THTHEE ALAMEDA CCOUNTYOUNTY MOSQMOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT CONTROL PROGRAM September 2011 Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District 23187 Connecticut Street Hayward, California 94545-1605 THE ALAMEDA COUNTY MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT CONTROL PROGRAM Key Staff John Rusmisel - District Manager Bruce Kirkpatrick - Entomologist Erika Castillo - Environmental Specialist Patrick Turney - Field Supervisor Phone: 510-783-7744 Fax: 510-783-3903 email: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS Mission and Vision Statement ......................................................................................................................................... 5 General Information about the District........................................................................................................................... 6 Location of the District ....................................................................................................................... 7 District Powers.................................................................................................................................... 7 The Value of an Organized Mosquito Control District ....................................................................... 8 District Goals and Services ................................................................................................................. 9 Service Calls ....................................................................................................................................... 10 District Finances ................................................................................................................................. 10 District Organization .......................................................................................................................... 10 District Personnel Organization .......................................................................................................... 11 Education and Training ....................................................................................................................... 14 Field Organization .............................................................................................................................. 15 District Facilities and Equipment ....................................................................................................... 16 District Office ...................................................................................................................... 16 District Facilities ................................................................................................................. 16 District Equipment .............................................................................................................. 16 Regulation, Cooperation and Participation ......................................................................................... 17 Federal Agencies ................................................................................................................. 17 State Agencies ..................................................................................................................... 17 Regional Agencies ............................................................................................................... 17 Local Agencies .................................................................................................................... 18 Special Agencies.................................................................................................................. 18 Participation......................................................................................................................... 18 Memberships ....................................................................................................................... 18 District Public Information Program .................................................................................................. 19 Public Contact ..................................................................................................................... 19 Media Contact ..................................................................................................................... 19 Public Information Publications .......................................................................................... 19 District Web Site.................................................................................................................. 20 Introduction to the District Mosquito Control Program .................................................................................................. 21 Program Orientation ............................................................................................................ 21 Definitions of Source Types ................................................................................................ 21 Mosquitoes targeted in the District Program ....................................................................... 22 Mosquitoes of Alameda County .......................................................................................... 23 Mosquito Species by Source Distribution ........................................................................... 24 Alameda County MAD’s Most Important Mosquitoes ....................................................... 25 Mosquito-Borne Diseases .................................................................................................................. 27 Encephalitis ......................................................................................................................... 27 Dog Heartworm ................................................................................................................... 28 Malaria................................................................................................................................. 28 Mosquito Surveillance ....................................................................................................................... 29 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 29 Mosquito Surveillance Methodologies ................................................................................ 29 Larval Mosquito Surveillance.............................................................................................. 29 Adult Mosquito Surveillance............................................................................................... 29 Virus Surveillance.................................................................................................................29 Transportation and Access for Monitoring and Control .................................................................... 30 Foot ..................................................................................................................................... 30 General Use Vehicles .......................................................................................................... 30 District ATV’s ..................................................................................................................... 31 Argo .................................................................................................................................... 31 Polaris ................................................................................................................................. 31 District Boat ............................................................................................................ 32 Aerial ...................................................................................................................... 32 Access Selection Criteria ........................................................................................ 33 Control of Mosquitoes .................................................................................................................................................... 34 Physical Control and Source Reduction .......................................................................................... .. 34 Description of Activities ...................................................................................................... 34 Mosquito Producing Habitats Considered for Source Reduction ....................................... 34 Freshwater Lakes, Ponds, and Retention Areas ...................................................... 34 Salt Marshes ............................................................................................................ 34 Temporary Standing Water ..................................................................................... 34 Wastewater Treatment Facilities ............................................................................. 35 Septic Systems ........................................................................................ 35 Municipal Treatment Facilities ............................................................... 35 Spray-Irrigation Systems ........................................................................ 35 Stormwater and Wastewater mamagement Systems .............................. 35 Containers ............................................................................................................... 36 Source Reduction in Freshwater Habitats 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