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The Pennsylvania Vector Spreading News to the Vector Control Community Pennsylvania Vector Control Association The Pennsylvania Vector Spreading News to the Vector Control Community Volume 1, Issue 2 November 18, 2003 Inside this issue: NOAH Consulted for Surveillance Woes. Ark to be added in grant packages. Tyler Prize Awarded 2 Submitted by: Editor Cougar VS Mosquito 2 PA Envirothon-perspective 3 If this season is any in- dication of what we have to What’s Up: Region 1 3 look forward to, West Nile New Theory 4 County Coordinators and Regional DEP officials may Mosquito-killing virus 4 have to start adding water Warren gives a warning 5 craft to their grant pack- ages in the coming years. Mosquito Trivia 5 Not only did the record rain Field techs teaching a sentinel flock to do the breast stroke. On the bank, falls cause farm fields and the life-guard stands watch, rope in hand, as the back-up retriever waits for New tool for Surveillance 5 his command. I wonder if the car is still parked next to the creek? parks to become wetlands What’s Up; Region 2 & 3 6 and marshes, some field Earlier this year, Well, this year we technicians had to include George Wojcik, told us of found out what it’s like to What’s Up: Region 4 7 swimmers safety training adulticiding operations in live in the “Skeeter Zone”. and scuba gear as part of Portsmouth ,Virginia. He Many of our county pro- What’s Up: Region 5 7 their job description. pointed out that among the grams have reported re- Coming Events 8 salt-water marshes and cord numbers of adult Pictured to the upper tidal areas, it was not un- mosquitoes. Why not: the PVCA LINE UP 8 right, several Biologists are common to collect 1 to 2 entire state was made into attempting to collect blood thousand mosquitoes per an mosquito incubator. What’s Up: Region 6 8 samples from a sentinel night. Some of us chuckled 2003 Black Fly Report 9 flock of chickens. As you because we’d never seen Fortunately, our state can see, what was once a and county folks work ADVERTISING 10-13 more than a few hundred low level woodland site, adults per trap in nearly 3 hard and are committed to President’s Corner 14 became the “Black Lagoon” years of research. It just taking the lead in mos- over night due to heavy doesn’t get like that in PA. quito control. Great job Special points of interest: rains. • PVCA CONFERENCE November 19-21 State College, PA • New theory about droughts and JUST GRIN AND BARE IT …….Smile! mosquito numbers • Multi County Strategies: new look When your job is catch- How many techs does it How many techs does it at being neighbors ing mosquitoes, it can lead take to collect a sample take to determine wind From the Preface to Mosquito to some pretty interesting from a sewage treatment speed? 2—1 to throw the conversation. Usually it’s plant? 4 — 1 to collect feather and 1 to drive the “No animal on earth has touched so directly and profoundly the lives of our friends “buzzing” to the sample and 3 to pull truck. so many human beings. For all of share their wit. These nor- him out. history, and all over the globe, she mally don’t sound very How many techs does it has been a nuisance, a pain, and an funny coming from them, How many techs does it take to count mosquitoes? angel of death. The mosquito has but when you think about take to handle dry ice? 1—as long as there are killed great leaders, decimated ar- 3—1 to hold it and 2 to free less than 20 in the trap. mies, and decided the fates of na- some of the things our tions. All this and she is roughly the his hands. rookies get into; Oh well. Heard any of these before? size and weight of a grape seed.” VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 THE PENNSYLVANIA VECTOR PAGE 2 2003 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement. Information submitted by Ben Russell The 2003 Tyler Prize for Envi- In addition to his discovery and versity of the Negev in 1978 and was ronmental Achievement has been research on Bti, Dr. Margalith has promoted to Associate Professor in awarded to Yoel Margalith to honor helped introduce the concept of Inte- 1988 where he currently is a Profes- him for his contributions to the bio- grated Biological Control (IBC) sor of Entomology and Director of the logical control of mosquitoes and against mosquitoes in the Middle Center for Biological Control. He was black flies. His discovery in 1976 of East, Central Asia, Europe, and Af- also a visiting scholar of Tropical the new microbial subspecies known rica. Integrated Biological Control Public Health at Harvard School of as Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis includes not only production and in- Public Health from 1990-92. (Bti) has had an enormous effect on troduction of Bti into mosquito and human health and on environ- black fly infested areas but also in- Dr. Margalith has been an active mental quality. volves ecological manipulation of the researcher, teacher, and author. He mosquito and black fly habitat as well has published some 60 scientific arti- Bti is a naturally occurring mi- as introduction of fish predators to cles, the author of 2 books and co- crobial agent, which is lethal to the insects breeding areas. editor of several collective volumes on most species of mosquitoes and Bacterial control of insect pests. He black flies. Unlike chemical pesti- Dr. Margalith was born in Yugo- served as President of the Zoological cides, Bti has little negative envi- slavia on Feb 9, 1933. He was a pris- Society of Israel from 1979-1981. ronmental impact, as it is specific to oner from 1944-45 at the Bergen— Internationally recognized as a leader the larvae of mosquitoes and black Belzen and Terezienstadt Concentra- in his field, Margalith has won nu- flies, while other organisms are un- tion Camps. He immigrated to Israel merous awards, including an Honor- affected. This natural enemy to the in 1948 and joined the Shaar ary Doctorate from the Universidad mosquito and black fly is often far Haamakin Kibbutz. He received his Autonoma de Neuvo Leon in Moner- cheaper than chemical alternatives. Bachelors’ degree from the Depart- rey, Mexico; the Presidential Citation No significant resistance to Bti has ment of Zoology at Hebrew Univer- Award from the American Mosquito been reported in over twenty years sity in Jerusalem in 1962, his MSc in Control Association (AMCA) and a of use. Bti has increasingly been Entomology in 1967 and a PhD de- Special Citation Award by the Greek chosen for controlling mosquito and gree in Parasitology in 1971 both Mosquito Abatement Organization. black fly born diseases. Bti has from the Hebrew University. He was He was awarded the first honorary been used very effectively against a visiting research associate at the membership in the Hungarian Mos- river blindness, along the Volta Center for Biology and Natural Sys- quito Control Association. The Soci- River in eleven African countries. tems of Washington University in St. ety of Invertebrate Pathology be- The sight of millions has been saved Louis, Missouri in 1972 and a visiting stowed upon him a special award for and repopulation of deserted river Associate Professor at Southern Illi- his achievements in Integrated Bio- valleys has been initiated. Addition- nois University from 1973—1975. In logical Control. He was also made ally, malarial infections from pesti- 1976, he returned to Israel as a Sen- the first honorary member of the cide resistant mosquitoes have ior Scientist at the Israel Institute for European Mosquito Control Associa- dropped by 90% along the Yangtze Biological Research, Nez Ziona. He tion. Margalith is popularly known River, China, which has a popula- became a Senior lecturer in the Dept as Israel’s “Mr. Mosquito” and his tion of over 20 million people. of Life Sciences at Ben Gurion Uni- effort saved millions of lives world- Cougar VS Mosquitoes Submitted by Christian Boyer This season Union County pur- new sprayer. The Cougar was used This was a great opportunity to chased a Cougar ULV truck several times during the peak of the increase our control efforts and also mounted sprayer. By doing this, we season, including 3 times in Snyder build stronger relationships with sur- greatly increased our ability to kill County. Everyone who saw this unit rounding counties by sharing ideas, large adult mosquito populations in in action was very impressed by its strategies, and developing team con- the county that could spread West knock down power. Both counties cepts for major mosquito control op- Nile Virus. This also became a saw, on average, a ten-fold decrease erations. This has proved to be cost valuable tool not only for this in mosquito populations after a treat- effective and timely for state and county, but also for the surrounding ment. It proved to be a powerful tool county partners. No more waiting or counties who chose to take advan- for our Integrated Mosquito Manage- paying for contract services. tage of the opportunity to use the ment program. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 THE PENNSYLVANIA VECTOR PAGE 3 STATE ENVIROTHON: Today’s kids-tomorrows future. Submitted by: Greg Molter Last year the Danville High ored hair with ear, nose, lip, eye brow At every station, their enthusiastic School, in Montour County, was and tongue piercing wandering attitude was evident. Competition host to the Pennsylvania Envi- around in the great outdoors. Are directors tested the team members rothon.
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