL

15 1963 T. Waynwright Miller, Jr. Jacksonville Engineer, State Board of Health Director, St. Lucie Co. Sanitary District Director, Lee County MCD 1964 E. John Beidler St. Augustine Entomologist, State Board of Health Director, Indian River MCD UF Distinguished Alumnus 1965 A. Nelson Davis, Jr. (D) Tampa Director, Monroe County MCD EPA Director, Broward Co. MC 1966 James H. Heidt Daytona Beach Director, Dade Co. MC 1967 Andrew J. Rogers Panama City Beach Director, Panama City Lab Director, Office of Entomology, DHRS 1968 Jack Salmela Naples Director, Brevard Co. MC 1969 Paul J. Hunt (D) Winter Park Head, Pest Control, State Board of Health Director, East Volusia MCD 1970 Claude D. Souder, Jr. (D) Ft. Lauderdale Director, Broward Co. MC 1971 John B. O Neil Reddington Beach Representative, American Cyanamid 1972 Frank L. Wilson Miami Beach Florida Dept. of Agriculture Entomologist, State Board of Health Director, Polk Co. MC 1973 Ernest A. Philen (D) Panama City Engineer, Office of Entomology 1974 James D. Gorman Key West Director, Hillsborough Co. MC 1975 Brandt G. Watson Ft. Myers Director, Collier MCD 1976 William Dryden (D) Longboat Key Commissioner, Lee County MCD 1977 Lawrence M. Rhodes Atlantic Beach Anastasia Island MCD Director, Manatee Co. MCD 1978 Elisabeth C. Beck Lake Buena Vista Entomologist, Office of Entomology Executive Director, FMCA

16 1979 Herbert J. Friedman Tampa President, Southern Mill Creek Products 1980 Dr. Carlisle B. Rathburn, Jr. Ft. Walton Beach Research Entomologist WFARL, Panama City 1981 Norman E. Thomas Ft. Lauderdale Entomologist, WFARL, Panama City Entomologist, Polk Co. MC Director, Sarasota Co. MC Resource Recovery, Alachua County Alachua County MC 1982 Lester E. Scherer Port St. Lucie Director, Martin Co. MC 1983 Dan F. Boyd (D) Lake Buena Vista Southern Mill Creek Products LECO/Adapco/Danco Products 1984 Dr. John A. Mulrennan, Jr. Key West Entomologist, USN Director, Office of Entomology Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control, DACS 1985 Dr. Donald E. Weidhaas Sarasota Director, USDA, Insects Affecting Man & Animals Laboratory 1986 James W. Robinson Jacksonville Director, Pasco Co. MCD 1987 Burie W. Clements, Jr. Palm Beach Director, WFARL, Panama City 1988 Dr. Ray E. Parsons Pensacola US Army Medical Service Corps Entomologist, Polk County MC Director, Sarasota County MC 1989 William R. Opp Orlando Engineer, DER Engineering, HRS Office of Entomology Director, Lee County MCD 1990 Frank D.S. Evans Ocala FMEL Director, St. Lucie County MCD 1991 J. Clarke Hudson Clearwater Representative, Chevron/Valent 1992 Dr. T. Oscar Fultz Cocoa Beach Asst. Director, Indian River MCD Director, Polk County MC Director, Chatham Co. Georgia MC 1993 George J. Wichterman Ft. Myers Entomologist, Lee County MCD 1994 Dr. Richard H. Baker Sandestin Director, FMEL, University of Florida

1995 Robert V. Ward Key West Director, Charlotte County MC Manager, Polk County MC 17 1996 W. Gene Baker Kissimmee Director, Leon County MC 1997 G. Alan Curtis St. Augustine Research Entomologist, Indian River MCD 1998 Dr. David Dame Clearwater Entomologist, USDA Consultant, Entomological Services 1999 Joseph Ruff Daytona Beach Entomologist, JAMSRL, HRS Director, Dog Fly Control Program, DACS 2000 Jonas Stewart Panama City Beach Director, East Volusia MCD 2001 Edward C. Hunter Ft. Myers Director, Beach MCD 2002 Mark Latham Amelia Island Director, Manatee Co. MCD 2003 Dr. George O Meara Miami Professor, FMEL, University of Florida 2004 Kellie Etherson Lake Buena Vista Director, Gainesville MC 2005 Doug Carlson Duck Key Director, Indian River MCD See you in Orlando in 2007!

18 2006 Government Sustaining Members Amelia Island Mosquito Control District Anastasia Mosquito Control District Bay County Mosquito Control Beach Mosquito Control District Brevard County Mosquito Control Broward County Mosquito Control Buckhead Ridge Mosquito Control District Charlotte County Dept. of Environmental Services Citrus County Mosquito Control District Collier Mosquito Control District East Flagler Mosquito Control District East Volusia Mosquito Control District Escambia County Mosquito Control Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control District Gulf Mosquito Control District Hernando County Mosquito Control Indian River Mosquito Control District Jacksonville Mosquito Control Lake County Mosquito & Aquatic Plant Management Lee County Mosquito Control District Levy County Mosquito Control Manatee County Mosquito Control District Martin County Mosquito Control Moore Haven Mosquito Control District Orange County Arthropod Control Osceola County Mosquito Control Pasco County Mosquito Control District Pinellas County Mosquito Control Polk County Environmental Services Putnam County Mosquito Control Saint Lucie County Mosquito Control District Santa Rosa County Mosquito Control Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services South Walton Mosquito Control District Walton County Mosquito Control Washington County Mosquito Control

Ed Fussell President Key West, FL 2005-2006 Officers Bill Reynolds President-Elect Sanford, FL 19 Frank Van Essen Vice-President Naples, FL Doug Carlson Past President Vero Beach, FL Kellie Etherson Executive Director Post Office Box 358630 Gainesville, FL 32635-8630 Regional Representatives Northwest Region Gary D Andrea South Walton MCD Northeast Region John Boone Anastasia MCD Southwest Region Dr. Jeff Stivers Collier MCD Southeast Region Dr. Larry Hribar Fla. Keys MCD Member-at-Large Dennis Moore Pasco County MCD Industry Candace Royals Valent Biosciences Director s Section Chair Nancy Iannotti Pinellas County MCD Commissioner s Section Chair Commissioner Dr. Larry Murphy Lee County MCD

20 Sustaining Industry Members ADAPCO, Inc. Sanford, Florida AMMIA Tampa, Florida AMVAC Los Angeles, California Bayer Environmental Science Research Triangle Park, NC BVA Oils Wixom, Missouri Cheminova Wayne, New Jersey Clarke Mosquito Control Products, Inc. Roselle, Illinois Cognis Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio Curtis Dyna-Fog Westfield, Indiana London Fog, Inc. Long Lake, Minnesota Univar USA, Inc. Kirkland, Washington Valent Biosciences Libertyville, Illinois Zoecon Professional Products Wellmark International Bensenville, Illinois Support Sustaining Members... They are supporting your organization!