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View article: <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> Mosquitoes Exposed to a Juvenile Hormone Analog may Take a Bloodmeal While Gravid
<i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> Mosquitoes Exposed to a Juvenile Hormone Analog may Take a Bloodmeal While Gravid Open
Blood avidity in female mosquitoes has been shown to be regulated by cycles of hormone production that determine both egg development and distinct behaviors. Specifically, juvenile hormone (JH) drives early egg development until a bloodmea…
View article: Multiple Introductions of the Asian Longhorned Tick (<i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>) to the United States Revealed Using Mitogenomics
Multiple Introductions of the Asian Longhorned Tick (<i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>) to the United States Revealed Using Mitogenomics Open
The Asian longhorned tick (ALT), Haemaphysalis longicornis , is a three‐host hard tick native to East Asia. Its opportunistic feeding habits make it an acute agricultural and medical threat, capable of spreading various zoonotic pathogens.…
View article: Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito
Ancient origin of an urban underground mosquito Open
Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. Here we investigate a widely cited example of urban adaptation, Culex pipiens form molestus , also known as the London Unde…
View article: Internal and external drivers interact to create highly dynamic mosquito blood-feeding behaviour
Internal and external drivers interact to create highly dynamic mosquito blood-feeding behaviour Open
Blood-feeding, which is necessary for most female mosquitoes to reproduce, provides an opportunity for pathogen transmission. Blood-feeding is influenced by external factors such as light, temperature, humidity and intra- and inter-specifi…
View article: Diversity and host specificity of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> ’s outer surface protein C ( <i>ospC</i> ) alleles in synanthropic mammals, with a notable <i>ospC</i> allele U absence from mixed infections
Diversity and host specificity of <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> ’s outer surface protein C ( <i>ospC</i> ) alleles in synanthropic mammals, with a notable <i>ospC</i> allele U absence from mixed infections Open
Interactions among pathogen genotypes that vary in host specificity may affect overall transmission dynamics in multi-host systems. Borrelia burgdorferi , a bacterium that causes Lyme disease, is typically transmitted among wildlife by Ixo…
View article: Multiple piroplasm parasites (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in northeastern populations of the invasive Asian longhorned tick, <i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i> Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae), in the United States
Multiple piroplasm parasites (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in northeastern populations of the invasive Asian longhorned tick, <i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i> Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae), in the United States Open
Piroplasms, which include the agents of cattle fever and human and dog babesiosis, are a diverse group of blood parasites of significant veterinary and medical importance. The invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis , is …
View article: A Maximum Entropy Model of the Distribution of Dengue Serotype in Mexico
A Maximum Entropy Model of the Distribution of Dengue Serotype in Mexico Open
Pathogen strain diversity is an important driver of the trajectory of epidemics. The role of bioclimatic factors on the spatial distribution of dengue virus (DENV) serotypes has, however, not been previously studied. Hence, we developed mu…
View article: Piroplasm parasites (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in northeastern populations of the invasive Asian longhorned tick,<i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae), in the United States
Piroplasm parasites (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in northeastern populations of the invasive Asian longhorned tick,<i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>Neumann (Ixodida: Ixodidae), in the United States Open
Piroplasms, which include the agents of cattle fever and human and dog babesiosis, are a diverse group of blood parasites of significant veterinary and medical importance. The invasive Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis , is …
View article: Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on synanthropic small and medium-sized mammals in areas of the northeastern United States infested with the Asian longhorned tick,<i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i>
Ticks (Acari: Ixodida) on synanthropic small and medium-sized mammals in areas of the northeastern United States infested with the Asian longhorned tick,<i>Haemaphysalis longicornis</i> Open
The northeastern United States is a hot spot for tick-borne diseases. Adding to an already complex vector landscape, in 2017 large populations of the invasive Haemaphysalis longicornis , the Asian longhorned tick, were detected in New Jers…
View article: Rickettsia and relapsing fever Borrelia in Alectorobius kelleyi (Ixodida: Argasidae) from peri domestic bats in the northeastern United States
Rickettsia and relapsing fever Borrelia in Alectorobius kelleyi (Ixodida: Argasidae) from peri domestic bats in the northeastern United States Open
The soft ticks (Argasidae) are known vectors of human and animal pathogens around the globe and are relatively understudied. Our aim was to assess the presence of Rickettsia and Borrelia bacteria in Alectorobius kelleyi (Argasidae) parasit…
View article: Seasonal Dynamics of Tick Species in the Ecotone of Parks and Recreational Areas in Middlesex County (New Jersey, USA)
Seasonal Dynamics of Tick Species in the Ecotone of Parks and Recreational Areas in Middlesex County (New Jersey, USA) Open
People often use parks and other forested areas for outdoor activities such as hiking and walking their dogs. Areas of primary use are paths or grassy meadows on the edges of the forests that constitute transitional areas between different…
View article: Microhabitat modeling of the invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in New Jersey, USA
Microhabitat modeling of the invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in New Jersey, USA Open
The Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) is a vector of multiple arboviral and bacterial pathogens in its native East Asia and expanded distribution in Australasia. This species has both bisexual and parthenogenetic population…
View article: Tick abundance and diversity are substantially lower in thinned vs. unthinned forests in the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, USA
Tick abundance and diversity are substantially lower in thinned vs. unthinned forests in the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, USA Open
Forest thinning is a management tool used in the New Jersey Pinelands and elsewhere to improve forest health and resilience, mitigate wildfire risk, and manage for wildlife. Forest thinning leads to warmer drier microclimates, which have b…
View article: A gene-based capture assay for surveying patterns of genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in a worldwide group of invasive mosquitoes
A gene-based capture assay for surveying patterns of genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in a worldwide group of invasive mosquitoes Open
Understanding patterns of diversification, genetic exchange, and pesticide resistance in arthropod disease vectors is necessary for effective population management. With the availability of next-generation sequencing technologies, one of t…
View article: Correction: Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne diseases
Correction: Integrated Aedes management for the control of Aedes-borne diseases Open
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006845.].
View article: Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite <i>Plasmodium relictum</i>
Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite <i>Plasmodium relictum</i> Open
Culex quinquefasciatus , the mosquito vector of avian malaria in Hawai□i, became established in the islands in the 1820s and the deadly effects of malaria on endemic bird species have been documented for many decades. To evaluate the gene …
View article: First Report of the Bat Tick <i>Carios kelleyi</i> (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States
First Report of the Bat Tick <i>Carios kelleyi</i> (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) From Vermont, United States Open
The soft tick Carios kelleyi (Cooley and Kohls, 1941) is an ectoparasite of bats that can harbor bacteria known to cause disease in humans, such as Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., and relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Human-tick encounters m…
View article: Additional file 4 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum
Additional file 4 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum Open
Additional file 4: Table S3. Genes differentially expressed in Culex quinquefasciatus 5 d post feeding on a canary infected with Plasmodium relictum compared to mosquitoes that fed on an uninfected bird. Sets are separated into genes that …
View article: Additional file 5 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum
Additional file 5 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum Open
Additional file 5: Table S4. Significantly enriched Gene Ontology terms among differently expressed genes in Culex quinquefasciatus 5 d post feeding on a canary infected with Plasmodium.
View article: Additional file 7 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum
Additional file 7 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum Open
Additional file 7: Table S6. Significantly enriched Gene Ontology for molecular function among genes that had higher expression rates in Culex quinquefasciatus 10 d post feeding on a canary infected with Plasmodium relictum compared to mos…
View article: Additional file 6 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum
Additional file 6 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum Open
Additional file 6: Table S5. Genes differentially expressed in Culex quinquefasciatus 10 d post feeding on a canary infected with Plasmodium relictum compared to mosquitoes that fed on an uninfected bird. Sets are separated into genes that…
View article: Additional file 2 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum
Additional file 2 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum Open
Additional file 2: Table S1. Genes differentially expressed in Culex quinquefasciatus 24 h post feeding on a canary infected with Plasmodium relictum compared to mosquitoes that fed on an uninfected bird. Sets are separated into genes that…
View article: Additional file 3 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum
Additional file 3 of Transcriptional response of individual Hawaiian Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes to the avian malaria parasite Plasmodium relictum Open
Additional file 3: Table S2. Significantly enriched Gene Ontology terms among differently expressed genes in Culex quinquefasciatus 24 h post feeding on a canary infected with Plasmodium relictum compared to mosquitoes that fed on an uninf…
View article: The Gulf Coast tick, <i>Amblyomma maculatum</i> (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and spotted fever group <i>Rickettsia</i> in the highly urbanized northeastern US
The Gulf Coast tick, <i>Amblyomma maculatum</i> (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and spotted fever group <i>Rickettsia</i> in the highly urbanized northeastern US Open
We report the multi-year collection of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Koch (Acaridae: Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Staten Island, New York City (NYC) as well as their detection in Brooklyn, NYC, and in Atlantic and Cumberland counties i…
View article: A gene-based capture assay for surveying patterns of genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in a worldwide group of invasive mosquitoes
A gene-based capture assay for surveying patterns of genetic diversity and insecticide resistance in a worldwide group of invasive mosquitoes Open
Understanding patterns of diversification, genetic exchange, and pesticide resistance in insect species of human health concern is necessary for effective population reduction and management. With the broad availability of next-generation …