Scientist Named to Pest Control Agency
A Calabasas environmental scientist has been appointed to the Los Angeles County Vector Control District by County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
Melinda Merryfield-Becker is owner and president of Perspective Environmental Services Inc. and a member of the Citizens Advisory Commission for the Ventura Freeway Corridor Areawide Plan.
Merryfield-Becker has also been active in the Las Virgenes Homeowners Federation and the Monte Nido Valley Property Owners Assn.
The Vector Control District oversees management of mosquitoes, flies and other potentially dangerous insects.
“I’m pleased that Melinda has agreed to serve as my appointee to the district,” Yaroslavsky said in a written statement. “As an area resident and community leader, a trained scientist, an entrepreneur who founded and heads up her own environmental consultancy, and an active equestrian, she’ll be a great asset in their efforts.”
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