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Mosquito control in California is achieved through interactions with local mosquito abatement districts, the California State Department of Health and the University of California. This interaction has resulted in sustainable mosquito control across a large state that contains a diversity of mosquito environments. Effective mosquito control has also prevented the establishment of invasive mosquito species into California though its ports of entry and despite that large volume of freight shipped to California. The unique structure of the relationship that has effectively controlled mosquitoes in California can serve as an example to other regions of the world.
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Brown, D. (2010). Sustainable Mosquito Control in California: A Template for the World. In: Atkinson, P.W. (eds) Vector Biology, Ecology and Control. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2458-9_14
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