Next-Generation Genetic and Biological Approaches to Aedes Control: SIT and Beyond Symposium I

Moderator(s)

• RV

  Rajeev Vaidyanathan, n/a

  Oxitec Ltd.
  St Charles, Illinois, United States
• DH

  David Hoel, PhD (he/him/his)

  Executive Director
  Lee County Mosquito Control District
  Lehigh Acres, Florida, United States

Presentations:

• 8:30am – 8:45am

  Development of SIT as an IPM tool for the Control of Aedes aegypti
  

  Presenter: Kenneth Linthicum, PhD – USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology
• 8:45am – 9:00am

  Startup costs associated with an X-ray SIT program at Lee County Mosquito Control District
  

  Presenter: David F. Hoel, PhD (he/him/his) – Lee County Mosquito Control District
• 9:00am – 9:10am

  Progress and challenges for the Aedes aegypti (L.) sterile insect technique program on Captiva Island (Lee County, Florida)
  

  Presenter: Steven Stenhouse – Lee County Mosquito Control District
• 9:10am – 9:20am

  Evaluation of X-ray radiation to adult male Aedes aegypti – Gainesville, FL strain
  

  Presenter: Barbara Bayer, n/a – USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology
• 9:20am – 9:30am

  Southern California SIT Joint Pilot Project: Partnering for The Future of Mosquito Control
  

  Presenter: Steven F. Vetrone, MPH – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District
• 9:30am – 9:45am

  Confronting SIT misinformation in Berkeley, California
  

  Presenter: JUDITH PIERCE, MPH – Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District
• 9:45am – 10:00am

  Collaborative efforts between Delta Mosquito & Vector Control District and Oxitec in the Central Valley of California
  

  Presenter: Mustapha Debboun, PhD – Delta Mosquito and Vector Control District