01/18/2021

Armstrong PM, Ehrlich HY, Magalhaes T, Miller MR, Conway PJ, Bransfield A, Misencik MJ, Gloria-Soria A, Warren JL, Andreadis TG, Shepard JJ, Foy BD, Pitzer VE, Brackney DE (2020) Successive blood meals enhance virus dissemination within mosquitoes and increase transmission potential. Nat Microbiol 5(2):239-247.

Aryan, A., Anderson M., Biedler J.K., Qi, Y., Overcas J. M., Naumenko A., Sharakhova M.A., Mao C., Adelman Z.A. and Tu Z. 2020. Nix alone is sufficient to convert female Aedes aegypti into fertile males and myo-sex is needed for male flight. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 117 (30), 17702-17709.

Compton A, Liang J, Chen C, Lukyanchikova V, Qi Y, Potters M, Settlage R, Miller D, Deschamps S, Mao C, Llaca V, Sharakhov IV, Tu Z. 2020. The beginning of the end: a chromosomal assembly of the New World malaria mosquito ends with a novel telomere. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics doi: 10.1534/g3.120.401654, 10, 3811-3819

Compton, A., Sharakhov, IV and Tu, Z. 2020. Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Vector-omics. Current Opinion in Insect Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.05.006

Eastwood G, Donnellycolt AK, Shepard JJ, Misencik MJ, Bedoukian R, Cole L, Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG (2020) Evaluation of novel trapping lures for monitoring exotic and native container-inhabiting Aedes spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes. J Med Entomol 57(2):534-541.

Juarez, J. G., S. Garcia-Luna, L. F. Chaves, E. Carbajal, E. Valdez, C. Avila, W. Tang, E. Martin, R. Barrera, R. Hemme, J. P. Mutebi, N. Vuong, B. Roark, C. R. Maupin, I. E. Badillo-Vargas, G. L. Hamer. 2020. Dispersal of female and male Aedes aegypti from discarded container habitats using a stable isotope mark-capture study design in South Texas. Nature Scientific Reports. 10:6803.

Kache PA, Eastwood G, Collins-Palmer K, Katz M, Falco RC, Bajwa WI, Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG, Diuk-Wasser MA (2020) Environmental determinants of Aedes albopictus abundance at a northern limit of its range in the United States. Am J Trop Med Hyg 102(2):436-447.

Little EAH, Williams SC, Stafford KC 3rd, Linske MA, Molaei G. 2019. Evaluating the Effectiveness of An Integrated Tick Management Approach on Multiple Pathogen Infection in Ixodes scapularis Questing Nymphs and Larvae Parasitizing White-Footed Mice. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 80: 127–136. 

Martin E, W. Tang, C. Briggs, H. Hopson, J. G. Juarez, S. Garcia Luna, M. Wise de Valdez, I. Badillo-Vargas, M. Borucki, M. Frank, G. L. Hamer. In press. Cell fusing agent virus (Flavivirus) infection in Aedes aegypti in Texas: seasonality, comparison by trap type, and individual viral loads. Archives of Virology.

Molaei G, Little EAH. 2020. A Case of Morphological Anomalies in Amblyomma americanum(Acari: Ixodidae) Collected from Nature. Experimental and Applied Acarology 2020; 81: 279–285.

Molaei G, Little EAH, Williams SC, Stafford KC. 2019. Bracing for the Worst–Range Expansion of the Lone Star Tick in the Northeastern United States. New England Journal of Medicine 2019; 381: 2189–2192.

Molaei G, Mertins JW, Stafford III KC. 2020. Enduring Challenge of Invasive Ticks: Introduction of Amblyomma Oblongoguttatum(Acari: Ixodidae) into the United States on A Human Traveler Returning from Central America. Journal of Parasitology 2020; 106: 670–674.

Olson M. F., S. Garcia-Luna, J. G. Juarez, E. Martin, L. C. Harrington, M. D. Eubanks, I. E. Badillo-Vargas, G. L. Hamer. In press. Sugar feeding patterns for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes in South Texas. Journal of Medical Entomology.

Olson, M. F., M. L. Ndeffo-Mbah, J. G. Juarez, S. Garcia-Luna, E. Martin, M. K. Borucki, M. Frank, J. G. Estrada Franco, M. A. Rodriguez-Perez, N. A. Fernandez-Santos, G. J. Molina-Gamboa, S. D. Carmona Aguirre, B. L. Reyes-Berrones, L. J. Cortes-De la cruz, A. Garcia-Barrientos, R. E. Huidobro-Guevara, R. M. Brussolo-Ceballos, J. Ramirez, A. Salazar, L. F. Chaves, I. E. Badillo-Vargas, G. L. Hamer. 2020. High rate of non-human feeding by Aedes aegypti reduces Zika virus transmission in South Texas. Viruses. 12:453.

Pokutnaya D, Molaei G, Weinberger DM, Vossbrinck CR, Diaz AJ. 2020. Prevalence of Infection and Co-infection and Presence of Rickettsial Endosymbionts in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Connecticut, USA. Journal of Parasitology; 106: 30–37.

Stafford III KC, Ridge GE, Molaei G, Zarb C, Bevilacqua P. 2020. Rabbit Bot Fly Furuncular, Tracheopulmonary, and Human Bot Fly Infestations in Connecticut (Oestridae: Cuterebrinae). Journal of Medical Entomology 58(1):114-120. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaa181.

Stafford III KC, Williams SC, van Oosterwijk JG, Linske MA, Zatechka S, Richer LM, Molaei G, Przybyszewski C, Wikel SK. Field Evaluation of a Novel Oral Reservoir‐Targeted Vaccine Against Borrelia burgdorferiUtilizing an Inactivated Whole‐Cell Bacterial Antigen Expression Vehicle. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 2020; 80: 257–268.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/13/2022

Abernathy HA, BD Hollingsworth, DA Giandomenico, KA Moser, MH Reiskind, R Boyce. 2022.  Prevalence of Knock-Down Resistance F1534S Mutations in Aedes albopictus (Skuse)(Diptera: Culicidae) in North Carolina. Journal of Medical Entomology.

 

Adams, D. R.*, A. J. Golnar*, S. A. Hamer, M. A. Slotman, G. L. Hamer. 2021. Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) survivorship following the ingestion of bird blood infected with Haemoproteus sp. parasites. Parasitology Research. 120:2343–2350.

 

Adams, D. R., A. J. Golnar, J. I. Meyers, M. A. Slotman, G. L. Hamer. In press. Plasmodium relictum infection in Culex quinquefasciatus (Culicidae) decreases diel flight activity but increases peak dusk flight activity. Malaria Journal.

 

Adelman, J.S., Tokarz, R.E., Euken, A.E., Field, E.N., Russell, M.C., Smith, R.C. (2022) Relative influence of land use, mosquito abundance, and bird communities in defining West Nile virus infection rates in Culex mosquito populations. Insects 13 (9): 758.

 

Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG. (2022) Ecology and Epidemiology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Northeastern United States: An Historical Perspective. J Med Entomol 59(1):1-13.

 

Aryaprema VS, Qualls WA, Dobson KL, Dobson SL, Xue RD. The Effects of Boric Acid Sugar Bait on Wolbachia Trans-Infected Male Aedes albopictus (ZAP Males((R))) in Laboratory Conditions. Insects. 2021;13(1). Epub 20211221. doi: 10.3390/insects13010001. PubMed PMID: 35055844; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC8777746.

 

Bajwa WI, Tsynman L, Egizi AM, Tokarz R, Maestas L, Fonseca DM 2022 The Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and spotted fever group Rickettsia in the highly urbanized northeastern US. Journal of Medical Entomology 59(4):1434-1442. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac053

 

Balasubramanian S, Curtis-Robles R, Chirra B, Auckland LD, Mai A, Bocanegra-Garcia V, Clark P, Clark W, Cottingham M, Fleurie G, Johnson CD, Metz RP, Wang S, Hathaway NJ, Bailey JA , Hamer GL, Hamer SA. 2022. Characterization of triatomine bloodmeal sources using direct Sanger sequencing and amplicon deep sequencing methods. Sci Rep 12:10234.

 

Beck A., Bjork J., Biggerstaff B., Eisen L., Eisen R., Foster E., Signs K., Tsao J., Kough E., Peterson M., Schiffman E., Muganda C., Osborn R., Wozniak R., Bron G., Phaneuf D., Smith D., Bartholomay L., Paskewitz S., Hinckley A.,  Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in Lyme disease-endemic areas of the Upper Midwest, United States.  Ticks and Tickborne Disease. 13:101925. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101925

 

Brennan JR, Boychuck S, Washkwich AJ, John-Alder H, Fonseca DM 2022 Tick abundance and diversity is substantially lower in thinned vs. unthinned forests in the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, USA. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Accepted with minor revisions (resubmitted)

 

Bron G., Fenelon H., and Paskewitz S.M. Assessing recognition of the vector of Lyme disease using resin-embedded specimens in a Lyme endemic area. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58:866-872. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa234. 2021.

 

Bron G., Lee X. and Paskewitz S.M. Do-it-yourself tick control: granular gamma-cyhalothrin reduces Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in residential backyards. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58:749-755.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa212.  2021.

 

Burtis JC, Bickerton MW, Indelicato N, Poggi JD, Crans SC and LC Harrington. 2022. Effectiveness of a Buffalo Turbine and A1 Mist Sprayer for the Areawide Deployment of Larvicide for Mosquito Control in an Urban Residential Setting. Journal of Medical Entomology.

 

Burtis JC, Poggi J, Duval, TB, Bidlack E, Shepard JJ, Matton P, Rossetti R, and LC Harrington. 2021. Evaluation of a methoprene aerial application for the control of Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) in wetland breeding larval habitats. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58 (6), 2330-2337.

 

Burtis JC, Poggi J, Payne B, Campbell SR, and LC Harrington. 2021.  The susceptibility of Ixodes scapularis collected from a long-term 4-poster treatment area on Shelter Island, Long Island NY. J Med Entomol. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab054

 

Conte CE, JE Leahy, and AM Gardner. 2021. Active forest management reduces exposure risk to blacklegged ticks and tick-borne pathogens. EcoHealth 18: 157-168.

 

Crawford JE, Hopkins KC, Buchman A, Zha T, Howell P, Kakani E, et al. Reply to: Assessing the efficiency of Verily's automated process for production and release of male Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes. Nat Biotechnol. 2022. Epub 20220526. doi: 10.1038/s41587-022-01325-y. PubMed PMID: 35618925.

 

Cumbie AN, Whitlow AM, Eastwood G (2021) First Evidence of Powassan Virus (Flaviviridae) in Ixodes scapularis in Appalachian Virginia, USA. AJTMH 103(3): 905-908. doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.21-0825

 

Dacso, M. M., D. A. Bente, S. C. Weaver, G. P. Kobinger, P. C. Melby, S. L.F. McLellan, P. H. Keiser, S. A. Hamer, G. L. Hamer, G. W. Parker, D. I. Douphrate, A. Rodriguez, M. L. Goodman, G. C. Gray. 2022. Texas professionals are employing a one health approach to protect the United States against biosecurity threats. One Health. 15:100431.

 

Davila, E., N. A. Fernandez-Santos, J. G. Estrada-Franco, L. Wei, J. A. Agular-Duran, M. J. Lopez-Lopez, R. Solis- Hernandez, R. Garcia-Miranda, D. D. Valazquez-Ramirez, J. Torres-Romero, S. Arellano Chavez, R. Cruz-Cadena, R. Navarro-Lopez, A. A. Perez de Leon, C. Guichard-Romero, E. Martin, W. Tang, M. Frank, M. Borucki, M. J. Turell, A. Pauvolid-Correa, M. A. Rodriguez-Perez, H. Ochoa-Diaz-Lopez, S. A. Hamer, G. L. Hamer. 2022. Utility of domestic dogs as effective sentinels for WNV transmission, but not Aedes-borne flavivirus transmission, in Mexico.  Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28: 1071–1074.

 

De Nadai BL, AG Maletzke, JJ Corbi, G Batista, MH Reiskind. 2021.  The impact of body size on Aedes [Stegomyia] aegypti wingbeat frequency: implications for mosquito identification.  Medical and Veterinary Entomology 35 (4), 617-624

 

Dickinson, K. L., N. Banacos, E. Carbajal, N. Dacko, C. Fredregill, S. Hinojosa, J. G. Juarez*, C. Weldon, G. L. Hamer. 2022. Public willingness to pay and social acceptability for mosquito control in Texas. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28: 425-428.

 

Dobson KL, Mains JW, Dobson SL. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Individual Property Owners: An Overview of the MosquitoMate Experience. Wing Beats. 2022;33(Spring).

 

Dobson SL. When More is Less: Mosquito Population Suppression Using Sterile, Incompatible and Genetically Modified Male Mosquitoes. J Med Entomol. 2021;58(5):1980-6. Epub 2021/03/12. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjab025. PubMed PMID: 33704487.

 

Dong, B., L. Khan, M. Smith, J. Trevino, M. Zhao, G. L. Hamer, A. Lemus, A. A. Molina, J. Lubinda, U. DT. Nguyen, U. Haque. Spatio-temporal dynamics of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses in Mexico. In press. Communications Medicine.

 

Elias SP, AM Gardner, KA Maasch, SD Birkel, NT Anderson, PW Rand, CB Lubelczyk, and RP Smith. 2021. A generalized additive model correlating blacklegged ticks with white-tailed deer density, temperature, and humidity in Maine, USA, 1990-2013. Journal of Medical Entomology 58: 125-138.

 

Ellis VA, V Kalbskopf, A Ciloglu, M Duc, X Huang, A Inci, S Bensch, O Hellgren, V Palinauskas. 2022. Genomic sequence capture of Plasmodium relictum in experimentally infected birds. Parasites and Vectors 15: 1-12.

 

Field, E.N., Shepard, J. J., Clifton, M. E., Price, K. J., Witmier, B. J., Johnson, K., Boze, B., Abadam, C., Ebel, G. D., Armstrong, P.M., Barker, C. M., Smith, R. C. (2022) Semi-field and surveillance data define the natural diapause timeline for Culex pipiens across the United States. bioRxiv 2022.05.19.492729.

 

Figurskey AC, B Hollingsworth, MS Doyle, MH Reiskind. 2022. Effectiveness of autocidal gravid trapping and chemical control in altering abundance and age structure of Aedes albopictus.  Pest Management Science

 

Fikrig K, Peck S, Deckerman P, Dang S, St Fleur K, Goldsmith H, Qu S, Rosenthal H and LC Harrington. 2021. The effects of host availability and fitness on Aedes albopictus blood feeding patterns in New York. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 106(1), 320-331.

 

Foster E., Burtis J., Tsao J., Bjork J, Liu G., Nietzel D.F., Schiffman E., Lee X., Paskewitz S., Caporale D., Eisen R.J. Inter-annual variation in prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) at long-term surveillance sites in the upper midwestern United States: Implications for public health practice. Ticks and Tick-borne Disease. 13: 101886. 2022.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101886

 

Frederick, J.C., Sharma, P., Thompson, A., Dharmarajan, G., Ronai, I., Pesapane, R., Smith, R.C., Sundstrom, K., Tsao, J.I., Tuten, H., Yabsley, M.J., Glenn, T.C. (2022) Phylogeography of the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis identifies candidate loci for differences in vectorial capacity. Authorea. August 23, 2022.

 

Gallagher, M. R., J. Kreye, E. T. Machtinger, N. Schmidt, A. Everland, N. S. Skowronski. 2022. Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the Eastern US? Ecological Applications. 32: e2637 https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2637

 

Gloria-Soria, A., 2022. Special Collection: Highlights of Medical, Urban and Veterinary Entomology. Highlights in Medical Entomology, 2021. Journal of Medical Entomology.

 

Gloria-Soria, A., Faraji, A., Hamik, J., White, G., Amsberry, S., Donahue, M., Buss, B., Pless, E., Cosme, L.V. and Powell, J.R., 2022. Origins of high latitude introductions of Aedes aegypti to Nebraska and Utah during 2019. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 103, p.105333.

 

Gloria-Soria, A., Shragai, T., Ciota A.T., Duval, T.B., Alto, B.W., Martins, A.J., Westby, K.M., Medley, K.A., Unlu, I., Campbell, S.R., Kawalkowski, M., Tsuda Y., Higa, Y., Indelicato, N., Leisnham, P.T., Caccone A., Armstrong, PM. Population genetics of an invasive mosquito vector; Aedes albopictus in the Northeastern USA. Neobiota. In press.

 

Green K. D., H. S. Tiffin, J. E. Brown, E. R. Burgess, IV, and E. T. Machtinger. Small mammal use of cotton in tick control tubes is dependent on the month of use but independent of odor or cotton size. Ecosphere 13:7 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4155

 

Guarnieri LD, SE McBride, E Groden, and AM Gardner. 2021. Interactions between sympatric invasive European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis). PLoS One 16: e0251497.

Hall, D.R., Tokarz, R.E., Field, E.N., Smith, R. C. (2022) Surveillance and genetic data support the introduction and establishment of Aedes albopictus in Iowa, USA. Scientific Reports 12: 2143.

 

Hassett E, Diuk-Wasser M, Harrington LC and MP Fernandez. 2022. Integrating tick density and park visitor behaviors to assess the risk of tick exposure in urban parks on Staten Island, New York. BMC Public Health. 10.1186/s12889-022-13989-x

 

Juarez, J. G.*, L. F. Chaves, S. Garcia-Luna#, E. Martin#, I. Badillo-Vargas, M. C. I. Medeiros, G. L. Hamer. 2021. Variable coverage in an Autocidal Gravid Ovitrap intervention impacts efficacy of Aedes aegypti control. Journal of Applied Ecology. 58: 2075-2086.

 

Juarez, J. G.*, S. M. Garcia-Luna#, C. M. Roundy#, A. Branca, M. G. Banfield, G. L. Hamer. 2021. Susceptibility of South Texas Aedes aegypti to pyriproxyfen. Insects. 12: 460.

 

Juarez, J.G.*, E. Carbajal, K. L. Dickinson, S. Garcia-Luna, N. Vuong, J. P. Mutebi, R. R. Hemme, I. Badillo-Vargas, G. L. Hamer. 2022. The unreachable doorbells of South Texas: community engagement in colonias on the US Mexico border for mosquito control. BMC Public Health. 22:1176.

 

Keyel, A. C., M. E. Gorris, I. Rochlin, J. A. Uelmen, L. F. Chaves, G. L. Hamer, I. K. Moise, M. Shocket, A. M. Kilpatrick, N. B. DeFelice, J. K. Davis, E. Little, P. Irwin, A. J. Tyre, K. H. Smith, C. L. Fredregill, O. E. Timm, K. M. Holcomb, M. C. Wimberly, M. J. Ward, C. M. Barker, C. G. Rhodes*, R. L. Smith. 2021. A proposed framework for the development and qualitative evaluation of West Nile virus models and their application to local public health decision-making. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 15:e0009653.

 

Khalil N, Dugas KD, Cantoni J, Stafford III KC, Molaei G*. 2022. Anomalous Morphologies in Ixodes scapularis Feeding on Human Hosts. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101993.

 

Larson R., Bron G., Lee X. and Paskewitz S.M. High proportion of unfed larval blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from modified nest boxes for mice. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58: 1448-1453.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa287 2021.

 

Larson R.T., Bron G., Lee X., Siy P., and Paskewitz S.M.  Peromyscus maniculatus: an overlooked reservoir of tickborne disease in the Midwest (U.S.A.)?  Ecosphere. 12 (11): e03831.10.1002.  http://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3831.  2021.

 

Larson S.R., Kruger E., Sabo AE., Jones P. and Paskewitz S.M.  Meso- and micro-geographic factors shaping variation in Ixodes scapularis abundance in northern temperate forests.  Ecosphere 13: e3932. 2022.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3932

 

Leal-Galvan B, Arocho Rosario C, Oliva Chávez A. 2022. Extracellular vesicles and immunomodulation in mosquitoes and ticks. Encyclopedia. 2(2):873-881. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia2020057

 

Leal-Galvan B, Harvey C, Thomas D, Saelo P, and Oliva Chavez A. 2022. Isolation of miRNAs from tick ex vivo salivary gland cultures and extracellular vesicles. JoVE. (182), e63618, doi:10.3791/63618

 

Lee X., Wong C., Coats J., and Paskewitz S.M. Semi-field evaluations of three botanically derived repellents against the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 2022. 59:1694-1699. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac111.

 

Leisnham, P.T., S.L. LaDeau, M.E.M. Saunders, O.C. Villena. 2021. Condition-specific competitive effects of Aedes albopictus on Culex pipiens among different urban container habitats may explain their coexistence in the field. Insects 12(11), 993; https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12110993

 

Lennart Justen, Gebbiena M. Bron, Duncan Carlsmith, Susan M. Paskewitz, and Lyric C. Bartholomay.  Identification of public submitted tick images: a neural network approach.  PLoS One. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0260622 2021.

 

Lieberthal BA and AM Gardner. 2021. Connectivity, reproduction number, and mobility interact to determine communities’ epidemiological superspreader potential in a metapopulation network. PLoS Computational Biology 17: e1008674.

 

Little EAH, Hutchinson ML, Price KJ, Marini A, Shepard JJ, and Molaei G*. 2022. Spatiotemporal Distribution, Abundance, and Host Interactions of Two Invasive Vectors of Arboviruses, Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus, in Pennsylvania, USA. Parasites and Vectors, 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05151-8.

 

Machtinger, E. T., R. M. Nadolny, B. T. Vinyard, L. Eisen, A. Hojgaard, S. A. Haynes, L. Bowman, C. Casal, and A. Y. Li. 2021. Spatial heterogeneity of sympatric tick species and tick-borne pathogens emphasizes the need for surveillance for effective tick control. Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases 21: 843-853 https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2021.0027

 

Mader EM, C Ganser, A Geiger, LC Harrington, J Foley, RL Smith, ... 2021. A survey of tick surveillance and control practices in the United States. Journal of medical entomology 58 (4), 1503-1512.

 

Mandli J., Lee X, Bron G. and Paskewitz S.M.  Integrated tick management in South Central Wisconsin: Impact of invasive vegetation removal and host-targeted acaricides on the density of questing Ixodes scapularis nymphs.  Journal of Medical Entomology. 58: 2358-2367. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab131. 2021.

 

McBride SE, BA Lieberthal, DE Buttke, BD Cronk, SM De Urioste-Stone, LB Goodman, LD Guarnieri, TF Rounsville, Jr., and AM Gardner. 2022. Patterns and ecological mechanisms of tick-borne disease exposure risk in Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology. Online ahead of print.

 

McClung KL, Noden BH. 2022. Prevalence of selected pathogens in ectoparasites from free-roaming domestic cats in the southern Great Plains of the United States. Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 34:100764.

 

McMillan JR, Christina A Harden, James C Burtis, Mallery I Breban, John J Shepard, Tanya A Petruff, Michael J Misencik, Angela B Bransfield, Joseph D Poggi, Laura C Harrington, Theodore G Andreadis, Philip M Armstrong. 2021. The community‐wide effectiveness of municipal larval control programs for West Nile virus risk reduction in Connecticut, USA. Pest Management Science. 77 (11), 5186-520.

 

McMillan JR, Harden CA, Burtis JC, Breban MI, Shepard JJ, Petruff TA, Misencik MJ, Bransfield AB, Poggi JD, Harrington LC, Andreadis TG, Armstrong PM. (2021) The community-wide effectiveness of municipal larval control programs for West Nile virus risk reduction in Connecticut, USA. Pest Manag Sci 77(11):5186-5201.

 

Molaei G*, and Andreadis TG. 2022. The Connecticut Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases: A Long History of Research Partnership and Outreach in Public Health Entomology. Wing Beats, 33, 30-34.

 

Molaei G*, Eisen LM, Price KJ, Eisen RJ. 2022. Range Expansion of Native and Invasive Ticks, a Looming Public Health Threat. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac249.

 

Mutebi, J.P., A. B. B.Wilke, E. Ostrum, C. Vasquez, G. Cardenas, A. Carvajal, M. Moreno, W. D. Petrie, A. Rodriguez, H. Presas, J. Rodriguez, F. Barnes, G. L. Hamer, J. G. Juarez*, E. J. Marshall, J. C. Beier. 2022. Diel activity patterns of two distinct populations of Aedes aegypti in Miami, FL and  Brownsville, TX. Scientific Reports. 12. 5315.

 

Nesgos AT, Harrington LC and EM Mader.  2021. Experience and Knowledge of Lyme Disease: A Scoping Review of Patient-Provider Communication" Zoonoses and Public Health. 12:(4) 101714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101714

 

Noden BH, Cote NM, Reiskind MH, Talley JL. 2021. Invasive Plants as Foci of Mosquito-Borne Pathogens: Red Cedar in the Southern Great Plains of the USA. Ecohealth. 18: 475-486.

 

Noden BH, NM Cote, MH Reiskind, JL Talley. 2021. Invasive Plants as Foci of Mosquito-Borne Pathogens: Red Cedar in the Southern Great Plains of the USA. EcoHealth 18 (4), 475-486

 

Occi JL, Campbell VM, Fonseca DM, Robbins RG 2022. Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Parasitizing an unlikely host: big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in New York State, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology 59(1): 376-379. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab174

 

Olafson, P. U., K. C. Poh, J. R. Evans, M. J. Skvarla, and E. T. Machtinger. Limited detection of shared zoonotic pathogens in deer keds and blacklegged ticks co-parasitizing white-tailed deer in the eastern United States. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. http://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12620

 

Pasternak and Palli (2022) County-level surveillance for the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, and its associated pathogen, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, in Kentucky  Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (In press).

 

Peffers C.*, and Meuti M.E. 2022. Characterizing the Relative Abundance of Circadian Transcription Factors in Diapausing and Nondiapausing Northern House Mosquitoes. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY. P. 10404. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4030475.

 

Poh, K. C., J. R. Evans, M. J. Skvarla, E. T. Machtinger. 2022. All for One Health and One Health for All: Considerations for successful citizen science projects conducting vector surveillance from animal hosts. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13060492

 

Poh, K. C., J. R. Evans, M. Skvarla, P. Olafson, G. Hicking, J. Mullinax, and E. T. Machtinger. 2022. Patterns of deer ked (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) infestation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the eastern United States. Parasites & Vectors. 15: 31. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-05148-9

 

Rhodes, C. G.*, J. R. Loaiza, L. M. Romero, J. Manuel, G. Alvarado, G. Delgado, O. R. Salas, M. R. Rojas, C. Aguilar-Avendaño, E. Maynes, J. A. V. Cordero, A. S. Mora, C. A. Rigg, A. Zardkoohi, M. Prado, M.D. Friberg, L. R. Bergmann, R. M. Rodríguez, G. L. Hamer, L. F. Chaves. 2022. Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) ensemble distribution modeling: applications for malaria elimination. Insects. 13, 221.

 

Rhodes, C.G.*, N.A. Scavo*, M. Finney, J. P. Fimbres-Macias, M. T. Lively, B. H. Strauss, G. L. Hamer. 2022.   Meta-analysis of the relative abundance of nuisance and vector mosquitoes in urban and blue-green spaces. Insects. 13, 271.

 

Roberts, C. E., E. Burgess, IV, T. M. Miller, A. Wise, C. J. Dickerson, M. Skvarla, A. Y. Li, and E. T. Machtinger. 2022. Tissue-damaging marking methods do not affect tick burdens on field captured Peromyscus spp. Wildlife Society Bulletin. http://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1385

 

Roundy, C. M.#, S. A. Hamer, I. B. Zecca, E. B. Davila, L. D. Auckland, W. Tang, H. Gavranovic^, S. L. Swiger, J. K. Tomberlin, R. S. B. Fischer, A. Pauvolid-Corrêa, G. L. Hamer. 2022. No evidence of SARS-CoV-2 among flies or cockroaches in households where COVID-19 positive cases resided. Journal of Medical Entomology.

 

Šafářová B, Giusti CH, Perez MP, Zecca IB, Carbajal ES, Hamer GL, Hamer SA. 2021. Habitat and environmental risks of Chagas disease in low-income colonias and peri-urban subdivisions in South Texas. Habitat Int 118:102460.

 

Salomon J, Fernandez Santos NA, Zecca IB, Estrada-Franco JG, Davila E, Hamer GL, Rodriguez Perez  MA, Hamer SA. 2022. Brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) infection with endosymbiont and human pathogenic Rickettsia spp., northeastern Mexico. Intl J Environ Res Pub Hlth 19, 6249.

 

Scavo, N. A., Zecca, I. B. Zecca, C. Sobotyk, M. N. Saleh, S. K. Lane, M. F. Olson, S. A. Hamer, G. G. Verocai, G. L. Hamer. High prevalence of canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in pet dogs in south Texas, U.S.A., with evidence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes contributing to transmission. In press. Parasites & Vectors.

 

Sharma R, Cozens DW, Armstrong PM, Brackney DE. (2021) Vector competence of human-biting ticks Ixodes scapularis, Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis for Powassan virus. Parasit Vectors 14(1):466.

 

Sherpa P, Piedmonte NP, Wunderlin K, Harrington LC and RC Falco.2021. Optimal collection methods for Asian longhorned ticks, Haemaphysalis longicornis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the Northeast US. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58 (6), 2255-2263 https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab083

 

Siperstein A.*, Marzec S., Fritz, M.L., Holzapfel, C.M., Bradshaw W.E., Armbruster, P.A. and Meuti M.E. 2022. Conserved Molecular Pathways Underlying Biting in Two Divergent Mosquito Genera. EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13379

 

Siy P. N., Larson R.T., Zembsch T., Lee X., and Paskewitz S.M.  High prevalence of Borrelia mayonii (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in field-caught Tamias striatus (Rodentia: Sciuridae) from Northern Wisconsin.  Journal of Medical Entomology. 58: 2504-2507. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab102. 2021.

 

Stafford III KC, Molaei G, Williams SC, and Mertins JW. 2022. Rhipicephalus capensis (Acari: Ixodidae), A Geographically Restricted South African Tick, Returning with A Human Traveler to the United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 13(3). DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2022.101912.

 

Sullivan C, Occi J, Brennan J, Robbins R, Skinner M, Bennet A, Parker B, Fonseca DM 2022 First report of the bat tick Carios kelleyi (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) from Vermont, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(2): 784-787. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab232

 

Susong K.M., Tucker B.J., Bron G.M., Irwin P., Kirsch J.M., Vimont D., Stone C., Paskewitz S.M.,  Bartholomay L.C. Snow-covered tires generate microhabitats that enhance overwintering survival of Aedes albopictus in the Midwest, USA. Environmental Entomology. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvac023

 

Tangudu, C., Hargett, A.M., Laredo-Tiscareno, V., Smith, R.C., Blitvich, B. (2022) Isolation of a novel rhabdovirus and detection of multiple novel viral sequences in Culex species mosquitoes in the United States. Arch. Virol.

 

Tiffin, H. S., M. J. Skvarla, E. T. Machtinger. 2021. Tick abundance and life-stage segregation on the American black bear (Ursus americanus). International Journal for Parasitology 16: 208-216 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.10.004

 

Volk MR, CB Lubelczyk, JC Johnston, DL Levesque, and AM Gardner. 2022. Microclimate conditions alter Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) overwinter survival across climate gradients in Maine, United States. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 13: e101872.

 

White AV, E Berl, C Williams, M Doyle, DM Smith, BD Byrd, MH Reiskind, S Richards. 2022. Horse Owner Practices and Equine and Human Arboviral Encephalitis in North Carolina. Journal of Environmental Health 84 (7).

 

Whitlow AM, Schürch R, Mullins D, Eastwood G (2021) The Influence of Southwestern Virginia Environmental Conditions on the Potential Ability of Haemaphysalis longicornis, Amblyomma americanum, and Amblyomma maculatum to Overwinter in the Region. Insects: 12(11):1000. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12111000

 

Wilson SN, López K, Coutermash-Ott S, Auguste DI, Porier DL, Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG, Eastwood G, Auguste AJ (2021) La Crosse Virus Shows Strain-Specific Differences in Pathogenesis. Pathogens 10(4):400.  doi: 10.3390/pathogens10040400.

 

Zembsch T., Bron G., and Paskewitz S.M. Evidence for vertical transmission of Babesia odocoilei (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 58: 2484-2487.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab074  2021.

 

Zembsch T., Lee X., Bron G., Bartholomay L., and Paskewitz S.M. Co-infection of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs with Babesia spp. (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae) and Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) in Wisconsin. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58:1891-1899. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab056.  2021.

12/23/2023

Abernathy, H.A., Boyce, R.M. and Reiskind, M.H., 2023. Exploring the effects of caffeine on Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) survival and fecundity. Journal of Medical Entomology, p.tjad047.

 

Ballman ES, JE Leahy, CC Sponarski, MG Galli, and AM Gardner. 2023. A citizen science approach to investigate the distribution, abundance, and pathogen infection of vector ticks through active surveillance. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 14: e102144.

 

Barnes M, Price DC. 2023. Endogenous Viral Elements in Ixodid Tick Genomes. Viruses. 31;15(11):2201.

 

Bickerton, M., I. Rochlin, J. Gonzalez, K. McSorley, and A. Toledo. 2022. Field applications of granular and liquid pyrethroids, carbaryl, and IGRs to control the asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) and impacts on nontarget invertebrates. Ticks Tick Borne Dis 13: 102054.

 

Bickerton, M., J. Gonzalez, A. Egizi, and A. Toledo. 2023. Baseline susceptibility of Haemaphysalis longicornis to organophosphate, carbamate, and pyrethroid acaricides. Pest Manag Sci 79: 4328-4334.

 

Brennan JR, Boychuck S, Washkwich AJ, John-Alder H, Fonseca DM 2023 Tick abundance and diversity are substantially lower in thinned vs. unthinned forests in the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, USA. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases https://www.sciencedirect.com/ science/article/pii/S1877959X22002084

 

Brisco KK, Jacobsen CM, Seok S, Wang X, Lee Y*, Akbari OS, Cornel AJ. Field Evaluation of In2Care Mosquito Traps to Control Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Hawai'i Island. J Med Entomol. 2023. 60(2): 364-372. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjad005. [*Lee Y – Corresponding author]

 

Brisco KK, Jacobsen CM, Seok S, Wang X, Lee Y*, Akbari OS, Cornel AJ. Field Evaluation of In2Care Mosquito Traps to Control Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Hawai'i Island. J Med Entomol. 2023. 60(2): 364-372. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjad005.

 

Brown, J.E., H. S. Tiffin, A. Pagac, K. C. Poh, J. R. Evans, T. M. Miller, B. H. Herrin, C. Sutherland, and E. T. Machtinger. Differential burdens of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) on sympatric rodent hosts. Journal of Vector Ecology. Accepted

 

Dhungana, P., Wei, X., Meuti, M. and Sim, C., 2023. Identification of CYCLE targets that contribute diverse features of circadian rhythms in the mosquito Culex pipiens. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 48, p.101140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2023.101140

 

Egizi A, Wagner NE, Jordan RA, Price DC. 2023. Lone star ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infected with Bourbon virus in New Jersey, USA. J Med Entomol. 60(4):842-846.

 

Ferreira FC, González G, Milholland M, Tung G, Fonseca DM 2023 Surveys of ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on small and medium-sized mammals in suburban northeastern US reveal expected and unexpected patterns of association International Journal of Parasitology S0020-7519(23)00153-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2023.06.003. Online ahead of print.

 

Field, E.N., Shepard, J. J., Clifton, M. E., Price, K. J., Witmier, B. J., Johnson, K., Boze, B., Abadam, C., Ebel, G. D., Armstrong, P.M., Barker, C. M., Smith, R. C. (2022) Semi-field and surveillance data define the natural diapause timeline for Culex pipiens across the United States. Communications Biology 5: 1300.

 

Field, E.N., Smith, R.C. (2023) Seasonality influences key physiological components contributing to Culex pipiens vector competence. Frontiers in Insect Science 3:1144072.

 

Fikrig, K., N. Rose, N. Burkett-Cadena, B. Kamgang, P.T. Leisnham, J. Mangan, A. Ponlawat, S. Rothman, T. Stenn, C.S. McBride, L.C. Harrington. 2023. Aedes albopictus host odor preference does not drive observed variation in feeding patterns across field populations. Scientific Reports, 13:130.

 

Frederick, J.C., Sharma, P., Thompson, A., Dharmarajan, G., Ronai, I., Pesapane, R., Smith, R.C., Sundstrom, K., Tsao, J.I., Tuten, H., Yabsley, M.J., Glenn, T.C. (2023) Phylogeography of the blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis identifies candidate loci for differences in vectorial capacity. Molecular Ecology 32(12):3133-3149.

 

Fyie, L.R., Tronetti, H.R., Gardiner, M.M. and Meuti, M.E., 2023. Potential for urban warming to postpone overwintering dormancy of temperate mosquitoes. Journal of Thermal Biology, 115, p.103594.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103594

 

Gloria-Soria, A., T. Shragai, A.T. Ciota, T.B. Duval, B.W. Alto, A.J.  Martins, K.M. Westby, K.A. Medley, I. Unlu, S.R. Campbell, M.  Kawalkowski, Y. Tsuda, Y. Higa, N. Indelicato, P.T. Leisnham, A. Caccone, P.M. Armstrong. 2022. Population genetics of an invasive mosquito vector; Aedes albopictus in the Northeastern US. Neobiota, 8, 99-127.

 

González J, Fonseca DM, Toledo A 2023 Seasonal dynamics of tick species in the ecotone of parks and recreational areas in Middlesex County (New Jersey, USA) Insects 4(3)  https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/3/258

 

Gonzalez J., Fonseca DM, Toledo A. 2024 Effect of short-photoperiod on the development of Haemaphysalis longicornis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Journal of Medical Entomology accepted

 

Gonzalez, J., A. Lockhart, Q. Wu, J. E. Simon, and A. Toledo. 2022. Repellency of novel catnip (Nepeta cataria) cultivar extracts against Ixodes scapularis and Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae). Ticks Tick Borne Dis 13: 102046.

 

Gonzalez, J., D. M. Fonseca, and A. Toledo. 2023. Seasonal Dynamics of Tick Species in the Ecotone of Parks and Recreational Areas in Middlesex County (New Jersey, USA). Insects 14.

 

Herb H, Ferreira FC, Gonzalez J, Fonseca DM 2023 Multiple piroplasm parasites (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in northeastern populations of the invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in the United Sates Parasitology 1-7. doi: 10.1017/S0031182023000914. Online ahead of print.

 

Hill V, ...Armstrong PM, Ciota AT, Grubaugh ND. Dynamics of eastern equine encephalitis virus during the 2019 outbreak in the Northeast United States. Curr Biol. 2023 33(12):2515-2527.

 

Holcomb, K. M., Khalil, N., Cozens, D. W., Cantoni, J. L., Brackney, D. E., Linske, M. A., Williams, S. C., Molaei, G., and Eisen, R. J. (2023). Comparison of acarological risk metrics derived from active and passive surveillance and their concordance with tick-borne disease incidence. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 14, 102243.

 

Holcomb, K.M., Khalil, N., Cozens, D.W., Cantoni, J.L., Brackney, D.E., Linske, M.A., Williams, S.C., Molaei, G., and Eisen, R.J. (2023). Comparison of acarological risk metrics derived from active and passive surveillance and their concordance with tick-borne disease incidence. Ticks Tick-borne Dis. 14(6): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102243

 

Holguin-Rocha AF, Calle-Tobon A, Vásquez GM, Astete H, Fisher ML, Tobon-Castano A, Velez-Tobon G, Maldonado-Ruiz LP, Silver K, Park Y, Londono-Renteria B. (2023) Diversity of the bacterial and viral communities in the tropical horse tick, Dermacentor nitens in Colombia. Pathogens. 2023 12(7): PMID: 37205465.

 

Johnson, H. E., Clifton, M., Harbison, J. E., Erkapic, A., Barrett-Wilt, G. A., Paskewitz, S., & Bartholomay, L. (2023). Assessment of Truck-Mounted Area-Wide S-methoprene Applications to Manage West Nile Virus Vector Species in the Suburbs of Chicago, IL, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology, 60(2), 384-391.

 

Kache, Pallavi A., Bron G.M., Zapata-Ramirez S., Tsao J.I., Bartholomay L.C., Paskewitz S.M., Diuk-Wasser M.A., and del Pilar Fernandez, M.. (2023). Evaluating spatial and temporal patterns of tick encounters using community science data submitted through a smartphone application. 2023. Ticks and Tick-borne Disease. 14(4), 102163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102163

 

Khalil, N., Shepard, J. J., Foss, K., and Molaei, G.* (2023). Evidence of Uranotaenia sapphirina (Diptera: Culicidae) feeding on annelid worms in the Northeastern United States. Journal of Medical Entomology, 60(3), 425–431. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad034

 

Lee, X., Maxson, G. A., & Paskewitz, S. (2023). Single Mowing Event Does Not Reduce Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) on Recreational Hiking Trails. Journal of Medical Entomology, 60(1), 228-234.

 

Li Y, Piermarini PM (2023) Dietary calcium (Ca2+) impacts Ca+) content and molecular expression of Ca2+transporters in Malpighian tubules of the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. J Insect Physiol 149: 104551. doi:10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104551.

 

Lieberthal BA, A Soliman, S Wang, SM De Urioste-Stone, and AM Gardner. 2023. Epidemic spread on patch networks with community structure. Mathematical Biosciences 359: e108996.

 

Lopez, K., Irwin P., Bron Gebbiena, Paskewitz S. and Bartholomay L. (2023) Ultra-low volume (ULV) adulticide treatment impacts age structure of Culex species (Diptera: Culicidae) in a West Nile virus hotspot. Journal of Medical Entomology. Tjad088.

 

Machtinger, E. T., K. C. Poh, R. Pesapane, and D. M. Tufts. An Integrative framework for tick management: The need to connect wildlife science, one health, and interdisciplinary perspectives. Current Opinion in Insect Science https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2023.101131

 

Mandli, J., Paskewitz S.M. Osorio J. (2023).  Safety and immunogenicity of orally administered poxvirus vectored constructs in the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus). 2023. Vaccines: X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2022.100259

 

Marzec, S., Siperstein, A., Zhou, A., Holzapfel, C.M., Bradshaw, W.E., Meuti, M.E. and Armbruster, P.A., 2023. MicroRNA Expression Prior to Biting in a Vector Mosquito Anticipates Physiological Processes Related to Energy Utilization, Reproduction and Immunity. Insects, 14(8), p.700. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14080700

 

McBride SE, BA Lieberthal, DE Buttke, BD Cronk, SM De Urioste-Stone, LB Goodman, LD Guarnieri, TF Rounsville, Jr., and AM Gardner. 2023. Patterns and ecological mechanisms of tick-borne disease exposure risk in Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology 60: 62-72.

 

McMillan JR, Chaves LF, Armstrong PM. Ecological predictors of mosquito population and arbovirus transmission synchrony estimates. J Med Entomol. 2023 May 12;60(3):564-574.

 

McMillan JR, Hamer GL, Levine RS, Mead DG, Waller LA, Goldberg TL, Walker ED, Brawn JD, Ruiz MO, Kitron U, Vazquez-Prokopec G. Multi-year comparison of community- and species-level West Nile virus antibody prevalence in birds from Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois, 2005-2016. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2022 Dec 26:tpmd211086. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-1086.

 

McMillan JR, Olson MM, Petruff T, Shepard JJ, Armstrong PM. Impacts of Lysinibacillus sphaericus on mosquito larval community composition and larval competition between Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus. Sci Rep. 2022 12(1):18013.

 

Meuti, M.E., Siperstein, A. and Wolkoff, M., 2023. Establishing a Culex Colony from Field-Collected Eggs. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.prot108079

 

Meuti, M.E., Siperstein, A. and Wolkoff, M., 2023. Points to Consider When Establishing and Rearing Culex Mosquitoes in the Laboratory. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.top107823

 

Meuti, M.E., Siperstein, A. and Wolkoff, M., 2023. Rearing and Maintaining a Culex Colony in the Laboratory. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. https://doi.org/10.1101/pdb.prot108080

 

Michaud, K., Iverson, G., Reiskind, M.H., Kearney, G. and Richards, S.L., 2022. Brief review of Japanese encephalitis virus: recommendations related to North Carolina swine farms and wider implications for swine farming. Parasitologia, 2(4), pp.302-312.

 

Narvaez ZE, Rainey T, Puelle R, Khan A, Jordan RA, Egizi AM, Price DC. 2023. Detection of multiple tick-borne pathogens in Ixodes scapularis from Hunterdon County, NJ, USA. Curr Res Parasitol Vector Borne Dis. 21;4:100140.

 

Nguyen VT, Romero-Weaver AL, Wang X, Tavares Y, Bauer A, McDowell RC, Dorsainvil C, Eason MD, Malcolm AN, Raz CD, Byrd BD, Riegel C, Clark M, Ber J, Harrison R, Evans C, Zohdy S, Allen B, Campbell LP, Killingsworth D, Grey EW, Riles M, Lee Y*, Giordano BV. [*Lee Y – Corresponding author] Survey of invasive mosquito surveillance and control capacity in southeastern USA reveals training and resource needs. J Am Mosquito Cntrl Assoc. 2023. 39 (2): 108–121. doi: 10.2987/22-7107.

 

Nguyen VT, Romero-Weaver AL, Wang X, Tavares Y, Bauer A, McDowell RC, Dorsainvil C, Eason MD, Malcolm AN, Raz CD, Byrd BD, Riegel C, Clark M, Ber J, Harrison R, Evans C, Zohdy S, Allen B, Campbell LP, Killingsworth D, Grey EW, Riles M, Lee Y*, Giordano BV. [*Lee Y – Corresponding author] Survey of invasive mosquito surveillance and control capacity in southeastern USA reveals training and resource needs. J Am Mosquito Cntrl Assoc. 2023. 39 (2): 108–121. doi: 10.2987/22-7107.

 

Noden BH, Gilliland M, Propst J, Slater K, Karpathy SE, Paddock CD. 2023. Rickettsia tillamookensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Oklahoma. J Med Entomol. tjad133. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjad133.

 

Occi JL, Hall M, Campbell V, Stronsick S, Sullivan CF, Pesapane R, Gonzalez J; Toledo A, Fonseca DM 2023 Rickettsia and relapsing fever Borrelia in the bat tick, Alectorobius kelleyi (Ixodida: Argasidae) from peri domestic bats in the northeastern United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 14(3):102157. 8 pages. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102157

 

Olafson, P. U., K. C. Poh, J. R. Evans, M. J. Skvarla, and E. T. Machtinger. 2022. Limited detection of shared zoonotic pathogens in deer keds and blacklegged ticks co-parasitizing white-tailed deer in the eastern United States. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. http://doi.org/10.1111/mve.12620

 

Olechnowicz C, JE Leahy, AM Gardner, and CC Sponarski. 2023. Perceived vulnerability for Lyme disease questionnaire: A social science tool for understanding tick-borne disease attitudes. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 14: e102120.

 

Ortega-Jimenez VM, AM Gardner, and JC Burton. 2023. Static electricity passively attracts ticks onto hosts. Trends in Parasitology. Online ahead of print.

 

Price, K. J., Khalil, N., Witmier, B. J., Coder, B. L., Boyer, C. N., Foster, E., Eisen, R. J., and Molaei, G.* (2023). Evidence of Protozoan and Bacterial Infection and Co-Infection and Partial Blood Feeding in The Invasive Tick Haemaphysalis longicornis in Pennsylvania. Journal of Parasitology, 109(4), 265–273.

 

Reed, E.M., Reiskind, M.H. and Burford Reiskind, M.O., 2023. Life‐history stage and the population genetics of the tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus at a fine spatial scale. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 37(1), pp.132-142.

 

Rhodes, C. G., L. F. Chaves, L. R. Bergmann, G. L. Hamer. 2023. Ensemble species distribution modeling of Culex tarsalis (Diptera: Culicidae) in the continental United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 60:664-679.

 

Roberts, C. E., E. Burgess, IV, T. M. Miller, A. Wise, C. J. Dickerson, M. Skvarla, A. Y. Li, and E. T. Machtinger. 2022. Tissue-damaging marking methods do not affect tick burdens on field captured Peromyscus spp. Wildlife Society Bulletin. http://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1385

 

Rochlin I, Egizi A, Narvaez Z, Bonilla DL, Gallagher M, Williams GM, Rainey T, Price DC, Fonseca DM. 2023. Microhabitat modeling of the invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in New Jersey, USA. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 14(2):102126.

 

Rochlin I, Egizi A, Narvaez Z, Bonilla DL, Williams GM, Rainey T, Price DC, Fonseca DM 2023 Microhabitat modeling of the invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in New Jersey, USA. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 4(2): 102126 13 pages https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102126

 

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