Publications

dehydration prompts increased activity and blood feeding by mosquitoes.	current insights into the mosquito dehydration response rely on studies that examine specific responses but ultimately fail to provide an encompassing view of mosquito biology. here, we examined underlying changes in the biology of mosquitoes associated with dehydration. specifically, we show that dehydration increases blood feeding in the northern house mosquito, culex pipiens, which was the result of both higher activity and a greater tendency to land on a host. similar observations were noted ...	2018	29717151
methionine as a safe and effective novel biorational mosquito larvicide.	mosquito larvicides provide a source-reduction strategy to diminish adult females that bite and potentially spread pathogens. demands are mounting for new and innovative effective biorational larvicides, due to the development of resistance to some currently utilized mosquito larvicides, undesirable non-target effects, and us environmental protection agency (epa) restrictions. methionine is a human nutrient essential amino acid that unexpectedly has been shown to be a valuable safe pest manageme ...	2019	29888851
entomological and sociobehavioral components of heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infection in two florida communities with a high or low prevalence of dogs with heartworm infection.	objective to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding heartworms (dirofilaria immitis) and mosquito vectors among residents (dog owners and non-dog owners) in 2 neighborhoods in florida and to perform entomological surveys of mosquito species in these neighborhoods and identify mosquito species infected with heartworm. design cross-sectional study. sample 2,572 mosquitoes and 96 residents of 2 northern florida communities. procedures a 32-item questionnaire was orally administered to ...	2019	30668298