Previous Award Recipients
MAURICE W. PROVOST
MEMORIAL AWARD Presented in recognition of outstanding contributions to
control and/or biology of mosquitoes and other biting flies.
L. Jack Salmela 1987 Erik T. Nielsen 1988 William L. Bidlingmayer 1989 Carlisle B. Rathburn 1990 James S. Haegar 1991 E. John Beidler 1994 John R. Linley (posthumously) 1995 Jorge R. Rey 2001 James W. Robinson 2003 George F. O’Meara 2007
JOSEPH Y. PORTER AWARD
Presented to scientists who have made significant contributions to entomology with special emphasis on the abatement of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public
health importance.
Flora Mae Wellings 1989 Andrew J. Rogers 1990 Burie W. Clements, Jr. 1991 Donald E. Weidhaas 1994 Elisabeth C. Beck 1996 George F. O’Meara 1999 John A. Mulrennan, Jr. 2000 David A. Dame 2001 James C. Dukes 2002 Jonathan F. Day 2005
FRED STUTZ MEMORIAL AWARD Presented to individuals involved in mosquito abatement or
the commercial field who through years of dedication to effective mosquito control, developing procedures or
designing or manufacturing equipment, have revolutionized control of mosquitoes and other arthropods of public health
importance.
Paul J. Hunt 1994 T. Wayne Miller 1995 James W. Robinson 1996 Donald H. Hogan 2003 William R. Opp 2006 Edsel M. Fussell 2010
FMCA MERIT AWARD
Presented to individuals from any field of endeavor for their contributions to promoting the control of disease-
transmitting and pestiferous mosquitoes or other arthropods of public health importance, for scientific advancement of the discipline, or for developing or extending the public interest in the control of such mosquitoes or arthropods.
Charlie Morris 1997 Pete Pederson 1998 Richard Baker 1998 Fred Harden 1999 Cari Roth 1999 Joseph P. Ruff 2000 Tom Loyless 2001 Dennis Moore 2001 Edwin W. Irby 2002 E. John Beidler 2002 Shelly Redovan 2003 Kellie Etherson 2003 Mike Greer 2004 Daniel Kline 2004 Carlton Layne 2004 L. Philip Lounibos 2005 George O’Meara 2005 James E. Cilek 2006 Jonas Stewart 2007 Richard F. Darsie, Jr. 2007 Thomas G. Floore 2008 G. Alan Curtis 2008 George Heinlein 2009 Kim Feagley 2009 Neil Wilkinson 2010 Brian Murphy 2010
PRESIDENTIAL CITATION The President of FMCA may award this to deserving
individuals at his/her discretion.
Roxanne Connelly 2008 Stephen Sickerman 2009 Stephen Sickerman 2010 Mark Latham 2011 Shelly Redovan and
Lee County Mosquito Control District 2011
JAMES W. ROBINSON MEMORIAL AWARD
Presented to individuals in recognition of their innovation and ingenuity in optimizing the safe and efficient operations
of a Florida public health pest control program.
Art Hodous 2005 Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services
James Mason 2006 Indian River Mosquito Control District
James Wynn 2008 Anastasia Mosquito Control District
Wayne Daniels 2009 Pasco County Mosquito Control District
SHERRIE YARBERRY AWARD
Presented to individuals employed in non-administrative positions by mosquito abatement programs who have
demonstrated exemplary performance resulting in enhanced unit efficiency or public recognition of excellence of the
parent organization.
Theresa Sewar 1998 Lee County Mosquito Control District
William Cleghorn 2000 Miami-Dade County Mosquito Control
Byron Reaves 2001 Indian River Mosquito Control District
Mike Sherman 2003 Indian River Mosquito Control District
Ed Hersey 2005 Anastasia Mosquito Control District
Jack French 2006 Pasco County Mosquito Control District
Michael A. Nichols 2007 Lee County Mosquito Control District
Morel Jules 2008 Indian River Mosquito Control District
Rene Snow 2009 Hernando County Mosquito Control District
Skip Valdez 2011 Beach Mosquito Control District
FMCA 84th Annual Fall Meeting
Hilton Sandestin Beach Resort Miramar Beach, FL
November 11-14, 2012
FMCA Thanks our Official Photographer, John Beidler
SUNDAY - NOVEMBER 11
1:00 - 4:00 BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING - HERON
1:00 - 5:00 COMMITTEE MEETINGS – SANDPIPER
3:00 - 5:00 EXHIBITORS’ SETUP - EMERALD BALLROOM D
3:00 - 6:00 REGISTRATION - EMERALD BALLROOM FOYER
4:00 - 5:00 FLORIDA MOSQUITO CONTROL FOUNDATION
DIRECTORS’ MEETING - HERON
6:00 - 8:00 EARLY BIRD RECEPTION EMERALD BALLROOM
MONDAY MORNING - NOVEMBER 12
7:00 - 4:00 REGISTRATION - EMERALD BALLROOM FOYER
OPENING SESSION EMERALD BALLROOM E
Lawrence J. Hribar, Moderator FMCA President
8:00 CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lawrence J. Hribar, FMCA President
8:05 INVOCATION Rev. Steve Vaggalis, Destiny Worship Center
8:07 PASSED MEMBERS’ MEMORIAM
Bob Betts, FMCA President-Elect
8:10 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
Lawrence J. Hribar, FMCA President
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one
Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 8:15 IN RECOGNITION OF VETERANS’ DAY
Lawrence J. Hribar, FMCA President 8:20 - 8:30 WELCOME TO WALTON COUNTY
Honorable County Commissioner Kenneth Pridgen, Vice Chairman, Walton
County Board of County Commissioners. 8:30 - 8:50 FMCA PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Lawrence J. Hribar 8:50 - 9:20 KEYNOTE SPEAKER’S ADDRESS
Gordon Patterson, Professor of History Florida Institute of Technology. The Rights of Spring: Rachel Carson, Mosquito Control, and the Environment.
9:20 - 9:35 M1. AMCA Update.
Thomas Wilmot, AMCA President, Midland County Mosquito Control.
9:35 - 10:00 M2. Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services Regulatory Update. Michael Page and Stacey Reese, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
10:00 - 10:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK-EMERALD FOYER
SILENT AUCTION PREVIEW SLIDESHOW IN MEETING ROOM
GENERAL SESSION EMERALD BALLROOM E Bob Betts, Moderator FMCA President-Elect
10:30 - 10:45 M3. Florida’s Participation at the AMCA’s
14th Annual Washington Conference and Current Federal Issues. Doug Carlson, Indian River Mosquito Control District.
10:45 – 11:00 M4. FMCA’s Tallahassee Day Overview and
Current Issues. Dennis Moore, Pasco County Mosquito Control District, and Doug Carlson, Indian River Mosquito Control District.
11:00 – 11:15 M5. Withdrawn
US Navy Entomology Center of Excellence: Collaborations and Review of 2012 Season Activities. Carl Doud, Navy Entomology Center of Excellence.
11:15 - 11:30 M6. Highlights from the Deployed War-
Fighter Protection (DWFP) Research Program of the U.S. Armed Forces Pest Management Board (ARPMB). Graham White, USDA-ARS-CMAVE, Douglas Burkett, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, and Daniel Strickman, USDA-ARS- NP#104.
11:30 - 11:40 M7. Keeping Track of Customer Interactions
at Indian River Mosquito Control District using a GIS and ArcGIS Explorer. Gregory Ross, Judy Avril, and Linda Zeller, Indian River Mosquito Control District.
11:40 - 11:50 M8. Operational Success: Pasco County
Mosquito Control Districts Unique Use of Mapvision. Aaron Lloyd, Pasco County Mosquito Control District.
11:50 - 12:00 M9. Operational Success: Enhancing Critical
Components of Control with Mapvision® at Pasco County Mosquito Control District. Michael Greer and Jack French, Pasco County Mosquito Control District.
12:00 - 1:30 LUNCH - on your own.
SILENT AUCTION PREVIEW SLIDESHOW IN MEETING ROOM
12:00 - 1:30 DIRECTORS’ LUNCHEON
SANDPIPER Richard Smith, Directors’ Section Chair
City of Jacksonville Mosquito Control. Open Discussion
MONDAY AFTERNOON - NOVEMBER 12
General Session I EMERALD BALLROOM E
James Clauson, Moderator Director, Beach Mosquito Control District
1:30 - 2:00 M10. Emergency Vector Control.
Dale Dubberly, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
2:00 – 2:10 M11. Endangered Species Consultation: A
New Memorandum of Understanding (M.O.U.) between FEMA and the USFWS in Florida. Michael Hudon, Indian River Mosquito Control District.
2:10 - 2:20 M12. GIS Software Solutions for Managing
Mosquito Control Operations. Ryan Pierson, Electronic Data Solutions.
2:20 - 2:35 M13. Volusia County Mosquito Controls
Participation in the County Intern Program. James McNelly, Bruce Morgan, and Edward Northey, Volusia County Mosquito Control.
2:35 - 2:45 M14. Direct and Vegetative Contact of the
IGR, Pyriproxyfen Fogging on the Emergence of Aedes albopictus in West St. Augustine, FL. Jodi Scott, Whitney Qualls, and Rui-De Xue, Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
2:45 – 3:00 M15. The Evolution of GPS Mediated Aerial
Mosquito Larviciding at Lee County Mosquito Control District. Jonathan Hornby, Gene Sutton, and Wayne Gale, Lee County Mosquito Control District.
3:00 - 3:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK - EMERALD FOYER
SILENT AUCTION PREVIEW SLIDESHOW IN MEETING ROOM
GENERAL SESSION II EMERALD BALLROOM E Ben Brewer, Moderator
Director, South Walton County Mosquito Control District
3:30 - 3:45 M16. A Summary of the Use of Natular XRG
in Catch Basins in Panama City Beach, FL. Dale Martin, Beach Mosquito Control District.
3:45 - 3:55 M17. Larvicidal Activity of Commercial
Antibacterial Soaps against Culex quinquefasciatus. Riu-De Xue and Whitney Qualls, Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
3:55 - 4:10 M18. Update on the New Mosquito
Larvicide, MOSQUIRON. Barry Tyler, Pestalto Environmental Health Services, Inc.
4:10 - 4:25 M19. Possible Extirpation of a Species.
Thomas Wilmot, Midland County Mosquito Control.
4:25 - 4:40 M20. RIDL Recent Trial Results and Future
Prospects. Derric Nimmo, Andrew McKemey, and Luke Alphey, Oxitec Ltd.
4:40 - 4:55 M21. Recovery of Aedes aegypti in Florida?
Field Evidence and Resistance to Satyrization by Aedes albopictus. L. Philip Lounibos, Irka Bargielowski and Maria Cristina Carrasquilla, Florida Medical Entomology Lab.
4:55 - 5:10 M22. The Tale of Two Buckets and Associated
Containers: Impact on Aedes albopictus. Daniel Kline, Jerome Hogsette, and Heather Furlong, USDA-ARS, CMAVE.
5:10 - 5:25 M23. Effectiveness of Aerial Adulticide and
Larvicide Applications on Domestic Mosquitoes. Christopher Lesser and Mark Latham, Manatee County Mosquito Control District.
5:25 - 5:40 M24. Bottle Bioassays of Several Adulticides
against Aedes aegypti, Aedes taeniorhynchus and Culex quinquefasciatus. Lawrence Hribar, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District.
5:40 - 5:50 M25. Comparison of Two Styles of Adult
Mosquito Exposure Cages. Jeff Stivers, Collier Mosquito Control District.
5:50 - 6:00 M26. Applications of Attractive Toxic Sugar
Baits (ATSB) on Vegetation and in Bait Stations for the Control of Aedes albopictus in St. Augustine, FL. Gunter Muller, The Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, and Rui-De Xue, Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
6:00 ADJOURN
6:30 - 8:00 PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION
EMERALD BALLROOM A & B Cash Bar and Appetizers
Silent Auction Preview Slideshow
TUESDAY MORNING – NOVEMBER 13
7:00 - 4:00 REGISTRATION - EMERALD BALLROOM FOYER
GENERAL SESSION III EMERALD BALLROOM E
Mark Cothran, Moderator Director, Gulf County Mosquito Control
8:00 CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lawrence J. Hribar, FMCA President
8:05 - 8:15 T1. Delayed Mortality Among Cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus Illness in Florida, 1999-2011. Michelle George, Danielle Stanek, and Gregory Danyluk, Florida Department of Health.
8:15 - 8:30 T2. Florida Arbovirus Surveillance,
2012**Data Based on Information Available through September 30, 2012 and will be Updated with Most Current Information at the Time of the Meeting. Stephanie Moody-Geissler, Danielle Stanek, and Carina Blackmore, Florida Department of Health.
8:30 - 8:45 T3. The Public Health Response to a West
Nile Virus Outbreak. John Lanza, Florida Department of Health, Escambia County Health Department.
8:45 - 9:00 T4. Truth & Consequences - West Nile Virus
in Escambia County, FL. Bob Betts, Escambia County Mosquito Control Division, Community & Environment Department, BCC.
9:00 - 9:15 T5. West Nile...Texas Style.
Frank Clarke, Clark Wood, and Fran Krenick, Clarke, and Caleb Stitely, Dynamic Aviation.
9:15 - 9:30 T6. Rapid Response Ground ULV Operations
in Dallas County, TX. Ron Montgomery, Vector Disease Control International.
9:30 - 9:45 T7. Vertical Transmission of Key West
Denge-1 Virus by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes from Florida. Eva Buckner, Phil Lounibos, and Barry Alto, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, UF- IFAS.
9:45 - 10:00 T8. Special Presentation by the FMCA
Immediate Past President. Roxanne Connelly, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach.
10:00 - 10:15 FMCA Business Meeting
Lawrence J. Hribar, FMCA President.
10:15 - 10:30 T9. Mechanisms of Mosquito Larvae and Pupae Mortality Induced by Acoustic Larvicide© Treatments and Operational Results. Herbert Nyberg, New Mountain Innovations.
10:30 - 10:45 T10. Larval Habitat Distribution and Barrier
Trap Strategies. Roxanne Connelly, Cynthia Lord, and Joseph Pohedra, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, UF-IFAS.
10:45 - 10:55 T11. Effectiveness of Bifenthrin and
Deltamethrin as Barrier Treatments for Controlling Aedes taeniorhynchus in Key Largo, FL. Adriane Tambasco, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District.
10:55 - 11:05 T12. Hourly Flight Hours for Host-Seeking
Mosquitoes in Southwest Florida. James Burgess and Tom Miller, Lee County Mosquito Control District.
11:05 - 11:20 T13. Responding to Service Requests and
Targeting Adult Mosquito Treatments in Volusia County. Bruce Morgan, Volusia County Mosquito Control.
11:20 - 11:40 T14. An Analysis of Anastasia Mosquito
Control Districts Service Requests over the Past Eight (8) Years. Richard Weaver, Rui-De Xue, and Kay Gaines, Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
11:40 - 11:55 T15. Overview of BGS Sentinel Trap Data and
the A.T.M. (Asian Tiger Mosquito) Project in Volusia County: Spatial Distribution, Species Occurrence and the Rediscovery of Aedes aegypti within our District. Edward Northey and Jim McNelly, Volusia County Mosquito Control.
11:55 - 1:30 LUNCH – on your own.
SILENT AUCTION PREVIEW SLIDESHOW IN MEETING ROOM
12:00 - 1:30 COMMISSIONERS’ LUNCHEON
SANDPIPER Steve Smith, Commissioners’ Section Chair
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District.
“Successful Performance Management” Invited Speaker: Keith Wilkins, Director, Community & Environment Department,
Escambia County BCC.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON - NOVEMBER 13
GENERAL SESSION IV EMERALD BALLROOM E Chris Lesser, Moderator
Assistant Director, Manatee County Mosquito Control District
1:30 - 1:40 T16. A Passive Trap Variant Preferentially
Collecting Culex nigripalpus. Donald Shroyer and Patrick Morgan, Indian
River Mosquito Control District.
1:40 - 1:55 T17. The Biological Effect of Cage Design Corrected for Reductions in Spray Penetration. Jane Bonds, Bonds Consulting Group LLC, Brad Fritz and Clint Hoffmann, USDA-ARS.
1:55 - 2:10 T18. Development of a Disposable, Semi-Rigid
Cylindrical Field Bioassay Cage. Gail Stout, Manatee County Mosquito Control District.
2:10 - 2:25 T19. Comparison of Aedes aegypti Larval
House Indices: Operational vs. Random Selection. Andrea Leal, Florida Keys Mosquito Control District.
2:25 - 2:40 T20. A Discussion on Droplet Collection and
Droplet Sizing Using Two Different Commercially Available Slide Spinners. Mark Latham, Manatee County Mosquito Control District.
2:40 - 2:55 T21. Genotyping Aedes albopictus in
Hillsborough and Other Florida Counties. Azliyati Azizan, Andrea Bingham, and Tom Unnasch, University of South Florida College of Public Health.
2:55 - 3:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK - EMERALD FOYER
TUESDAY AFTERNOON - NOVEMBER 13
GENERAL SESSION IV (continued)
EMERALD BALLROOM E Chris Lesser, Moderator
Assistant Director, Manatee County Mosquito Control District
3:30 - 3:40 T22. Hosts or habitats: What Drives the Spatial
Distribution of Mosquitoes? Nathan Burkett-Cadena, University of South Florida; Christopher McClure, Boise State University; and Laura Estep, Oregon State University.
3:40 - 3:50 T23. Thermal Fog of ANVIL 10+10 Against
Culex quinquefasciatus in Storm Drain Systems in St. Augustine, FL. Rui-De Xue, Michael Smith, and Whitney Qualls, Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
3:50- 4:00 T24. Field Evaluation of Thermal Foggers and
Cold ULV Machines Provided by American LongRay Against Caged Mosquitoes. Mike Smith, Whitney Qualls, and Rui-De Xue, Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
4:00 - 4:15 T25. FDACS Emergency Mosquito Spray
Response to Tropical Storm Debby. Peter Jiang, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
4:15 - 4:25 T26. Response and Control of Outbreak of
Mosquito Population in St. Johns County, July 2012. Kay Gaines and Rui-De Xue, Anastasia Mosquito Control District.
4:25 - 4:35 T27. Dengue in Florida During 2012.
Walter J. Tabachnick, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida.
4:35 - 4:50 T28. Are Arboviral Epidemics Puzzles or
Mysteries? Jonathan Day, Gregg Ross, and Roxanne Connelly, University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory.
4:50 - 5:05 T29. Mosquito Control in South Walton
County. Ben Brewer, South Walton County Mosquito Control District.
5:05 - 5:30 Open Microphone Discussion
Operational Issues in Florida: NW, NE, SW, SE Regions.
Bob Betts, Moderator FMCA President-Elect
5:30 ADJOURN
6:00 - 7:30 SILENT AUCTION BIDDING
AND ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
EMERALD BALLROOM A & B AND FOYER
7:30 - 9:00 AWARDS BANQUET EMERALD BALLROOM A & B
Awards will be presented during dessert
FMCA Awards
Mark Latham FMCA Awards Committee Chair
FMCA Merit Awards Presented by Nominators
Tom Breaud, Stephen Sickerman, and Don Shroyer
James W. Robinson Memorial Award Presented by Nominator Rui-De Xue
Sherrie Yarberry Award
Presented by Nominator Gail Stout
FMCF Scholarship Presented by Roxanne Connelly
FMCF Scholarship Committee Chair WEDNESDAY MORNING - NOVEMBER 14
7:00 - 12:00 REGISTRATION - EMERALD BALLROOM FOYER
GENERAL SESSION V EMERALD BALLROOM E
Neil Wilkinson, Moderator FMCA Vice President
Florida Gulf Coast University and Lee County Mosquito Control District
8:00 CALL TO ORDER & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lawrence J. Hribar, FMCA President
8:00 - 8:15 W1. The Rage of the Dog Star. Neil Wilkinson, Florida Gulf Coast University.
8:15 - 8:25 W2. IPM Tool Kits from the Florida Medical
Entomology Laboratory. Roxanne Connelly, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, UF-IFAS.
8:25 - 8:35 W3. Practical, Efficient, Easy (and Fun) Ways to
Raise Awareness About Your District and Its Mission. Eric Jackson, Brian Murphy, and Neil Wilkinson, Lee County Mosquito Control District & School District of Lee County.
8:35 – 8:45 W4. What’s Driving Education?
Brian Murphy, Eric Jackson, and Neil Wilkinson, Lee County Mosquito Control District & School District of Lee County.
8:45- 9:00 W5. Mosquito Control Services at Florida
State University. John Smith, Florida State University.
9:00 - 9:10 W6. Manatee County Mosquito Control
District Outreach and Education Program. Gail Stout, Manatee County Mosquito Control District.
9:10 - 9:25 W7. Expectations of Mosquito Abatement
Agencies and How They Drive Public Services. Gary Goode, Palm Beach County ERM/ Mosquito Control Division.
9:25 - 9:35 W8. Ensuring Continuity in Positions Other
Than Director. June Johnson, Citrus County Mosquito Control District.
9:35 - 9:50 W9. Insecticide Resistance Management in
Florida (1999-2012) Jack Petersen, Rutgers University
9:50 - 10:05 W10. The Biggest Room in the World…
Nicole Williams, Howe Enterprises LLC. 10:05 - 10:30 BREAK-EMERALD FOYER
10:30 - 11:30 FMCA Business Meeting and
Installation of New Officers EMERALD BALLROOM E
Lawrence J. Hribar, FMCA President
11:30 ADJOURN
12:00 - 2:00 FMCA Board of Directors’ Meeting
PELICAN Bob Betts,
FMCA President 2:00 - 3:00 FMCF Directors’ Meeting
PELICAN Bob Betts,
FMCF President
Florida Mosquito Control Association
Past Presidents Yr President Meeting City
1922 Dr. Joseph Y. Porter (D) Daytona Beach
Florida’s First State Health Officer 1923 Dr. Joseph Y. Porter (D) Bartow
1924 George W. Clements (D) Cocoa Beach
Mosquito Representative of Polk County 1926 Vida L. MacDonell (D) St. Augustine
President, FL Federation of Women’s Clubs, instrumental in establishing FAMA
1927 George W. Simmons, Jr. (D) Hollywood
Chief Sanitary Engineer of State Board of Health
1928 W.E.A. Wyman (D) Jacksonville
Head of St. Petersburg Anti-Mosquito League, 1923
1929 William I. Fee (D) Ft. Pierce
St. Lucie MCD Board Member 1930 William I. Fee (D) Sarasota
1931 William J. Burns (D) Perry
Mosquito Representataive of Sarasota County (Delegate to 1929 FAMA meeting)
1932 Alex MacWilliams (D) Clearwater
Charter Board Member - Indian River MCD 1936 George W. Simmons, Jr. (D) Orlando
see 1927 1937 Alex MacWilliams (D) Tampa
see 1932 1938 Fred H. Stutz (D) Jacksonville
Director Dade Co. Mosquito Control 1939 M.J. Mackler (D) Daytona Beach
Col. (Ret.) USPHS Asst. Health Officer, Tampa
1940 W.V. King (D) West Palm Beach
Entomologist - USDA Principal Author: King, Bradley & McNeal Mosquitoes of the Southeast US
1941 Dr. E.J. Elmendorf, Jr. (D) Jacksonville Director, Malaria Control Bureau State Board of Health
1942 Norman G. Platts (D) Tampa
WPA Sandfly Research Project Director, St. Lucie Co. Sanitary District
1946 H. Duke Peters (D) West Palm Beach
Director, MC - Jacksonville Health Dept. 1947 David B. Lee (D) St. Petersburg
Chief, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering State Board of Health
1948 Claude Strickland (D) Ft. Pierce
Sanitarian, Superintendent MC Pinellas Co. Health Department
1949 Dr. J.A. Mulrennan, Sr. (D) Mount Dora
Chief, Malaria Control in War Areas Director, Office of Entomology State Board of Health & Dept. HRS
1950 Edwin L. Seabrook (D) Ft. Myers
Director, Palm Beach Co. MC 1951 Samuel A. Harper (D) Key West
Director, Brevard Co. MC 1952 John M. Hirst (D) Jacksonville
Lt. Crd. (Ret.) US Navy Malaria Control Unit
1953 Samuel Minnich (D) Daytona Beach
Director, East Volusia Co. MC 1954 J. Melton Williams (D) Naples
Director, Sarasota Co. MC 1955 Dr. Maurice W. Provost (D) Panama City
First Director FMEL 1956 William W. Warner (D) Ft. Pierce
Director, Monroe Co. MC
1957 Mark W. Witham (D) Miami Beach
Director, Martin Co. MC 1958 Robert L. Kemp (D) Clearwater
Director, Manatee Co. MC 1959 Robert E. Bartnett Pensacola
Director, Anastasia Island MCD
1961 James S. Haeger Key West Entomologist, FMEL
1962 Nina Branch Silver Springs
Entomologist, FMEL 1963 T. Wainwright Miller, Jr. Jacksonville
Engineer, State Board of Health Director, St. Lucie Co. Sanitary District Director, Lee Co. MCD
1964 E. John Beidler St. Augustine
Entomologist, State Board of Health Director, Indian River MCD UF Distinguished Alumnus
1965 A. Nelson Davis, Jr. (D) Tampa
Director, Monroe Co. MCD EPA, Director, Broward Co. MC
1966 James H. Heidt Daytona Beach
Director, Dade Co. MC 1967 Andrew J. Rogers Panama City Beach
Director, Panama City Lab Director, Office of Entomology, DHRS
1968 L. Jack Salmela Naples
Director, Brevard Co. MC 1969 Paul J. Hunt (D) Winter Park Head, Pest Control, State Board of Health, Director, East Volusia MCD
1970 Claude D. Souder, Jr. (D) Ft. Lauderdale
Director, Broward Co. MC 1971 John B. O’Neil Reddington Beach
Representative, American Cyanamid
1972 Frank L. Wilson Miami Beach
Florida Dept. of Agriculture Entomologist, State Board of Health Director, Polk Co. MC
1973 Ernest A. Philen (D) Panama City
Engineer, Office of Entomology 1974 James D. Gorman Key West
Director, Hillsborough Co. MC 1975 Brandt G. Watson (D) Ft. Myers
Director, Collier MCD 1976 William Dryden (D) Longboat Key
Commissioner, Lee Co. MCD 1977 Lawrence M. Rhodes Atlantic Beach
Anastasia Island MCD Director, Manatee Co. MCD
1978 Elisabeth C. Beck Lake Buena Vista
Entomologist, Office of Entomology Executive Director, FMCA
1979 Herbert J. Friedman Tampa
President, Southern Mill Creek Products 1980 Dr. Carlisle B. Rathburn, Jr. Ft. Walton Beach
Research Entomologist WFARL, Panama City 1981 Norman E. Thomas Ft. Lauderdale
Entomologist, WFARL, Panama City Entomologist, Polk Co. MC
Director, Sarasota Co. MC Resource Recovery, Alachua County Alachua County MC
1982 Lester E. Scherer Port St. Lucie
Director, Martin Co. MC 1983 Dan F. Boyd (D) Lake Buena
Vista Southern Mill Creek Products LECO/Adapco/Danco Products
1984 Dr. John A. Mulrennan, Jr. Key West
Entomologist, USN Director, Office of Entomology Chief, Bureau of Entomology and Pest Control, DACS
1985 Dr. Donald E. Weidhaas (D) Sarasota
Director, USDA, Insects Affecting Man & Animals Laboratory
1986 James W. Robinson (D) Jacksonville
Director, Pasco Co. MCD 1987 Burie W. Clements, Jr. Palm Beach
Director, WFARL, Panama City 1988 Dr. Ray E. Parsons Pensacola US Army Medical Service Corps
Entomologist, Polk County MC Director, Sarasota County MC
1989 William R. Opp Orlando
Engineer, DER Engineering, HRS Office of Entomology
1990 Frank D.S. Evans Ocala
FMEL Director, St. Lucie Co. MCD
1991 J. Clarke Hudson (D) Clearwater
Representative, Chevron/Valent 1992 Dr. T. Oscar Fultz Cocoa Beach
Asst. Director, Indian River MCD Director, Polk County MC Director, Chatham Co. Georgia MC
1993 George J. Wichterman Ft. Myers
Entomologist, Lee Co. MCD 1994 Dr. Richard H. Baker Destin
Director, FMEL, University of Florida 1995 Robert V. Ward Key West
Director, Charlotte Co. MC Manager, Polk Co. MC
1996 W. Gene Baker Kissimmee
Director, Leon Co. MC 1997 G. Alan Curtis St. Augustine
Research Entomologist, Indian River MCD 1998 Dr. David Dame Clearwater
Entomologist, USDA Consultant, Entomological Services
1999 Joseph Ruff Daytona Beach
Entomologist, JAMSRL, HRS Director, Dog Fly Control Program, DACS
2000 Jonas Stewart Panama City Beach
Director, East Volusia MCD 2001 Edward C. Hunter Ft. Myers
Director, Beach MCD 2002 Mark Latham Amelia Island
Director, Manatee Co. MCD 2003 Dr. George O’Meara Miami
Professor, FMEL, University of Florida 2004 Kellie Etherson Lake Buena Vista Director, Gainesville MC
Executive Director, FMCA 2005 Douglas Carlson Duck Key Director, Indian River MCD 2006 Edsel Fussell Hutchinson Island Director, Florida Keys MCD Administrator, Mosquito Control – DACS 2007 William Reynolds Jacksonville Adapco, Inc. LEA Team 2008 Dr. Frank Van Essen Panama City Beach Director, Collier MCD 2009 Dennis Moore Tampa Director, Pasco Co. MCD 2010 Shelly Redovan Duck Key Deputy Director, Lee Co. MCD 2011 Roxanne Connelly Jacksonville Associate Professor, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach
2012 Government Sustaining Members
Amelia Island Mosquito Control District Anastasia Mosquito Control District Bay
County Mosquito Control Beach Mosquito Control District
Bradford County Mosquito Control Charlotte County Environmental Services Citrus County Mosquito Control District
Collier Mosquito Control District Escambia County Mosquito Control
Florida Keys Mosquito Control District Fort Myers Beach Mosquito Control Franklin County Mosquito Control
Gulf County Mosquito Control Hernando County Mosquito Control
Indian River Mosquito Control District Jacksonville Mosquito Control
Lake County Mosquito & Aquatic Plant Management Lee County Mosquito Control District
Manatee County Mosquito Control District North Walton County Mosquito Control
Osceola County Mosquito Control Okaloosa County Mosquito Control District
Palm Beach County Mosquito Control Pasco County Mosquito Control District
Polk County Environmental Services Putnam County Mosquito Control
Saint Lucie County Mosquito Control District Santa Rosa County Mosquito Control
Sarasota County Mosquito Control District Seminole County Mosquito Control
South Walton County Mosquito Control District Volusia County Mosquito Control District
2012 Committee Chairs
Aerial Training - Mark Latham
Arbovirus Surveillance - Jon Day
Awards - Mark Latham
BuzzWords Newsletter - Roxanne Connelly
Bylaws - Bob Betts
Commissioners’ Section - Steve Smith
Directors’ Section - Richard Smith
Dodd Short Courses - Sue Bartlett, Roxanne Connelly,
& Flo Jones
Exhibits - Jim Burgess
Fall Program - Bob Betts
Finance - Roxanne Connelly Florida Mosquito Control Handbook - Roxanne Connelly
Historical - Roxanne Connelly & Gordon Patterson
IT User’s Group - Nancy Iannotti & Ralph DePalma
Legislative - Doug Carlson & Dennis Moore
Local Arrangements - Roxanne Connelly & Shelly Redovan
Membership - Shelly Redovan
Nominating - Roxanne Connelly
NPDES - Jeff Stivers
Personnel Exchange - FMCA Executive Committee
Pesticide Application - Jonathan Hornby
Public Information - Adrian Salinas
Research Advisory - Don Shroyer
Resolutions - Roxanne Connelly
Silent Auction - Roxanne Connelly
Site Selection - Shelly Redovan
Technical Bulletins - Jim Cilek
Technology & Audiovisual - Gregg Ross
Wing Beats Magazine - Stephen Sickerman
2011-2012 Officers Lawrence J. Hribar - President, Marathon, FL Bob Betts - President-Elect, Cantonment, FL
Neil Wilkinson - Vice President, Fort Myers, FL Roxanne Connelly - Immediate Past President,
Vero Beach, FL
Debra Parker Smith and Shelly Redovan Executive Directors
11625 Landing Place North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Regional Representatives
Northwest Region
Mark Cothran Gulf County MCD
Northeast Region
Rui-de Xue Anastasia MCD
Southwest Region
Mike Mahler Polk County MC
Southeast Region
Judy Avril Indian River MCD
Member-at-Large
Tom Unnasch University of South Florida
Industry
Tom Wells ADAPCO
Directors’ Section Chair
Richard Smith City of Jacksonville MC
Commissioners’ Section Chair Commissioner Stephen Smith
Florida Keys MCD
2012 FMCA Sustaining Industry Members
ADAPCO, Inc.
Sanford, Florida
AgNav Barrie, Ontario, Canada
AllPro Vector Group Bloomington, Minnesota
American Eurocopter Grand Prairie, Texas
American Longray Company San Francisco, California
AMVAC Los Angeles, California
Bayer Environmental Science Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
B2E Microbial Sag Harbor, New York
Central Life Sciences Schaumburg, Illinois
Cheminova Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Clarke Mosquito Control Products, Inc. Roselle, Illinois
Curtis Dyna-Fog Westfield, Indiana
John W. Hock Corporation Gainesville, Florida
Leading Edge Associates Waynesville, North Carolina
London Fog, Inc. Long Lake, Minnesota
NationAir West Chicago, Illinois
Univar USA, Inc. Kirkland, Washington
Valent Biosciences Libertyville, Illinois