06/11/2015

Chang, F., Dutta, S., Becnel, J. J., Estep, A. S., and Mark Mascal. 2014. Synthesis of the Insecticide Prothrin and Its Analogues from Biomass-Derived 5-(Chloromethyl) furfural. J. Agric.Food Chem. 62(2), pp. 476-480.

Reid, W. R., Thornton, A., Pridgeon, J., Becnel, J. J., Tang, F., Estep, A., Clark, G.G., and Allan, S.A. 2014. Gene expression analysis of a pyrethroid-resistant strain of Aedes aegypti and functional testing of selected family 4 cytochrome P450 genes. J. Med. Entomol. 51(3): 605-615.

Akdag, K., Kocyigit-Kaymakcioglu, B., Tabanca, N., Ali, A., Estep, A., Becnel, J.J., Khan, I.A. 2014. Synthesis and larvicidal and adult topical activity of some hydrazide-hydrazone derivatives against Aedes aegypti. Marmara pharmaceutical journal; 18 (3); 120-125.

de Carvalho, IMVG; de Queiroz, ATL; de Moraes, RB; Gil, HB; Alves, R; Viviani, ADB; Becnel, JJ; de Araujo-Coutinho, CJPD. (2014). Description of microsporidia in simulids: molecular and morphological characterization of microsporidia in the larvae of Simulium pertinax Kollar (Diptera: Simuliidae). Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 47(5), 624-631.

Chen, Y; Li, J; Li, SX; Zhao, J; Bernier, UR; Becnel, JJ; Agramonte, NM; Cantrell, CL; Wedge, DE. 2014. Identification and characterization of biopesticides from Acorus. Planta medica; 80 (10); 764-764

Santiago Plischuk, Neil Sanscrainte, James J. Becnel & Carlos E. Lange. 2015 Tubulinosema pampeana sp. n. (Microsporidia, Tubulinosematidae), a pathogen of the South American bumble bee Bombus atratus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 126: 31-42.

Desjardins, C. A., Sanscrainte, N. D., Goldberg, J. M., Heiman, D., Young, S., Zeng, Q., Madhani, H. D., Becnel, J. J., Cuomo, C. 2015. Contrasting host-pathogen interactions and genome evolution in two generalist and specialist microsporidian pathogens of mosquitoes. Nature Communications 6:7121/DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8121.

Andrews ES, Fu Y, Calvitti M, Dobson SL. 2014. Interspecific Transfer of a Wolbachia Infection Into Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Yields a Novel Phenotype Capable of Rescuing a Superinfection. 51(6):1192–98

Bourtzis K, Dobson SL, Xi Z, Rasgon JL, Calvitti M, et al. 2014. Harnessing mosquito-Wolbachia symbiosis for vector and disease control. Acta Tropica. 132 Suppl:S150–63

Schmaedick MA, Koppel AL, Pilotte N, Torres M, Williams SA, et al. 2014. Molecular Xenomonitoring Using Mosquitoes to Map Lymphatic Filariasis after Mass Drug Administration in American Samoa. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 8(8):e3087

Slatko B.E, Luck AN, Dobson SL, Foster JM. 2014. Wolbachia endosymbionts and human disease control. Mol Biochem Parasitol. 195(2):88–95

Hamer S. A., A. C. Weghorst, L.D. Auckland, E. B. Roark, O. F. Strey, P. D. Teel, G. L. Hamer. In press. Comparison of DNA and carbon and nitrogen stable isotope-based techniques for tick blood meal analysis. Journal of Medical Entomology.

Boothe E. C., M. C. I. Medeiros, U. D. Kitron, J. D. Brawn, M. O. Ruiz, T. L. Goldberg, E. D. Walker, G. L. Hamer. In
press. Identification of avian and hemoparasite DNA in blood-engorged abdomens of Culex pipiens (Diptera; Culicidae) from a West Nile virus epidemic region in suburban Chicago, Illinois. Journal of Medical Entomology.

McKee, E. M., E. D. Walker, T. K. Anderson, U.D. Kitron, J. D. Brawn, B. L. Krebs, C. M. Newman, M. O. Ruiz, R. S. Levine, M. E. Carrington, R. G. McLean, T. L. Goldberg, and G. L. Hamer. In press. West Nile virus antibody decay rate in free-ranging birds. Journal of Wildlife Disease. [PDF]

Krebs, B. L., T. K. Anderson, T. L. Goldberg, G. L. Hamer, U. D. Kitron, C. M. Newman, M. O. Ruiz, E. D. Walker, J. D. Brawn. 2014. Host group formation decreases exposure to vector-borne disease: a field experiment in a ‘hotspot’ of West Nile virus transmission. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 281: 20141586. [PDF]

Medeiros, M. C., J. M. Higashiguchi, T. K. Anderson, U. D. Kitron, E. D. Walker, J. D. Brawn, B. L. Krebs, M. O. Ruiz, T. L. Goldberg, R. E. Ricklefs, G. L. Hamer. 2014. An inverse association between West Nile virus serostatus and avian malaria infection status. Parasites and Vectors. 7:415. [PDF]

Golnar, A. J., M. J. Turell, A. D. LaBeaud, R. C. Kading, G. L. Hamer. 2014. Predicting the mosquito species and vertebrate species involved in the theoretical transmission of Rift Valley fever virus in the United States. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 8:e3163. [PDF]

Hamer G. L., T. K. Anderson, D. J. Donovan, J. D. Brawn, B. L. Krebs, A. M. Gardner, M. O. Ruiz, W. M. Brown, U. D. Kitron, C. M Newman, T. L. Goldberg, E. D. Walker. 2014. Dispersal of adult Culex mosquitoes in an urban West Nile virus hotspot: a mark-capture study incorporating stable isotope enrichment of natural larval habitats. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 8:e2768. [PDF]

Fonseca DM, Kaplan LR, Heiry RA, Strickman D 2015 Density dependent oviposition by female Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) spreads eggs among containers during the summer but accumulates them in the fall. Journal of Medical Entomology in press

Johnson BJ, Fonseca DM 2015 Insecticide resistance alleles in wetland and residential populations of the West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens in New Jersey, USA. Pest Management Science in press

12/31/2016

Publications

Alfonso-Parra C, Ahmed-Braimah YH, Degner EC, Avila FW, Villarreal SM, Pleiss JA, Wolfner MF, Harrington LC. Mating-induced transcriptome changes in the reproductive tract of female Aedes aegypti. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Feb 22;10(2):e0004451.

Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG, Anderson JF. Emergence of a new lineage of Cache Valley virus (Bunyaviridae: Orthobunyavirus) in the Northeastern United States. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Jul;93(1):11-7.

Baldridge GD, Li YG, Witthuhn BA, Higgins L, Markowski TW, Baldridge AS, Fallon AM. Mosaic composition of ribA and wspB genes flanking the virB8-D4 operon in the Wolbachia supergroup B-strain, wStr. Arch Microbiol. 2016 Jan;198(1):53-69.

Baldridge GD, Markowski TW, Witthuhn BA, Higgins L, Baldridge AS, Fallon AM. The Wolbachia WO bacteriophage proteome in the Aedes albopictus C/wStr1 cell line: evidence for lytic activity? In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2016 Jan;52(1):77-88.

Beyenbach KW, Yu Y, Piermarini PM, Denton J. Targeting renal epithelial channels for the control of insect vectors. Tissue Barriers. 2015 Sep 1;3(4):e1081861.

Bodner D, LaDeau SL, Biehler D, Kirchoff N, Leisnham PT. Effectiveness of Print Education at Reducing Urban Mosquito Infestation through Improved Resident-Based Management. PLoS One. 2016 May 12;11(5):e0155011.

Calkins TL, Piermarini PM. Pharmacological and Genetic Evidence for Gap Junctions as Potential New Insecticide Targets in the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 1;10(9):e0137084.

Calkins TL, Woods-Acevedo MA, Hildebrandt O, Piermarini PM. The molecular and immunochemical expression of innexins in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti: insights into putative life stage- and tissue-specific functions of gap junctions. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol. 2015 May;183:11-21.

Davis TJ, Kline DL, Kaufman PE. Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Oviposition Preference as Influenced by Container Size and Buddleja davidii Plants. J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar;53(2):273-8.

Davis TJ, Kaufman PE, Hogsette JA, Kline DL. The Effects of Larval Habitat Quality on Aedes albopictus Skip Oviposition. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Dec;31(4):321-8.

Davis TJ, Kaufman PE, Tatem AJ, Hogsette JA, Kline DL. Development and Evaluation of an Attractive Self-Marking Ovitrap to Measure Dispersal and Determine Skip Oviposition in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Field Populations. J Med Entomol. 2016 Jan;53(1):31-8.

Desjardins CA, Sanscrainte ND, Goldberg JM, Heiman D, Young S, Zeng Q, Madhani HD, Becnel JJ, Cuomo CA. Contrasting host-pathogen interactions and genome evolution in two generalist and specialist microsporidian pathogens of mosquitoes. Nat Commun. 2015 May 13;6:7121.

Degner EC, Harrington LC. Polyandry Depends on Postmating Time Interval in the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016 Apr; 94(4):780-5.

Esquivel CJ, Cassone BJ, Piermarini PM. A de novo transcriptome of the Malpighian tubules in non-blood-fed and blood-fed Asian tiger mosquitoes Aedes albopictus: insights into diuresis, detoxification, and blood meal processing. PeerJ. 2016 Mar 10;4:e1784.

Fallon AM. Effects of mimosine on Wolbachia in mosquito cells: cell cycle suppression reduces bacterial abundance. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2015 Oct;51(9):958-63. doi: 10.1007/s11626-015-9918-7.

Faraji A, Gaugler R. Experimental host preference of diapause and non-diapause induced Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae). Parasit Vectors. 2015 Jul 24; 8:389.

Faraji A, Unlu I, Crepeau T, Healy S, Crans S, Lizarraga G, Fonseca D, Gaugler R. Droplet Characterization and Penetration of an Ultra-Low Volume Mosquito Adulticide Spray Targeting the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus, within Urban and Suburban Environments of Northeastern USA. PLoS One.

Fonseca DM, Kaplan LR, Heiry RA, Strickman D. Density-Dependent Oviposition by Female Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Spreads Eggs Among Containers During the Summer but Accumulates Them in the Fall. J Med Entomol. 2015 Jul;52(4):705-12.

Hamer GL. Heterogeneity of Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Control Community Size, Research Productivity, and Arboviral Diseases Across the United States. J Med Entomol. 2016 May;53(3):485-495.

Hardstone MC, Strycharz JP, Kim J, Park IK, Yoon KS, Ahn YJ, Harrington LC, Lee SH, Clark JM. Development of multifunctional metabolic synergists to suppress the evolution of resistance against pyrethroids in insects that blood feed on humans. Pest Manag Sci. 2015 Jun;71(6):842-9.

Hoel DF, Dunford JC, Kline DL, Irish SR, Weber M, Richardson AG, Doud CW, Wirtz RA. A Comparison of Carbon Dioxide Sources for Mosquito Capture in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Light Traps on the Florida Gulf Coast. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Sep;31(3):248-57.

Heu CC, Kurtti TJ, Nelson CM, Munderloh UG. Transcriptional Analysis of the Conjugal Transfer Genes of Rickettsia bellii RML 369-C. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 9;10(9):e0137214.

Hegde S, Rasgon JL, Hughes GL. The microbiome modulates arbovirus transmission in mosquitoes. Curr Opin Virol. 2015 Dec;15:97-102.

Henning TC, Orr JM, Smith JD, Arias JR, Rasgon JL, Norris DE. Discovery of filarial nematode DNA in Amblyomma americanum in Northern Virginia. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2016 Mar;7(2):315-8.

Huang YJ, Harbin JN, Hettenbach SM, Maki E, Cohnstaedt LW, Barrett AD, Higgs S, Vanlandingham DL. Susceptibility of a North American Culex quinquefasciatus to Japanese Encephalitis Virus. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 Nov;15(11):709-11.

Hutcheson HJ, Mertins JW, Larson SR, Paskewitz S. Acarine hypopi (Sarcoptiformes: Acaridae) on Ixodes scapularis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Central North America. J Med Entomol. 2015 Sep;52(5):837-41.

Johnson BJ, Fonseca DM. Insecticide resistance alleles in wetland and residential populations of the West Nile virus vector Culex pipiens in New Jersey. Pest Manag Sci. 2016 Mar;72(3):481-8.

Karki S, Hamer GL, Anderson TK, Goldberg TL, Kitron UD, Krebs BL, Walker ED, Ruiz MO. Effect of Trapping Methods, Weather, and Landscape on Estimates of the Culex Vector Mosquito Abundance. Environ Health Insights. 2016 Jun 22;10:93-103.

LaDeau SL, Allan BF, Leisnham PT, Levy MZ. The ecological foundations of transmission potential and vector-borne disease in urban landscapes. Funct Ecol. 2015 Jul;29:889-901.

Larson SR, Paskewitz SM. Teratological Nymphal Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) From Wisconsin. J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar;53(2):477-9.

Misencik MJ, Grubaugh ND, Andreadis TG, Ebel GD, Armstrong PM. Isolation of a Novel Insect-Specific Flavivirus from Culiseta melanura in the Northeastern United States. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2016 Mar;16(3):181-90.

Molaei G, Thomas MC, Muller T, Medlock J, Shepard JJ, Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG. Dynamics of Vector-Host Interactions in Avian Communities in Four Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Foci in the Northeastern U.S. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Jan 11;10(1):e0004347.

Molaei G, Armstrong PM, Graham AC, Kramer LD, Andreadis TG. Insights into the recent emergence and expansion of eastern equine encephalitis virus in a new focus in the Northern New England USA. Parasit Vectors. 2015 Oct 9;8:516.

Molaei G, Armstrong PM, Abadam CF, Akaratovic KI, Kiser JP, Andreadis TG. Vector-Host Interactions of Culiseta melanura in a Focus of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Activity in Southeastern Virginia. PLoS One. 2015 Sep 1;10(9):e0136743.

Monaghan AJ, Morin CW, Steinhoff DF, Wilhelmi O, Hayden M, Quattrochi DA, Reiskind M, Lloyd AL, Smith K, Schmidt CA, Scalf PE, Ernst K. On the Seasonal Occurrence and Abundance of the Zika Virus Vector Mosquito Aedes Aegypti in the Contiguous United States. PLoS Curr. 2016 Mar 16;8.

Nair AD, Cheng C, Ganta CK, Sanderson MW, Alleman AR, Munderloh UG, Ganta RR. Comparative Experimental Infection Study in Dogs with Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, Anaplasma platys and A. phagocytophilum. PLoS One. 2016 Feb 3;11(2):e0148239.

Oliver JD, Lynn GE, Burkhardt NY, Price LD, Nelson CM, Kurtti TJ, Munderloh UG. Infection of Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) by Membrane Feeding. J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar;53(2):409-15.

Oliva Chávez AS, Fairman JW, Felsheim RF, Nelson CM, Herron MJ, Higgins L, Burkhardt NY, Oliver JD, Markowski TW, Kurtti TJ, Edwards TE, Munderloh UG. An O-Methyltransferase Is Required for Infection of Tick Cells by Anaplasma phagocytophilum. PLoS Pathog. 2015 Nov 6;11(11):e1005248.

Oliver JD, Chávez AS, Felsheim RF, Kurtti TJ, Munderloh UG. An Ixodes scapularis cell line with a predominantly neuron-like phenotype. Exp Appl Acarol. 2015 Jul;66(3):427-42.

Price DC, Egizi A, Fonseca DM. Characterization of the doublesex gene within the Culex pipiens complex suggests regulatory plasticity at the base of the mosquito sex determination cascade. BMC Evol Biol. 2015 Jun 11;15:108.

Pridgeon JW, Zhao L, Becnel JJ, Strickman DA, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. Erratum. Topically applied AaeIAP1 double-stranded RNA kills female adults of Aedes aegypti. Journal of Medical Entomology 45(3):414–420. J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar;53(2):484.

Piermarini PM, Dunemann SM, Rouhier MF, Calkins TL, Raphemot R, Denton JS, Hine RM, Beyenbach KW. Localization and role of inward rectifier K(+) channels in Malpighian tubules of the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2015 Dec;67:59-73.

Pritt BS, Mead PS, Johnson DK, Neitzel DF, Respicio-Kingry LB, Davis JP, Schiffman E, Sloan LM, Schriefer ME, Replogle AJ, Paskewitz SM, Ray JA, Bjork J, Steward CR, Deedon A, Lee X, Kingry LC, Miller TK, Feist MA, Theel ES, Patel R, Irish CL, Petersen JM. Identification of a novel pathogenic Borrelia species causing Lyme borreliosis with unusually high spirochaetaemia: a descriptive study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 May;16(5):556-64.

Puglise JM, Estep AS, Becnel JJ. Expression Profiles and RNAi Silencing of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Transcripts in Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar;53(2):304-14.

Reiskind MH, Janairo MS. Late-instar Behavior of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae in Different Thermal and Nutritive Environments. J Med Entomol. 2015 Sep;52(5):789-96.

Sakamoto JM, Ng TF, Suzuki Y, Tsujimoto H, Deng X, Delwart E, Rasgon JL. Bunyaviruses are common in male and female Ixodes scapularis ticks in central Pennsylvania. PeerJ. 2016 Aug 11;4:e2324.

Sarikahya NB, Kayce P, Tabanca N, Estep AS, Becnel JJ, Khan IA, Kirmizigul S. Toxicity of Cephalaria Species and their Individual Constituents against Aedes aegypti. Nat Prod Commun. 2015 Jul;10(7):1195-8.

Shand L, Brown WM, Chaves LF, Goldberg TL, Hamer GL, Haramis L, Kitron U, Walker ED, Ruiz MO. Predicting West Nile Virus Infection Risk From the Synergistic Effects of Rainfall and Temperature. J Med Entomol. 2016 Jul;53(4):935-944.

Smith CD, Freed TZ, Leisnham PT. Prior Hydrologic Disturbance Affects Competition between Aedes Mosquitoes via Changes in Leaf Litter. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 2;10(6):e0128956.

Suman DS, Wang Y, Gaugler R. The Insect Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen Terminates Egg Diapause in the Asian Tiger Mosquito, Aedes albopictus. PLoS One. 2015 Jun 19;10(6):e0130499.

Troemel ER, Becnel JJ. Genome analysis and polar tube firing dynamics of mosquito-infecting microsporidia. Fungal Genet Biol. 2015 Oct;83:41-4.

Unlu I, Leisnham PT, Williams GM, Klingler K, Dow GW, Kirchoff N, Jin S, Delisi N, Montenegro K, Faraji A. Effects of a Red Marker Dye on Aedes and Culex Larvae: Are There Implications for Operational Mosquito Control? J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2015 Dec;31(4):375-9.

Villiard A, Gaugler R. Long-term Effects of Carbohydrate Availability on Mating Success of Newly Eclosed Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Males. J Med Entomol. 2015 May;52(3):308-14.

Wang J, Dyachenko V, Munderloh UG, Straubinger RK. Transmission of Anaplasma phagocytophilum from endothelial cells to peripheral granulocytes in vitro under shear flow conditions. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2015 Oct;204(5):593-603.

Wilkerson RC, Linton YM, Fonseca DM, Schultz TR, Price DC, Strickman DA. Making Mosquito Taxonomy Useful: A Stable Classification of Tribe Aedini that Balances Utility with Current Knowledge of Evolutionary Relationships. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 30;10(7):e0133602.

Xue L, Scoglio C, McVey DS, Boone R, Cohnstaedt LW. Two Introductions of Lyme Disease into Connecticut: A Geospatial Analysis of Human Cases from 1984 to 2012. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 Sep;15(9):523-8

Yee DA, Kaufman MG, Ezeakacha NF. Correction: How Diverse Detrital Environments Influence Nutrient Stoichiometry between Males and Females of the Co-Occurring Container Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 23;11(3):e0144867.

Yee DA, Kaufman MG, Ezeakacha NF. How Diverse Detrital Environments Influence Nutrient Stoichiometry between Males and Females of the Co-Occurring Container Mosquitoes Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti, and Culex quinquefasciatus. PLoS One.2015 Aug 5;10(8):e0133734.

12/31/2017

• Allahverdipour H, J Karimi, R Talaei-Hassanloui, J Karimi, Y Wang & R Gaugler. 2017. Production of Culex pipiens (Dip.: Culicidae) adults infected by Strelkovimermis spiculatus (Nematoda: Mermithidae) in autodissemination control strategy. J Entomol Soc Iran 37:125-34.


• Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG, Shepard JJ, and Thomas MC (2017) Northern range expansion of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus): Analysis of mosquito data form Connecticut USA. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11(5): e0005623.


• Brackney DE and Armstrong PM (2016) Transmission and evolution of tick-borne viruses. Curr Opin in Virol 21:67-74.


• Cahill ME, Yao Y, Nock D, Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG, Diuk-Wasser MA,Montgomery RR (2017) West Nile Virus Seroprevalence, Connecticut, USA, 2000-2014. Emerg Infect Dis 23(4):708-710.


• Chandel, K, D Suman, Y Wang, I Unlu, E Williges, G Williams & R Gaugler. 2016. Targeting a hidden enemy: pyriproxyfen autodissemination strategy for control of the container mosquito Aedes albopictus in cryptic habitats. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10:e0005235.


• Dong L, Y Wang, M Sanad, Y Xu & R Gaugler. 2017. Foraging strategy for mosquito parasitic nematodes Romanomermis iyengari and Strelkovimermis spiculatus. Biol Contr 110:56-61.


• Faraji A, I Unlu, T Crepeau, S Healy, S Crans, G Lizarraga, D Fonseca & R Gaugler. 2016. Droplet characterization and penetration of an ultra-low volume mosquito adulticide spray targeting the Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, within urban and suburban environments of northeastern USA. PLoS ONE 11:e0152069.


• Gaugler, D Suman, Y Wang. 2016. Autodissemination of an insect-growth regulator for insect management. US Patent 15,050,439.


• Gaugler, Wang, Chandel, D Suman. 2017. Collapsible stackable disposable inexpensive pesticide free traps and attractant for surveillance and control of Aedes container breeding mosquitos. US Patent 20,170,000,101.


• Grubaugh ND, Rückert C, Armstrong PM, Bransfield A, Anderson JF, Ebel GD,and Brackney DE (2016) Transmission bottlenecks and RNAi collectively influence tick-borne flavivirus evolution. Virus Evol 2(2):vew033.


• Lan Y, Y Wang & R Gaugler. 2017. The role of copulatory plugs in the mosquito-parasitic nematode Strelkovimermis spiculatus. J Invertebr Pathol 146:53-7.


• Levine RS, Hedeen DL, Hedeen MW, Hamer GL, Mead DG, Kitron UD. 2017. Avian species diversity and transmission of West Nile virus in Atlanta, Georgia. Parasit Vectors 10(1):62.


• Levine RS, Mead DG, Hamer GL, Brosi BJ, Hedeen DL, Hedeen MW, McMillan JR, Bisanzio D, Kitron UD. 2016. Supersuppression: Reservoir Competency and Timing of Mosquito Host Shifts Combine to Reduce Spillover of West Nile Virus. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 95(5):1174-1184.


• Little, E., P.T. Leisnham, D. Biehler, R. Jordan, S. Wilson, S.L. LaDeau. 2017. Socio-ecological mechanisms supporting high densities of Ae. albopictus in Baltimore, MD. Journal of Medical Entomology doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx103.


• Loss SR, Noden BH, Hamer GL, Hamer SA. 2016. A quantitative synthesis of the role of birds in carrying ticks and tick-borne pathogens in North America. Oecologia. 182(4):947-959.


• Medeiros MC, Boothe EC, Roark EB, Hamer GL. 2017. Dispersal of male and female Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes using stable isotope enrichment. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 11(1):e0005347.


• Medeiros MC, Ricklefs RE, Brawn JD, Ruiz MO, Goldberg TL, Hamer GL. 2016. Overlap in the seasonal infection patterns of avian malaria parasites and West Nile virus in vectors and hosts. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 95(5):1121-1129.


• Newman CM, Krebs BL, Anderson TK, Hamer GL, Ruiz MO, Brawn JD, Brown WM, Kitron UD, Goldberg TL. 2017. Culex flavivirus during West Nile virus epidemic and interepidemic years in Chicago, United States. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 17(8):567-575.


• Sanad M, M Shamseldean, Y Wang, J Sun & R Gaugler. 2017. Superparasitism and population regulation of the mosquito-parasitic mermithid nematodes Romanomermis iyengari and Strelkovimermis spiculatus. J Nematol 49: 316-20.


• Shragai T, Tesla B, Murdock C and Harrington LC. 2017. Zika and Chikungunya: mosquito-borne viruses in a changing world. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13306


• Shragai T and Harrington L.C. 2017. Egg identification guide for Ae. albopictus in the Northeast USA.


• Soghigian J. G. Ridge. K. Stafford, G. Molaei. 2017. The first evidence of nanism in Ixodes (Ixodes) scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), found parasitizing a human host. Journal of Medical Entomology 1–5 doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx111.


• Stafford III KC. SC. Williams, G. Molaei. 2017. Integrated pest management in controlling ticks and tick-associated diseases. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 8(1): 28; 1–7 doi: 10.1093/jipm/pmx018


• Suman D, Yi Wang, Ary Faraji, G Williams, E Williges & R Gaugler. 2017. Seasonal field efficacy of autodissemination stations against container-inhabiting mosquito Aedes albopictus under different habitat conditions. Pest Manag Sci DOI: 10.1002/ps.4780.


• Unlu I, D Suman, Y Wang, I Rochlin, K Klingler, A Faraji & R Gaugler. 2017. Effectiveness of autodissemination stations containing pyriproxyfen in reducing immature Aedes albopictus populations. Parasit Vectors 10:139. 10.1186/s13071-017-2034-7.


• Unlu I, D Suman, Y Wang, G Williams, I Rochlin, K Chandel & R Gaugler. 2017. Evaluation of lambda-cyhalothrin and pyriproxyfen barrier treatments for Aedes albopictus management in urbanized areas of New Jersey. J Med Entomol (in press).


• Villena, O.C., I. Terry, K. Iwata, E.R. Landa, S.L. LaDeau, P.T. Leisnham, P.T. 2017. Effects of tire leachate on the invasive mosquito Aedes albopictus and the native congener Aedes triseriatus. PeerJ, 5, p.e3756.


• Williams & Gaugler. 2017. Dispensers and methods of use thereof for dispensing solid mosquito larvicides and other materials of interest. US Patent 20,170,273,293.


• Williams SC, KC Stafford III, G Molaei, MA Linske. 2017.  Integrated control of Ixodes scapularis: Effectiveness of white-tailed deer reduction, the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae, and fipronil-based rodent bait boxes. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2146

05/19/2018

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• Baughman, T., C. Peterson, C. Ortega, S. R. Preston, C. Paton, J. Williams, A. Guy, G. Omodei, B. Johnson, H. Williams, S. L. O'Neill, S. A. Ritchie, S. L. Dobson and D. Madan (2017). "A highly stable blood meal alternative for rearing Aedes and Anopheles mosquitoes." PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11(12): e0006142.


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Poh, K. C., L.F. Chaves, M. Reyna-Nava, C.M. Roberts, C. Fredregill, R. Bueno, M. Debboun, G.L. Hamer. 2019. The influence of weather and weather variability on mosquito abundance and infection with West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas, USA. Science of the Total Environment.

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Sorensen, A.E., R.C. Jordan, S. LaDeau, D. Biehler, S. Wilson, J. Pitas, P.T. Leisnham. Reflecting on Efforts to Design an Inclusive Citizen Science Project in West Baltimore. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 4(1): 13, pp. 1–12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cstp.170.

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