Metropolitan Mosquito Control District 2020 Operational Review & Plans for 2021
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This document is made available electronically by the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as part of an ongoing digital archiving project. https://www.lrl.mn.gov METROPOLITAN MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT 2020 OPERATIONAL REVIEW & PLANS FOR 2021 Annual Report to the Technical Advisory Board Joe Elling, Field Operations Supervisor, Plymouth Facility, testing larvicide treatments by drone in a small wetland. MMCD photo Metro Counties Government Center ~ 2099 University Avenue West ~ St. Paul, MN 55104-3431 www.mmcd.org Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Mission Technical Advisory Board The MMCC formed the TAB in 1981 to provide annual, The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District’s mission is to promote health and well-being by independent review of the field control programs, to enhance protecting the public from disease and annoyance inter-agency cooperation, and to facilitate compliance with caused by mosquitoes, black flies, and ticks in an Minnesota State Statute 473.716. environmentally sensitive manner. Technical Advisory Board Members Governance 2020-2021 The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District, Stephen Kells, Chair University of Minnesota established in 1958, controls mosquitoes and Donald Baumgartner US EPA gnats and monitors ticks in the metropolitan Phil Monson Mn Pollution Control Agency counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington. The District John Moriarty Three Rivers Park District operates under the eighteen-member Metropolitan Elizabeth Schiffman Mn Department of Health Mosquito Control Commission (MMCC), Gary Montz Mn Dept. of Natural Resources composed of county commissioners from the Susan Palchick Hennepin Co. Public Health participating counties. An executive director is responsible for the operation of the program and Robert Sherman Independent Statistician reports to the MMCC. Vicki Sherry US Fish & Wildlife Service Christopher Smith Mn Dept. of Transportation Metropolitan Mosquito Control Christine Wicks Mn Dept. of Agriculture Commission 2021 Jeff Reinert Anoka County Scott Schulte Anoka County Robyn West Anoka County Metropolitan Mosquito Control District Gayle Degler Carver County Contributing Staff Tom Workman Carver County Stephen Manweiler Executive Director Mary Hamann-Roland Dakota County Diann Crane Entomologist Laurie Halvorson Dakota County Janet Jarnefeld Technical Services/Tick Liz Workman Dakota County Kirk Johnson Vector Ecologist Kevin Anderson Hennepin County Carey LaMere Technical Services/Black Fly Angela Conley Hennepin County Scott Larson Assistant Entomologist Chris LaTondresse Hennepin County Alex Carlson Public Affairs Jim McDonough Ramsey County Nancy Read Technical Services Coordinator Mary Jo McGuire Ramsey County Mark Smith Purchasing Lead Rafael Ortega Ramsey County John Walz Technical Services/Black Fly Michael Beard Scott County Dave Beer Scott County Gary Kriesel Washington Co. Lisa Weik Washington Co. Website: www.mmcd.org Metro Counties Government Center Phone: 651-645-9149 2099 University Avenue West FAX: 651-645-3246 Saint Paul, MN 55104-3431 TTY use Minnesota Relay Service April 28, 2021 Dear Reader: The following report is the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District’s (MMCD) 2020 Operational Review and Plans for 2021. It outlines program operations based on the policies set forth by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission (MMCC), MMCD’s governing board of elected county commissioners. The report has been reviewed by the Commission’s Technical Advisory Board (TAB). TAB’s charge is to comment on and make recommendations for improvements in the District’s operations, on an annual basis. The minutes and recommendations from the TAB meeting on February 11, 2021 are included in this report. TAB’s recommendations and report were accepted by the Commission at their April 28, 2021 meeting. The Commission approved the MMCD 2020 Operational Review and Plans for 2021 and thanked the TAB for their work. Please contact us if you would like additional information about the District. Sincerely, Stephen A. Manweiler Executive Director AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER Printed on recycled paper containing at least 15% post-consumer paper fibers Department of Entomology 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Avenue St. Paul, MN 55108‐6125 P: 612‐625‐4798 F: 612‐625‐5299 [email protected] April 1, 2021 Commissioner Angela Conley, Chair Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission 2099 University Avenue West St. Paul, MN 55104 Dear Commissioner Conley, The Technical Advisory Board (TAB) met on February 11, 2021 to review and discuss MMCD operations in 2020 and plans for 2021. Since the Board’s formation in 1981, the member representatives have met at least once per year to provide independent review of field control programs and to enhance inter-agency cooperation. After an excellent interchange of questions and information between the TAB and MMCD staff, the TAB approved the following resolutions. 1. The TAB commends the MMCD staff and management on their efforts to maintain operations and budget in consideration of COVID-19 restrictions and needs, without interruption in services. 2. The TAB recognizes MMCD’s current efforts to minimize nontarget impacts associated with adulticides and recommends that MMCD staff follow USFWS monarch butterfly threatened or endangered species listing discussions, as well as review current research and past incidents, to minimize further non-target impacts. 3. The TAB supports the program presented in the 2020 Operational Review and 2021 Plan and acknowledges and appreciates the efforts of the MMCD staff on its presentation. Sincerely, Stephen Kells, Professor Chair, Technical Advisory Board University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology Annual Report to the Technical Advisory Board Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................................i CHAPTER 1 MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE .................................................................................................................... 1 Background .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 2020 Surveillance ........................................................................................................................................................ 2 Precipitation............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Larval Collections .................................................................................................................................................. 6 Adult Mosquito Collections ................................................................................................................................... 8 Monday Night Network................................................................................................................................... 8 Sweep Net Collections .................................................................................................................................... 9 CO2 Trap Collections ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Geographic Distribution ................................................................................................................................ 10 Seasonal Distribution .................................................................................................................................... 15 New Jersey Light Traps ................................................................................................................................. 18 Coquillettidia perturbans Population Prediction .................................................................................................. 21 Rare Detections .................................................................................................................................................... 21 2021 Plans – Surveillance .......................................................................................................................................... 23 CHAPTER 2 MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE ................................................................................................................. 24 Background ................................................................................................................................................................ 24 2020 Mosquito-borne Disease Services ..................................................................................................................... 25 Source Reduction ................................................................................................................................................. 25 La Crosse Encephalitis ......................................................................................................................................... 26 West Nile Virus .................................................................................................................................................... 29 Adult Culex Surveillance ...................................................................................................................................... 31 Larval Culex Surveillance ...................................................................................................................................