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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The British Pest Control Association published research on how local councils in the United Kingdom provide or refer pest-control services for residents.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NPMA members receive a quarterly economic forecast using industry indicators such as employment, wages and the number of operating locations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
