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Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

Applied Studies and Near-term Solutions to Manage Important Veterinary Pests in the USA

Just turning off the water is easier said than done: Biting fly management at the San Diego Zoo and Safari park

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific
Location: Oregon Convention Center, B113, OCC
Oral Presentation
In 2023, a vesicular stomatitis virus outbreak in southern California impacted horses and cattle. The San Diego Zoo and Safari Park also had an outbreak in rhinoceros. To help manage this outbreak a multipronged integrated vector management approach was used. This included turning off the stream in the animal enclosures to eliminate black fly and biting midge larval habitats. This presentation will describe the outbreak and the impact of various insect population management methods.