Three of our current MS Environmental Health students presented their thesis research through oral presentations at the joint conference of the Mid-Atlantic Mosquito Control Association (MAMCA, 43rd Annual Meeting) and the North Carolina Mosquito and Vector Control Association (NCMVCA, 52nd Annual Meeting) held from February 12-14, 2018 at Courtyard Carolina Beach Oceanfront, Carolina Beach, NC.  Dr. Stephanie Richards is currently the vice president of both associations and had organized the conference program.  About 140 attendees were present at this year’s conference.  The students (names underlined) and their presentations are as follows:

• Avian White and Stephanie Richards – “Could viral co-infection of mosquitoes impact vector control?”
• Megan Rhyne and Stephanie Richards- “Impact of the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen on life table characteristics of Aedes albopictus”
• Heidi Knecht, Avian White and Stephanie Richards – “Impact of insecticide exposure on vector competence for Zika virus”