Association activity, international items, research, new approaches, and Vietnamese legal texts on insect control.
News of VPMA activities, events, training and community work.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. On 6 October 2026 NPMA (US) released its 2025–2026 Impact Report, themed “Protecting What Matters”, reviewing a fiscal year of advocacy, workforce development, education and events and previewing initiatives for the year ahead.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. NPMA (US), in partnership with Ecovar, announced that the programme for PestWorld East 2027 is available. The event takes place on 2–3 February 2027 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (UAE) for pest management professionals from the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and beyond, with two days of education, networking and industry collaboration.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. Pest Control Technology (PCT) reported on 8 October 2026 that the Washington State Pest Management Association (WSPMA, US) held its 2026 Rodent Academy Training (RAT) on 27–29 September 2026 in Vancouver, Washington, for pest management professionals, researchers and industry partners, under the theme “Knowledge. Skills. Real-World Impact.”
Needs the Association’s confirmation. Pest Control Technology (PCT) reported on 6 October 2026 that the Urban Pest Management Technical Committee (UPMTC), a network of pest management professionals, visited Oklahoma State University in Stillwater (US) to learn from its researchers and to run a joint workshop on stored product pest management.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The US National Pest Management Association (NPMA) announced on 5 October 2026 that the Pest Management Foundation has opened its call for applications for the 2026–2027 scholarships. Applications are due by 30 November 2026, and recipients will be announced in mid-January 2027.
Items from FAOPMA, NPMA, WHO/PAHO, ECDC and other pest-management bodies.
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on 10 October 2026 that at least four dengue patients died and 1,631 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. that day.
A Hillsborough County (Florida, US) release of 8 October 2026 says County Administrator Bonnie Wise signed an executive order extending the local state of emergency to 15 October 2026 as the County works to control the mosquito population and protect residents from dengue fever.
A Hillsborough County (Florida, US) release of 9 October 2026 says County Mosquito Management Services would apply Dibrom from the air to control adult mosquitoes from 7:30 p.m. on 9 October to 6 a.m. on 10 October 2026 (Florida time) over Apollo Beach, Ruskin and Wimauma.
SunStar Philippines reported on 8 October 2026 that the Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 180,770 dengue cases nationwide as of 30 September 2026, 27% lower than the 246,082 cases in the same period of 2025.
ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) reported on 7 October 2026 that mosquito control treatments would be carried out on Wednesday and Thursday (7 and 8 October 2026) in Altadena and Monterey Park, Southern California, to reduce mosquito numbers that have surged during an intense heat wave and to lower the risk of West Nile virus.
Short summaries of new papers on insects, chemicals and vector-borne disease.
A study published in Tropical Medicine and Health on 20 September 2026 (featured by MalariaWorld on 8 October 2026) assessed pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles coluzzii collected in southern Benin, from two agricultural areas (Sèmè-Kpodji, Abomey-Calavi) and one non-agricultural urban area (Yenawa).
A review published in the Journal of Vector Borne Diseases on 21 August 2026 (featured by MalariaWorld on 8 October 2026) summarises the current situation and geographical patterns of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors and the consequences for malaria control.
A study published online in Communications Medicine on 8 October 2026 by authors from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, the US National Library of Medicine (NIH), New York University and the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra estimates global habitability for Aedes mosquitoes at high spatial resolution in five-year steps from 1970 to 2024.
On 1 October 2026 the journal Trials published a study protocol by the Environmental Health Institute of Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) with the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University: a randomised controlled trial in high-rise public housing estates to test whether releasing male Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti, on top of routine vector control, can curb the growth of dengue clusters.
A study published in Parasites & Vectors on 27 September 2026 by the University of the West Indies, Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness and the US CDC shows that Aedes aegypti from both urban (Kingston and St Andrew) and rural (Lances Bay, Hanover) Jamaica resist several insecticide classes: permethrin, deltamethrin and malathion.
Technologies and methods: Wolbachia, attractive targeted sugar baits, emanators, genetic control.
A Hillsborough County (Florida, US) release of 8 October 2026: during the dengue outbreak, County Mosquito Management reminds brick-and-mortar businesses to check the alley behind the shop, loading areas, dumpsters and outdoor storage and remove anything that collects rainwater.
WIPO’s PATENTSCOPE published on 8 October 2026 international application WO/2026/211873 “Air conditioning device and pest control agent module” (PCT/JP2026/013521, filed 31 March 2026): an air conditioning device fitted with a pest control agent module.
A study published in PLOS One on 9 October 2026 by China Jiliang University and the Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention built a deep learning system that recognises mosquitoes from both adult and larval morphology and runs directly on Android phones.
The Times Sierra Leone published an article by a health promotion officer of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health: from 6 to 20 October 2026 the Ministry, through the National Malaria Control Programme and partners, is deploying 101,862 spatial emanators in Sittia and Dema chiefdoms (Bonthe District) and Yoni Mabanta and Poli chiefdoms (Tonkolili District).
eBioMedicine (volume 132, October 2026) has published the second set of results from a cluster-randomised trial led by the Environmental Health Institute of Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA): residential clusters where male Aedes aegypti carrying Wolbachia were released had clearly lower dengue incidence than control clusters.
Vietnamese legal texts on chemicals and on household and public-health insecticide and disinfectant products.
Thanh Hoa Newspaper reported on 9 October 2026 that by that morning the dengue cluster in Lien Hai residential group, Hai Binh ward, had 5 cases. After the first treatment, surveillance showed mosquito and larval indices were still high.
Doi song va Phap luat magazine reported on 9 October 2026 (citing Dan Tri) that on the evening of 7 October Ben Thuy Health Station (Truong Vinh ward, Nghe An province) recorded a locally acquired dengue case in Ben Thuy 1 block; the patient is a 13-year-old lower secondary pupil.
The Gia Vien ward website (Hai Phong City) reported on 9 October 2026 that, to prevent dengue, the ward is running a campaign of environmental cleaning, larval control and proactive mosquito spraying; the launch is at 7 a.m. on 11 October 2026, at the same time in all 32 residential groups.
The Nhon My commune website (An Giang province) reported that on the afternoon of 7 October 2026 the commune People’s Committee held a meeting to launch the third community-based larval control campaign of 2026 against dengue. Since the start of the year the commune has recorded 188 cases in 51 outbreaks, with no deaths.
The website of Ea Kao ward (Dak Lak province) reported on 4 October 2026 that, as dengue was becoming more complicated, the ward People’s Committee was carrying out wide-area spraying against adult mosquitoes in high-risk areas. From the start of the year to 30 September 2026 the ward recorded 416 cases, 227 of them in September.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. On 6 October 2026 NPMA (US) released its 2025–2026 Impact Report, themed “Protecting What Matters”, reviewing a fiscal year of advocacy, workforce development, education and events and previewing initiatives for the year ahead.
The Daily Star (Bangladesh) reported on 10 October 2026 that at least four dengue patients died and 1,631 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours to 8 a.m. that day.
A study published in Tropical Medicine and Health on 20 September 2026 (featured by MalariaWorld on 8 October 2026) assessed pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles coluzzii collected in southern Benin, from two agricultural areas (Sèmè-Kpodji, Abomey-Calavi) and one non-agricultural urban area (Yenawa).
A Hillsborough County (Florida, US) release of 8 October 2026: during the dengue outbreak, County Mosquito Management reminds brick-and-mortar businesses to check the alley behind the shop, loading areas, dumpsters and outdoor storage and remove anything that collects rainwater.
Thanh Hoa Newspaper reported on 9 October 2026 that by that morning the dengue cluster in Lien Hai residential group, Hai Binh ward, had 5 cases. After the first treatment, surveillance showed mosquito and larval indices were still high.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. NPMA (US), in partnership with Ecovar, announced that the programme for PestWorld East 2027 is available. The event takes place on 2–3 February 2027 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (UAE) for pest management professionals from the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and beyond, with two days of education, networking and industry collaboration.
A Hillsborough County (Florida, US) release of 8 October 2026 says County Administrator Bonnie Wise signed an executive order extending the local state of emergency to 15 October 2026 as the County works to control the mosquito population and protect residents from dengue fever.
A review published in the Journal of Vector Borne Diseases on 21 August 2026 (featured by MalariaWorld on 8 October 2026) summarises the current situation and geographical patterns of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors and the consequences for malaria control.
WIPO’s PATENTSCOPE published on 8 October 2026 international application WO/2026/211873 “Air conditioning device and pest control agent module” (PCT/JP2026/013521, filed 31 March 2026): an air conditioning device fitted with a pest control agent module.
Doi song va Phap luat magazine reported on 9 October 2026 (citing Dan Tri) that on the evening of 7 October Ben Thuy Health Station (Truong Vinh ward, Nghe An province) recorded a locally acquired dengue case in Ben Thuy 1 block; the patient is a 13-year-old lower secondary pupil.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. Pest Control Technology (PCT) reported on 8 October 2026 that the Washington State Pest Management Association (WSPMA, US) held its 2026 Rodent Academy Training (RAT) on 27–29 September 2026 in Vancouver, Washington, for pest management professionals, researchers and industry partners, under the theme “Knowledge. Skills. Real-World Impact.”
A Hillsborough County (Florida, US) release of 9 October 2026 says County Mosquito Management Services would apply Dibrom from the air to control adult mosquitoes from 7:30 p.m. on 9 October to 6 a.m. on 10 October 2026 (Florida time) over Apollo Beach, Ruskin and Wimauma.
A study published online in Communications Medicine on 8 October 2026 by authors from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, the US National Library of Medicine (NIH), New York University and the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra estimates global habitability for Aedes mosquitoes at high spatial resolution in five-year steps from 1970 to 2024.
A study published in PLOS One on 9 October 2026 by China Jiliang University and the Hangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention built a deep learning system that recognises mosquitoes from both adult and larval morphology and runs directly on Android phones.
The Gia Vien ward website (Hai Phong City) reported on 9 October 2026 that, to prevent dengue, the ward is running a campaign of environmental cleaning, larval control and proactive mosquito spraying; the launch is at 7 a.m. on 11 October 2026, at the same time in all 32 residential groups.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. Pest Control Technology (PCT) reported on 6 October 2026 that the Urban Pest Management Technical Committee (UPMTC), a network of pest management professionals, visited Oklahoma State University in Stillwater (US) to learn from its researchers and to run a joint workshop on stored product pest management.
SunStar Philippines reported on 8 October 2026 that the Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 180,770 dengue cases nationwide as of 30 September 2026, 27% lower than the 246,082 cases in the same period of 2025.
On 1 October 2026 the journal Trials published a study protocol by the Environmental Health Institute of Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA) with the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University: a randomised controlled trial in high-rise public housing estates to test whether releasing male Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti, on top of routine vector control, can curb the growth of dengue clusters.
The Times Sierra Leone published an article by a health promotion officer of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health: from 6 to 20 October 2026 the Ministry, through the National Malaria Control Programme and partners, is deploying 101,862 spatial emanators in Sittia and Dema chiefdoms (Bonthe District) and Yoni Mabanta and Poli chiefdoms (Tonkolili District).
The Nhon My commune website (An Giang province) reported that on the afternoon of 7 October 2026 the commune People’s Committee held a meeting to launch the third community-based larval control campaign of 2026 against dengue. Since the start of the year the commune has recorded 188 cases in 51 outbreaks, with no deaths.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The US National Pest Management Association (NPMA) announced on 5 October 2026 that the Pest Management Foundation has opened its call for applications for the 2026–2027 scholarships. Applications are due by 30 November 2026, and recipients will be announced in mid-January 2027.
ABC7 Los Angeles (KABC) reported on 7 October 2026 that mosquito control treatments would be carried out on Wednesday and Thursday (7 and 8 October 2026) in Altadena and Monterey Park, Southern California, to reduce mosquito numbers that have surged during an intense heat wave and to lower the risk of West Nile virus.
A study published in Parasites & Vectors on 27 September 2026 by the University of the West Indies, Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness and the US CDC shows that Aedes aegypti from both urban (Kingston and St Andrew) and rural (Lances Bay, Hanover) Jamaica resist several insecticide classes: permethrin, deltamethrin and malathion.
eBioMedicine (volume 132, October 2026) has published the second set of results from a cluster-randomised trial led by the Environmental Health Institute of Singapore’s National Environment Agency (NEA): residential clusters where male Aedes aegypti carrying Wolbachia were released had clearly lower dengue incidence than control clusters.
The website of Ea Kao ward (Dak Lak province) reported on 4 October 2026 that, as dengue was becoming more complicated, the ward People’s Committee was carrying out wide-area spraying against adult mosquitoes in high-risk areas. From the start of the year to 30 September 2026 the ward recorded 416 cases, 227 of them in September.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The 2 October 2026 issue of BugBytes, the newsletter of the Georgia Pest Control Association (GPCA, US), welcomes new members, opens award nominations, invites members to an online orientation and calls for two community activities: a coat drive for homeless veterans and a “Week of Service” from 2 to 7 November 2026.
Mississippi State University Extension (MSU Extension) reported on 6 October 2026 that the tawny crazy ant (Nylanderia fulva), an invasive ant native to South America, has been identified in 2026 in three more counties, Wilkinson, Marion and Perry, bringing the total to seven, after about 15 years in only four southern coastal counties.
A study published in Parasites & Vectors on 10 September 2026 (Naval Medical University, Shanghai, and the Yunnan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, with the participation of Lao PDR’s National Malaria Centre) identified 15 Anopheles species at four border sites between Laos, Cambodia and Thailand; in Anopheles peditaeniatus, the ace-1 G119S mutation was found at high frequency.
A study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases on 21 September 2026 (Indiana University School of Medicine, the University of Notre Dame and the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and Tobago) tested attractive targeted sugar baits (ATSBs) containing the genetically engineered yeast strain Sh.463, which produces RNAi molecules, in three baits: soda (Coca-Cola), 10% sucrose and the commercial mosquito bait BaitStab.
Circular 33/2026/TT-BYT of the Ministry of Health, signed on 29 August 2026 and in force from the same day, guides several articles of Decree 165/2026/ND-CP on the Law on Disease Prevention. Appendix VIII sets the minimum facilities and equipment for health quarantine at border gates, including equipment for insect and rodent surveillance and for disinfection and insect control.
The socio-economic report for the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, released by the National Statistics Office (Ministry of Finance) on the morning of 3 October 2026 and posted on the Government Portal on 5 October 2026, says that since the start of the year more than 94,200 people in Vietnam have had dengue fever, 14 of whom died.
VTV.vn reported on 5 October 2026, citing the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC Hanoi), that from 25 September to 2 October the city recorded 350 dengue cases in 81 wards and communes, 40 fewer than the previous week. Since the start of 2026 Hanoi has recorded 3,946 cases in 119 wards and communes, with no deaths.
The Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) reported on 3 October 2026 that in week 39 (21–27 September 2026) the city recorded 1,491 dengue cases, stable (1.7%) compared with the average of the previous four weeks. The cumulative total from the start of 2026 to week 39 is 35,714 cases.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. Pest Magazine (UK) reported on 5 October 2026 that the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) Belfast Training Forum takes place on Wednesday 14 October 2026 at Millbrook Lodge, Ballynahinch (Northern Ireland). The free event brings together technical talks, a panel debate and hands-on training for pest professionals.
The daily update on the dengue page of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health (dengue.health.gov.lk), with data up to midnight on 5 October 2026: the country has recorded 101,556 dengue cases and 78 deaths, a case fatality rate of 0.077%. Western Province has 53,180 cases, or 52.37%.
A paper of 5 October 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases evaluated ground ultra-low volume (ULV) spraying with deltamethrin plus pyrethrum extract in Hungary, using a before–after–control–impact (BACI) design: mosquito numbers at treated sites fell by about 47% on average, while non-target flying insects, including pollinators, fell by more than 40%.
The Daily Record (Maryland) published a Washington Post story on 1 October 2026: Bee Safe Mosquito Control (Silver Spring) is among the first companies in the USA to sell Wolbachia male mosquito releases directly to households. In summer 2026 it released 600,000 mosquitoes across 25 properties in Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Official Letter No. 1554/UBND-TH of 18 September 2026 of the Ro Koi Commune People’s Committee (Quang Ngai province), signed by Vice Chairman Doan The An, implements Official Letter No. 5210/SYT-NVY of 16 September 2026 of the Quang Ngai Department of Health on stronger dengue response measures.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The Northampton Chronicle & Echo (UK) reported on 6 October 2026 that, ahead of World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10 October, the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) urged households not to delay seeking help if they find pests at home, warning of the impact infestations can have on mental health.
Dawn (Pakistan) reported on 2 October 2026, citing a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health department report, that the province recorded 446 dengue cases in the week, bringing this year’s total to 2,219. September had 1,319 cases, the highest month of the year; officials fear a major outbreak in October.
A paper of 25 September 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases interviewed in depth 15 people directly involved in the pilot of the E-Dengue early warning system (September–December 2025) in An Giang and Tay Ninh: a lack of supportive policy, limited understanding of early warning among stakeholders and operational difficulties kept alerts from turning into proactive larval control.
The City of Anápolis (Goiás state, Brazil) announced on 5 October 2026 that it has started the Wolbachia method, with a launch at the Municipal Theatre attended by representatives of Brazil’s Ministry of Health, Fiocruz, Wolbito do Brasil and the Goiás state government. More than 5,000 sites have been mapped for containers holding eggs of Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti.
Decision No. 631/QD-BYT of 12 March 2026 of the Ministry of Health, signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, issues the 2026 Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Plan, effective from signing. For dengue, the 2026 targets are an incidence below 170 per 100,000 people (equal to or lower than 2025) and a case fatality rate below 0.09%.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The US National Pest Management Association (NPMA) announced on 14 September 2026 that its Annual Membership Meeting will take place on Thursday 22 October 2026, 7:30–8:00 AM (CDT), in Texas Stage AB & Corridor at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine, Texas, during PestWorld 2026.
bdnews24.com reported on 5 October 2026, citing the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), that in the 24 hours from 8am Sunday to 8am Monday nine more people died of dengue and 1,902 were admitted to hospital. This year 271 people have died and 88,360 have been hospitalised.
A paper of 3 September 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases surveyed knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among 346 household representatives in eight communities of Zacapa and Chiquimula, Guatemala: about 90% knew mosquitoes spread dengue, yet 37% of households did nothing to remove breeding sites. Most were open to copepods (tiny crustaceans that eat mosquito larvae) if given information, technical support and assurance on water safety.
A paper of 4 February 2026 in PLOS ONE evaluated larval source management (LSM) using drone imagery and an AI model that ranks the risk of water bodies, in eight sub-districts of Kwaebibirem District, Eastern Region, Ghana: identified breeding sites rose more than threefold, larvicide use fell by over 60% and labour by about 50%. Malaria case trends were comparable with control sub-districts.
Official Letter No. 4247/UBND-KGVX of 18 August 2026 of the Hanoi People’s Committee, signed by Vice Chairwoman Vu Thu Ha, on stronger dengue prevention in the city. It cites Ministry of Health figures: in the first seven months of 2026 the country recorded more than 70,000 cases and 9 deaths, 1.3 times as many cases as in the same period of 2025.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. On 7 September 2026 the British Pest Control Association (BPCA) posted a “member opportunity”: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership is carrying out early market engagement on pest management services for Hywel Dda and Swansea Bay University Health Boards, and invites businesses of all sizes in South and West Wales to take part.
BPCA published a press release on 5 October 2026: Envu is withdrawing the cockroach control product Maxforce Platin from the UK and Irish markets. Envu says the active ingredient, clothianidin, is affected by regulatory review and reassessment, so the product is being withdrawn in line with regulatory requirements.
A paper of 3 September 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: a Montpellier team sampled 2,533 wild birds of 69 species in the Camargue–Montpellier area over 2024–2025. Usutu virus RNA was found in 12.0% of birds and West Nile virus RNA in 4.3%; circulation was markedly higher in 2024 than in 2025.
A paper of 30 July 2026 in PLOS ONE: a randomised trial in Tambai, central Mozambique, sprayed IR3535 as a spatial repellent in 40 households and compared them with 40 control households. Indoors, 765 female An. funestus were caught in the repellent group and 1,432 in the control group; 18.6 versus 35.0 per household on average. Malaria prevalence in children under five fell similarly in both groups.
Official Letter No. 2712/UBND-VHXH of 2 October 2026 of the Nam Gia Nghia Ward People’s Committee (Lam Dong province), signed by Vice Chairman Le Van Thinh, implements Official Letter No. 7801/SYT-NVY of 30 September 2026 of the Department of Health on stronger prevention of dengue and hand, foot and mouth disease.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The UK National Pest Technicians Association (NPTA) announced on 2 September 2026 that registration is open for PestTech 2026, on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at Arena MK, Milton Keynes: an exhibition, technical presentations, practical demonstrations and a Wasp Workshop. Entry is free, but registration is required.
An AP story in the Los Angeles Times on 3 October 2026: Florida has recorded more than 250 locally acquired dengue cases this year, most in Hillsborough County (Tampa). Counties have declared local emergencies and crews are spraying for mosquitoes day and night.
A paper of 1 October 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases surveyed two low-income communities in Salvador, Brazil (March–December 2023): ovitraps at 174 households and an environmental survey at 119. Ae. aegypti egg counts were strongly linked to trap location, garbage in front of the house, living within 10 m of an open sewer and open plastic containers around the home.
The Guardian reported on 17 September 2026 (a Climate Central story) that the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District, east of Los Angeles, is releasing about 30,000 male Aedes aegypti carrying Wolbachia bacteria each week, nearly half a million in all. Males do not bite; eggs from wild females that mate with them do not hatch.
Official Letter No. 5751/BYT-PB of 31 July 2026 from the Ministry of Health, signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, to provincial People’s Committees and institutes and hospitals under the Ministry, on stronger prevention of dengue and other communicable diseases at risk of rising in the rainy and storm season.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. On 22 September 2026 the Washington State Pest Management Association (WSPMA) posted the call of the Professional Pest Management Alliance (PPMA, USA) to use Rodent Awareness Week, 18–24 October 2026, to teach customers about rodent prevention, warning signs and when to call a professional.
The Hindu reported on 5 October 2026 that the Tamil Nadu Health Department (India) has directed that every fever case in Chennai be tested. The city has carried out 16,254 tests and recorded 4,592 dengue cases this year, 1,293 of them in September; no deaths have been reported.
A paper of 24 September 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: a University of Antioquia team selected a resistant Colombian Ae. aegypti strain with permethrin (type I pyrethroid) and lambda-cyhalothrin (type II) at low (LC25) and high (LC75) concentrations, then measured kdr mutations, enzyme activity and RNA sequencing.
Wits University reported on 8 September 2026 that the SIT programme of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) and Wits ran a 12-week trial in Mamfene, KwaZulu-Natal, releasing about 50,000 sterile males every two weeks. The target population declined during releases and rebounded when they stopped. The findings are not yet published or peer-reviewed.
Directive No. 12/CT-UBND of 14 September 2026 of the Chairman of the Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee, signed by Vice Chairman Tran Hoa Nam, on stronger prevention of dengue. Chairs of commune, ward and special-zone People’s Committees are fully responsible; insecticides, sprayers, supplies and staff must be ensured.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. PestEx/BPCA reported on 29 July 2026 that PestAware Summit 2027 will be held at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, on 17 March 2027, with four streams aimed mainly at clients and pest-risk decision-makers, and announced eight PPC Live On Tour dates for 2027. This is BPCA’s calendar, not VPMA’s.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The FAOPMA Pest Summit 2026 preliminary programme page (NZICC, Auckland, 15–17 July 2026), opened on 4 October 2026, lists the opening ceremony, two technical streams, workshops and the Gala Dinner. Timings, topics and speakers may change.
PAHO’s update of 2 October 2026 (EW 36/2026): the Region of the Americas recorded 1,695,825 suspected dengue cases, a cumulative incidence of about 162 per 100,000 population — 56% lower than the same period in 2025 and 63% lower than the average of the last five years.
ECDC published on 20 August 2026 the findings of a questionnaire on surveillance and control of Culex mosquitoes (WNV vectors) and invasive Aedes mosquitoes in the EU/EEA, enlargement countries and the UK. For 2020–2025: Culex surveillance in 17 countries (control in 12); invasive Aedes surveillance in 20 countries (control in 17).
Decision No. 1977/QĐ-BYT of 1 July 2026, signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, issues Guidance on disinfection measures and personal protection in areas with communicable-disease outbreaks; effect from the date of signing. It cites Law on Disease Prevention No. 114/2025/QH15.
WHO Prequalification of Vector Control Products updated on 2 June 2026 Module 5 – Long-term community studies for ITNs (Implementation guidance of August 2025, revised 2 June 2026). ITNs must show durability and entomological efficacy under about 36 months of routine use, with chemical–physical analyses and semi-field efficacy at months 0, 12, 24 and 36.
A paper of 20 April 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases reports a molecular survey of Ae. aegypti in Hargeisa, Berbera and Burao (Somaliland) after dengue upsurges in 2022–2024. Voltage-gated sodium-channel mutations S989P, V1016G and F1534C were found; WHO bioassays in Hargeisa and Burao showed resistance to the pyrethroids tested.
The World Mosquito Program reported on 16 April 2026 that a five-year project in the Paraopeba River Basin (Minas Gerais) began releases in Brumadinho — the first of 22 planned municipalities. The project aims to protect more than 1.1 million people over about 350 km²; a Wolbachia biofactory in Belo Horizonte (Gameleira) is expected to produce about two million mosquitoes a week with Fiocruz and the state health secretariat.
BPCA reported on 19 February 2026 (updated 27 February 2026) that after consultation HSE set out post-Brexit chemical-regulation reforms, and DWP tabled draft Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026. BPCA says several of its proposals were taken up, including recognition of EU biocide approvals and lower administrative burdens.
Published on 17 October 2025: a scoping review of 877 full-text papers on Aedes vector surveillance, control and insecticide resistance in Africa (1980–2023). Only Senegal and La Réunion had published sustained surveillance systems; RCT/epidemiological evidence on control effectiveness remains thin; many resistance tests used Anopheles doses and may underestimate Aedes resistance.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. The FAOPMA Pest Summit 2026 registration page (Auckland, 15–17 July 2026), opened on 3 October 2026, lists lower early-bird rates for FAOPMA/PMANZ/AEPMA members than for international non-members, and says members may request an exclusive code at pestsummit2026@faopma.com. Early bird closed 31 May 2026.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. FAOPMA’s news page of 21 May 2026 and the ExCo Update PDF of 15 May 2026 signed by President Raju Parulkar list three new country members: Vietnam, Nepal and APJIPMI (Indonesia). This is the FAOPMA line, not a release from the Association office.
Indicative – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee. Not a meeting that has taken place.
Proposed – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample report after a quarterly Executive Committee meeting. Not an issued document.
Indicative – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample training session in the second quarter of 2027. It does not replace the October 2026 autumn training page or change that page’s date.
Proposed – needs the Association’s confirmation. The office could later propose which members to visit. This page schedules no visit.
Indicative – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample periodic technical meeting. Not a meeting that has taken place.
Proposed – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample report after a technical meeting. Not an issued document.
Indicative – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample seminar for members to exchange experience in the third quarter of 2027. No programme is fixed.
Proposed – needs the Association’s confirmation. The Association could keep in touch with FAOPMA and read federation notices. This is not a report of a completed trip.
Indicative – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample periodic meeting of the Inspection Board. Not a meeting that has taken place, and no inspection finding is recorded.
Proposed – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample report after an Inspection Board meeting. Not an issued document, and it contains no inspection finding.
Indicative – needs the Association’s confirmation. A sample gathering of members in the fourth quarter of 2027. There is no guest list.
Proposed – needs the Association’s confirmation. Short technical notes for members could be drafted later. This page has not issued any.
Proposed – needs the Association’s confirmation. Members could be pointed to legal texts the competent authority has already published. The Association issues no rule on this page.
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On 1 October 2026 PAHO reported that Member States approved a regional framework to strengthen surveillance, prevention, preparedness and an integrated response to dengue and other arboviral diseases over the next decade, at the 63rd Directing Council.
BPCA reported on 14 September 2026 that PestWorld 2026, organised by NPMA at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine, Texas, USA, on 20–23 October 2026, includes events for international delegates. In 2025 there were nearly 640 international attendees from 75 countries.
The World Mosquito Program reported on 17 August 2026 that in Comas, northern Lima, Peru’s Ministry of Health (MINSA) leads a Wolbachia programme with WMP, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and the US CDC. Peru is the first country to adopt WMP’s Strategic Partnership Model in full. MINSA authorised the strategy by Ministerial Resolution No. 485-2025-MINSA.
The World Mosquito Program reported on 11 August 2026 that releases in Dili covered the entire urban population, about 240,000 people over about 20 km², with the Ministry of Health, Action on Poverty and the Menzies School of Health Research, supported by the Australian Government (ANCP) and the Macquarie Group Foundation.
Decision No. 2080/QĐ-BYT of 8 July 2026, signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, amends the appraisal fee for reissuing the marketing-authorisation certificate for household and public-health insecticide and disinfectant products (procedure code 1.013870) in Decision 1684/QĐ-BYT of 10 June 2026.
A paper of 27 May 2026 tested Ae. aegypti from Brazil, Paraguay and Peru with wMelM or wAlbB against DENV-1 or DENV-2. wMelM blocked virus more strongly than wAlbB in every population; blocking was strongest in the Brazil line and weakest in Peru. wAlbB gave higher modelled population fitness in the laboratory.
Government Resolution No. 66.18/2026/NQ-CP of 18 May 2026, Official Gazette issue 301 of 2 June 2026, effective 1 July 2026. Annex I.10 (Ministry of Health) drops four notification procedures for manufacture, testing, field trials and service provision under Decree 91/2016 (as amended), and shortens processing of new marketing-authorisation files at provincial health departments.
A paper of 4 May 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases describes a local Ae. aegypti line carrying Wolbachia wAlbB (wAlbB-Tw-Kao) from Kaohsiung Ae. albopictus. The line showed 100% maternal transmission, complete cytoplasmic incompatibility, lower DENV-2 and Zika titres, and up to about 90% lower egg hatch in cage releases of males.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. FAOPMA’s country-member list, opened on 2 October 2026, lists Vietnam Pest Management Association with the address “1 Yersin 289 Kim Nguu”, phone 84-91-3074450 and email tranvuphongnihe@gmail.com. The Association should confirm this contact line before it is used as the official one.
PPC Online reported on 25 September 2026 that the British Pest Control Association won in all four nominated categories, plus the Grand Prix, at the Memcom Awards held in London on 24 September 2026.
Pest Magazine reported on 24 September 2026 that BPCA has made an online guide for students on the risks of some pest species and why control may be needed to protect health. The guide is a free download from the article.
The World Mosquito Program reported on 11 August 2026 that Wolbachia mosquitoes are being released in Vientiane Capital, Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Savannakhet and Champasak, in a partnership with the Lao Ministry of Health and Save the Children that began in 2022.
A paper of 10 August 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases surveyed Wolbachia in Aedes aegypti in five comunas of Medellín, Colombia, after wMel releases from 2017 to 2022. Estimated infection frequencies ran from about 60% to near fixation, depending on the sampling and the test.
A systematic review and meta-analysis published on 15 June 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases pooled nine studies (2015–2025) of Ae. aegypti in Nigeria. Pooled mortality was low for pyrethroids and DDT, variable for carbamates, and higher for organophosphates.
On 13 March 2026 the National Environment Agency said Project Wolbachia – Singapore will expand to Bukit Panjang, Little India, Pioneer, Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio from April to October 2026, covering more than 800,000 households, about 50% of households.
Decree No. 148/2025/NĐ-CP of 12 June 2025, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh, takes effect on 1 July 2025. Article 12 assigns new issue, reissue, extension, variation, withdrawal of marketing authorisation, and import permits, to the head of the provincial health authority.
The Ministry of Health issued Circular 16/2024/TT-BYT on 30 September 2024, signed by Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Lien Huong, effective 15 November 2024. It issues the list and the rules for applying HS codes to household and public-health insecticide and disinfectant products, and replaces Circular 09/2018/TT-BYT.
Needs the Association’s confirmation. An article of 13 October 2023 in Kinh tế Môi trường, by Ke Toai and Huy Binh, says Tran Chi Cuong (of the KingVina brand) was then a Vice President of the Vietnam Pest Management Association, and describes VPMA as a professional association permitted by state agencies.
Pest Magazine reported on 16 September 2026 that the British Pest Control Association spoke with MPs and chemical-industry representatives at a Chemical Business Association reception in the Palace of Westminster.
A paper of 8 September 2026 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases surveyed mitochondrial DNA and insecticide response of Aedes aegypti in Kenya. Coastal populations were clearly resistant to permethrin and still susceptible to bendiocarb, deltamethrin and fenitrothion.
On 30 July 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health and the World Mosquito Program signed a memorandum of understanding on Wolbachia technology, toward a goal of no dengue deaths by 2030.
The PQT/VCP bulletin of 21 July 2026 said that, as of June 2026, 85 sources covering 37 active ingredients were on the WHO specification list. From 30 May 2026, new product dossiers and variation dossiers must be filed through the ePQS portal.
The Department of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health, issued Decision No. 97/QĐ-PB on 30 June 2026 on lists and forms for surveillance and reporting under Circular 15/2026/TT-BYT. It takes effect on 1 July 2026.
On 11 June 2026 WHO updated insecticide-resistance methods: discriminating concentrations for two indoor residual-spray active ingredients, broflanilide and isocycloseram, and how to read susceptibility to chlorfenapyr.
On 18 June 2026 the Dak Lak reproductive-health centre reported Official Letter No. 4260/BYT-PB of 10 June 2026, sent to provincial and city People’s Committees, on tighter management of chemicals and household and public-health insecticide and disinfectant products.
FAOPMA’s news page of 18 March 2026 said the federation had just run an online termite-management class, bringing together nearly 500 practitioners in the region. A May 2026 item on the same page says the Skilltech programme drew more than 500 people from 28 countries.
An article updated on 18 July 2022 in the Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine, with Tran Chi Cuong and Tran Vu Phong among the authors, describes some Association activities in 2020 in Hanoi, Ha Tinh and Son La. Some figures differ from items already posted on vpma.vn.
vpma.vn states that the Ministry of Home Affairs permitted the Association to be established under Decision No. 829/QĐ-BNV of 17 September 2019, with the English name Vietnam Pest Management Association (VPMA). The Vietnam Journal of Preventive Medicine cites the same decision number and date.
A VectorIS summary citing CDC says leptospirosis is caused by Leptospira bacteria in the urine of infected animals and can rise after storms or floods. Incubation is often 2–30 days. Prevention includes avoiding swimming or wading in suspect water, covering wounds, wearing waterproof boots, and controlling rodents.
VectorIS, citing CDC, notes that mosquitoes bite day and night and lay eggs where water is held. With an adult, children can each week empty, scrub, turn over or cover tyres, buckets, toys, tanks, bird baths, pot saucers and bins. They should not handle chemicals themselves.
A VectorIS item citing EPA says rodents may not be seen until numbers are already high. Signs include droppings, nests, gnawed packaging, holes in walls or floors, and odour. Prevention means sealing holes (steel wool can be used), clearing nest sites, and cutting off food and water.
VectorIS summarises WHO’s insecticide-resistance pages: widespread resistance threatens malaria mosquito control. The programme includes GPIRM, a national planning framework, susceptibility-test SOPs, the World malaria report, a DHIS2 tool, a database from 1978, and the Malaria Threats Map.
VectorIS, citing CDC, says Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs is heartworm disease, transmitted by mosquitoes (Aedes, Anopheles, Mansonia). In dogs it can block the pulmonary artery and cause cough and fatigue on exercise. Prevention is fewer mosquito bites and asking a veterinarian about a prevention schedule. The article names no brand.
VectorIS summarises a CDC surveillance toolkit: the autocidal gravid ovitrap uses a hay packet and 8–10 litres of water to attract females about to lay eggs (Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Culex quinquefasciatus). It can be left for up to about two months without constant checking.
VectorIS, citing CDC, says the bottle bioassay coats a bottle with a diagnostic dose, introduces mosquitoes, and watches them for two hours. Resistance is read from mortality at the diagnostic time: 98–100% susceptible, 90–97% resistance developing, under 90% resistant.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s communicable-disease threat report for week 39 (19–25 September 2026) shows the mosquito-borne disease season still under way in several countries.
A qualitative study in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases interviewed stakeholders in Vietnam about why proactive removal of mosquito breeding sites, triggered by early warning, is still difficult.
In September 2026 Portugal released sterile male Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) in Alvalade, Lisbon — the city’s first field trial of the sterile-insect technique. A controlled trial is expected in May 2027.
The British Pest Control Association published research on how local councils in the United Kingdom provide or refer pest-control services for residents.
SenesTech (United States) said it was placing the Evolve rodent fertility-control line on the Grove Collaborative online retail channel, widening access for consumers.
The British Pest Control Association introduced a new online course on environmental risk assessment (ERA) for rodenticide use, following the process of the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU UK).
Dengue situation update No. 754 (17 September 2026) from the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific shows cases in Vietnam and Cambodia much higher than the year before.
A paper in Cell Research reports that malnutrition changes skin chemistry and the skin microbiome, so mosquitoes are more strongly attracted and the risk of dengue-virus transmission rises.
A national serosurvey in Timor-Leste used spatial models to estimate the force of infection of dengue virus and to identify hotspots.
A study by Nguyen Van Hiep and colleagues in the Journal of Tropical Science and Engineering assessed permethrin susceptibility and pyrethroid-resistance mutations in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Ho Chi Minh City.
The National Pest Management Association published its Bug Barometer for autumn–winter 2026, saying a warmer-than-usual autumn could extend activity of several pests.
The Government issued Decree 275/2026/NĐ-CP on 8 July 2026 on administrative penalties in chemicals and industrial explosives, effective 25 August 2026. Section 6 covers household and public-health insecticide and disinfectant products.
WHO released the Operational manual on larval source management (173 pages, ISBN 978-92-4-012321-2), a practical guide for breeding-site management of malaria mosquitoes and Aedes mosquitoes that transmit arboviruses.
Exterminators PLC introduced the third generation of its Smart Missile termite bait station, with artificial-intelligence detection and an IoT connection.
A paper in Ecotoxicology (volume 35, article 123) assessed insecticide resistance in the house fly (Musca domestica) with feeding tests and a screen for resistance mutations.
WHO reported progress in reviewing the evidence for Wolbachia population replacement against diseases transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.
The Ministry of Health published 13 amended administrative procedures and 4 abolished procedures in preventive medicine, implementing Resolution 66.18/2026/NQ-CP. Procedures for product registration move to the provincial health authority, applied from 1 July 2026 to 28 February 2027.
The Ministry of Health issued Circular 15/2026/TT-BYT detailing the Law on Disease Prevention on surveillance, disease groups, notification, risk assessment and outbreak response. It takes effect on 1 July 2026.
Decree 90/2026/NĐ-CP of 30 March 2026 sets administrative penalties in the health sector, effective 15 May 2026, replacing Decree 117/2020/NĐ-CP.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Circular 01/2026/TT-BCT on 17 January 2026, guiding the Law on Chemicals and Decree 26/2026/NĐ-CP. It took effect on the date of signature.
The FAOPMA Pest Summit 2024, hosted by the Indian Pest Control Association, was held on 7–10 August 2024 at the Westin Mumbai Powai Lake. VPMA members who registered as a group received a reduced fee.
The Vietnam Pest Management Association and members attended the FAOPMA Pest Summit 2022 at the Kyoto International Conference Center, Japan, on 6–8 November 2022, hosted by the Japan Pest Control Association.
According to Cambodia’s National Centre for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, the country recorded 52 malaria cases last year, down 84% from 2024, and aims for elimination certification in 2030.
A University of Kentucky study found that essential-oil products kill cockroaches well when sprayed directly but work poorly as a residual spray.
Cases were 57% lower than the same period in 2025, but dengue was still widespread. The case-fatality ratio was 0.032%, with 521 deaths.
According to NPMA, bill S. 2398 would provide a further USD 150 million through fiscal year 2030 for tick surveillance, pathogen research, and training of public-health entomologists.
Mortality of Aedes aegypti exposed to deltamethrin fell from 95% to 46%. The study suggests reconsidering a strategy that relies on chemicals, and supporting Wolbachia.
NPMA members receive a quarterly economic forecast using industry indicators such as employment, wages and the number of operating locations.
Analysis of 971 bed bugs from 109 populations indicates that US lineages were already present and evolved separately, with different resistance mutations.
A WHO certification mission worked in Bhutan from 23 August to 1 September 2026 after three consecutive years (2022–2025) with no indigenous malaria. Bhutan also launched a 2026–2030 plan against re-establishment.
The August 2026 update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control records dengue in more than 90 countries and territories. The total is lower than the same period in 2025.
A study in Urban Ecosystems by Auburn University reconstructs how the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) spread from the port of Mobile deeper into Alabama over four decades.
A paper in Parasites & Vectors is the first to record both phenotypic resistance and kdr mutations in Aedes aegypti in mainland Tanzania, data for choosing chemicals in dengue control.
On 23 July 2026 in Hanoi, Mr Tran Chi Cuong, VPMA Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Hoang Nam Distribution JSC (Kingvina, a member of the Association), met World Poultry magazine about communication on insect-related disease prevention in livestock.
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) allowed Flyttr (the new name of Oxitec) to produce and sell a Wolbachia mosquito solution for the national arbovirus-control programme. The company says this is the first commercial licence for Wolbachia population replacement.
FAOPMA’s annual conference is being held in New Zealand for the first time, co-hosted by PMANZ and AEPMA, with a focus on technology, sustainability, climate and regulatory change.
After a successful pilot in Larnaca, Cyprus is building a large facility to produce sterile male mosquitoes, with IAEA support, in order to remove Aedes aegypti from the island.
Researchers built a process to predict and test gene-drive-resistant variants, then designed a drive aimed at several gene sites in Anopheles gambiae.
The draft, led by the Ministry of Health, would cover the chain from manufacture, testing and trials to circulation, import, export and transport. The comment deadline was 9 July 2026.
The transporter PfApiAT2 lets Plasmodium falciparum take up proline from the mosquito. Without it, oocysts stop developing and do not produce sporozoites.
According to FAOPMA’s ExCo Update of 15 May 2026, Vietnam is one of three newly approved national members, with Nepal and APJIPMI (Indonesia).
The Government issued Decree 165/2026/NĐ-CP on 15 May 2026, detailing and guiding parts of the Law on Disease Prevention. Most of it takes effect on 1 July 2026.
WHO chose that theme for World Malaria Day on 25 April 2026. In 2024, 610,000 people died of malaria even though several new tools are available.
Using the germline promoters spo11 and vasa1, researchers developed a system that biases offspring toward males and spreads beyond Mendelian inheritance.
A large cluster-randomised trial covering more than 700,000 residents found 71–72% protective efficacy after at least three months of intervention.
Issued by the Ministry of Health on 31 March 2026, effective 15 May 2026, replacing Circular 11/2020/TT-BYT. It applies to organisations and individuals that manufacture or import the products.
A paper in the Journal of Pest Science uses a pose-tracking model to study how Coptotermes formosanus alates move after shedding their wings, then simulates how often they meet to found a new colony.
A BMC Biology study of Aedes aegypti from Havana, Cuba, found that vertical transmission can produce females with infectious virus in saliva without a blood meal from a sick person.
WHO’s vector-control prequalification unit (PQT/VCP) added the Synera DuoForte net to the prequalified list on 25 February 2026. The July 2026 bulletin says it was the only product prequalified in the first half of the year.
A survey at dengue hotspots in Malaysia found widespread pyrethroid resistance and the start of resistance to organophosphates.
The Pan American Health Organization issued an epidemiological alert as chikungunya rose from late 2025 and returned to places that had not had local transmission for years. PAHO asks countries to prepare and to remove mosquito breeding sites.
A Nature paper reports that flaviviruses spread inside the mosquito mainly in extracellular vesicles carrying nucleocapsid, and that a match between the virus capsid and the mosquito VCP protein decides which mosquito species can transmit.
Decree 26/2026/NĐ-CP of 17 January 2026 details the Law on Chemicals on chemical activity and hazardous chemicals in products. It took effect on the date of signature and replaces Decree 113/2017/NĐ-CP.
Decree 24/2026/NĐ-CP of 17 January 2026 issues the chemical lists under Law on Chemicals No. 69/2025/QH15. Businesses use it to see which management group a chemical falls into.
Decree 25/2026/NĐ-CP of 17 January 2026 details the Law on Chemicals on development of the chemical industry and on chemical safety and security, including a requirement for specialised chemical-safety training.
The International Atomic Energy Agency and the city of Graz published the first results of a mark–release–recapture study with more than 800,000 male Asian tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus) sterilised by radiation.
A field trial in 24 camps for displaced people in Maiduguri, north-east Nigeria, provides the first epidemiological efficacy data in West Africa for spatial emanators in a humanitarian setting.
The National Assembly passed the law on 10 December 2025. It takes effect on 1 July 2026 and replaces the 2007 law. It states that insects are one type of vector of infectious disease.
A six-month trial in Maiduguri found that sugar-bait stations inside and outside tents clearly reduced the density of Anopheles and Aedes mosquitoes taking blood meals indoors.
WHO issued a recommendation on spatial emanators and prequalified the first two products.
From more than 223,000 cases in 2006, Timor-Leste has had no indigenous malaria since 2021 and is the third country in the WHO South-East Asia Region to be certified.
The National Assembly passed the revised Law on Chemicals on 14 June 2025, replacing Law No. 06/2007/QH12. It is the basis for rules on declaring hazardous chemicals in products.
With the agreement of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health, a congress of more than 60 official delegates elected an Executive Committee of 17 members. Mr Tran Chi Cuong was elected Chairman.
The Ministry of Health consolidated Decree 91/2016/NĐ-CP with amendments in Decree 155/2018/NĐ-CP and Decree 129/2024/NĐ-CP into one text for easier reference.
It amends Decree 91/2016/NĐ-CP and Decree 155/2018/NĐ-CP, effective 30 November 2024, and simplifies the procedure for producers to notify eligibility to manufacture the products. The Association should confirm the legal wording.
Specialists shared updated information on insecticide products and on how to use them safely. Members joined on site and online.
On 17 June 2023 VPMA held a workshop on insecticide sprayers. Specialists shared experience with common and newer equipment. Many member organisations and suppliers took part.
Looking back on the first years, the Executive Committee congratulated leaders, members and everyone who had contributed to the Association.
The Association invited delegates and members to the ceremony on 28 December 2022 at 83 Hao Nam, Hanoi.
VPMA and the Human Resources Professional Association (HRP) held the workshop with speaker Doan Van Anh, and a study visit to IDSV.
From May to August 2021, eight online classes (content following Ministry of Health guidance) were held. About 400 participants received an Association certificate of course completion.
With Son La CDC, 22 members joined a programme supporting highland children in Suoi Tau village, Phu Yen district.
With the National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, VPMA delivered gifts and 20 million VND to Ha Tinh CDC for post-flood disease control.
The Association mobilised 25 members, 10 cars and 15 sprayers. Members joined Ministry of Health mobile team No. 2 in Quang Binh.
In October 2020 VPMA and the Ong Cham group supported disinfection, mosquito control, and gifts for teachers and pupils in the highlands.
On 28 July 2020 the Association briefed members on dengue and on newer approaches to mosquito control, and members met one another.
With mass organisations, VPMA disinfected five hotspots, with more than 100 member-visits, 30 sprayer-visits and 10 cars.
On a journey the length of Vietnam, VPMA visited the Thong Dong ecological, cultural and spiritual site and donated one container of pest-control product.
The book collects writing on the work of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the home-affairs sector, and organisations and individuals who have contributed.
International items, research, new approaches and legal texts are short summaries prepared by VPMA, with a link to the original source. The date follows the source’s publication or issue date. The newest articles are in English. Older articles open in Vietnamese.
