American Mosquito Control Association
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| abbreviation = AMCA
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| formation = {{start date|1935|06|26}}
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| type = Non-profit organization
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| purpose = Public service
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| headquarters = Mount Laurel, New Jersey
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| membership = +1,600
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| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Wayne Gale
| leader_title2 = Technical advisor
| leader_name2 = Joseph Conlon
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| publication = Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association
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| affiliations = New Jersey Mosquito Control Association
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| website = {{url|http://www.mosquito.org}}
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The American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) is an American nonprofit organization and the world's leading organization dedicated to mosquito control.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Open Marsh Water Management |encyclopedia=Environmental Encyclopedia |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/open-marsh-water-management |last=Spear |first=Jane E. |date=2003 |language=en |access-date=2018-03-01}} It was established in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1935 as the Eastern Association of Mosquito Control Workers, obtaining its current name in 1944.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mosquito.org/page/history |title=History |website=American Mosquito Control Association |language=en |access-date=2018-03-01}} Currently, it is based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. It publishes the Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/science/a-low-tech-mosquito-deterrent.html |title=A Low-Tech Mosquito Deterrent |last=Broad |first=William J. |date=2013-07-15 |work=The New York Times |access-date=2018-03-01 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.mosquito.org/}}
- [https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-the-american-mosquito-control-association/issues Journal website]
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Category:1935 establishments in New Jersey
Category:Public health organizations
Category:Non-profit organizations based in New Jersey
Category:Organizations established in 1935
Category:Pest control organizations
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