mosquitoes

Catherine M. Brown & Richard Pollack

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

7:30 PM

The changing ecological and epidemiological landscape of mosquito-borne disease in New England. Are things getting worse? Why, and what can (or should) be done?

MCZ 101, 26 Oxford Street, Harvard University

Catherine M. Brown, DVM, MSc, MPH
State Public Health Veterinarian, State Laboratory Institute, Massachusetts Department of Public Health

Richard J. Pollack, PhD
Environmental Health, Safety and Emergency Management (EHSEM), Harvard University
Instructor, Department of Immunology & Infectious Disease, Harvard School of Public Health
Chair, Mosquito Advisory Group, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
Commissioner, Norfolk County Mosquito Control District

We will provide an overview of the changing distribution of mosquito-borne viruses (e.g. EEE, WNv) in the region, introduce the cast of fascinating villains (mosquitoes, viruses, vertebrate hosts), describe their odd ecological requirements, and propose what we might expect to encounter in the coming years and decades. Come armed with questions and opinions.

The talk is free and open to the public. The meeting is readily accessible via public transportation. Parking is available in the Oxford Street Garage with advance arrangement, as described here, or (usually but not always) at spaces on nearby streets. Everyone is also welcome to join us for dinner before the talk (beginning at 6:00 PM) at Cambridge Common restaurant, on 1667 Massachusetts Ave.

CEC meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from October through May. The evening schedule typically includes an informal dinner (6:00 to 7:15 PM) followed by our formal meeting (7:30 – 9:00 PM). The latter begins with club business and is followed by a 50 minute entomology related presentation. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists.

Richard Pollack

Tuesday, January 15, 2012

7:30 PM

Other people’s bugs: The politics and perceptions of public health pests on global and personal scales

Haller Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Harvard University

 

Richard Pollack

Richard Pollack

Richard Pollack, Harvard University

Diverse insects find people attractive – and cause other people to shun those endowed with genuine and presumed infestations. Fears of certain insects have long been used as excuses to repress the liberty and opportunities of others, or as political fodder to advance political agenda. Richard Pollack will highlight several examples pertaining to lice, mosquitoes, bed bugs and yet other of his favorite creatures to scratch the surface of this complex topic.

The talk is free and open to the public. The meeting is readily accessible via public transportation. Parking is available in the Oxford Street Garage with advance arrangement, as described here, or (usually but not always) at spaces on nearby streets. Everyone is also welcome to join us for dinner before the talk (beginning at 6:00 PM) at the West Side Lounge restaurant.

CEC meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from October through May. The evening schedule typically includes an informal dinner (6:00 to 7:15 PM) followed by our formal meeting (7:30 – 9:00 PM). The latter begins with club business and is followed by a 50 minute entomology related presentation. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists.