The youngest trustee ever to be appointed to the Turlock Mosquito Abatement District is now serving his third term. Ryan Taylor was initially appointed to the mosquito abatement board in 2023 and was recently reappointed by the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors for another two-year term. His term will expire on Jan. 3, 2028. 

Taylor, a native of Turlock and member of the Stanislaus County Republican Party Central Committee and founder of the Young Republicans club, has served as president of the TMAD Board of Trustees this past year and said he is excited to continue his service on this important board.

“I want to continue keeping West Nile out of our district, if I can. This year was really good. We had no human cases of West Nile virus. I want to try to continue that, and also continue balancing our budget,” he said.

In his time on the TMAD board, Taylor said he’s learned a lot about how the district keeps the mosquitos at bay, mainly through ground and aerial spraying and monitoring for any areas where mosquitos could gather and grow.

Taylor credits the success of the district to all the incredible staff that work tirelessly for the community. 

The Turlock Mosquito Abatement District was formed in 1946, to protect the health of residents from the transmission of mosquito borne viruses and provide relief from the nuisance of mosquitoes. Originally, the district was established to control mosquitoes within a 342-square mile area; however, over time the area of service expanded to include all of Southern Stanislaus County (south of the Tuolumne River) which covers 966-square miles. The district provides service to cities such as Ceres, Hughson, Grayson, Newman, Patterson and Turlock. The district also serves the unincorporated areas within the southern portion of the county.

The TMAD Border of Trustees meet at the district office (4412 N. Washington Rd., Turlock) on the third Monday of every month at 6 p.m. For more information, visit: Turlockmosquito.org