Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California

What Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California does

The Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) is a nonprofit professional membership association founded in 1935 and headquartered in Sacramento, California, that serves 60+ mosquito and vector control districts operating across the state. Its mission centers on providing leadership, advocacy, research coordination, training, and certification for local-government vector-control programs tasked with preventing mosquito-borne diseases including West Nile virus, dengue, and Zika. The organization is led by an Executive Committee (President Paula Macedo, President Elect Michelle Brown, Vice President Omar Khweiss, Past President Steve Abshier) and managed by Executive Director Megan MacNee with a five-person headquarters staff.

MVCAC's core technology footprint is anchored by the CalSurv statewide surveillance database, housed at UC Davis, which member districts contribute to and help govern via the CalSurv Steering Committee. The association promotes an Integrated Vector Management (IVM) framework combining surveillance, source reduction, biological control, larval and adult mosquito control, and public education. It actively advances innovative control methods including Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) using Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes to suppress invasive Aedes populations and the use of drones for difficult-to-access area treatments. MVCAC coordinates with academic (UC Davis DART Lab), governmental (California Department of Public Health Vector-Borne Disease Section), national (American Mosquito Control Association), and One Health Commission partners.

The revenue model rests on three streams: annual corporate membership dues (calculated from each district's fiscal status report, billed by July 1 for a fiscal year ending June 30, with a $50 late fee after September 1 and member drop after October 31), conference registration revenue from the annual conference (94th Annual Conference, February 1–3, 2026 in Rancho Mirage; 95th Annual Conference, January 24–27, 2027 in Universal City), and training/certification revenue including CEU webinars, regional training programs, and continuing education. Distribution is event-driven (annual conferences, Legislative Day at the California State Capitol, committee meetings) and community-led, with regional training coordinators and a bi-weekly email news brief as core engagement channels.

Name

Mosquito & Vector Control Association of California

Legal name

Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California

Website

https://mvcac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MVCAC is a 1935-founded California nonprofit professional association serving 60+ mosquito and vector control districts through advocacy, training, certification, and research coordination. Headquartered in Sacramento with five staff, it runs annual conferences, legislative advocacy, and partners on the CalSurv surveillance database.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual dues from corporate member districts, with dues calculated based on fiscal status reports. Due July 1st for fiscal year ending June 30th. Late fees apply after September 1st.
2. Conference Registration: Revenue from annual conferences including the 94th Annual Conference (February 2026, Rancho Mirage) and 95th Annual Conference (January 2027, Universal City).
3. Training Programs: Revenue from certification programs, continuing education, CEU webinars, and regional training programs for vector control professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MVCAC is a nonprofit professional membership association that provides leadership, advocacy, training, and research coordination for 60+ California mosquito and vector control districts. Its core offerings include an annual conference series (94th in February 2026, 95th in January 2027), professional certification and continuing education programs (including CEU webinars), state legislative advocacy through an annual Legislative Day, and resource materials such as insecticide resistance toolkits, position papers, and integrated vector management guidance. Revenue is generated primarily through corporate member dues, conference registration, and training program fees.

Product overview

The Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California (MVCAC) is a professional membership association for California mosquito and vector control districts, not a product company. MVCAC provides advocacy, training, certification programs, conferences, publications, legislative support, and research coordination services to its 60+ member districts across California. The organization does not offer commercial products or technology solutions; instead, it serves as a coordinating body that supports public health mosquito and vector control operations through professional development, resource sharing, and policy advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 94th Annual MVCAC Conference Annual professional conference for California vector control professionals featuring symposia, workshops, poster competition (William E. Walton Poster Competition), and the William C. Reeves New Investigator Award; for MVCAC member districts and affiliated vector control researchers.
• 95th Annual MVCAC Conference Annual professional conference for California vector control professionals, with a call for symposia and educational programming; for MVCAC member districts, researchers, and partners.
• Vector Control Certification and Continuing Education Programs Certification and continuing education programs including CEU webinars for vector control professionals across California member districts.
• Corporate Membership Program Annual corporate membership for California mosquito and vector control districts, with dues calculated from fiscal status reports and a July 1 due date for the fiscal year ending June 30. Late fees apply after September 1 and members are dropped after October 31 if unpaid.
• Legislative Day at the California State Capitol Annual advocacy event at the California State Capitol where MVCAC member districts meet with state legislators to advocate for vector control funding and supportive policies.
• CalSurv Statewide Surveillance Database Statewide surveillance database housed at UC Davis tracking mosquito populations and disease activity across California; MVCAC member districts participate in the CalSurv Steering Committee to guide surveillance efforts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Invasive Aedes mosquitoes established in 28 counties
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UC Davis - CalSurvcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalSurv is the statewide surveillance database housed at UC Davis. MVCAC member districts participate in the CalSurv Steering Committee to guide surveillance efforts. The database is an essential tool in fighting vector-borne diseases, tracking mosquito populations and disease activity across California.
• UC Davis DART (Davis Arbovirus Research & Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDART Lab serves as liaison to CalSurv Steering Committee and Laboratory Technologies Committee. Collaborates on training, research, and surveillance activities for vector-borne diseases.
• American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMCA and MVCAC jointly provide comment on proposed rules regarding monarch butterfly pesticides. AMCA provides guidance on vector control practices and co-hosts educational webinars including the 'Science to Solution: SIT' webinar.
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCDPH Vector-Borne Disease Section maintains liaison representation on multiple MVCAC committees including Integrated Vector Management, Laboratory Technologies, Legislative, Vector & Vectorborne Disease, and Vector Control Research committees.
• One Health CommissionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Cheryl Stroud, Executive Director of the One Health Commission, served as keynote speaker at the 94th Annual MVCAC Conference. Theme 'One Health, One Fight: Connecting Vector Control to Global Health' emphasizes collaborative solutions for human, animal, and environmental health.
• Special Districts Association (CSDA)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerMVCAC serves as a proud Partner of Special Districts Legislative Days conference. Vector control districts work with fellow special districts on shared priorities including CEQA, revenue for infrastructure, emergency preparedness, and employment practices.
• Vega FarmsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVega Farms supplies sentinel chickens for MVCAC member districts in Northern and Southern California regions. Chickens are used for West Nile virus surveillance.
• Maust Family FarmsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlternative supplier of adult chickens for Southern California member districts. Located in Chino, CA and available for direct coordination with districts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Pacific Southwest Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases: UC-affiliated regional research and training center for vector-borne diseases in the southwestern U.S. Comparable to MVCAC in its focus on California-specific vector control, training, and research coordination, but with an academic/research orientation rather than membership advocacy.
• One Health Commission: National nonprofit advancing One Health approaches linking human, animal, and environmental health. MVCAC's 94th Annual Conference keynote partnership shows direct collaboration; the One Health Commission is an adjacent, enabling organization that is expanding into the same vector-borne disease space MVCAC occupies.

Others

• Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL): National nonprofit representing public health laboratories, including those performing vector-borne disease testing that feeds into MVCAC's surveillance network. Thematically related ecosystem participant whose members interface with MVCAC's CalSurv data and member district laboratory operations.
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vector-Borne Disease Section: State government unit within CDPH that maintains formal liaison representation on multiple MVCAC committees. Not a peer in the commercial sense but a key ecosystem participant providing regulatory framework, surveillance guidance, and policy direction that directly shapes MVCAC's member services.

Direct peers

• Florida Mosquito Control Association: State-level professional association for mosquito control districts in Florida, a state with similar Aedes aegypti challenges and structured vector control districts. Directly comparable to MVCAC in mission, membership structure, conferences, and legislative advocacy for state-funded vector control.
• Texas Mosquito Control Association: Texas state-level association for mosquito and vector control professionals. Comparable to MVCAC as a regional membership organization providing training, conferences, and advocacy for vector control districts within a large, geographically diverse state facing similar West Nile and Aedes threats.
• American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA): National-level professional association for mosquito and vector control professionals. AMCA is a directly comparable membership association - MVCAC's own website references AMCA co-hosting webinars and joint regulatory comments, confirming close functional alignment in advocacy, training, and certification for the U.S. vector control community.
• Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control Association: Regional professional association covering Pacific Northwest states for vector control districts. Comparable to MVCAC in providing membership services, conferences, and technical training, though focused on a different geographic region with distinct vector profiles.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership association representing local public health departments. NACCHO is a broad incumbent in the same local-government public health space, with overlapping concerns around vector control funding, emergency preparedness, and federal advocacy, though it serves a much wider remit beyond mosquitoes.

Regional players

• Special Districts Association of California (CSDA): California statewide association representing all special districts including vector control districts. MVCAC is explicitly listed as a partner of CSDA's Legislative Days; CSDA is a broader regional player with overlapping member base but wider remit covering infrastructure, water, and fire districts in addition to vector control.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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