Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District

We provide mosquito-borne disease surveillance in our member communities, including monitoring for West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Our program includes routine mosquito trapping and testing, targeted larval mitigation, and public education to help reduce the risk of virus transmission.

About us

Established pursuant to M.G.L. c. 252, the Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District (PVMCD) provides mosquito control services to its member municipalities in Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties. The District is governed by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board.

Updates

Spring Update - May 2025

Spring Update - April 2024

Surveillance Update - July 2023

Surveillance Update - August 2023

Meeting Notices

2026 Meeting Notices

• January 29
• January 21 - Canceled
• January 12

2025 Meeting Notices

• November 3
• October 20
• September 15
• August 11
• July 14 - Canceled
• June 9
• May 12
• April 14
• March 13
• March 10 - Canceled
• February 24
• February 10
• January 13

2024 Meeting Notices

• December 16
• November 18
• October 28
• September 16
• September 9 - Canceled
• August 5
• July 16
• July 8 - Canceled
• July 1
• June 10
• May 16
• May 14
• April 9
• March 11
• February 12
• January 8 - Canceled

2023 Meeting Notices

• December 11
• November 13
• October 16
• September 11
• August 14
• July 10
• June 12
• May 8
• April 10
• March 13
• February 13
• January 9

2022 Meeting Notices

• December 21
• December 12
• November 14
• October 17
• September 12
• August 8
• July 11
• June 13
• May 9
• April 11
• March 14
• February 14
• January 10 - Canceled

2021 Meeting Notices

• December 13
• November 8
• September 7
• August 16
• June 14
• May 24
• May 10
• April 12
• March 24
• March 8
• February 8
• January 11

2020 Meeting Notices

• December 14
• November 9
• October 5
• September 14
• August 17
• July 13
• April 6
• March 9
• January 9

2019 Meeting Notices

• December 12
• November 18
• October 28
• October 7
• September 9
• September 4
• August 12
• August 13
• July 15
  • Minutes
• May 6
• April 17
• April 9
• February 21 - Canceled
• January 25

Commissioners

• Jeanne Galloway - Chair
• Carolyn S. Ness
• Gregory R. Lewis
• Dr. Andrew Lover

The Commissioners live or work in the Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties and oversee the operation of the PVMCD. All decisions are made in a fiscally responsible manner reflective of the needs of its member communities and funding available to provide services. The PVMCD advocates public outreach and education through cooperative efforts with local officials, school departments and the news media.

Current Members

As of November 2023:

• Amherst
• Bernardston
• Buckland
• Chicopee
• Deerfield
• East Longmeadow
• Erving
• Gill
• Granby
• Greenfield
• Hadley
• Heath
• Holyoke
• Leyden
• Montague
• Northampton
• Northfield
• Palmer
• Rowe
• Shelburne
• Shutesbury
• South Hadley
• Southampton
• Sunderland
• West Springfield

Finance updates

All municipalities are required to appropriate a minimum of $5,250 to the PVMCD in order to join. In addition to these funds, the PVMCD received funding through a Massachusetts Community Compact Grant, as well as a one-time funding from DPH:

FY17/18 Efficiency and Regionalization grant recipient:

FY17: Establish the Pioneer Valley Mosquito Control District (Deerfield, Greenfield, East Longmeadow Montague, Palmer, South Hadley, Southampton) - $35,310.

FY18: Mosquito Control District (Deerfield, Bernardston, Conway, East Longmeadow, Hadley, Montague, Northampton, Palmer, Shelburne, Southampton, South Hadley) - $150,000.

FY18: The Massachusetts Department of Public Health provided one-time grant funding in the amount of $100,000 to the PVMCD to assist with the start-up costs associated with establishing a mosquito control district.