FMCA Products
Buzzwords
BuzzWords is the official newsletter of the FMCA and it is sit is published 6 times
a year. BuzzWords keeps members up-to-date on mosquito control issues and activities
of the association.
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Wingbeats
Wing Beats is an official publication of the American Mosquito Control Association,
published quarterly by the Florida Mosquito Control Association.
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FMC Handbook
Online version of the FMC Handbook will be available soon!!!
FMCA Awards
Any Florida Mosquito Control Association member in good standing may nominate a
candidate for any of the 6 FMCA awards by submitting to the Awards Committee a short
biographical sketch and an appraisal of the nominee’s accomplishments deemed worthy
of the award. There is no official nomination form. Endorsements and written support
from other colleagues are encouraged, and all submissions will be acknowledged.
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FMCF
The
Florida Mosquito Control Foundation,
was established in 1994 for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes of
the Florida Mosquito Control Association (FMCA). The Foundation grants scholarships
to individuals based on criteria established by the FMCA Board of Directors and
approved by the Internal Revenue Service. The membership of the Foundation includes
those who are members of the FMCA. Members present at an FMCA meeting may vote on
amendments to the Articles of Incorporation should the need arise. The business
affairs of the Foundation are managed by the Board of Directors which consists of
the same individuals serving as members of the Board of Directors of the FMCA.
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FMCA Scholarships
The
T. Wainwright Miller, Jr. Florida Mosquito Control Association Scholarship
is managed and awarded by the Foundation. The purpose of the Scholarship is to encourage
and assist students having a major in Biological, Ecological and/or Entomological
studies who are seeking degrees relevant to arthropod control, with particular emphasis
on Public Health fields. First place recipients will receive a one-time scholarship
award of $2,000.00, while second place recipients will receive $500.00.
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Technical Bulletin
This issue of the Technical Bulletin of the Florida Mosquito Control Association includes
information developed at a workshop held on April 3-4, 2002 at the University of Florida’s Indian River
Research and Education Center in Fort Pierce, Florida. The workshop was organized and coordinated by
Faculty of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida, Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences in Vero Beach, Florida. Over 100 Florida mosquito control and health department
professionals, with attendees from 3 other states, met to specifically assess the challenges facing mosquito
control to mitigate the impact of West Nile virus in Florida.
The objective of the workshop was to provide an update on West Nile virus in North America,
expectations for Florida, and to provide an outline of mosquito control strategies to reduce the impact of
West Nile virus in Florida. Participants were split into 5 different groups and appointed one leader for the
discussion, a recorder to take notes, and a reporter to present the results of the discussions to the larger
group. The workshop provided an interactive discussion that resulted in this document stating Florida
mosquito control plans to reduce the impact of West Nile virus in the State. Immediate feedback from the
attendees was that the format of the workshop was very beneficial.
As a follow-up to the first workshop, the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory organized a
similar forum during the 2003 Spring Meeting of the Florida Mosquito Control Association. It was held
May 20-21, 2003 and was also conducted at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and
Education Center in Fort Pierce. A summary of that session follows the results from the first workshop in
this document.
FMCA Technical Bulletin Volume 4 - 2003.