Mosquito Control Worker`s Recertification Training Session
March 03, 2026
New Jersey Mosquito Control Association
http://www.njmca.org
Location
Seaview Hotel
401 S. New York Rd.
Galloway Twp., NJ 08205
Contact Information
John Abdill
609-645-5948
abdill_john@aclink.org
Public Health Core Competency Domain Information
N/A
Credits and Continuing Education Units
Public Health CE#22863: 3.00 hour(s)
Description
Various speakers will discuss mosquito biology, aerial application of larvicides and adulticides for mosquito control, insecticide resistance and how to monitor it in your mosquito populations, how to identify mosquitoes while in the field and make according pesticide application decisions, vector borne disease testing and pesticide applications in response to the data generated at the PHEL lab, and how the NJDEP uses monitoring wells and pesticide use surveys to protect public health and water quality.
Agenda/Additional Information
9:00 am Mosquito Biology and Aerial Application in New Jersey
John Abdill, Superintendent, Atlantic County OMC
10:00 am Primer on Insecticide Resistance and Resistance Management
Lindsay Baxter, Project Manager, Pesticide Resistance Monitoring Project, Northeast Vector-borne Disease Teaching and Evaluation Center
10:30 am Break
10:45 am Evaluating Pesticide Resistance Using the Correct Assay
Lindsay Baxter, Project Manager, Pesticide Resistance Monitoring Project, Northeast Vector-borne Disease Teaching and Evaluation Center
11:15am In-Field Identification: How to identify (some) mosquitoes, on the fly
Autumn Angelus, Principal Biologist, NJDEP, DFW, OMCC
11:45 am Lunch
1:00 pm Mosquito Testing and Public Health Decisions
Jim Occi, Microbiologist, NJDOH, PHEL
1:30 pm Pesticide Use Surveys and Monitoring Wells, how data collection protects public health and water quality
Anne Alleger, Manager-Pesticide Evaluation, Monitoring & Laboratory, NJDEP Water Resources Management
2:00 pm Credit Distribution and Adjournment
Presenters
James Occi
Lindsay Baxter
Autumn Angelus
John Abdill
Anne Alleger
Target Audience(s)
Academic - Student
Health Officer
Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS)
Communicable Disease Investigator
Course Fee
$ 150.00
Brought to you by New Jersey Department of Health.