Press Releases

5/23/2013 5:19:09 PMGLACVCD Confirms the First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquito Sample in District for 2013
4/26/2013 9:35:42 AM2013 Student Poster & Essay Contest Winners
4/18/2013 2:17:04 PMMosquito Awareness Week 2013
4/10/2013 7:50:41 AMPesticide Treatment Scheduled to Combat Asian Tiger Mosquitoes
10/5/2012 4:28:32 PMLa Canada Flintridge Added to the List of WNV Positive Cities in Los Angeles County
9/21/2012 4:43:30 PMWest Nile Virus Activity Detected in Three More Cities in Los Angeles County
9/11/2012 9:39:02 AMWest Nile Virus Detected in More Cities in Los Angeles County
8/31/2012 3:20:39 PMWest Nile Virus Warnings for Labor Day Weekend
8/28/2012 8:56:08 AMWest Nile Virus Activity Update
8/17/2012 3:50:07 PMHigh Temperatures Contributing to WNV Activity
7/27/2012 2:10:53 PMWNV Found in More Communities in LA County
7/23/2012 2:55:46 PMVector Control District Confirms More WNV Activity
7/18/2012 2:10:38 PMWNV Activity on the Rise as Summer Heats Up
7/6/2012 8:48:30 AMGLACVCD Confirms Additional West Nile Virus Activity
7/6/2012 8:46:58 AMGLACVCD Confirms WNV Activity in Rowland Heights
6/22/2012 3:31:27 PMWest Nile Virus Threat Looms as Residents Enjoy First Weekend of Summer
6/15/2012 7:45:23 AMFirst WNV Positive Mosquito Sample Confirmed for 2012
5/25/2012 10:57:41 AMProtect Yourself this Memorial Day Weekend
5/14/2012 1:45:54 PMAsian Tiger Mosquitoes Re-emerge in Los Angeles County
4/24/2012 9:12:12 AMStudent Poster Contest Winner Announced
4/24/2012 7:53:26 AMMosquito Awareness Week
3/15/2012 8:55:44 AMInvasive Tiger Mosquitoes - Are They Back?
2/8/2012 2:33:09 PMAMCA to Exhibit at USA Science & Engineering Festival
12/7/2011 7:53:39 AMSanta Ana Winds May Fight Asian Tiger Mosquito
11/7/2011 4:05:43 PMMulti-agency Asian Tiger Mosquito Campaign
10/20/2011 12:10:17 PMSeeking Boundaries to Asian Tiger Mosquito Infestation
10/14/2011 11:07:53 AMChickens Continue to Show WNV Antibodies
10/7/2011 12:36:23 PMWarm Weather After Rain Aids WNV Activity
9/30/2011 10:52:22 AMJoint Effort to Eradicate the Asian Tiger Mosquito
9/23/2011 3:40:42 PMWNV Activity Update
9/16/2011 2:59:33 PMWNV Activity Remains High
9/16/2011 9:28:43 AMAsian Tiger Mosquitoes Found
9/9/2011 1:58:39 PMWNV Persists into School Year
9/2/2011 1:29:29 PMMosquito Season Continues
8/26/2011 9:06:40 AMAnother Week of High WNV Activity
8/25/2011 3:05:17 PMSecond Door-to-Door Public Outreach Campaign to Launch
8/19/2011 2:30:12 PMProtect Yourself Against WNV
8/16/2011 9:39:36 AMWNV Reaches Epidemic Levels
8/11/2011 3:29:04 PMWNV Outreach Campaign
8/5/2011 3:18:39 PMWNV Activity Approaching Epidemic Year Level
7/29/2011 12:37:27 PMWNV Numbers Spike
7/25/2011 8:04:03 AMLA County Reports High Number of WNV Positive Dead Birds
7/15/2011 4:02:48 PMDramatic Increase in West Nile Virus Activity
7/8/2011 2:01:46 PMWest Nile Virus Activity Heats Up
7/1/2011 11:07:55 AMFreedom from Mosquito Bites this Independence Day
6/24/2011 1:30:26 PMWNV Positive Birds from Cerritos
5/31/2011 9:08:33 AMProtect Yourself From Mosquitoes This Memorial Day Weekend
5/24/2011 10:16:05 AMWest Nile Virus Confirmed in Granada Hills
5/13/2011 2:13:13 PMFirst WNV Positive Mosquitoes for 2011
5/10/2011 11:18:21 AMMosquito Trap Notification
5/5/2011 1:39:01 PMStudent Poster Contest Winner Announced
4/22/2011 1:24:54 PMMVCAC Mosquito Awareness Week
3/21/2011 8:04:18 AMExperts to Discuss Challenges Facing U.S. Mosquito Control
3/9/2011 8:11:14 AM2011 AMCA Education Day
3/9/2011 8:10:52 AM2011 AMCA Conference in Anaheim
2/17/2011 2:38:38 PMMitigated Negative Declaration for GLACVCD-IVMP
2/17/2011 2:16:27 PMNotice of Intent to Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration
11/9/2010 2:19:42 PMSecond Annual Poster Contest Announced
10/22/2010 2:16:20 PMWNV Confirmed in Sherman Oaks and Panorama City
10/8/2010 8:40:50 AMWest Nile Virus Activity Confirmed in Chatsworth
9/30/2010 1:27:01 PMVecMobile Reveals New Look
9/24/2010 3:34:17 PMWest Nile Virus Activity Continues into the Fall
9/17/2010 3:39:37 PMKeep Pools Maintained and Help Prevent West Nile Virus
9/10/2010 1:28:46 PMWNV Activity Staying Strong in September
9/2/2010 2:39:28 PMWNV Activity Continues into School Year
9/1/2010 8:24:39 AMMore WNV Activity in LA County
8/26/2010 3:02:01 PMWNV Activity and Temperatures Continue to Increase
8/20/2010 10:58:31 AMWest Nile Virus Activity Increases with Heat
8/19/2010 9:42:14 AMWest Nile Virus Activity Confirmed in Long Beach
8/13/2010 2:34:00 PMWest Nile virus Activity Continues in August
8/6/2010 9:05:33 AMGLACVCD Now on Twitter and Facebook
8/5/2010 3:27:32 PMWest Nile Virus Activity Throughout Los Angeles
7/30/2010 2:46:29 PMWNV Positive Mosquito Samples from Pico Rivera and Sun Valley
7/20/2010 4:05:11 PMSecond WNV+ Mosquito Sample Identified
7/20/2010 4:04:40 PMTwo More WNV Positive Dead Birds Confirmed
7/20/2010 4:04:04 PMFirst WNV+ Mosquitoes of 2010
5/10/2010 2:05:10 PMImportance of Assembly Bill 2465
4/28/2010 10:18:14 AMGLACVCD and Educational Foundation Announce Poster Contest Winner
4/26/2010 9:06:50 AM2010 Mosquito and Vector Awareness Week
4/7/2010 9:38:24 AMMistaken Identity - The Crane Fly is not a Giant Mosquito
3/18/2010 11:49:15 AMGLACVCD Confirms First WNv+ Dead Birds of the 2010 Season
10/29/2009 11:13:24 AMFirst Annual Poster Contest- Bite Back Against Mosquito Attacks!
10/9/2009 3:48:45 PMWest Nile virus Activity Continues in October
9/25/2009 3:53:01 PMFall Heat Wave Contributes to Additional West Nile virus Activity
9/23/2009 12:39:10 PMWest Nile virus Activity Confirmed in La Mirada and Signal Hill
9/11/2009 3:12:00 PMWest Nile virus Activity Continues into the Fall Season
8/28/2009 10:04:08 AMNine More West Nile virus Positive Mosquito Samples Identified in Los Angeles
8/20/2009 3:13:42 PMThree More WNv+ Dead Birds Confirmed in Valencia, Santa Clarita and Van Nuys
8/18/2009 10:27:59 AMWest Nile virus Activity Increases with 29 WNv+ Mosquito Samples
8/10/2009 7:49:35 AMTwo WNv+ Mosquito Samples Confirmed in Long Beach & Whittier
8/6/2009 12:49:05 PMTwo More WNv+ Dead Birds Confirmed in Canyon Country and Hacienda Heights
8/3/2009 12:40:58 PMWest Nile virus Positive Mosquitoes Confirmed in Sunland
7/24/2009 7:24:08 AMWest Nile virus Positive Dead Bird Confirmed in Van Nuys
7/23/2009 9:19:11 AMGLACVCD Confirms Second WNv+ Mosquito Sample near Griffith Park
7/23/2009 9:18:21 AMGLACVCD Confirms Another WNv+ Bird in Los Feliz
7/23/2009 8:09:15 AMWest Nile virus Positive Mosquitoes Identified in Cerritos
7/15/2009 7:32:55 AMGLACVCD Confirms Five More WNv+ Dead Birds for 2009
5/28/2009 11:13:49 AMMVCAC urges residents and legislators to show their support
4/22/2009 11:54:00 AMCA State Legislature Declares West Nile Virus Awareness Week
4/17/2009 9:44:48 AMDistrict confirms first West Nile positive bird for 2009
9/17/2008 12:40:35 PMHigh West Nile Virus Risk This Summer
8/4/2008 12:31:20 PMMulti-Agency Press Conference Advisory
4/24/2008 12:30:27 PMHome Foreclosures and Abandoned Swimming Pools a Major Public Health Concern in 2008
11/13/2007 12:29:09 PMFormer Chief of L.A. Sheriff's Dept. Hired as General Manager of Vector Control District
8/10/2007 12:28:12 PMVector Control Distric Confirms Heightened West Nile Virus Activity in Panorama City
8/2/2007 12:27:48 PMWest Nile Virus Activity in the San Fernando Valley Contributes to High CA Case Counts
7/12/2007 12:24:42 PMIncrease in West Nile Virus Activity Reported in San Fernando Valley
7/5/2007 12:24:00 PMDistrict Identifies More West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes
5/25/2007 12:23:17 PMWest Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Identified in Los Angeles County
1/26/2007 12:22:26 PMEarly 2007 West Nile Virus Activity in L.A. County Suggests Year-long Transmission Activity
1/3/2007 12:21:25 PMNew Manager Rings in New Year at One of the Largest Vector Control Districts in CA
8/1/2006 12:20:02 PM2nd Occurrence of West Nile Virus Positive mosquitoes in LA County in 2006
5/23/2006 12:18:56 PMFirst West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes in Los Angeles Country in 2006
5/18/2006 12:18:07 PMManager Randy E. Narramore Presides Over District
4/24/2006 12:17:27 PMDistrict Manager Announces Retirement
8/24/2005 12:16:10 PMWest Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Discovered in Chatsworth
8/16/2005 12:15:14 PMWest Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Discovered in Santa Clarita
8/11/2005 12:14:25 PMAerial Application of mosquito Larvicide in the Hansen Dam Recreational Area
7/27/2005 12:13:28 PMWest Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes Discovered in Lakewood
7/7/2005 12:12:49 PMLong Beach Residents Need to Take Extra Precautins for West Nile Virus
6/14/2005 12:12:12 PMWest Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes in Cerritos and Long Beach
6/9/2005 12:11:33 PMWest Nile Virus Positive Dead Crow Found in Pico Rivera
4/22/2005 12:10:45 PMAerial Assault on Midge Flies in rio Hondo Spreading Basins and San Gabriel River
3/11/2005 12:09:52 PMSouth El Monte Mayor Urges Residents to Prevent West Nile Virus
3/2/2005 12:08:55 PMBackyard Mosquito Breeding Sources are a Potential West Nile Virus Problem
8/2/2004 12:07:26 PMMosquito Adulticiding in Rio HOndo and San Gabriel River Corridors
7/6/2004 12:06:31 PMMore West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes
6/8/2004 12:05:22 PMWest Nile Virus Activity Increasing in Los Angeles County
5/25/2004 12:05:55 PMWest Nile Virus Warning Signs Posted in Los Angeles County
5/25/2004 12:03:28 PMFirst Detection of West Nile Virus in Los Angeles County Mosquitoes This Year
4/30/2004 12:01:42 PMMosquito Awareness Day
1/12/2004 12:00:40 PMWhittier Appoints New Board Of Trustee To The Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District

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