Publications

suppression and elimination of an island population of culex pipiens quinquefasciatus with sterile males.	the release of 8,400 to 18,000 males per day of culex pipiens quinquefasciatus say which had been exposed to a sterilizing agent (thiotepa), suppressed and eliminated an indigenous population of this mosquito on an island off the coast of florida in a 10-week period. sterile males were effective in seeking out and mating with females on the island.	1970	4986308
temporal and geographic genetic variation in culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (diptera: culicidae) from florida.	culex (culex) pipiens quinquefasciatus say field population from vero beach, fl, sampled monthly over a period of 8 mo, a colony sample, and six geographic samples were analyzed for genetic variation at 12 enzymes (10 "neutral" gene enzymes with 11 putative loci and two "complex" gene enzymes) by using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. the analysis of the 11 putative loci in both temporal and geographic samples showed that the four loci (gpi, hk, mdhp-2, and pgm) diagnostic of cx. p. quinquefa ...	2003	14765666
impact of extrinsic incubation temperature and virus exposure on vector competence of culex pipiens quinquefasciatus say (diptera: culicidae) for west nile virus.	culex pipiens quinquefasciatus say mosquitoes from a laboratory colony were exposed to artificial blood meals containing west nile virus (wnv) and held at incubation temperatures approximating average daily temperatures that occur during florida arboviral periods. mosquitoes fed blood meals containing 6.2 logs plaque-forming units (pfu) wnv/ml and held at 25 degrees c, 28 degrees c, or 30 degrees c for 13 days exhibited significantly different rates of infection (30%, 52%, 93%) and dissemination ...	2007	18021028
cnact-1 gene is differentially expressed in the subtropical mosquito culex nigripalpus (diptera: culicidae), the primary west nile virus vector in florida.	analysis of differentially expressed genes is a common molecular biological tool to investigate changes in mosquito genes after a bloodmeal or parasite exposure. we report here the characterization of a differentially expressed actin gene, cnact-1, from the subtropical mosquito, culex nigripalpus theobald (diptera: culicidae). the cnact-1 genomic clone is 1.525 kb, includes one 66-bp intron, and a 328-bp 3'-untranslated region. the 376-amino acid putative translation product shares high similari ...	2008	18826030