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DWFP Publications for 2010 (2)

Barber, L.M., J.J. Schleier III, and R.K.D. Peterson. 2010. Economic cost analysis of West Nile virus outbreak, Sacramento County, California, USA, 2005. Emerging Infectious Diseases 16:480-486.

Schleier III, J.J. and R.K.D. Peterson. Deposition and air concentrations of permethrin and naled used for adult mosquito management. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol (2010) 58:105-111. DOI 10.1007/s00244-009-9353-4

DWFP Publications for 2009 (54)

Abbasi I, Cunio R, Warburg A. Identification of Blood Meals Imbibed by Phlebotomine Sand Flies Using Cytochrome b PCR and Reverse Line Blotting. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Dis 9: 79-86, 2009.

Achee NL, Sardelis MR, Dusfour I, Chauhan KR, Grieco JP. Characterization of Spatial Repellent, Contact Irritant, and Toxicant Chemical Actions of Standard Vector Control Compounds. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(2):156-167. 2009

Allan S, Kline D, Walker T. Environmental factors affecting efficacy of bifenthrin-treated vegetation for mosquito control. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(3) 338-346, 2009

Bohbot JD, Dickens JC. Characterization of an enantioselective odorant receptor in the Yellow Fever Mosquito Aedes aegypti. PLoS ONE, 4(9) e7032.

Bonds (Barber) JAS, Greer MJ, Fritz BK, Hoffmann WC. Aerosol sampling: comparison of two rotating impactors for field droplet sizing and volumetric measurements. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 25(4):474–479, 2009.

Britch SC, KJ Linthicum, WW Wynn, TW Walker, M Farooq, VL Smith, CA Robinson, BB Lothrop, M Snelling, A Gutierrez, HD Lothrop. Evaluation of barrier treatments on native vegetation in a southern California desert habitat. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(2): 184-193 2009

Cantrell CL, Klun JA, Pridgeon J, Becnel J, Green S 3rd, Fronczek FR. Structure-activity relationship studies on the mosquito toxicity and biting deterrency of callicarpenal derivatives. Chem Biodivers. 2009 Apr;6(4):447-58

Chaskopoulou A, Pereira RM, Scharf ME, Koehler PG. Vapor toxicity of three prototype volatile insecticidal compounds to house fly (Diptera: Muscidae). J Med Entomol 46(6) 1400-1406.

Chaskopoulou A, Nguyen S, Pereira RM, Scharf ME, Koehler PG. Toxicities of 31 volatile low molecular weight compounds against Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus. J Med Entomol. 2009 Mar;46(2):328-34.

Coleman RE, Hochberg LP, Putnam JL, Swanson KI, Lee JS, McAvin JC, Chan AS, O'Guinn ML, Ryan JR, Wirtz RA, Moulton JK, Dave K, Faulde MK, 2009. Use of Vector Diagnostics During Military Deployments: Recent Experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military Medicine, 174(8):1-17.

Coleman RE, Hochberg LP, Swanson KI, Lee JS, McAvin JC, Moulton JK, Eddington DO, Groebner JL, O'Guinn ML, Putnam JL. Impact of phlebotomine sand flies on U.S. military operations at Tallil Air Base, Iraq: 4. Detection and identification of leishmania parasites in sand flies. J Med Entomol. 2009 May;46(3):649-63.

Cooperband MF, Allan SA. Effects of different pyrethroids on landing behavior of female Aedes aegypti, Anopheles quadrimaculatus, and Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 2009 Mar;46(2):292-306.

Dolan, Marc C.; Jordan, Robert A.; Schulze, Terry L.; Schulze, Christopher J.; Manning, Mark Cornell; Ruffolo, Daniel; Schmidt, Jason P.; Piesman, Joseph; Karchesy, Joseph J. Ability of Two Natural Products, Nootkatone and Carvacrol, to Suppress Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) in a Lyme Disease Endemic Area of New Jersey. Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 102, Number 6, December 2009 , pp. 2316-2324(9)

Doyle M A, Kline D L, Allan S A, and Kaufman P E. Efficacy of Residual Bifenthrin Applied to Landscape Vegetation Against Aedes albopictus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(2):179-183. 2009

Dyer DH, Vyazunova I, Lorch JM, Forest KT, Lan Q. Characterization of the yellow fever mosquito sterol carrier protein-2 like 3 gene and ligand-bound protein structure. Mol Cell Biochem. 2009 Jun;326(1-2):67-77. Epub 2009 Jan 7.

Evans BP, Clark JW, Barbara KA, Mundal KD, Furman BD, McAvin JC, Richardson JH. Operational Vector-borne Disease Surveillance and Control: Closing the Capabilities Gap through Research at Overseas Military Laboratories. The United States Army Medical Department Journal, July-September 2009: 16-27.

Faiman R, Cuño R, and Warburg A. Control of Phlebotomine Sand Flies With Vertical Fine-Mesh Nets. Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 46, Number 4, July 2009 , pp. 820-831(12

Faiman R, Cuño R, and Warburg A. Comparative Efficacy of Three Suction Traps for Collecting Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Open Habitats. Journal of Vector Ecology 34(1):114-118. 2009

Farooq M, Hoffmann WC, Walker TW, Smith VL, Robinson CA, Dunford JC, Sutherland IW. Samplers for evaluation and quantification of ultra-low volume space sprays. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 25(4):521–524, 2009.full access

Frances SP, Mackenzie DO, Klun JA, Debboun M. Laboratory and Field Evaluation of SS220 and Deet Against Mosquitoes in Queensland, Australia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(2):174-178. 2009

Fritz, B. K., Hoffmann, W. C. and Lan, Y. Evaluation of the EPA Drift Reduction Technology (DRT) low speed wind tunnel protocol. J. ASTM Int. 6(4):1-11. 2009

Fritz, B. K., Parker, C. T., López, J. D., Jr., Hoffmann, W. C. and Schleider, P. G. Deposition and droplet sizing characterization of a laboratory spray table. Appl. Engr. Agric. 25(2): 175-180. 2009.

Fritz, B. K., W. C. Hoffmann, and J. López. Development and testing of a laboratory spray table methodology to bioassay simulated levels of aerial spray drift. J. ASTM International. 6(6); Paper ID JAI102125. 2009.

Geden C. J., Szumlas D. E., and Walker T. W. Evaluation of Commercial and Field-Expedient Baited Traps for House Flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Vector Ecology 34(1):99-103. 2009

Hoel DF, Kline DL, Allan SA. Evaluation of six mosquito traps for collection of Aedes albopictus and associated mosquito species in a suburban setting in North Central Florida. J Am Mosq Control Assoc, 25(1):47-57, 2009

Hoffmann W. C., Fritz B. K and Lan Y. Evaluation of a proposed drift reduction technology (DRT) high-speed wind tunnel testing protocol. J. ASTM Int. 6(4):1-12. 2009

Hoffmann W.C., Walker T.W, Fritz B.K, Farooq M, Smith V.L, Robinson C.A, Szumlas D, Lan Y. Spray Characterization of Ultra-low–volume Sprayers Typically Used in Vector Control. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 25(3):332-337. 2009

Hoffmann W.C, M. Farooq, T.W. Walker, B. Fritz, D. Szumlas, B. Quinn, U. Bernier, J. Hogsette, Y. Lan, Y. Huang, V.L. Smith, and C.A. Robinson. Canopy Penetration and Deposition of Barrier Sprays from Electrostatic and Conventional Sprayers. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association September 2009 : Vol. 25, Issue 3, pg(s) 323-331

Huang Y., W. C. Hoffmann, Y. Lan, W. Wu, B. K. Fritz. Development of a spray system for an unmanned aerial vehicle platform. Trans ASABE 25(6):803-809.

Kitchen L. W., Lawrence K. L., and Coleman R. E. The Role of the United States Military in the Development of Vector Control Products, Including Insect Repellents, Insecticides, and Bed Nets. Journal of Vector Ecology 34(1):50-61. 2009

Li T, Lan Q, Liu N. Larvicidal activity of mosquito sterol carrier protein-2 inhibitors to the insecticide-resistant mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 46(6) 1430-1435, 2009.

Mann RS, Kaufman PE, Butler JF. Lutzomyia spp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) response to olfactory attractant- and light emitting diode-modified Mosquito Magnet X (MM-X) traps. J Med Entomol 45, 1052-1061, 2009.

Mascari TM and Foil LD. Evaluation of Rhodamine B as an Orally Delivered Biomarker for Rodents and a Feed-Through Transtadial Biomarker for Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 46(5):1131-1137. 2009.

Nachman RJ, Ben Aziz O, Davidovitch M, Zubrzak P, Isaac RE, Strey A, Reyes-Rangel G, Juaristi E, Williams HJ, Altstein M. Biostable beta-amino acid PK/PBAN analogs: agonist and antagonist properties. Peptides. 2009 Mar;30(3):608-15. Epub 2008 Nov 21.

Nachman RJ, Wang XJ, Etzkorn FA, Aziz OB, Davidovitch M, Kaczmarek K, Zabrocki J, Strey A, Pryor N, Altstein M. Evaluation of a PK/PBAN analog with an (E)-alkene, trans-Pro isostere identifies the Pro orientation for activity in four diverse PK/PBAN bioassays. Peptides. 2009 Jul;30(7):1254-9. Epub 2009 May 3.

Nachman RJ, Pietrantonio P. Interaction of mimetic analogs of insect kinin neuropeptides with arthropod receptors.

Neupert S, Russell WK, Predel R, Russell DH, Strey OF, Teel PD, Nachman RJ. The neuropeptidomics of Ixodes scapularis synganglion. J Proteomics. 2009 Aug 20;72(6):1040-5. Epub 2009 Jun 21.

Obenauer PJ, Kaufman PE, Allan SA, Kline DL. Host-seeking height preferences of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Central Florida suburban and sylvatic locales. J Med Entomol 46(4): 900-908, 2009.

Obenauer PJ, Kaufman PE, Allan SA, Kline DL. Infusion-baited ovitraps to survey ovipositional height preferences of container-Inhabiting mosquitoes in two Florida habitats. J. Med. Entomol. 46(6) 1507-1513, 2009.

Poels J, Birse RT, Nachman RJ, Fichna J, Janecka A, Vanden Broeck J, Nässel DR. Characterization and distribution of NKD, a receptor for Drosophila tachykinin-related peptide 6. Peptides. 2009 Mar;30(3):545-56. Epub 2008 Oct 30.

Pridgeon JW, Bernier UR, Becnel JJ. Toxicity Comparison of Eight Repellents against four species of female mosquitoes. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 25(2):168-173, 2009

Pridgeon JW, Becnel JJ, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. A high-throughput screening method to identify potential pesticides for mosquito control. J Med Entomol 46: 335-341. 2009.

Pridgeon JW, Becnel JJ, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. Permethrin Induces overexpression of Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit 3 in Aedes aegypti. Journal of Medical Entomology 46(4):810-819. 2009

Pridgeon JW, Becnel JJ, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. Permethrin induces overexpression of multiple genes in Aedes aegypti. J Med Entomol. 2009 May;46(3):580-7.

Schleier III, J.J., R.S. Davis, L.M. Barber, P.A. Macedo, and R.K.D. Peterson. 2009. A probabilistic risk assessment for deployed military personnel after the implementation of the “Leishmaniasis Control Program” at Tallil Air Base, Iraq. Journal of Medical Entomology 46:693-702

Schleier III, J.J., P.A. Macedo, R.S. Davis, L.M. Shama, and R.K.D. Peterson. 2009. A two-dimensional probabilistic acute human-health risk assessment of insecticide exposure after adult mosquito management. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 23: 555-563.

Song C and Scharf ME. Mitochondrial impacts of insecticidal formate esters in insecticide-resistant and insecticide-susceptible Drosophila melanogaster. Pest Manag Sci 65: 697–703, 2009

Taneja-Bageshwar S, Strey A, Isaac RE, Coast GM, Zubrzak P, Pietrantonio PV, Nachman RJ. Biostable agonists that match or exceed activity of native insect kinins on recombinant arthropod GPCRs. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2009 May 15;162(1):122-8. Epub 2008 Oct 19.

Vogt RG, Miller NE, Litvack R, Fandino RA, Sparks J, Staples J, Friedman R, Dickens JC. The insect SNMP gene family. Insect Biochem Mol Biol. 2009 Jul;39(7):448-56. Epub 2009 Apr 11

Wedge DE, Klun JA, Tabanca N, Demirci B, Ozek T, Baser KH, Liu Z, Zhang S, Cantrell CL, Zhang J. Bioactivity-guided fractionation and GC/MS fingerprinting of Angelica sinensis and Angelica archangelica root components for antifungal and mosquito deterrent activity. J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Jan 28;57(2):464-70.

Xui Rui-de, Pridgeon JW, Becnel JJ, Ali A. Fipronil as a larvacide against the container-inhabiting mosquito, Aedes albopictus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 25(2):224-227,2009

Zhang, A., J. A. Klun, S. Wang, J. F. Carroll. Isolongifolenone: a novel sesquiterpene repellent of ticks and mosquitoes. J. Med. Entomol. 46: 100-106. 2009.
Zhao L, Pridgeon JW, Becnel JJ, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. Identification of Genes Differentially Expressed During Heat Shock Treatment in Aedes aegypti. Journal of Medical Entomology 46(3):490-495. 2009

Zhao L, Pridgeon JW, Becnel JJ, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. Mitochondrial Gene Cytochrome b Developmental and Environmental Expression in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol 46(6) 1361-1369, 2009.

DWFP Publications for 2008 (45)

Amoo, A. O. J., Xue Rui-De, Qualls W., Quinn B P, Bernier U R. Residual efficacy of field applied permethrin, sumithrin, and resmethrin on plant foliage against adult mosquitoes. J Am Mosq Control, 24(4):543-549

Antwi, F.B., L.M. Shama, and R.K.D. Peterson. Risk assessments for the insect repellents DEET and picaridin. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 51:31-36. 2008

Antwi FB, Peterson RK. Toxicity of delta-phenothrin and resmethrin to non-target insects. Pest Manag Sci, 65(3):300-305, 2008.

Bernier U. R. , Hoel D. F. , Hogsette J. A. , Jr., Hanafi H. A. and Kline D. L.. 2008. Effect of lures and trap placement on sand fly and mosquito traps. Proc. Intl. Congr. Urban Pests 6:171-175.

Britch SC, Linthicum KJ, Anyamba A, Tucker CJ, Pak EW, Maloney FA, Cobb K, Stanwix E, Humphries J, Spring A, Pagac B, Miller M., 2008 Satellite vegetation index data as a tool to forecast population dynamics of medically important mosquitoes at military installations in the Continental United States. Military Medicine, 173(7): 677-683.

Carroll, J. F., J. P. Benante, J. A. Klun, C. White, M. Debboun, J. M. Pound, and W. Dheranetra. Twelve-hour duration testing of cream formulations of three repellents against Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae). Med. Vet. Entomol. 22: 144-151. 2008.

Carroll JF, Klun JA, Kramer M. Similarity in response of laboratory-reared and field-collected Lone Star
Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs to repellents. J. Entomol. Sci. 43: 426-430.

Cope S. E., Strickman D. A., White G. B. 2008. The Deployed Warfighter Protection Research Program: Finding New Methods to Vanquish Old Foes. The United States Army Medical Department Journal, April-June 2008 edition.

Dalton R. Battlefield Insectica. 2008. Nature 454: 18-19

Davis, R.S.,and Peterson, R.K.D. 2008. Effects of single and multiple applications of mosquito insecticides on nontarget arthropods. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 24:270-280.

Dyer DH, Wessely V, Forest KT, Lan Q. Three-dimensional structure/function analysis of SCP-2-like2 reveals differences among SCP-2 family members. J Lipid Res. 2008 Mar;49(3):644-53. Epub 2007 Dec 15

Fritz, B. K. and Hoffmann, W. C. Development of a system for determining collection efficiency of spray samplers. Applied Engineering in Agriculture, 24(3): 285-293, 2008

Hoel, D.F., Obenauer, P., Burrus, R., Dunford, J, Hertz, J, Diclaro, J. And Cope, S. 2008.
Forging the future of Navy entomology at the University of Florida. Wing Beats, 19:4-10.

Hoffmann WC, Fritz BK. Collection Efficiences of Various Airborne Spray Flux Samplers Used in Aerial Application Research. Journal of ASTM International (5)1.

Hoffmann, W.C., Fritz, B.K., Farooq, M. and Cooperband, M.F. 2007. Effects of wind speed on
aerosol spray penetration in adult mosquito bioassay cages. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 24:419-426.

Hoffmann, WC, WE Bagley, BK Fritz, Y Lan, and DE Martin. Effects of Water Hardness on Spray Droplet Size Under Aerial Application Conditions. Applied Engineering in Agriculture. 2008 24(1): 11-14.

Hoffmann WC, Walker TW, Fritz BK, Gwinn T, Smith VL, Szumlas D, Quinn B, Lan Y, Huang Y, Sykes D. Spray characterization of thermal fogging equipment typically used in vector control. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2008 Dec;24(4):550-9.

Hoffmann, W.C., Hewitt, A.J., Ross, J.C., Bagley, W.E., Martin, D.E., and Fritz, B.K. Spray adjuvant effects on droplet size spectra measured by three laser-based systems. J. ASTM Int. 5(6):1-12. 2008.

Hogsette JA, Hanafi HA, Bernier UR, Kline DL, Fawaz EY, Furman BD, Hoel DF. Discovery of diurnal resting sites of phlebotomine sand flies in a village in southern Egypt. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2008 Dec;24(4):601-3.

Huang, Y., Lan, Y. and Hoffmann, W. C. Use of airborne multi-spectral imagery in pest management systems. Agr. Eng. Intl. Vol. X:1-14. 2008.

Katritzky AR, Wang Z, Slavov S, Tsikolia M, Dobchev D, Akhmedov NG, Hall CD, Bernier UR, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. Synthesis and bioassay of improved mosquito repellents predicted from chemical structure.
Supporting Information Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 27;105(21):7359-64. Epub 2008 May 27.

Klun, J. A., M. Kramer, A. Zhang, S. Wang, and M. Debboun. A quantitative in vitro assay for chemical mosquito-deterrent activity without human blood cells. J. Amer. Mosquito Control Assoc. 24: 508-512. 2008.

Larson RT, Wessely V, Jiang Z, Lan Q. Larvicidal activity of sterol carrier protein-2 inhibitor in four species of mosquitoes. Dept. of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin. J. Med. Entomol. 45(3): 439-444 (2008)

Linthicum, K.J. 2008. Insects of war, terror and torture. Nature 456:36-37.

Linthicum, K.J., Clark, G.G., Allan, S.A., Barnard, D.R., Becnel, J.J., Bernier, U.R., Carlson, D.A., Geden, C.J., Hogsette, J.A., and Kline, D.L. 2008. Overview of mosquito research programs at the United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service, Center for Medical, Agricultural and Veterinary Entomology. Wing Beats 19:31-34.

Lloyd, A.M., Kline, D.L., Hogsette, J.A., Kaufman, P.E., and Allan, S.A. 2008. Evaluation of two commercial traps for the collection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 24:253-262.

Mascari TM, Mitchell MA, Rowton ED, Foil LD. Ivermectin as a rodent feed-through insecticide for control of immature sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 24: 323-326.

Nachman RJ, Zubrazk P, Williams H, Strey H, Zdarek J. A beta-amino acid pyrokinin analog induces irregular pupariation behavior in larvae of the flesh fly Sarcophaga bullata Pestycydy, 2008, (1-2), 95-100

Neupert S, Russell WK, Russell DH, Strey OF, Teel PD, Strey A, Nachman RL. Identification of a CAPA-PVK (Ixori-PVK) from single cells of the Gulf Coast tick, Amblyomma maculatum Pestycydy. 2008, (1-2), 67-73

Nichols, Z., Vogt, R. G., The SNMP/CD36 gene family in Diptera, Hymenoptera and Coleoptera: Drosophila melanogaster, D. pseudoobscura, Anopheles gambiae, Aedes aegypti, Apis mellifera, and Tribolium castaneum. Insect Biochem. Mol. Biol. (2008), doi:10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.11.003

Paluzzi JP, Russell WK, Nachman RJ, Orchard I. Isolation, cloning, and expression mapping of a gene encoding an antidiuretic hormone and other CAPA-related peptides in the disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus.
Endocrinology. 2008 Sep;149(9):4638-46. Epub 2008 May 29

Polsomboon S., Grieco, J., Chauhan, K. R., Tanasinchayakul, S., Chareonviriyaphap T. 2008. Behavioral responses of catnip (Nepeta cataria L.) by two species of mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti (L.) and Anopheles harrisoni Harbach and Manguin, in Thailand. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 24(4):513¿519.

Pridgeon JW, Pereira RM, Becnel JJ, Allan SA, Clark GG, Linthicum KJ. Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus Say, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say to 19 pesticides with different modes of action. J Med Entomol. 2008 Jan;45(1):82-7.

Pridgeon J. W., Zhao L., Becnel J. J., Strickman D. A., Clark G. G., Linthicum K. J. Topically Applied AaeIAP1 Double-Stranded RNA Kills Female Adults of Aedes aegypti. J. Med. Entomol. 45(3): 414-420 (2008)

Pridgeon, J.W., Zhao, L., Becnel, J.J., Clark, G.G. and Linthicum, K.J. 2008. Developmental and environmental regulation of AaeIAP1 transcript in Aedes aegypti. J. Med. Entomol. 45:1071-1079.

Riddick, E.W., Brown, A.E., Chauhan, K.R. 2008. Harmonia Axyridis Adults Avoid Catnip and Grapefruit-derived Terpenoids in Laboratory Bioassays. Bulletin of Insectology. 61(1):81-90.

Schleier III JJ, Sing SE, Peterson RKD. Regional ecological risk assessment for the introduction of Gambusia affinis (western mosquitofish) into Montana watersheds. Biol Invasions 10:1277-1287, 2008.

Schleier, J.J., Shama, L. M., Davis, R.S., P.A. Macedo, and R.K.D. Peterson. 2008. Equine risk assessment for insecticides used in adult mosquito management. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 14:392-407.

Schleier, J.J., Peterson, R.K.D., P.A. Macedo, and D.A. Brown. Environmental concentrations, fate, and risk assessment of pyrethrins and piperonyl butoxide after aerial ultra-low-volume applications for adult mosquito management. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27:1063-1068.

Sirak-Wizeman M, Faiman R, Al-Jawabreh A, Warburg A. Control of phlebotomine sandflies in confined spaces using diffusible repellents and insecticides. Medical & Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 22, No. 4., pp. 405-412.

Taneja-Bageshwar S, Strey A, Kaczmarek K, Zabrocki J, Pietrantonio PV, Nachman RJ. Comparison of insect kinin analogs with cis-peptide bond, type VI-turn motifs identifies optimal stereochemistry for interaction with a recombinant arthropod kinin receptor from the southern cattle tick Boophilus microplus. Peptides. 2008 Feb;29(2):295-301.

Taneja-Bageshwar S, Strey A, Zubrzak P, Williams H, Reyes-Rangel G, Juaristi E, Pietrantonio P, Nachman RJ. Identification of selective and non-selective, biostable beta-amino acid agonists of recombinant insect kinin receptors from the southern cattle tick Boophilus microplus and mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Peptides. 2008 Feb;29(2):302-9.

Watnaporn, D., Lawrence, K. L., Benante, J. P., Chauhan, K. R., Bathini, N., White, C.E., Bhattacharjee, A., and Gupta, R. 2008. Comparative study of four membranes for evaluation of new insect/arthropod repellent using Aedes aegypti. Proceedings of VIIIth Sir Dorabjee Tata International Symposium: Arthropod born viral infections-Current status and research. p. 417-424.

Zhao L., Pridgeon J. W., Becnel J. J., Clark G. G., Linthicum K. J. Cytochrome c Gene and Protein Expression: Developmental Regulation, Environmental Response and Pesticide Sensitivity in the Aedes aegypti. J. Med. Entomol. 45(3): 401-408 (2008).

DWFP Publications for 2007 (35)

Basak, S. C., R. Natarajan, W. Nowak, P. Miszta, and J. A. Klun. Three dimensional structure-activity relationships (2D-QSAR) for insect repellency of diastereoisomeric compounds: a hierarchical molecular overlay approach. SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research 18: 237-250. 2007.

Bernier, U.R., Kline, D.L., Allan, S.A. and Barnard, D.R. 2007. Laboratory comparison of Aedes aegypti (L.) attraction to human odors and to synthetic human odor compounds and blends. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 23:288-293.

Bernier, U.R., Kline, D.L. and Posey, K.H. 2007. Human emanations and related natural compounds that inhibit mosquito host-finding abilities, pp. 77-100 in: Insect Repellents: Principles, Methods, and Uses. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

Burkett DA, Knight R, Dennett JA, Sherwood V, Rowton E, Coleman RE. Impact of phlebotomine sand flies on U.S. military operations at Tallil Air Base, Iraq: 3. Evaluation of surveillance devices for the collection of adult sand flies. J. Med. Entomol. 44(2): 381-384 (2007)

Carroll, J. F., C. L. Cantrell, J. A. Klun, and M. H. Kramer. Repellency of two terpenoid compounds isolated from Callicarpa americana (Verbenaceae) against Ioxodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum ticks. Experimental and Applied Acarology 41: 215-224. 2007.

Chauhan, K.R., Raina, A. 2007. Effect of catnip oil and its major components on the Formosan subterranean termites. Biopesticides International 2(2):137-143.

Coast GM, Nachman RJ, Schooley DA. An antidiuretic peptide (Tenmo-ADFb) with kinin-like diuretic activity on Malpighian tubules of the house cricket, Acheta domesticus (L.). J Exp Biol. 2007 Nov;210(Pt 22):3979-89.

Coleman RE, Burkett DA, Sherwood V, Caci J, Spradling S, Jennings BT, Rowton E, Gilmore W, Blount K, White CE, Putnam JL. Impact of phlebotomine sand flies on U.S. Military operations at Tallil Air Base, Iraq: 2. Temporal and geographic distribution of sand flies. J Med Entomol. 2007 Jan;44(1):29-41.

Cooperband, M. F., G. G. Clark, B. M. Spears, and S. A. Allan. 2007. A cylindrical, collapsible, and economical field cage for mosquito research. J. Am. Mosq. Control Assoc. 23: 484-487

Davis RS, Peterson RK, Macedo PA. An ecological risk assessment for insecticides used in adult mosquito management. Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2007 Jul;3(3):373-82.

Debboun M, Frances SP, Strickman D (Editors). Insect Repellents: Principles, Methods, and Uses. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. 495pp. 2007

Dolan MC, Dietrich G, Panella NA, Montenieri JA, Karchesy JJ. Abstract Biocidal activity of three wood essential oils against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae), Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J Econ Entomol. 2007 Apr;100(2):622-5.

Downer KE, Haselton AT, Nachman RJ, Stoffolano JG Jr. Insect satiety: sulfakinin localization and the effect of drosulfakinin on protein and carbohydrate ingestion in the blow fly, Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae). J Insect Physiol. 2007 Jan;53(1):106-12.

Downer KE, Nachman RJ, Stoffolano JG Jr. Effect of Seasonality and Perisulfakinin on Engorgement by Tabanus nigrovittatus (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Laboratory. Ann Entomol Soc Am. 100(2): 251-256 (2007).

Grieco JP, Achee NL, Chareonviriyaphap T, Suwonkerd W, Chauhan K, Sardelis MR, Roberts DR. A new classification system for the actions of IRS chemicals traditionally used for malaria control. PLoS One. 2007 Aug 8;2(1):e716, 11pp (2007).

Hoel, D.F., Kline, D.L., Allan, S.A. and Grant, A. 2007. Evaluation of carbon dioxide, 1-octen-3-ol, and lactic acid as baits in Mosquito Magnet Pro traps for Aedes albopictus in north central Florida. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 23:11-17.

Hoel DF, Butler JE, Fawaz EY, Watany N, E1-Hossary SS, Villinski J. Response of phlebotomine sand flies to light-emitting diode-modified light traps in southern Egypt. Journal of Vector Ecology 32: 302-308, 2007.

Hoffmann WC, Walker TW, Smith VL, Martin DE, and Fritz BK. Droplet Size Characterization of Hand-Held Atomization Equipment Typically Used in Vector Control. J Am Mosq Contr Assoc, 23(3):315-320, 2007

Hoffmann WC, Walker TW, Martin DE, Barber JB., Gwinn T, Smith VL, Szumlas D, Lan Y, and Fritz BK. Characterization of Truck Mounted Atomization Equipment Typically Used in Vector Control. J Am Mosq Contr Assoc, 23(3):321-329, 2007

Kaczmarek K, Williams HJ, Coast GM, Scott AI, Zabrocki J, Nachman RJ. Comparison of insect kinin analogs with cis-peptide bond motif 4-aminopyroglutamate identifies optimal stereochemistry for diuretic activity. Biopolymers. 2007;88(1):1-7.

Linthicum, K.J., Allan, S., Barnard, D., Becnel, J., Bernier, U., Britch, S., Clark, G., Cooperband, M., Geden, C., Hogsette, J., Kline, D., Pereira, R., Pridgeon, J., Quinn, B., Welch, C. and Zhao, L. 2007. Mosquito and fly control research by the USDA-ARS Center for Medical, Agriculture and Veterinary Entomology (CMAVE) in the Deployed War-Fighter Protection (DWFP) Program. Proceedings and Papers of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California 75:131-133.

Macedo PA, Peterson RK, Davis RS. Risk assessments for exposure of deployed military personnel to insecticides and personal protective measures used for disease-vector management. J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2007 Oct;70(20):1758-71.

Mascari TM, Mitchell MA, Rowton ED, Foil LD. Evaluation of novaluron as a feed-through insecticide for control of immature sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). J Med Entomol. 2007 Jul;44(4):714-7.

Mascari TM, Mitchell MA, Rowton ED, Foil LD. Laboratory evaluation of diflubenzuron as a feed-through for control of immature sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). . J Med Entomol. 2007 Mar;44(2):171-4.

Nachman RJ, Fehrentz JA, Martinez J, Kaczmarek K, Zabrocki J, Coast GM. A C-terminal aldehyde analog of the insect kinins inhibits diuresis in the housefly. Peptides. 2007 Jan;28(1):146-52.

Nachman RJ, Coast GM. Structure-activity relationships for in vitro diuretic activity of CAP2b in the housefly. Peptides. 2007 Jan;28(1):57-61.

Nguyen SN, Song C, E. Toxicity, synergism, and neurological effects of novel volatile insecticides in insecticide-susceptible and -resistant Drosophila strains. J Econ Entomol. 2007 Apr;100(2):534-44.

Pridgeon JW, Meepagala KM, Becnel JJ, Clark GG, Pereira RM, Linthicum KJ. Structure-activity relationships of 33 piperidines as toxicants against female adults of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 2007 Mar;44(2):263-9.

Quinn BP, Bernier UR, Geden CJ, Hogsette JA, Carlson DA. Analysis of extracted and volatile components in blackstrap molasses feed as candidate house fly attractants. J Chromatogr A. 2007 Jan 19;1139(2):279-84.

Quinn BP, Bernier UR, Booth MM. Identification of compounds from Etonia rosemary (Conradina etonia). J Chromatogr A. 2007 Aug 10;1160(1-2):306-10.

Reifenrath WG. Enhanced skin absorption and fly toxicity of permethrin in emulsion formulation.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2007 May;78(5):299-303. Epub 2007 Jul 10.

Tran, K., Chauhan, K.R. 2006. Structural activity of bovidic acid and related compounds as feeding deterrents against aedes aegypti. American Mosquito Control Association. Biopestic Int 3(1): 53-57 (2007).

White, G.B. 2007. Terminology of insect repellents, pp. 31-46 in: Insect Repellents: Principles, Methods, and Uses. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.

Vyazunova I, Wessley V, Kim M, Lan Q. Identification of two sterol carrier protein-2 like genes in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Insect Mol Biol. 2007 Jun;16(3):305-14. Epub 2007 Apr 13.

Zubrzak P, Williams H, Coast GM, Isaac RE, Reyes-Rangel G, Juaristi E, Zabrocki J, Nachman RJ. Beta-amino acid analogs of an insect neuropeptide feature potent bioactivity and resistance to peptidase hydrolysis. Biopolymers. 2007;88(1):76-82.

DWFP Publications for 2006 (13)

Bernier, U.R. 2006. Laboratory research and development of attractants, inhibitors, and repellents. Tech. Bull. Florida Mosq. Control Assoc. 7:9-16
Chauhan, K.R., Raina, A. Modified vetiver oil: economic biopesticide. Natural Products for Pest Management. ACS Symposium series 927, 210-219.
Coleman RE, Burkett DA, Putnam JL, Sherwood V, Caci JB, Jennings BT, Hochberg LP, Spradling SL, Rowton ED, Blount K, Ploch J, Hopkins G, Raymond JL, O'Guinn ML, Lee JS, Weina PJ. Impact of phlebotomine sand flies on U.S. Military operations at Tallil Air Base, Iraq: 1. background, military situation, and development of a "Leishmaniasis Control Program. J Med Entomol. 2006 Jul;43(4):647-62.
Geden C. Visual targets for capture and management of house flies, Musca domestica L.
Journal of Vector Ecology 31: 152-157, 2006.
Katritzky, A., Dobchev, D.A., Tulid, I., Karelson, M. and Carlson, D.A. 2006. QSAR study of mosquito repellents using Codessa Pro. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 16:2306-2311.
Klun, J. A., A. Khrimian, M. Debboun. Repellent and deterrent effects of SS220, picaridin, and deet suppress human-blood feeding by Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, and Phlebotomus papatasi. J. Med. Entomol. 43:34-39. 2006.
Klun, J. A., A. Khrimian, E. Rowton, M. Kramer, and M. Debboun. Biting deterrent activity of a Deet analog, two DEPA analogs and SS220 applied topically to human volunteers compared with Deet against three species of blood-feeding flies. J. Med. Entomol 43:1248-1251. 2006.
Linthicum, K.J., Allan, S., Barnard, D.R., Becnel, J.J., Bernier, U.R., Carlson, D.A., Clark, G.G., Geden, C.J., Hogsette, J.A. and Kline, D.L. 2006. The Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology: developing new mosquito surveillance and control products. Proceedings and Papers of the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California 74:83-86.
Nachman RJ, Russell WK, Coast GM, Russell DH, Miller JA, Predel R. Identification of PVK/CAP2b neuropeptides from single neurohemal organs of the stable fly and horn fly via MALDI-TOF/TOF tandem mass spectrometry. Peptides. 2006 Mar;27(3):521-6.
Nachman RJ, Strey A, Zubrzak P, Zdarek J. A comparison of the pupariation acceleration activity of pyrokinin-like peptides native to the flesh fly: Which peptide represents the primary pupariation factor? Peptides. 2006 Mar;27(3):527-33.
Nachman, R.J., Russell, W.K., Russell, D.H., Predel, R. MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometric assignment of Leu/Ile in PVK/CAP2b neuropeptides from single neurohemal organ preparations of four flies. Proceedings of International Conference on Arthropods: Chemical, Physiological and Environmental Perspectives. 3:49-53.
Peterson RK, Macedo PA, Davis RS. A human-health risk assessment for West Nile virus and insecticides used in mosquito management. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Mar;114(3):366-72.
Scharf ME, Nguyen SN, Song C. Evaluation of volatile low molecular weight insecticides using Drosophila melanogaster as a model. 2006. Pest Management Science 62(7):655-663.
Taneja-Bageshwar, S., Strey, A.A., Zubrzak, P., Pietrantonio, P.V., Nachman, R.J. 2006. Structure-activity relationships for insect kinins on expressed receptors from a tick (Acari: Ixodidae) and a mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae). Proceedings of International Conference on Arthropods: Chemical, Physiological and Environmental Perspectives. 3:55-59.

DWFP Publications for 2004/2005 (18)

Bernier, U.R., Furman, K.D., Kline, D.L., Allan, S.A. and Barnard, D.R. 2005. Comparison of contact and spatial repellency of catnip oil and N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET) against mosquitoes. J. Med. Entomol. 42:306-311.
Blitzer EJ, Vyazunova I, Lan Q. Functional analysis of AeSCP-2 using gene expression knockdown in the yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti. Insect Mol Biol. 2005 Jun;14(3):301-7.
Cantrell, C. L., J. A. Klun, C. T. Bryson, M. Kobaisy, and S. O. Duke. Isolation and identification of mosquito bite deterrent terpenoids from the leaves of American (Callicarpa Americana) and Japanese (Callicarpa japonica) beautyberry. J. Ag. Food Chem. 53:5948-5053. 2005.
Carroll, J. F., J. A. Klun, M. Debboun. Repellency of deet and SS220 applied to skin involves olfactory sensing by two species of ticks. Medical and Veterinary Entomol. 19:101-106. 2005.
Chauhan KR, Klun JA, Debboun M, Kramer M. Feeding deterrent effects of catnip oil components compared with two synthetic amides against Aedes aegypti. J Med Entomol 2005 Jul;42(4):643-6.
Coleman RE, Burkett DA, Sherwood V, Caci J, Hochberg L, Weina PA. Prevention and control of leishmaniasis during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Wing Beats 15(4) 10-16, 2004.
Core J, Bliss R, and Flores A. ARS Partners With Defense Department To Protect Troops From Insect Vectors. Agricultural Research, September 2005, 12-15.
Debboun, M., Strickman, D.A., Klun, J.A. Repellents and the military: our first line of defense. J. Amer. Mosquito Cont. Assoc. 21(4) Supplement: 4-6, 2005.
Geden CJ. Methods for monitoring outdoor populations of house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae). J Vector Ecol. 2005 Dec;30(2):244-50.
Grieco JP, Achee NL, Sardelis MR, Chauhan KR, Roberts DR. A novel high-throughput screening system to evaluate the behavioral response of adult mosquitoes to chemicals. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2005 Dec;21(4):404-11.
Kim MS, Wessely V, Lan Q. Identification of mosquito sterol carrier protein-2 inhibitors. J Lipid Res. 2005 Apr;46(4):650-7. Epub 2005 Jan 1.
Klun, J. A., M. Kramer, M. Debboun. A new in vitro bioassay system for discovery of novel human-use mosquito repellents. J. Amer. Mosquito Cont. Assoc. 21: 64-70. 2005.
Nachman RJ, Russell WK, Coast GM, Russell DH, Predel R. Mass spectrometric assignment of Leu/Ile in neuropeptides from single neurohemal organ preparations of insects. Peptides. 2005 Nov;26(11):2151-6.
Nachman RJ, Kaczmarek K, Williams HJ, Coast GM, Zabrocki J. An active insect kinin analog with 4-aminopyroglutamate, a novel cis-peptide bond, type VI beta-turn motif. Biopolymers. 2004 Dec 5;75(5):412-9.
Natarajan, R., S. C. Basak, A. T. Balaban, J. A. Klun, W. Schmidt. Chirality index, molecular overlay and biological activity of diastereoisomeric mosquito repellents. Pest Management Science 61: 1193-2101. 2005.
Neupert S, Predel R, Russell WK, Davies R, Pietrantonio PV, Nachman RJ. Identification of tick periviscerokinin, the first neurohormone of Ixodidae: single cell analysis by means of MALDI-TOF/TOF mass spectrometry. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2005 Dec 30;338(4):1860-4.
Pietrantonio PV, Jagge C, Taneja-Bageshwar S, Nachman RJ, Barhoumi R. The mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) leucokinin receptor is a multiligand receptor for the three Aedes kinins. Insect Mol Biol. 2005 Jan;14(1):55-67.
Sihuincha M, Zamora-Perea E, Orellana-Rios W, Stancil JD, López-Sifuentes V, Vidal-Oré C, Devine GJ. Potential use of pyriproxyfen for control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iquitos, Perú. J Med Entomol. 2005 Jul;42(4):620-30.

DWFP Patents and Invention Disclosures (13)

Bernier U. R., Posey K., Kline D. L., Barnard D., Chauhan K. Methods and Compositions for Repelling Arthropods
Cantrell, C. L., J. A. Klun, S. O. Duke. Novel clerodanes and methods for repelling arthropods. USA Patent No. 11/374,866. (2006)
Chauhan K. R., Zhang A. Methods of separating Ze-Nepetalactone and Ez-Nepetalactone from Catnip Oil
Dorendorf, B. Ultra low volume chemical delivery system and method. Patent number 7,572,107
Dorendorf, B. Spraying device system and method of dispersing and disseminating materials. Patent number 7,073,734
Dorendorf, B. Spraying device system and methods of dispersing and disseminating materials. Patent number 6,805,307
Meepagala, K.M., Pridgeon, J. W., and Becnel, J. J. 2007. 1-undec-10-enoyl-piperidines as pesticides. USDA-ARS ARIS Docket No: 0208.07.
Meepagala, K.M., Pridgeon, J. W., and Becnel, J. J. 2007. Vulgarones as pesticides. USDA-ARS ARIS Docket No: 0308.07.
Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J., and Strickman, D. A. 2006. Double stranded RNA as pesticide. USDA-ARS ARIS Docket No: 0119.06
Pridgeon, J. W., Becnel, J. J., and Strickman, D. A. 2006. Develop nucleic acid pesticides by regulating programmed cell death pathways for pest control. USDA-ARS ARIS Docket No: 0122.06.
Pridgeon, J.W., Becnel, J.J., and Strickman, D.A. 2007. Pesticidal double stranded RNA composition and method of use thereof. Serial No. 11/716499.
Quinn, B. P., Carlson, D.A., Geden, C.J., Hogsette, J.A., Bernier, U.R., and Booth, M.M. “Chemical composition to attract house flies” (March 2007)
Zhang, A., J. F. Carroll, S. Wang, J. A. Klun. Methods for Preparing Isolongifolenone and Its Use in Repelling Arthropods. USA Patent No. 7,378,557 B1. (2008)

GenBank Accessions (3)

Pridgeon, J. W., J. J. Becnel, D. A. Strickman, G. G. Clark, and K. J. Linthicum. 2007b. Aedes aegypti inhibitor of apoptosis protein 1 (IAP1) mRNA, complete cds. GenBank accesssion number: DQ993355.
Pridgeon, J. W., J. J. Becnel, D. A. Strickman, G. G. Clark, and K. J. Linthicum. 2007c. Anopheles gambiae voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) mRNA, complete cds. GenBank accession number: DQ999006.
Pridgeon, J. W., J. J. Becnel, D. A. Strickman, G. G. Clark, and K. J. Linthicum. 2007d. Aedes aegypti voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) mRNA, kcomplete cds. GenBank Bankit number: 886427.

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