Anastasia Mosquito Control District Saint Augustine, Florida, United States
Abstract: Since 2017, Anastasia Mosquito Control District, in St. Johns County Florida, has been collaborating with the United States Department of Agriculture Center for Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Mosquito Mate, and the University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology for evaluating Incompatible Insect Technique and Sterile Insect Technique (IIT/SIT) approaches for urban mosquito control. Support for these projects has been through funding from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Crisis Co-Ag and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Currently, AMCD is building a 6000 sq. ft. building with the capacity to do IIT and SIT. The anticipated completion of this project is in early 2023. This presentation will highlight both laboratory and field work completed by AMCD. We will also present on the design and build of the IIT/SIT building including the operational goals of this program for urban Aedes control and future directions for other nuisance and vector control targets.
