[Pollinator] PRESS RELEASE: New Paper on Pollinators & Vector-borne Disease Management

Mon Aug 7 13:16:17 PDT 2017

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MEDIA RELEASE

*Embargoed until August 8, 2017                                   *

Kelly Rourke KR at pollinator.org 415.362.1137

Laurie Davies Adams LDA at pollinator.org 415.260.8092

http://pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Vector-Born-Diseases-Press-Release.pdf

*New Paper Promotes Collaboration to Keep Pollinators Safe While Combating
Zika, West Nile, Lyme and Other Vector-borne Diseases*

*Dr. Howard Ginsberg leads NAPPC Task Force in release of paper on the ways
to reduce adverse effects on pollinators in vector-borne disease management
*

The North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) administrative
organization, and the Pollinator Partnership (www.pollinator.org),
announced the release of Management of Arthropod Pathogen Vectors in North
America: Minimizing Adverse Effects on Pollinators in the Journal of
Medical Entomology.  Begun three years ago as the work of a Task Force of
NAPPC, the paper is a timely review of the critical importance of
protecting pollinators and other beneficial insects while combating the
increasing threats from tick and mosquito-borne diseases which are on the
increase in North America.  Val Dolcini, President and CEO of Pollinator
Partnership underscored the critical importance of the paper, noting that
“thanks to this broad-based collaboration, public health officials now have
practical actions to begin important community dialogue and coordination
well in advance of disease management response.  This will help
communities, people and pollinators.”

The NAPPC Vector- borne Disease Control Task Force, headed by Dr. Howard
Ginsberg (USGS) included participants with a broad range of expertise; tick
and mosquito biologists, vector control experts, bee biologists, an
ornithologist, a parasitologist, and experts on pesticides.  NAPPC is a
consortium of stakeholders that includes university professors, government
scientists, beekeepers, growers, and industry representatives who are
working together to help preserve pollinator species.  Dr. Ginsberg, who
headed the NAPPC Task Force, is a scientist with the USGS Patuxent Wildlife
Research Center at a Field Station at the University of Rhode Island.

The key finding of the paper is that the best way to effectively control
vector-borne pathogens while minimizing adverse effects on pollinators is
to form collaborations between vector management personnel and people with
expertise on pollinators at the local level.  These collaborations work
best during the planning stage of vector control programs.  Individual
locations often have different vector and pathogen species and different
pollinator species.  Vector control personnel know where the vectors are,
when pathogen amplification occurs, and when during the year and day to
intervene to interrupt the transmission cycle.  Pollinator experts know
where the floral resources and pollinator nesting habitats are, and the
times during the year and day when pollinators are active.  Working
together, these experts can devise targeted vector management strategies
that effectively minimize both pathogen transmission and harm to
pollinators.

While many current vector control practices already minimize effects on
pollinators because they are carefully targeted at vector species,
pollinator protection is rarely considered in current vector control
practice, and simple awareness of potential exposures can help avoid
unnecessary effects on pollinator species.  Collaborative working groups
can develop these approaches based on local conditions. To link to the
paper, go to
http://pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Mgmt_Vectors_Pollinators.pdf.

*ABOUT POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP (P2) and NAPPC*

Established in 1997, Pollinator Partnership is the largest 501(c) 3
non-profit organization dedicated exclusively to the health, protection,
and conservation of all pollinating animals. P2’s actions for pollinators
include education, conservation, restoration, policy, and research.  P2’s
financial support comes through grants, gifts, memberships and donations
from any interested party.  P2’s policies are science-based, set by its
board of directors, and never influenced by any donor.  One of P2’s
signature initiatives is the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign
(NAPPC).  To make a donation or for information on Pollinator Partnership,
visit www.pollinator.org.  For NAPPC information, visit www.nappc.org.

*Full Press Release at
http://pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Vector-Born-Diseases-Press-Release.pdf
<http://pollinator.org/assets/generalFiles/Vector-Born-Diseases-Press-Release.pdf>
*

Kelly Rourke

Program Coordinator

Pollinator Partnership

423 Washington Street, 5th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

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