Dr Spiros Mourelatos, CEO of Ecodevelopment and former President of the European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA), following an invitation from the CEO of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Dr. David T. Dyjack, participated in a special session on mosquito control in Europe and America.
The session was held as part of the organization’s Annual Educational Conference for 2025, last July, in Phoenix, Arizona. The panel consisted of Mr Mourelatos as well as on behalf of NEHA, the organization’s CEO Dr. David T. Dyjack and, on behalf of the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA), Technical Director Mr. Dan Markowski.
During the meeting, the following topics were discussed, among others, following questions from the audience:
- Climate Change and Other Epidemiological Risk Factors in Europe (https://youtu.be/-SMJCz_9kCI)
- Prioritization of actions to combat West Nile virus in large cities (Urban Vision) (https://youtu.be/eS9NbLgoU0s)
- Larviciding with biological agents based on data for minimum environmental impact (https://youtu.be/8kCz9GPGDo0)
- The One Health approach (https://youtu.be/24pRNUY_pLg)
- Integration of technologies in mosquito control (https://youtu.be/9yoqHgBGJ7k)
- Sterile Insect Technology and Drones in mosquito control (https://youtu.be/ZFCk0fie50M)
At the link below, you can watch Mr. Mourelatos’ introduction to the session on mosquitoes and public health in Europe (https://youtu.be/w0U7pXg_hgM), as well as the closing of the session (https://youtu.be/pqQfsesm5BQ).