1) The first and only textbook solely about public health entomology, mapping onto new Certificate in Public Health Entomology courses in the U.S. Half the price of the nearest competitors, with the subject of Public Health Entomology rapidly becoming a hot topic in public health, this should be adopted as the “go-to” text for public health entomology.
2) Discusses the rationale for having public health entomology programs in state and federal health agencies.
3) Shows how to set up a public health program from scratch.
4) Compares and contrasts specific duties of a public health entomologist (and what are NOT the duties).
5) Includes a section about the primary public health arthropod vectors, their biology, distribution, disease potential, and control.