12/12/2025

1. Bird, E, V Pickens, C Olds, K Silver, D Nayduch. 2025. BALROG-ISO: a high-throuput pipeline for bacterial antimicrobial resistance annotation of genomes – isolate whole genome. microPublication Biology. DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001719.


2. Cooper, AMW, K Pfeiffer, KE Reif, KS Silver, DN Mitzel. 2025. Protocol for synchronizing waveforms and videos from electropenetrography studies of arthropods. Star Protocols. 6: 104038. DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2025.104038


3. Cooper, A.M.W, CJ Osborne, V Pickens, K Pfeiffer, SB Jameson, A Rodrigo da Silva, KE Reif, DN Mitzel, KS Silver. 2025 A waveform library for the study of probing and ingestion behaviors of Culicoides sonorensisusing AC–DC electropenetrography. Parasites and Vectors 18: 265. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-06899-5.


4. Bird, E, V Pickens, D Molik, KS Silver, D Nayduch. 2025. BALROG-MON: a high-throughput pipeline for Bacterial AntimicrobiaL Resistance annOtation of Genomes-Metagenomic Oxford Nanopore. microPublication Biology. DOI: 10.17912/micropub.biology.001427.


5. Nguyen VT, Dryden DS, Broder BA, Tadimari A, Tanachiwiwat P, Mathias DK, Thongsripong P, Reeves LE, Ali R, Gebhardt ME, Saili K, Simubali L, Simulundu E, Norris DE, Lee Y. 2025. A comprehensive review: biology of Anopheles squamosus, an understudied malaria vector in Africa. Insects. 16; 110. DOI: 10.3390/insects16020110.


6. Seok S, Blore K, Smoleroff S, Lee Y. Investigation of insecticide resistance profile of St. Johns County populations of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to permethrin. 2025. J Florida Mosq Cont Assoc. 72; 89-91. DOI: 10.32473/jfmca.72.1.139364.


7. Romero-Weaver AL, Nguyen VT, Bae J, Seok S, Bauer A, Magaletta O, Mullin M, Byrd BD, Clark M, Ber J, Harrison RL, Evans CL, Zohdy S, Allen B, Campbell LP, Killingsworth D, Giordano BV, Gray EW, Riegel C, Riles MT, Lee Y. Survey in the southeastern United States reveals the need for improved invasive mosquito surveillance. 2025. J Am Mosq Cont Assoc. 41; 77-85. DOI: 10.2987/25-7216.


8. Seok S, Vorsino AE, Collier TC, Hapairai L, Jacobson CM, Hasty JM, Romero-Weaver AL, Buckner EA, LaPointe DA, Leong M, Tabuloc CA, Chiu JC, Raban R, Akbari OS, Lee Y. 2025. Population genomics of Aedes albopictus across remote Pacific Islands for genetic biocontrol considerations. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 19; e0013414. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013414. PMCID: PMC12352873.


9. Nguyen VT, Ali RLMN, Burini BC, Dryden DS, Riddin MA, Saili K, Simulundu E, Reeves LE, Norries DE, Lee Y. (2025). A new assay for molecular identification of Anopheles squamosus (Diptera: Culicidae) using internal transcribed spacer 2. 2025. Malaria J. 24; 345. DOI: 10.1186/s12936-025-05600-6.


10. Seok S, McCollum MT, Jacobsen CM, Akbari OS, Mathias DK, Lee Y. 2025. Pyrethroid insecticide resistance of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) across the Hawaiian Islands. Parasites and Vectors. DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7303372/v1.


11. Gonzalez J, Harvey C, Ribeiro-Silva CS, Leal-Galvan B, Persinger KA, Olafson PU, Johnson TL, Oliva Chavez A. 2025. Evaluation of tick salivary and midgut extracellular vesicles as anti-tick vaccines in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). 2025. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 16; 102420. DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2024.102420. PMID: 39667072.


12. Cassens J, Oliva Chavez AS, Tufts DM, Zhong J, Faulk C, Oliver JD. Whole genome sequencing reveals clade-specific genetic variation in blacklegged ticks. 2025. Ecol Evol. 15; e70987. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70987. PMID: 39944902; PMCID: PMC11814477.


13. Oliva Chávez A, Gonzalez J, Harvey C, Ribeiro-Silva CS, Leal-Galvan B, Persinger KA, Durski S, Olafson PU, Johnson TL. 2025. Identification of potential Amblyomma americanum antigens after vaccination with tick extracellular vesicles in white-tailed deer. 2025. Vaccines. 13; 355. DOI: 10.3390/vaccines13040355. PMID: 40333200; PMCID: PMC12031118.


14. Marnin L, Valencia LM, Bogale HN, Laukaitis-Yousey HJ, Rolandelli A, Ferraz CR, O'Neal AJ, Schmitter-Sánchez AD, Cuevas EB, Nguyen TT, Leal-Galvan B, Rickert DM, Mendes MT, Samaddar S, Butler LR, Singh N, Cabrera Paz FE, Wu-Chuang A, Oliver JD, Jameson JM, Munderloh UG, Oliva Chávez AS, Mulenga A, Park S, Serre D, Pedra JHF. Tick Extracellular vesicles alter epidermal keratinocyte function. 2025. J Invest Dermatol. S0022-202X; 02414-5. DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2025.08.037. PMID: 40915408; PMCID: PMC12603915.


15. Ortiz, Y. V., Casas, S. A., Tran, M. N. D., Decker, E. G., Saborit, I., Le, H. N., Caragata, E. P., Reeves, L. E., & Thongsripong, P. 2025. Mosquito population dynamics and blood host associations in two types of urban greenspaces in coastal Florida. Insects. 16; 233. DOI: 10.3390/insects16030233.


16. Ortiz, Y. V., Pacrez-Ramos, D. W., Caragata, E. P., and Thongsripong, P. 2025. Dengue and dengue virus in Florida. 2025. ENY2116/IN1438, 12/2024. EDIS. DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1438-2024.


17. Thongsripong, P., Ortiz, Y. V., Casas, S. A., & Buckner, E. A. (2025). From bites to bytes: Evaluating user engagement and mosquito bite exposure patterns with the bite diary smartphone application. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0575.


18. Magistrado, D., & Short, S. M. 2025. Bacterial infection elicits the Aedes aegypti unfolded protein response. Open Biology. 15; 250207.


19. Kelly, B. J., Joseph, N. C., Magistrado, D., & Short, S. M. 2025. The effects of mating and blood feeding on the immune defense of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 19; e0013542.


20. Foo, A., Brettell, L. E., Nichols, H. L., et al.. 2025. MosAIC: An annotated collection of mosquito-associated bacteria with high-quality genome assemblies. PLoS Biology. 22; e3002897.


21. Roberts, C., J. Brown, M. Esoldo, K. Green, G. Z. Chambers, R. T. Marconi, B. Andrews, S. Thangamani, L. Durden, and E. T. Machtinger. 2025. Ectoparasite burden and tick-borne pathogen prevalence in eastern gray squirrels: A suburban risk factor for tick-borne disease. Journal of Medical Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaf125.


22. M Schierer, SM De Urioste-Stone, and AM Gardner. 2025. An ecological and social approach to the distribution of vector and nuisance mosquito species across residential land use types. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62; 970-983.


23. SN Hurd and AM Gardner. 2025. Timber harvesting impacts small mammal foraging behavior and larval tick infestation. PLoS One. 20; e0325495.


24. GM Dill, TF Rounsville, Jr., AM Bryant, E Groden, and AM Gardner. 2024. Effects of Peromyscus spp. (Rodentia: Cricetidae) presence, land use, and ecotone on Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) ecology in an emergent area for tick-borne disease. Journal of Medical Entomology. 61; 1478-1488.


25. LE Price, JM Winter, JL Cantoni, DW Cozens, MA Linske, SC Williams, GM Dill, AM Gardner, SP Elias, TF Rounsville, Jr., RP Smith, Jr., MW Palace, C Herrick, MA Prusinski, P Casey, EM Doncaster, JDT Savage, DI Wallace, and X Shi. 2024. Spatial and temporal distribution of Ixodes scapularis and tick-borne pathogens across the northeastern United States. Parasites and Vectors. 17; e481.


26. BA Lieberthal, BF Allan, SM De Urioste-Stone, AJ Mackay, A Soliman, S Wang, and AM Gardner. 2024. The effects of seasonal human mobility and Aedes aegypti habitat suitability on Zika virus epidemic severity in Colombia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 18; e001257.


27. AM Urcuqui-Bustamante, KC Perry, JE Leahy, AM Gardner, and C Sponarski. 2024. Psychosocial determinants of Lyme disease preventive behavior among outdoor recreationists. Environment and Behavior. 56; 59-93.


28. AM Urcuqui-Bustamante, KC Perry, JE Leahy, CC Sponarski, and AM Gardner. 2024. Factors influencing private woodland owners land management decisions on Lyme disease mitigation in Maine. Trees, Forests, and People. 7; e100603.


29. AE Ali, AM Gardner, HH Shugart, and JA Walter. 2024. Opposing patterns of spatial synchrony in Lyme disease incidence in the Northeast and upper Midwest US. EcoHealth. 21; 46-55.


30. SN Hurd, LS Kenefic, JE Leahy, CC Sponarski, and AM Gardner. 2024. Cascading impacts of overstory structure in managed forests on understory structure, microclimate conditions, and Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) densities. Journal of Medical Entomology. 61; 686-700.


31. Kasu R, Luo H, Luckhart S, Christodoulides D, Vasdekis A. 2025. Single Objective Airy Light-Sheet Imaging. ACS Photonics. 12; 2432-2439.


32. Ochwedo KO, Wang X, Caspedes N, Bentil RE, Wild R, Hernandez E, Hernandez A, Kaylor HL, Debebe Y, Datta J, Robert MA, Riffell JA, Lewis EE, Luckhart S. 2025. Regulation of circadian activity and retinal responses of Anopheles stephensi by ingested histamine and serotonin is temperature- and infection-dependent. PLoS Pathogens. 21; e1013139.      


33. Gilvarg SC, Leydetb B, Dovciakb M, Smith AMS, Millere DL, Luckhart S, Lashley MA, Vander Yacht AL. 2025. Integrating wildland fire into One Health to benefit ecosystems, animals, plants, and people. BioScience. biaf068.


34. Dobson ME, Kaylor HL, Pruett SL, Brady J, Savoie-Penton K, Isoe J, Debebe Y, Riehle MA, Luckhart S. 2025. Pantothenate regulates feeding and reproduction in the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi, with patterns dependent on supplementation scheme and parental nutrition. Parasites and Vectors. 18; 334.


35. Park, P.M. Piermarini. 2025. Heat activation desensitizes Aedes aegypti transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (AaTRPA1) to chemical agonists that repel mosquitoes. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. 209; 106326.


36. Rochlin I, Kenney J, Little E, Molaei G. 2025. Public health significance of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and its role in the eco-epidemiology of tick- and mosquito-borne diseases in North America. Parasit Vectors. 18; 43. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-06674-6.


37. Molaei G, Mohapatra AR, Khalil N, Cozens D, Bonilla D. Ehrlichia chaffeensis DNA in Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks, Connecticut, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 31;1260-1262. DOI: 10.3201/eid3106.250034.


38. Anderson JF, Bransfield A, Misencik MJ, Jones S, Main AJ, Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG, Molaei G. 2025. Host-feeding behavior of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Dakota, 2003 to 2006. J Med Entomol. 62; 621-632. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaf021.


39. Khalil N, Sandland L, Molaei G. 2025. Cross-continental hitchhiking of exotic ticks on human travelers and ensuing public health challenges in the USA. iScience. 28; 113223. DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2025.113223.


40. Khalil N, Chang A, Sandland L, Feder HM Jr, Molaei G. 2025. A case of illness following a bite by a male lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum Linnaeus) infected with Ehrlichia sp. and Rickettsia amblyommatis in Connecticut, United States. Clin Case Rep. 13; e70825. DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.70825.


41. Ferdous Z, Dieme C, Sproch H, Kramer LD, Ciota AT, Brackney DE, Armstrong PM. 2025. Multiple bloodmeals enhance dissemination of arboviruses in three medically relevant mosquito genera. Parasit Vectors. 17; 432.


42. Anderson JF, Bransfield A, Misencik MJ, Jones S, Main AJ, Armstrong PM, Andreadis TG, Molaei G. 2025. Host-feeding behavior of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Dakota, 2003 to 2006. J Med Entomol. 62; 621-632.


43. McMillan JR, Sun J, Chaves LF, Armstrong PM. 2025. Using mosquito and arbovirus data to computationally predict West Nile virus in unsampled areas of the Northeast United States. PNAS Nexus. 4; pgaf227.


44. Killets, K.C.; Wormington, J.; Zecca, I.; Chaves, L.F.; Hamer, G.L.; Hamer, S.A. 2025. Comparative feeding and defecation behaviors of Trypanosoma cruzi-infected and uninfected triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) from the Americas. Insects. 16; 188.


45. Beatty NL, Bhosale CR, White ZS, Torhorst CW, Wilson KN, Dorleans R, Stenn TMS, Killets K, Curtis-Robles R, Burkett-Cadena N, Nováková E, Hamer GL, Hamer SA, Wisely SM. 2025. Field evidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection, diverse host use and invasion of human dwellings by the Chagas disease vector in Florida, USA.  PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 19; e0012920.


46. Fernandez-Santos NA, Rodriguez-Pacrez MA, Segovia-Mancillas S, Rodriguez L, Hamer SA, Hamer GL, Correa-Morales F, Medina-Jaramillo S, Palacios-Mendoza MG, Cruz-Aldan E, Rodriguez-Dominguez G, Gomez-Hernandez CH, Larraga-Guillan A, López Gonzalez I, Rodriguez-Martinez LM, Ortega-Morales AI, Salazar-Sanchez MA, Valdez-Gamez HE, Marquez Ruiz MJ, Perteguer-Prieto MJ, Gómez-Gordillo BG, Aguilar-Duran JA, Becker Fauser ID, Weaver S, Turell M, Kramer L, Estrada-Franco JG. 2025. Proceedings from the Fourth Mesoamerican Symposium on Emerging Zoonotic Disease and Arboviruses: Commenting insights and research findings. Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine. 16; 65-89.


47. Beatty NL, Hamer GL, Moreno-Peniche B, Mayes B, Hamer SA. 2025. Chagas disease, an endemic disease in the United States of America. Emerg Infect Dis. 31;1691-1697.


48. Tian Y, DeWitt L, Almeida RS, Clark M, Obregon D, Adame S, Davis T, Mendez-Maio NE, Hamer, GL. 2025. A systematic review of the associations between mosquito and tick-borne diseases and vector research in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62; 1047-1056.


49. Salomon J, Montemayor H, Durden C, Abiara D, Busselman RE, Hamer GL, Hamer SA. 2025. Tick phenology, tick-host associations, and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in a recreational forest of East Texas, USA. PLoS ONE. 20; e0330826.


50. Killets KC, Perez-Rascan KM, Juarez JG, Hamer GL, Hamer SA. 2025. Survival of Trypanosoma cruzi in dead Triatoma gerstaeckeri under laboratory conditions. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 16; 188.


51. Garza, M., Curtis-Robles, R., Sittenauer, S., and Hamer, G. L. 2025. Clear resin casting of arthropods for use in education, outreach, and research. Journal of Visualized Experiments. In press.


52. Tiffin, H.S., Gordon, J.R., and Poh, K.C. 2025. One Health, many approaches: Integrated vector management strategies support One Health goals. Front. Insect Sci. 5; 1549348.


53. Fiorta, M.A., Fyie, L.R. and Meuti, M.E., 2024. Light pollution disrupts seasonal reproductive phenotypes and reduces lifespan in the West Nile vector, Culex pipiens. Journal of Insect Physiology. 159; 104725.


54. Wolkoff, M., Yoshida, M., Lowmiller, T., Sim, C. and Meuti, M.E., 2025. The cycle gene is essential for both daily responses and seasonal reproduction in the Northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens. Scientific Reports. 15; 28279.


55. Egizi, A., Bezhani, F., Jordan, R.A. & Price, D.C. 2025. Parasitism of a US traveler by a nymphal Amblyomma tapirellum Dunn, 1933 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and review of exotic tick interceptions on humans in the US. Journal of Medical Entomology. tjaf109. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaf109.


56. Barnes, M., Moustafa, M.A., Wagner, N.E., & Price, D.C. (2025). The complete genome of a Serratia marcescens strain isolated from mosquito excreta. Microbiology Resource Announcements. e00743-25. DOI: 10.1128/mra.00743-25.


57. Narvaez, Z.E., Egizi, A.M., Yabsley, M.J., Thompson, A.T., Moustafa, M.A., Alt, E., Bickerton, M., Bjorgo, K., Butler, R.A., Cumbie, A., Eastwood, G., Falco, R.C., Fonseca, D.M., Hang, J., Harper, V.L., Lewis, N., Lovy, J., Maestas, L.P., Mather, T.N., Nakao, R., Occi, J.L., Rainey, T., Sal, M., Stoops, C.A., Trout-Fryxell, R.T., Watson, W., Wagner, N.E., Zheng, A., Saelao, P., & Price, D.C. 2025. Multiple introductions of the Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) to the United States revealed using mitogenomics. Ecology and Evolution 15; e71312. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71312.


58. Moustafa, M.A.M., Barnes, M., Wagner, N., Bodine, D., Teel, P.D., Saelao, P. & Price, D.C. 2025. Genome of the invasive North American Haemaphysalis longicornis tick as a template for bovine anti-tick vaccine discovery. BMC Genomics. 26: 1-14. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-025-11477-1.


59. Moustafa, M.A.M., Wagner, N.E., Narvaez, Z.E., Price, D.C. 2025. Molecular detection of a canine respiratory pathogen, Mycoplasma cynos, in the lone star tick Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaf062.


60. Henriquez, BE, Loss, SR, Noden, BH. 2025. Mosquitoes in small urban spaces: identification of blood meals and flight distances of engorged females in southern Great Plains. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62; 1200-1207.


61. Henriquez, BE, Talley JL, Loss SR, Noden BH. 2025 Mosquito abundance, blood feeding, and West Nile virus infection in association with woody plant encroachment in the U.S. Great Plains. Journal of Vector Ecology. 50; 100-110.


62. Horton O., Propst J., Loss SR, Noden BH. 2024. Tick utilization of eastern redcedar encroached areas at the individual tree scale in Oklahoma. Southwestern Entomologist. 49; 1-9.


63. Propst, J, Taylor T, Loss SR, Noden BH. 2025. Effects of woody plant encroachment on abundance of multiple tick species in the U.S. Great Plains. Plos One. 20; e0332832.


64. Taylor, T, Loss, SR, Noden, BH. 2025. Rickettsia and Ehrlichia of veterinary and public health importance in ticks collected from birds in the Great Plains of the United States. Pathogens. 14; 461.


65. Taylor, TC, Propst JD, Noden BH, Loss, SR. 2025. Tick infestation of birds in grasslands experiencing woody plant encroachment in the United States Great Plains. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62; 1306-1316.


66. Bickerton M, González J, Toledo A. 2025. Insights on the phenology of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) using stored lipids. Insect Science. DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.70009. PMID: 40017090.


67. Rothman, et al. Leaf litter characteristic of low-income urban blocks improves population performance and eases competition between Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology. In review.

 

Extension publications

1. Nguyen VT, Magaletta OR, Lee Y. Anopheles squamosus (Theobald, 1901) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae: Culicine). AskIFAS Featured Creatures Series. 2025. *** In Press ***


2. Bae JS, Lee Y. The empire strikes back: insect “carbonization” through hand sanitizer. UF/IFAS Blogs. 2025. https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/entnemdept/2025/07/30/the-empire-strikes-back-insect-carbonization-through-hand-sanitizer/


3. Lee Y. Educational poster about Anopheles mosquitoes. UF/IFAS Blogs. 2025. https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/fmel/2025/07/04/anopheles_mosquito_educational_poster/

 

Alternative Media

1. Magaletta OR, Allen B, Campbell LP, Giordano BV, Gray EW, Killingsworth D, Riegel C, Riles MT, Lee Y. Educational Outcomes Delivered by the Mosquito BEACONS Invasive Mosquito Workshops (2021-2024). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=708sEZw-YR8


2. Blosser I, Lee Y. “My Mosquito Biology Coloring Book” Paperback: ISBN 9781304914729 [Lulu link][UF/IFAS Bookstore link]

 

 

10/23/2026

1. Abdi, A. A., J. G. Juarez, T. Harris, T. Magalhaes, Hamer, G. L. 2026. Systematic review of Aedes aegypti control trials suggests publication bias related to author disclosure of conflicts of interest. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 20(1): e0013914. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013914.


2. Abdi, A.A., R. Almeida, T. Harris, T. Magalhaes, J.G. Juarez, and G.L Hamer. In press. Forgotten in the tropics: research on Culex mosquitoes is overshadowed in malaria and dengue‑endemic regions. Parasites & Vectors. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07309-0Scavo, N, G Hamer. 2026. Simulated adult control on laboratory larval mesocosms demonstrates overcompensation in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Vector Ecology, 51(1), 22-26.


3. Abdi AA, Balasubramanian S, Juarez JG, Scavo NA, Fernandez-Santos NA, Tian Y, Hamer SA, Pennington P, Padilla N, Hamer GL. 2026. Bloodmeal metabarcoding reveals host feeding patterns for Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Jutiapa, Guatemala and Texas, USA. Scientific Reports. May 22. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-49270-z.


4. Adams, D.R., Lawhorn, K., Yackley, A.N., Lewandowski, K.S., Burford Reiskind, M.O., Barbarin, A.M. and Reiskind, M.H., 2026. It takes a village: Community science informs tick encounter, pathogen, and exposure risk in North Carolina, USA. PloS one, 21(7), p.e0352204.


5. Ajibefun, FK, M Milosevic, X Zhang, AM Vélez, K Silver. 2026. Exosome biogenesis in arthropods: conserved mechanisms, experimental evidence, and emerging directions. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. saag019. DOI:10.1093/aesa/saag019.


6. Bache EG, Matzkin P, Fleming J, Pesapane R, Tufts DM. 2026. Using participatory epidemiology to understand differences in tick-borne disease perceptions from homeowners in the Ohio River valley. One Health. 22:101309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101309


7. Bae JS, Telmadarrehei T, Seok S, Soto Jiménez L, González AM, Quintanilla LF, Nguyen VT, Young R, Gellner R, Reeves LE, Medina J. Brown G, Lee Y. New distribution records of Aedes aegypti, Aedes mediovittatus, and Toxorhynchites portoricensis (Diptera: Culicidae) in Puerto Rico and their relevance to Integrated Vector Management. J Med Entomol. 63(2):tjag048 https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjag048


8. Bai N, Eleftheriou A, Pesapane R. 2026. Pathogen and host associations of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in eastern Ohio 10 years post establishment. Journal of Medical Entomology. 63(1):tjaf169. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaf169


9. Bai N, Pesapane R. 2026. A standardized visual method for rapid assessment of engorgement in host-derived ticks. Parasitology Research. Published online September 9, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-026-08762-7


10. Bai N, Sabet A, Williams A, Pesapane R. 2026. Seasonal flooding and environmental variation decrease blacklegged tick (Acari: Ixodidae; Ixodes scapularis) survival in a wetland ecosystem. Journal of Medical Entomology. 63(3):tjag103. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjag103


11. Balasubramanian S, Zecca IB, Koger A, Hamer SA. Rickettsia typhi, Bartonella henselae and related zoonotic agents in fleas from domestic cats (Felis catus) from the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Parasites & Vectors, 2026; 19:281.


12. Baltzegar, J.F., Butler, C.D., Ding, J.Y., Beeson, C.M., Reed, E.M.X., Reiskind, M.H. and Burford Reiskind, M.O., 2026. Emergence and spatial distribution of knockdown resistance in a suburban population of Aedes albopictus. Parasites & Vectors. 19: 409 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07519-6


13. Behmer Porter E, Pesapane R. In press. Edge ecology of an emerging vector: Gulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum) distribution in a recreational landscape. Journal of Vector Ecology. Accepted July 9, 2026. In Press.


14. Bickerton, M, J González, A Toledo. 2026. Insights on the phenology of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) using stored lipids. Insect Science 33: 396-406. doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.70009


15. Bourgikos E, Dellicour S, Lemey P, Feriancek NM, Bransfield AB, Breban MI, Misencik MJ, Petruff TA, Shepard JJ, Andreadis TG, Anderson JF, Ngo KA, Maffei JG, Dupuis AP, Rich SM, Xu G, Sakolsky G, Price KJ, Metzger ML, Suchard MA, Lopes R, Gámbaro F, Carlson CJ, Baele G, Ciota AT, Vogels CBF, Hill V, Armstrong PM, Grubaugh ND. Evolutionary history of Jamestown Canyon virus reveals complex multi-vector ecology. Curr Biol. 2026; 36(9):2343-2356.e7.


16. Brandt, PJ*, Noden, BH, Soares, R*, Hoback WW. 2026. Influence of fire frequency and vegetation encroachment on abundance of ticks in eastern Oklahoma glades. Southwestern Entomologist. 51(1): 217-230.


17. Brisco KK, Wheeler SS, Cornel AJ, Elkashef S, Ramos S, Mulligan III FS, Lee Y, Kelley K, Dritz D, Holeman J, Goodman G. Evaluation of ultra-low volume mosquito control sentinel cage field trial methods: assessing cage design, cage deployment methods, and post-application mosquito handling. J Am Mosq Cont Assoc. *** In Press ***


18. Brown, J. E., M. A. Linske, A. J. DeNicola, V. L. DeNicola, J. R. Boulanger, C. Tamez, and S. C. Williams. 2026. Oral delivery of the systemic acaricide moxidectin to a confined Odocoileus virginianus herd parasitized by Ixodes scapularis. Journal of Medical Entomology 63(1):tjag022. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjag022


19. Brown, J E., C. Stickler, and E. T. Machtinger. You Scratch My Back: White-Footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) Sibling Pairs Engage in Allogrooming in Response to Tick Burdens. Journal of Zoology 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.70150


20. Butler, C.D., Ding, J.Y., Baltzegar, J., Brown, Z.S., Burford Reiskind, M.O. and Reiskind, M.H., 2026. Socioeconomic predictors of knockdown resistance in the globally invasive tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus. Royal Society Open Science, 13(7), p.251678.


21. Campos M, Lee Y, Brisco K, Crepeau M, Cornel AJ, Lanzaro GC. Genetics of range expansion and admixture of Aedes aegypti populations in California. BMC Genomics. 2025 Dec 19. 26(1):1135. doi: 10.1186/s12864-025-12443-7. PMCID: PMC12752053.


22. Debebe Y, Isoe J, Ochwedo K et al. Limitation of pantothenate bioavailability in Anopheles stephensi by second-generation pantazines enhances restriction of Plasmodium development. Sci Rep 16, 27933 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-68982-w


23. Dezse, C.M., El-Dougdoug, N.K., Short, S.M., 2026. Addition of a single bacterial isolate to conventional larval rearing water can impact wing size and longevity in adult male Aedes aegypti. PLOS ONE 21, e0350944. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0350944


24. Dill, GM, TF Rounsville, Jr., AM Bryant, and AM Gardner. 2025. Patterns of demographic and behavioral factors associated with tick encounters in Maine using passive surveillance data. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases 16: e102573.


25. Ding, J.Y., Reed, E.M., Reiskind, M.H. and Burford Reiskind, M.O., 2026. Fine‐Scale Landscape Genomics Show Asymmetric Patterns of Gene Flow for the Invasive Mosquito Aedes albopictus. Ecology and Evolution, 16(9), p.e74082.


26. Dobson ME, Kaylor HL, Pruett SL, Brady J, Savoie-Penton K, Isoe J, Debebe Y, Riehle MA, Luckhart S. Pantothenate regulates feeding and reproduction in the malaria vector Anopheles stephensi, with patterns dependent on supplementation scheme and parental nutrition. Parasit Vectors. 2025 Aug 4;18(1):334. doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-06959-w. PMID: 40760026; PMCID: PMC12323043.


27. Dunford JC, Vigil SL, Ruder MG, Long L, Zapata S, Price DC, Steele CH, McDermott EG, McGregor BL, Holcomb K, Rose D, Newman BC, Pecor DB, Linton YM, Roberts D, Harwood JF, Connelly CR. A review and update of the distribution, bionomics, and medical importance of Culicoides (Haematomyidium) paraensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in the United States in response to recent Oropouche virus expansion in the Americas. J Med Entomol. 2026 Jan 20;63(1):tjag019. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjag019. PMID: 41760083.


28. El-Dougdoug, N.K., Magistrado, D., Perry, K.I., Short, S.M., 2026. The microbiota impacts life history traits and mating success in male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. bioRxiv 2026.03.09.710597. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.09.710597


29. Eleftheriou A, Price KJ, Jennings J, Wang S, Fleming J, Pesapane R. 2026. Medical and veterinary pathogens detected in invading Asian longhorned ticks (Haemaphysalis longicornis) from Ohio and Pennsylvania. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 87(3):ajvr.25.10.0357. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.25.10.0357


30. Faw LR, Armstrong PM, Paulson SL, Eastwood G. Contrasting La Crosse Virus Lineage III Vector Competency in Two Geographical Populations of Aedes triseriatus and Aedes albopictus Mosquitoes. Biology. 2025;14(12):1771.


31. Feliciano, P. N.; Piermarini, P. M., Impact of Pyrethroid Resistance on the Intrinsic Insecticidal Activities of Geraniol Against the Yellow Fever Mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Insects 2026, 17 (4), 385.


32. Fyie, L.R., Meuti, M.E., Sivakoff, F., Fiorta, M.A. and Gardiner, M.M., 2026. Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a stronger inhibitor of overwintering dormancy than urban warming in mosquitoes. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63(5), p.e70407.


33. Guzman-Valencia S, Cassens J, Saelao P, Leal A, Lohstroh E, Harvey C, Leal-Galvan B, Chambers C, Wright C, Orsborn S, Tietjen M, Johnson T, Mehta NA, Golding MC, Medina RF, Tufts DM, Faulk C, Oliver JD, Oliva Chavez AS. Contrasting epigenetics of Ixodes scapularis populations. Sci Rep. 2026 May 6;16(1):20732. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-51703-8. PMID: 42092101; PMCID: PMC13333938.


34. Herzog, K.S, Pella, Z. Smith, H., McCormick, D., Nuss, L., Brinkworth, A., Chaudhari, S., Duncan, K., Sundstrom, K., Pietri, J.E., Smith, R.C., Hamik, J., Cortinas, R., Fauver, J.R. (2026) When clades collide: Genomic admixture in black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) from the Great Plains. Molecular Ecology 35:e770577


35. Hojgaard, A., A. T. Grimaudo, L. M. Osikowicz, S. E. Maes, J. Clark, S. C. Williams, M. A. Linske, L. M. Eisen, and R. J. Eisen. 2026. Evaluation of a modified Next Generation Sequencing assay to detect Borrelia, Anaplasma, and Babesia in blood and tissue samples from field-collected rodents. Journal of Medical Entomology 63(4): tjag117. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjag117


36. Hurd, SN, ES Ballman, JE Leahy, ML Schierer, and AM Gardner. 2025. Effects of active forest management on host-seeking tick density and infection prevalence: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 292: e20250851.


37. Ibemgbo, S., S. Compton, M. I. Breban, S. Redmond, N. D. Grubaugh, M. Linske, S. Williams, K. Zyskowski, G. Watkins-Colwell, J. Lewis, M. Syracuse, G. Risatti, W. D. Tanner, and C. Zeiss. 2026. The coronaviral landscape across diverse mammalian species in the northeastern United States. Scientific Reports: 16 (2942). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-32849-3


38. Jeyasingh PD, Scott J, Noden BH. 2026. Elemental reorganization after exposure to extreme resource pulses: material implications of a blood meal in ticks. Physiological Entomology. In Press.


39. Jones SM, Morales Miranda A, Bei Y, Oko-Ose O, Khalil N, Wang J, Molaei G*. Understanding the barriers to engagement in a passive tick surveillance program to inform public health strategies in Connecticut. Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2026;17(3):102655. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2026.102655.


40. Juhasz N, Manoj A, Bertonem MA, Hamer SA, Curtis-Robles R, Killets KC, Breivogel CS, Brenseke B. 2026. A century of passive surveillance reveals widespread triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) across North Carolina, including detection of the Chagas disease parasite. J Med Entomol 63(2), tjag024.


41. Karisa J, Mohapatra AR, Sandland L, Abadam C, Akaratovic K, Kiser J, Molaei G*. Molecular surveillance of Dirofilaria immitis in field-collected Aedes albopictus from southeastern Virginia. Pathogens 2026;15(9):906. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15090906.


42. Killets KC, Perez-Rascón KM, Juarez JG, Hamer GL, Hamer SA. 2025. Survival of Trypanosoma cruzi in dead Triatoma gerstaeckeri under laboratory conditions. Am J Trop Med Hyg 113(6):1213–1216.


43. Lee, T.; Liu, J.; Park, Y.; Rakotondraibe, H. L.; Cheng, X.; Piermarini, P. M., Activation of mosquito and human transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channels by the natural drimane sesquiterpene cinnamodial. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 2026, 220, 107110.


44. Lee, Y, Akbari OS. (2026). Editorial Overview – Insect Genomics (2026): enhancing public health, food security, and biodiversity through genetic biocontrol. Curr Opin Insect Sci. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2026.101518


45. Lee, C.H., Hall, D.R., Smith, R.C. (2026) Continued range expansion of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iowa, United States. Journal of Medical Entomology 63(2), tjag052.


46. Lewandowski, K., Hopkins, S.R. and Reiskind, M.H., 2026. The influence of larval temperature and nutrients on dog heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis (Spirurida: Onchocercidae)) transmission in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology, 63(4), p.tjag129.


47. Lysaker, D. T., E. D. Struckhoff, I. Chakravarti, O. J. Bognanni, E. T. Machtinger. Development of the Vector Education, Communication, and Training Online Resource (VECTOR) Library: A Vector-Borne Disease Education Database. BMC Public Health 26(1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-27045-5


48. Machtinger, E. T. D. T. Lysaker, I. Chakravarti, O.J. Bognanni, E. D. Struckhoff. The Vector Education, Communication, and Training Online Resource (VECTOR) Library: A Comprehensive Analysis of Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Educational Materials Across U.S. Cooperative Extension. Journal of Extension. Accepted.


49. Magaletta OR, Flores IS, Lee Y, Thongsripong P, Allen B, Giordano BV, Killingsworth DF, Gray EW, Riegel C, Riles MT, Campbell LP. Evaluation of educational outcomes delivered by the BEACONS Invasive Mosquito Workshops. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2026 Jul 13:e25-7277. doi: 10.2987/25-7277.


50. Magistrado, D., Short, S.M., 2026. The Adult Aedes aegypti Bacterial Microbiota is Robust to Infection with the Obligate Microsporidian Parasite Edhazardia aedis. Environmental Microbiology 28, e70437.


51. Maire, T.; Thongsripong, P. Effectiveness, Safety, and Use of Permethrin-Treated Clothing to Prevent Mosquito Bites: IN1467/ENY-2135, EDIS 2026; 2, doi:10.32473/EDIS-IN1467-2026.


52. Maire, T.; Futo, M.; Tran, M.; Snowden, S.; Kosinski, K.; Jiang, Y.; Lord, C.C.; Thongsripong, P. How Often, When, and Where Do People Get Bitten by Mosquitoes? Characterizing Human–Mosquito Contact Using Bite Diary. Parasites Vectors 2026, doi:10.1186/s13071-026-07698-2.


53. Martínez Rodríguez, E. J.; Phelan, P. L.; Canas, L.; Acosta, N.; Feliciano, P. N.; Tubbs, J.; Loperena, E.; Rakotondraibe, H. L.; Piermarini, P. M., Toxic and repellent effects of hemp leaf extracts and cannabidiol against adult female yellow fever mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti. PLOS ONE 2026, 21 (9), e0354696.


54. Méndez-Cardona, S.; Rockwell, M.; McGuire, Z.; Decker, E.G.; Thongsripong, P. A MODIFIED COMMERCIAL UV-LED TRAP FOR MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE IN COASTAL FLORIDA. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 2026, e26-7293, doi:10.2987/26-7293.


55. Méndez-Cardona, S.; Rockwell, M.N.; Futo, M.; Colee, J.C.; Thongsripong, P.; Reeves, L.; Caragata, E.P.; Kim, D.; Alto, B.W.; Burkett-Cadena, N.D. Field Video Recording Paired with Trapping Reveals Mosquito Diel Sugar-Feeding Patterns. Journal of Medical Entomology 2026, 63, tjag118, doi:10.1093/jme/tjag118.


56. Meuti, M.E., 2026. Environmental factors that regulate mosquito physiology and behavior. Annual review of entomology, 71.


57. Molaei G*, Sandland L, Nicholson WL, Paddock CD. Revisiting tick removal Practices: Avoiding routine skin biopsy. Journal of American Academy of Dermatology 2026; xxx. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2026.09.095


58. Nguyen VT, Ali RLMN, Burini BC, Dryden DS, Riddin MA, Saili K, Simulundu E, Reeves LE, Norries DE, Lee Y. A new assay for molecular identification of Anopheles squamosus (Diptera: Culicidae) using internal transcribed spacer 2. Malaria J. 2025 Oct 16. 24:345. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-025-05600-6


59. Palli, K. K.; Lee, T.; Cheng, X.; Piermarini, P. M.; Rakotondraibe, H. L., Further development of cinnamodial analogues as mosquito (Aedes aegypti) toxicants for vector control. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2026, 130661.


60. Park, Y.; Piermarini, P. M., Heat activation desensitizes Aedes aegypti transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (AaTRPA1) to chemical agonists that repel mosquitoes. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 2025, 209, 106326.


61. Pesapane R, Shrock K, Bryant C, Rosendale AJ. 2026. Gulf Coast ticks (Amblyomma maculatum) and Rickettsia parkeri, Ohio, USA, 2020. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 32(9):1521–1522. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3209.260632


62. Peterson JK, Kelley AR, Antoszewski T, Brown M, Cortes H, Easton PI, Ferry G, Freeman T, Freiwald C, Hagen E, Kinnaird H, Lewin L, Lewis M, McNulty J, Moore N, Mullis E, Pettit S, Schultz L, Sharp S, Stocker W, Tunstall J, de Oliveira J. Live triatomine bug, vector of Trypanosoma cruzi , found engorged in Lisbon hotel room: A first for Portugal and for Europe. Parasit Vectors. 19:250. doi: 10.1186/s13071-026-07464-4. PMID: 42289717; PMCID: PMC13273934.


63. Poché, D., S. C. Williams, M. A. Linske, and R. Poché. 2026. Efficacy of a low-dose fipronil bait in controlling blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) larvae parasitizing white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) under field conditions in the northeastern United States. Parasites & Vectors; online ahead of print. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-026-07676-8


64. Price DC, Bezhani FL, Meng Z, Porfirio-LaStrapes M, Wagner NE, Javanmard M, Han T, Barnes MM. Metaviromic profiling of mosquito excreta using superhydrophobic collection devices expands the known RNA virome of North America. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Sep;14(9):e0093826. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00938-26. Epub 2026 Jul 28. PMID: 42517626; PMCID: PMC13532237.


65. Reed HC, Henriquez BE*, Noden BH. In Press. Mosquito community composition, diversity, and seasonal dynamics using Gravid Aedes Traps in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Journal of Vector Ecology.


66. Rothman, S. E., LaDeau, S. L., & Leisnham, P. T. (2026). Urban socioeconomic, vegetation, and mosquito interactions in the United States: Current research and future directions. Ecosphere, 17, e70563. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70563


67. Rothman, S. E., LaDeau, S. L., Lucas, J., & Leisnham, P. T. (2026). Leaf litter characteristic of low-income urban blocks improves population performance of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology, 63(3). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjag081


68. Rubino F, Hamer SA, Lopez-Perez A, Schuchman S, Fuller L, Lozano K, Saffold A, Rodriguez-Perez MA, Fernandez-Santos NA, Foley J. 2026. Simultaneous serological assessment of four zoonotic rickettsiae among dogs near the United States-Mexico border. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 20(3): e0014099.


69. Saarman, N., Graybeal, K., Seeley, T., Calhoun, E., Jenkins, E., Moraes, A.D.L., Faiman, R., Markle, H., Pellegrini, R., Arent, S. and Gloria-Soria, A., 2025. Range expansion of Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex pipiens hybrids across mid-latitudes of North America. One Health, 21, p.101205.


70. Sabet A, Pesapane R, Ward SF. 2026. Effect of floor type on survival of Amblyomma maculatum and Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Vector Ecology. 51(1):12–21. https://doi.org/10.52707/1081-1710-50.1-12


71. Schappach, BL, BA Lieberthal, and AM Gardner. 2026. Interacting effects of mean temperature and temperature variability on Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) overwinter survival and energy use. Journal of Medical Entomology 63: etjag001.


72. Seok S, Salama L, Vorsino AE, Leong MKH, Haines WP, Jacobsen CM, Akbari OS, Caragara EP, Lee Y. Native Wolbachia infection dynamics across Hawaiian Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) populations. Parasit Vectors. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07695-5


73. Seok S, Shin J, Bang WJ, Mogi M, Lee Y. Global niche dynamics of two invasive Aedes mosquitoes, Aedes japonicus and Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae), using comprehensive native and non-native occurrence data. Parasit Vectors. 2026 Aug 3. 19:439. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-026-07596-7


74. Seok S, McCollum MT, Jacobsen CM, Akbari OS, Mathias DK, Lee Y. Pyrethroid insecticide resistance of Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) across the Hawaiian Islands. Parasit Vectors. 2025 Dec 5;19(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s13071-025-07176-1. PMCID: PMC12797669


75. Shockling Dent CE, Henning J, Bai N, Koser T, Wilson S, Chu Y, Pesapane R. 2026. Shelter dogs harbor diverse tick species and demonstrate high exposure to tick-borne pathogens in a zone of tick range expansion. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Published online October 14, 2026:1–9. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.26.06.0477


76. Siderhurst, Matthew S., Anika L. Hurst, Pei-Shih Liang, Nicholas C. Manoukis, and Jennifer K. Peterson. “Employing Tiny Harmonic Radar Tags to Study Mosquito Movement in Natural Environments.” PNAS Nexus 5, no. 3 (2026): pgag039. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag039.


77. Suepaul, Rod, Azad Mohammed, Nicole L. Gottdenker, et al. “First Report of Canine Chagas Disease on the Caribbean Island of Trinidad.” Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz 120 (2025).


78. Thongsripong, P.; Casas, S.A. Effects of Temperature on Biting Persistence of Aedes Aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 2026, 63, tjaf196, doi:10.1093/jme/tjaf196.


79. Tian Y, Fernández-Santos NA, Juarez JG, Esquivel H, Moller-Vasquez AM, Granados-Presa M, Echeverria A, Pennington P, Zamora-Jerez A, Fimbres-Macias JP, Roachell W, Lenhart PA, Casey T, Keck ME, Hodo CL, Downs CH, Sittenauer SC, Nevins CC, Balasubramanian S, Angulo C, Palacios-Cardiel C, Gaxiola-Robles R, Zenteno-Savín T, Hamer SA, Borden JH, Banfield MG, Padilla N, Hamer GL. 2026. Advancing the design of the kissing bug kill trap for surveillance of triatomines. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2026 Feb 27;20(2):e0014005. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0014005.


80. Tufa, F, J Ravenhurst, ES Ballman, NP Connally, N Couret, N Fernandez, AM Gardner, JR Garnas, W Landesman, AL White, G Xu, SM Rich, AA Lover, and TN Mather. 2026. Project ITCH: Cross-sectional surveys to understand residential vector control attitudes and practices across New England. BMJ Public Health 4: e003656.


81. Vandegriff, C.W., Ryoo, J.S., Carrasquilla, M.C. et al. County-level surveillance for the American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) and Rickettsia species in Kentucky. Sci Rep 16, 7404 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-37422-0


82. Wang X, Bozic J, Tarimo BB, Stenn TMS, McCollum MT, Carrillo J, Buckner EA, Nyasembe VO, Ngasala B, Dinglasan RR, Collier TC, Caragata EP, Lee Y†, Mathias DK†. Genetic divergence in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes potentially associated with enhanced capacity for arbovirus transmission. BMC Biol. 2026 Jul 8;24(1):152. doi: 10.1186/s12915-026-02592-w. PMCID: PMC13343669.


83. Wheeler CA, Joiner JM, Branca AS, Tian Y, Hamer GL, Hamer SA, Marshall DS, Owen JP, Downs CH, Nutzhorn A, Banfield MG, Borden JH. 2026. Traps baited with dry ice outperform cloth drags for capturing ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in 3 widely separated geographic regions. J Med Entomol. Jan 20;63(1):tjaf183. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjaf183.

Extension publications

1. Bae JS, Lee Y, Seok S. Korean bush mosquito, Aedes koreicus (Edwards, 1917) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae: Culicinae). askIFAS Featured Creatures Series. *** Accepted ***


2. Minnesota tick project website. z.umn.edu/mnticks


3. Nguyen VT, Magaletta OR, Lee Y. Anopheles Squamosus (Theobald, 1901) (Insecta: Diptera: Culicidae: Culicinae): EENY-823 IN1465, 1 2026. askIFAS Featured Creatures Collection. 2026(1): https://doi.org/10.32473/EDIS-IN1465-2026


4. Riles MT, Giordano BV, Romero-Weaver AL, Seok S, Bae JS, Nguyen VT, Flores IS, Reeves, LE, Lee Y. Invasive Mosquito Watch - Aedes vittatus. Gulf South VECTOR Newsletter. March 3, 2026. https://vectoroutreach.org/spotlight/invasive-mosquito-aedes-vittatus/

Presentations

1. Ajibefun, FK, M Milosevic, X Zhang, AM Vélez, KS Silver. Unraveling extracellular vesicle biogenesis in Diabrotica undecimpunctata Tiny Couriers, Big Impact: How Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Inter-Species Communication. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Portland, OR, November 9–12, 2025.Invited.


2. Bae JS, Seok S, Collier TC, Blosser IE, Cornel AJ, Hulshof K, Davelaar G, Leslie T, Braks M, Lee Y. [Poster] Assessment of the genetic isolation of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes on the Caribbean Islands. Gordon Research Conference - Genetic Biocontrol. Newry, Maine. July 12-17, 2026. Also presented as the Oral Poster Introduction Presentation on July 15, 2026. Invited.


3. Bae JS, Seok S, Nguyen VT, Collier TC, Young R, Soto Jimenez L, Medina J, Lee Y. [Poster] Preliminary genome assembly of Aedes mediovittatus from Puerto Rico. Gordon Research Seminar - Genetic Biocontrol. Newry, Maine. July 12, 2026.Lee Y. Population genomics of invasive Aedes in the Pacific Islands. 2026 Hawaii Department of Health annual meeting. Hilo, HI. Apr 30, 2026. Invited.


4. Bae JS, Lee. Y. The distribution of Aedes aegypti in Puerto Rico – 2025 update. The 21st Arbovirus Surveillance and Mosquito Control Workshop. St. Augustine, FL. March 4, 2026. Invited.


5. Bae JS, Lee Y. Mosquito BEACONS Working Group: Shining light on invasive and non-native mosquito species. Indian River Mosquito Control District Community Research Workshop. Vero Beach, FL. Oct 15, 2025. Invited.


6. Lee Y. Population genomics of Aedes aegypti and insights for genetic biocontrol trials. Gordon Research Conference - Genetic Biocontrol. Newry, Maine. July 16, 2026. Invited.


7. Lee Y. Research and Extension in the Arthropod Population Ecology and Evolution Lab - 2026 update. The Entomology and Nematology Department Spring 2026 Seminar Series, Gainesville, FL. March 27, 2026.


8. Lee Y. What DNA shows about a dengue-transmitting invasive mosquito species, Aedes aegypti, in Florida. Indian River Mosquito Control District Community Research Workshop. Indian River County Board of Commission Chamber, Vero Beach, FL. Oct 15, 2025. Invited.


9. Milosevic, M, A Valencia-Jiménez, F Ajibefun, X Zang, KS Silver, A Vélez. Extracellular vesicle-mediated RNAi spread in Western corn rootworm. Tiny Couriers, Big impact: How Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Inter-Species Communication. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Portland, OR, November 9–12, 2025. Invited.


10. Mullin M, Cadigan J, Humphry M, Seok S, Bae JS, Lee Y, Byrd B. Evaluating a modified CO2-baited CDC light trap to improve trapping effectiveness in a La Crosse virus endemic area and a coastal environment. In Traps and Attractant for Surveillance and Control of Mosquitoes Symposium. The 92nd American Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Mar 23-27, 2026. Invited.


11. Mullin M, Eargle A, Humphry M, Cadigan J, Bae J, Lee Y, Byrd B. Reducing Collection Bycatch Using a Modified CDC Light Trap.The 92nd American Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting. Portland, OR. Mar 23-27, 2026.


12. Nguyen V, Lee Y. Investigating Anopheles squamosus, an understudied malaria vector in sub-Saharan Africa. The 21st Arbovirus Surveillance and Mosquito Control Workshop. St. Augustine, FL. March 5, 2026. Invited.


13. Nguyen V, Lee Y. Anopheles mosquito genomic research and Mosquito BEACONS working group update. 2026 Virginia Mosquito Control Association Annual Conference. Virginia Beach, VA. Jan 28, 2026.


14. Pérez-Ramos DW, Bae JS, Nguyen VT, Seok S, Lee Y. [Poster] The updated distribution of Aedes aegypti in Puerto Rico and case for cemetery management for dengue prevention. Gordon Research Conference - Genetic Biocontrol. Newry, Maine. July 12-17, 2026. Invited.


15. Seok S, Lee Y. Niche conservatism of invasive Aedes japonicus and Aedes koreicus: implications for risk prediction and management.The 21st Arbovirus Surveillance and Mosquito Control Workshop. St. Augustine, FL. March 5, 2026. Invited.


16. Seok S, Lee Y. Hawai’i Aedes albopictus population genomics project. NE2443 Multi-state Hatch Project Annual Meeting. Entomology 2025. Portland, OR. Nov 12, 2025.


17. Silver, KS. Molecular and behavioral effects of arboviral infection in Culicoides sonorensis biting midges. Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University. October 16, 2025. Invited.


18. Young RA, Bae JS, Nguyen VT, Lee Y. Sequencing the mitogenome of the elephant mosquito, Toxorhynchites portoricensis. University of Florida Fall 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium. Gainesville, FL, Oct 16, 2025.


19. Vélez, A, M Milosevic, M Darlingon, A Valencia-Jiménez, KS Silver, B Siegfried. Molecular mechanisms underlying RNAi in Western corn rootworm: From dsRNA uptake to systemic spread. 25-Year Anniversary of RNAi for Pest Management: Milestones and Prospects. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Portland, OR, November 9–12, 2025. Invited.


20. Zhang, X, D Mitzel, KS Silver. A detailed view of EV cargoes from Culex tarsalis cells with West Nile virus. Tiny Couriers, Big Impact: How Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Inter-Species Communication. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Portland, OR, November 9–12, 2025. Invited.