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New occurrence of Triatoma costalimai Verano e Galvão, 1958 (Hemiptera, Triatominae) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, a vector of Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909), endemic to the Brazilian Cerrado. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Paulo Silvia de Almeida,Ezequiel Pereira Ramos,Marcia Dos Santos Souza,Gislaine Borges da Silva Dos Reis,Cleber Galvão,Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi,Jader de Oliveira
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Development of a low-dose fipronil deer feed: Bait-screening and range-finding to determine the optimal formulation to control blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) feeding on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 David M Poché,Donald Wagner,Noah Hawthorne,Batchimeg Tseveenjav,Richard M Poché
Lyme disease is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the U.S., and acaricidal feeds administered to white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have potential to disrupt blood feeding by the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Two studies were conducted with the aim of determining an ideal formulation to deliver oral acaricides to white-tailed deer and finding the lowest fipronil dose level to
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Predators as biocontrol agents of mosquito larvae in small and large habitats in Chiang Mai, Thailand. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Panida Rahong,Chotiwut Techakijvej,Chitchol Phalaraksh
Controlling mosquito-borne disease is a major global challenge due to the rise of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes. In response, we conducted a study in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, which is one of the largest and the most popular cities for tourists in Southeast Asia, to explore the potential of local species as biological control agents for mosquito larvae. Mosquito larvae and aquatic predators
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Triatominae (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) fauna in bird nests: the case of Morrinhos, Ceará, Brazil. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Jociel Klleyton Santos Santana,Francisco Ronan Carneiro,Kaio Cesar Chaboli Alevi,Cleber Galvão,João Aristeu da Rosa,Jader de Oliveira
Triatominae are associated with various Brazilian habitats, including bird nests, animal burrows, and peridomestic structures. Despite extensive studies on triatomines in domiciliary environments in Ceará, Brazil, there has been limited research on their presence in the wild. This study focuses on the municipality of Morrinhos in Ceará, which is characterized by a Caatinga biome and riparian forests
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Vertical habitat stratification in Aedes triseriatus and Aedes hendersoni (Diptera: Culicidae): complications associated with sloped and flood-prone landscapes. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Jamie Fitzgerald,Todd Livdahl
For the sibling mosquito species Aedes triseriatus Say and Ae. hendersoni Cockerell, success of offspring is highly dependent on oviposition site selection by gravid females, and the dynamics of that selection process have been the subject of much investigation. Patterns of vertical oviposition stratification were examined in this study by placing basal and canopy level oviposition traps in relatively
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Ecological study and public health risk assessment of mosquito assemblages in the Ukrainian portion of the Pannonian region. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Kálmán Szanyi,Antal Nagy,Szabolcs Szanyi
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Mosquito and human surveillance of mosquito-borne diseases in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in 2022. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Jelena Radovanov,Sanja Bijelović,Gordana Kovačević,Aleksandra Patić,Tatjana Pustahija,Ivana Hrnjaković Cvjetković
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Effects of larval diets on some biological parameters and morphometric and biochemical analysis of ovaries of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae). J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Gamila Sh Selem,Christopher J Geden,Hanem Khater,Karima S Khater
The effects of three larval diets (beef meat, chicken meat, and beef liver) on development of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) were evaluated. Egg hatching rates were higher on chicken meat and beef meat (99.5%) than on beef liver (96.5%). Pupation success was higher on chicken meat (99.0%) and beef meat (98.0%) than on beef liver (87.1%). Adult emergence rates were higher in flies reared on chicken meat
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Zoonotic implications of white-footed mice habitat selection and territoriality in fragmented landscapes. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Grace F Hummell,Andrew Y Li,Cody M Kent,Jennifer M Mullinax
White-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) populations can thrive in fragmented suburban and urban parks and residential spaces and play a pivotal role in the spread and prevalence of tick-borne diseases. We collected spatial data on 58 individual mice living at the intersection of county park land and residential land in suburban Howard County, MD, U.S.A. We analyzed mouse density, home-range size and
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Infection with Trypanosoma Cruzi Chagas and Characterization of Human Habitats of Triatoma Picturata (Usinger) in Western Mexico. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Tzintli Meraz-Medina,Paulo Daniel Rúa-Vázquez,José Francisco Montealegre-Bautista,José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra
Chagas disease is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America. Triatoma picturata (Usinger), distributed in western Mexico, is one of the most important vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas. Knowing the type and materials used for building homes could lead to improved methods for controlling triatomines by focusing efforts on controlling every species of triatomine in its specific
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Non-target effects of methoprene and larvicidal surface films on invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Joseph Nelsen,Donald A Yee
Mosquito larvicides are used across a variety of aquatic habitats, although when applied they likely affect other aquatic organisms. The removal or impairment of top insect predators via larvicides could be beneficial to mosquitoes by allowing their populations to rebound once pesticide levels dissipate. Our goal was to determine if two larvicide types, growth regulators (IGRs) and surface films (SFs)
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A generalized Poisson model to predict host-seeking female Aedes aegypti marked by dusted Metarhizium anisopliae-exposed males. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Filiberto Reyes-Villanueva,Javier A Garza-Hernández,Annabel F V Howard,Mario A Rodríguez-Pérez
We developed a biological control method directed toward Aedes aegypti using the release of Metarhizium anisopliae-contaminated males to spread the fungus to wild females. A generalized Poisson model was used to relate Ae. aegypti marked females (MKF) to M. anisopliae-exposed males (FEM). In a mark-recapture parallel arm trial, FEM release was a better predictor than unexposed male (UM) releases to
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Recovery of western black-legged tick and vertebrate populations after a destructive wildfire in an intensively-studied woodland in northern California. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Emily L Pascoe,Charles E Vaughn,Michael I Jones,Reginald H Barrett,Janet E Foley,Robert S Lane
Despite increasing severity and frequency of wildfires, knowledge about how fire impacts the ecology of tick-borne pathogens is limited. In 2018, the River Fire burned a forest in the far-western U.S.A. where the ecology of tick-borne pathogens had been studied for decades. Forest structure, avifauna, large and small mammals, lizards, ticks, and tick-borne pathogens (Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia
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Assessment of insecticide resistance of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations to insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen, in the northeast region of Brazil. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Kauara B Campos,Abdullah A Alomar,Bradley H Eastmond,Marcos T Obara,Luciana Dos S Dias,Rafi U Rahman,Barry W Alto
Vector control has been an essential strategy in Brazil to manage vector-borne diseases, and the use of insecticides plays an important role in this effort. Pyriproxyfen (PPF) has become a common insect growth regulator used to control juvenile stages of mosquitoes by disturbing their growth and development. This study assesses the susceptibility and resistance status of Brazilian Ae. aegypti populations
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Study of tick-borne zoonotic pathogens in questing and feeding ticks in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Estefanía Abreu-Yanes,Néstor Abreu-Acosta,Pilar Foronda
Ticks are vectors of many zoonotic pathogens of clinical relevance, including Anaplasma and Rickettsia species. Since few data about these tick-borne pathogens are available in the Canary Islands, the aim of the present study was to screen their presence in questing and feeding ticks on the island of Tenerife. A total of 81 ticks was removed from six hedgehogs, and eight ticks were collected from the
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Co-occurrence of Culicoides guttipennis (Coquillett) with tree hole mosquito species, including Aedes albopictus Skuse, in container habitats in northwest Arkansas, U.S.A. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Cierra Briggs,Emily G McDermott
Natural and artificial water-filled containers serve as development sites for several larval Dipterans, including medically important mosquito species and Culicoides biting midges. Containers are discrete habitats with limited carrying capacity and high levels of both intra- and interspecific competition. While the outcomes of the interactions between mosquito species, particularly native and introduced
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Triatoma pallidipennis (Stål, 1872) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and its potential for infestation in Tecozautla, Hidalgo state, Mexico. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar,Alberto Antonio-Campos,Julio Noguez-García,Nancy Rivas
Triatoma pallidipennis is an exclusive and widely distributed species in Mexico and one of the three main vectors that transmit Chagas disease in the country. The state of Hidalgo is an endemic area for Chagas disease where the presence of several species of triatomines has been reported. The objective of our work was to describe the morphology, colonization process, and reproductive behavior of T
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Evaluation of various substances and trap component configurations to increase mosquito collections in Biogents Gravid Aedes traps. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 James E Cilek,Joshua R Weston,Connie R Johnson,Jason D Fajardo,Alec G Richardson
Two independent studies were conducted in northeastern Florida to determine if Biogents Gravid Aedes Trap (GAT) mosquito collections could be enhanced with a variety of substances and structural configurations. The first study baited GATs with either: 1) an infusion of mixed Southern live oak leaf (Quercus virginiana) and slash pine needle (Pinus elliottii) litter, 2) Biogents Lure (BG Lure), 3) yeast-derived
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Accidental importation of the vector of Chagas disease, Triatoma rubrofasciata (De Geer, 1773) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae, Triatominae), in Europe. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Francisco Collantes,Juan Francisco Campos-Serrano,Ignacio Ruiz-Arrondo
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Effects of woody plant encroachment by eastern redcedar on mosquito communities in Oklahoma. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Courtney Maichak,Kris Hiney,Scott R Loss,Justin L Talley,Bruce H Noden
Woody plant encroachment into grasslands is occurring worldwide, affecting ecosystems in ways that likely influence mosquito-borne disease transmission. In the U.S. Great Plains, encroachment by eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) (ERC) may be expanding conducive habitat for mosquitoes and their hosts, but few studies have evaluated associations between ERC encroachment and West Nile virus (WNV)
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Heteroduplex assay of cytochrome b expanding the toolbox for the identification of triatomine (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) vectors of Chagas disease. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Diana Milena Torres-Cifuentes,Alberto Antonio-Campos,Keity J Farfán-Pira,Víctor Sánchez-Cordero,Nancy Rivas,Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar
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Update on the distribution of Culiseta melanura in regions of Illinois with prior eastern equine encephalitis virus activity. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Andrew J Mackay,Corrado Cara,Chang-Hyun Kim,Chris M Stone
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Movement of Ixodes pacificus and Dermacentor occidentalis (Acari: Ixodidae) adult ticks in chaparral under natural conditions in Northern California, U.S.A. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 David K James,Sergio Mendoza,Lucia Hui
The movement of Ixodes pacificus and Dermacentor occidentalis adult ticks down a hill slope under natural conditions was investigated using the mark-release-recapture (MRR) method. We evaluated the movement of host-seeking adult ticks down a hill slope to determine if ticks travel downhill from an uphill area to trail margins below. During the tick seasons in 2016-2018, the ticks were collected by
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Thermal niche partitioning and phenology of Nearctic and Palearctic flea (Siphonaptera) communities on rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia) from five ecoregions. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Robert L Bossard
Seasonality of fleas (Siphonaptera) may be due to species competition, prompting the idea that flea species partition temperature, along with correlated variables such as moisture (thermal-niche partitioning hypothesis). I compared the fleas of five rodent-flea communities described from the literature for thermal-niche optima by fitting non-linear LRF (Lobry-Rosso-Flandrois) curves to examine whether
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One Health in action: flea control and interpretative education at Badlands National Park. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 David Eads,Lindsey Buehler,Anne Esbenshade,Jason Fly,Evan Miller,Holly Redmond,Emily Ritter,Caitlyn Tynes,Sasha Wittmann,Paul Roghair,Eddie Childers
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Statewide survey of medically important ticks on white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman, in Alabama, U.S.A. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Skyler M Kerr,Jonathan O Rayner,R Ryan Wood,John McCreadie
A statewide survey of the tick fauna found on deer, using harvested deer heads as the sample unit, was conducted during the Alabama hunting seasons of 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. Four species of ticks: Ixodes scapularis (n= 936, % of catch 69.1%), Amblyomma americanum (315, 23.2%), Dermacentor albipictus (97, 7.1%), and Amblyomma maculatum (6, 0.4%) were taken from 151 deer heads harvested from 21 deer
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Bartonella spp. detection in laelapid (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) mites collected from small rodents in Lithuania. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Evelina Kaminskienė,Algimantas Paulauskas,Linas Balčiauskas,Jana Radzijevskaja
The genus Bartonella contains facultative Gram-negative intracellular bacteria from the family Bartonellaceae that can cause diseases in humans and animals. Various Bartonella species have been detected in rodents' ectoparasites, such as fleas, ticks, mites, and lice. However, the role of laelapid mites (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) as carriers of Bartonella spp. needs to be confirmed. We aimed to investigate
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Role of the predaceous mosquito Toxorhynchites christophi (Diptera: Culicidae) in treehole ecosystems in a Korean forest. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Sangwoo Seok,Wanggyu Kim,Jisoo Kim,Cuong Van Duong,Nattawut Sareein,Yeon Jae Bae
Toxorhynchites mosquitoes have been studied as potential biological mosquito control agents because they consume other mosquito larvae. As a top predator, Toxorhynchites species are also considered keystone predators in phytotelmata. However, limited information is available regarding Toxorhynchites christophi, which is found in northeast Asia. The present study investigated whether Tx. christophi
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Consumption of endemic arbovirus mosquito vectors by bats in the southeastern United States. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Morgan J Hughes,Elizabeth C Braun de Torrez,Eva A Buckner,Holly K Ober
Mosquitoes affect human health and well-being globally through their roles as disease-causing pathogen vectors. Utilizing genetic techniques, we conducted a large-scale dietary study of three bat species common to the southeastern U.S.A., Lasiurus seminolus (Seminole bat), Nycticeius humeralis (evening bat), and Myotis austroriparius (southeastern myotis). Through next-generation sequencing of a 180
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Impact of home improvements and health education on the transmission of Trypanosoma cruzi Chagas in a rural area of western Mexico. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Benjamín Nogueda-Torres,Lucio Galaviz-Silva,Gabriela Villalvazo-Bejines,Zinnia Judith Molina-Garza,José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra
Chagas disease is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America. Instituting home improvement preventive measures and increasing health education contribute to successful control of the triatomine insect vector. The impact of home and road improvements and health education upon the inhabitants of 37 human dwellings in three small towns in western Mexico were studied. Initially, few
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Community surveillance of Aedes albopictus associated with Wolbachia detection in low-rise residential areas in Selangor, Malaysia. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Muhammad Aidil Roslan,Romano Ngui,Indra Vythilingam,Wan Yusoff Wan Sulaiman
The study assessed the distribution of Malaysian Ae. albopictus adults associated with Wolbachia detection in low-rise residential areas using a modified sticky ovitrap (MSO). The relationship between Ae. albopictus and climatological parameters were also determined. Fifty-two weeks of surveillance using 273 MSOs were conducted in four installation areas of eleven sampling sites. Specimens were subjected
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Verifying the efficiency of the Biogents Sentinel trap in the field and investigating microclimatic influences on responding Aedes aegypti behavior. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-12-01 Brogan A Amos,Ring T Cardé
Successful surveillance and control of mosquito arbovirus vectors requires effective and sensitive trapping methods for adult insects. The Biogents Sentinel (BGS) trap is widely used for mosquito trapping but has low capture efficiency for both female and male Aedes aegypti under semi-field conditions. Efficiency refers to the proportion of mosquitoes that are trapped of those encountering the trap
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Range expansion of Aedes bahamensis (Diptera: Culicidae) into the Florida Keys J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Sierra Short,Valerie Dos Santos,Lawrence J. Hribar
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Utilizing citizen science to model the distribution of Aedes aegypti in West Africa J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Elizabeth A. Freeman,Elizabeth J. Carlton,Sara Paull,Samuel Dadzie,Andrea Buchwald
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Triatoma protracta (Uhler, 1894) (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) with Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas, 1909) (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) in the Central Valley of California, U.S.A. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Mir Bear-Johnson,Mustapha Debboun
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First record of the mosquito Aedes (Downsiomyia) shehzadae (Diptera: Culicidae) in Australia: A unique discovery aided by citizen science J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Cameron Webb,John Clancy,Stephen L. Doggett,Erica McAlister,Craig Williams,Stephen Fricker,Andrew van den Hurk,Bryan Lessard,John Lenagan,Marlene Walter
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Triatoma protracta woodi Usinger, 1939 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): new report on the state of Hidalgo, México J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Nancy Rivas,Vanessa Cuatepotzo-Jiménez,Julio Noguéz-García,Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar
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Fleas (Siphonaptera) of domestic and wild animals in extreme northeastern Algeria: first inventory, hosts, and medical and veterinary importance J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Mehdi Boucheikhchoukh,Noureddine Mechouk,Hamza Leulmi,Atef Aouadi,Ahmed Benakhla
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Ecological indices and factors influencing communities of ectoparasitic laelapid mites (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) of small mammals in Lithuania J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Neringa Kitrytė,Asta Križanauskienė,Laima Baltrūnaitė
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Predicting the potential distribution of Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei in Florida and the Caribbean using ecological niche models J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Kristin E. Sloyer,Nathan D. Burkett-Cadena,Lindsay P. Campbell
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Prevalence of filarial parasites in field-caught mosquitoes in northwestern California J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Tiffany D. Tran,Brittany M. Nelms,Michelle L. Koschik,Jamesina J. Scott,Tara Thiemann
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The role of anthropogenic container habitats as mosquito oviposition habitats in rural settlements in northern Tanzania J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Gordian Rocky Mataba,Linus Munishi,Luc Brendonck,Bram Vanschoenwinkel
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A next-generation (DNA) sequencing (NGS)–based method for identifying the sources of sugar meals in mosquito vectors of West Nile virus in Israel J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-05 Ibrahim Abbasi,Fouad Akad,Liora Studentsky,Irina Ben Avi,Laor Orshan,Alon Warburg
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Pathogen prevalence in Amblyomma americanum and Ixodes scapularis ticks from central Appalachian Virginia, U.S.A. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Amanda M Whitlow,Alexandra N Cumbie,Gillian Eastwood
Ticks are known vectors of several viral, bacterial, and protozoal pathogens that cause disease in both humans and animals. While pathogen prevalence has been studied extensively in other portions of the United States, pathogen surveillance studies within tick populations in the central Appalachian region of Virginia is almost nonexistent. Two prominent species in this region are Ixodes scapularis
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Ticks of Alabama: the fauna and spatial distribution of medically important species across the state. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Skyler M Kerr,Jonathan O Rayner,R Ryan Wood,Steven Schultze,John McCreadie
The last statewide survey of hard ticks in Alabama was in 1972. To address this deficit, we examined the distribution of the medically important species across the state, Ixodes scapularis (Say), Dermacentor variabilis (Say), Amblyomma americanum (L.), and A. maculatum (Koch), between April, 2018 and February, 2021. Collections primarily involved dragging (April to July) and examination of harvested
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Supplemental feeding of deer reduces tick abundance in Mississippi, U.S.A. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 M H J Huang,S Demarais,B K Strickland,W C Brookshire,J G Chandler,R A Butler,R T Trout Fryxell
Prior research on baiting and feeding of wildlife found changes in habitat and the concentration of wildlife on a local scale (e.g., hundreds of meters). Since changes in habitat and host density affect ticks, feeding wildlife may lead to changes in tick and tick-borne disease ecology. We quantified the effect of feeding deer on ticks and tick-borne diseases at 79 pairs of sites with and without deer
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A review of mites and ticks parasitizing rock lizards (Lacertidae: Darevskia). J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Maria V Orlova,Igor V Doronin,Pavel B Klimov,Nikolay V Anisimov
Rock lizards of the genus Darevskia are interesting research models due to their asexual reproduction. Ectoparasitic mites and ticks of these lizards are poorly known, despite some of these chelicerates being vector pathogens of humans and wildlife. Here we document and curate previously known data on ectoparasitic Acari of rock lizards and, based on our extensive survey, provide an annotated list
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Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from an emergent focus of localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in Yucatan, Southeast Mexico. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Juan Navarrete-Carballo,Herón Huerta-Jiménez,Elsy Nalleli Loría-Cervera,Pablo Manrique-Saide,Erika Ivett Sosa-Bibiano
Localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) is endemic in the Yucatan Peninsula, with historical and contemporary records mainly in the states of Campeche and Quintana Roo. Recently, we reported autochthonous LCL cases and 27.6% of asymptomatic infection in the municipality of Tinum, Yucatan, where no studies of Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) sand flies have been carried out. In this work, from November
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Acetone extracts of three selected plants induce toxicological and biological effects against the house mosquito, Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Khalid A Asiry
The biological effect of acetone extracts from three selected plants, Lantana camara, Rhazya astricta, and Citrullus colocynthis, on the egg hatch rate, larvicidal activity, and larval development of Culex pipiens L. was investigated. The egg hatch rate of Cx. pipiens was significantly reduced (P<0.01) when the extracts of L. camara were used. Moreover, the used extracts significantly exhibited a variable
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Evaluation of a liquid carbaryl formulation to control burrow fleas following a die-off of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) caused by plague (Yersinia pestis) in Converse County, Wyoming. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Russell E Enscore,Ying Bai,Lynn M Osikowicz,Christopher Sexton,Daniel R O'Leary
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Predaceous diving beetles: a potential alternative mosquito biocontrol agent to dragonflies. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Marcus Z J Choo,B W Low,Darren C J Yeo
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Assessment of the potential establishment of Lyme endemic cycles in Mexico. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Constantino González-Salazar,Christopher R Stephens,Anny K Meneses-Mosquera
Although Lyme disease is currently classified as exotic in Mexico, recent studies have suggested that it might be endemic there. We assessed the potential risk for the establishment of Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in Mexico. To identify the potential routes of B. burgdorferi spread, Complex Inference Networks were used initially to identify potential vector-host interactions between hard ticks
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Using geometric morphometric analysis of wings to identify mosquito species from the subgenus Microculex (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Rafael Oliveira-Christe,Mauro Toledo Marrelli
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Prey choice by a freshwater copepod on larval Aedes mosquitoes in the presence of alternative prey. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Lauren C Emerson,Christopher J Holmes,Carla E Cáceres
Predator-prey interactions can have a significant impact on the abundance and distribution of species, but the outcome of these interactions is often context-dependent. In small freshwater habitats, predacious copepods are potential biological control agents for mosquito larvae. Through laboratory experiments, we tested if the presence of a non-mosquito prey (neonate Daphnia pulex) influenced prey
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A comparison of BG Sentinel and CDC trap attractants for mosquito surveillance in urban and suburban areas of Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Maryland, U.S.A. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Daphne Ngape,Cassandra H Steele,Emily G McDermott
Monitoring mosquito populations is crucial for vector-borne disease surveillance. Routine mosquito surveillance in many regions of the United States is performed either by vector abatement districts or public health departments. These surveillance programs often use multiple trap types and attractants to target key mosquito species, however setting different traps with varying attractants can be expensive
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Diversity and distribution of larval habitats of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in northern Spain: from urban to natural areas. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Mikel A González,Aitor Cevidanes,Fátima Goiri,Jesús F Barandika,Ana L García-Pérez
Studies of the biodiversity of mosquito larval habitats are important for vector-borne disease control programs and help to improve vector distribution maps. This study was designed to investigate the geographical distribution of mosquito species and their larval habitats in urban, rural, and natural areas in northern Spain. Pre-imaginal stages were collected over two sampling periods (spring and summer)
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Predator selection and predator-prey interactions for the biological control of mosquito dengue vectors in northern Vietnam. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Cuong Van Duong,Uyen Thi Phuong Tran,Vinh Van Nguyen,Yeon Jae Bae
Predators and their interactions with target prey influence the efficiency of control strategies. In the present study, we demonstrate the implementation of natural predator selection for controlling dengue vectors in northern Vietnam through field-based observation of aquatic insect predators in natural habitats and lab-based assessment of predatorial capacities for several aquatic insect predators
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Potential geographic distribution of Ixodes cookei, the vector of Powassan virus. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Abdelghafar Alkishe,A Townsend Peterson
Ixodes cookei Packard, the groundhog tick or woodchuck tick, is the main known vector of Powassan virus (POWV) disease in North America and an ectoparasite that infests diverse small- and mid-size mammals for blood meals to complete its life stages. Since I. cookei spends much of its life cycle off the host and needs hosts for a blood meal in order to pass to the next life stage, it is susceptible
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Biological parameters and estimation of the vectorial capacity of two subspecies of Triatoma protracta (Uhler) and their laboratory hybrids in Mexico. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra,Miguel Alejandro Cárdenas-Sosa,Oziel Dante Montañez-Valdez,J Guadalupe Michel-Parra,Benjamín Nogueda-Torres
Chagas disease is one of the most important vector-borne diseases in Latin America. Studying the biological parameters of each vector species or subspecies contributes to our understanding of their epidemiologic importance. The aim of our study was to compare the biological parameters and start to estimate the vectorial capacity of Triatoma protracta protracta Ryckman, T. p. nahuatlae Ryckman, and
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Establishment of Amblyomma americanum populations and new records of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected Ixodes scapularis in South Dakota. J. Vector Ecol. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-01 Holly Black,Rashaun Potts,Jayden Fiechtner,Jose E Pietri,Hugh B Britten
Tick-borne diseases are an emerging public health threat in the United States, but surveillance is lacking in some regions. To advance current knowledge of the ecology of ticks and tick-borne diseases in South Dakota, we conducted a survey in the summer of 2019, focusing on the eastern counties of the state. We collected and identified 266 ticks and a subset were tested for the presence of Borrelia