Publications

seasonal changes in population structure of culex pipiens quinquefasciatus say (diptera: culicidae): study of an isolated population.		1975	1159738
ovarian diapause in three geographic strains of culex pipiens (diptera: culicidae).		1985	4045946
relative susceptibilties of south texas mosquitoes to infection with west nile virus.	three species of mosquitoes (culex pipiens quinquefasciatus, aedes aegypti, and ae. albopictus) collected in texas were compared with respect to their relative susceptibility to infection with west nile virus (wnv) strain 114. oral infection and dissemination rates were 73% infected with 86% dissemination for ae. aegypti, 13% infected with 100% dissemination for ae. albopictus, and 100% infected and disseminated for cx. p. quinquefasciatus. the oral infectious dose required to establish a 50% in ...	2007	17984355
genetic variation associated with mammalian feeding in culex pipiens from a west nile virus epidemic region in chicago, illinois.	mosquitoes of the culex pipiens complex are important vectors of west nile virus in the united states. we examined the genetic variations of cx. pipiens mosquitoes from chicago, illinois that were determined to be principally ornithophilic but exhibited a relatively higher inclination for mammalian hosts including humans. microsatellite analysis of 10 polymorphic markers was performed on 346 engorged cx. pipiens specimens with identified avian or mammalian blood meals. our results indicated that ...	2009	19281434
genomic sequence and phylogenetic analysis of culex flavivirus, an insect-specific flavivirus, isolated from culex pipiens (diptera: culicidae) in iowa.	adult mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) were collected in 2007 and tested for specific viruses, including west nile virus, as part of the ongoing arbovirus surveillance efforts in the state of iowa. a subset of these mosquitoes (6,061 individuals in 340 pools) was further tested by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) using flavivirus universal primers. of the 211 pools of culex pipiens (l.) tested, 50 were positive. one of 51 pools of culex tarsalis coquillet was also positive ...	2009	19645300
a comparison of gravid and under-house co2-baited cdc light traps for mosquito species of public health importance in houston, texas.	the relative efficacy of gravid and under-house co2 traps for monitoring mosquito species of public health importance within the houston metroplex area was assessed. gravid and under-house traps were colocated at 10 sites and monitored weekly between 1 march to 31 may 2007. the most numerous species caught was culex pipiens quinquefasciatus say. other species of public health importance caught in gravid and under-house traps included culex restuans theobald, aedes aegypti (l.), and aedes albopic ...	2009	19960703