Effects of forest degradation on the sand fly communities of northeast Brazil
In conclusion, a change in vegetation cover negatively affects the richness and abundance of sand fl ies in the natural environment. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Jorge Luiz Pinto Moraes,
Heliana Trindade Marinho Santana,
Maria Concei ção Abreu Bandeira,
José Manuel Macário Rebêlo Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Investigation of Ixodid ticks as vectors of Babesia caballi and Theileria equi (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in central Italy
In this study, we identified a potential competent vector, investigating main features of its ecology together with EP infection rates. A two ‐year sampling of questing ticks was carried outfor the first time in Italy in an area known for high EP prevalence in horse sera, detectingthe association between Rhipicephalus bursa and causative agents of EP. Most of the positive pools harbored a single infection (91.1%); mixed infections were also detected (8.9%). The infection rate forT. equi slightly decreased among years;B. caballi showed a lower, but increasing, infection rate. Tick phenology, climate variables, and peaks o...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Federico Romiti,
Adele Magliano,
Valeria Antognetti,
Giuseppe Manna,
Antonella Cersini,
Maria Teresa Scicluna,
Claudio Liberato Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Updated checklist of the mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of Croatia
ABSTRACTImprovement of morphological and molecular identification methods allows the detection of new species of mosquitoes. The mosquito fauna of Croatia currently includes 52 species, belonging to eight genera, includingAnopheles (12 species),Aedes (24 species),Coquillettidia (one species),Culex (seven species),Culiseta (six species),Orthopodomyia (one species), andUranotaenia (one species). This is an updated checklist, which includes five new species found in Croatian mosquito fauna. Two of these are invasive mosquito species,Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1895) andAedes japonicus (Theobald 1901), which are spreading across ...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Enrih Merdi ć,
Ana Klobučar,
Toni Žitko,
Mirta Sudarić Bogojević,
Ivana Vrućina,
Nataša Turić,
Goran Vignjević Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Effect of vertebrate feces on the attraction of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in an Amazonian mangrove
The objective of this study was to characterize theCulicoides community structure found in a mangrove swamp and verify if the use of vertebrate feces as bait interferes with their composition, richness, abundance, or seasonality. CDC light traps with vertebrate (chicken, ox, control, donkey, capuchin monkey and pig) feces baits were used to capture biting midges in a mangrove area of the Island of S ão Luís, MA. A total of 4,087 individuals representing 22 species ofCulicoides were captured, the most abundant beingC. (Oecacta) furens Poey (23.46%),C. (gr. Fluviatilis)leopoldoi Ortiz (21.58%),C. (Hoffmania) ignacioi Forat...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Aline Fernandes Rios,
Jesiel Pablo Chagas Costa,
Anna Vanniezy Marinho Brito,
Thamires Santos Coelho,
Maria Concei ção Abreu Bandeira,
José Manuel Macário Rebêlo Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Impacts of sampling rhythm and exposition on the effectiveness of artificial resting shelters for mosquito collection in northern Germany
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 142-146, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Felix G. Sauer,
Linda Jaworski,
Renke L ühken,
Ellen Kiel Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Geometric morphometrics for the differentiation of females of the Pipiens Assemblage in Argentina
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 150-154, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Maximiliano J. Garz ón,
Marta Grech,
Arturo Lizuain,
Nicolás Schweigmann Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Detection of zoonotic human pathogens from Ixodes scapularis in Wisconsin
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 147-149, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Maxwell T. Stauffer,
Jordan Mandli,
Bobbi S. Pritt,
William Stauffer,
Lynne M. Sloan,
Tela Zembsch,
Xia Lee,
Susan M. Paskewitz Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Effects of radiation on blood ‐feeding activity of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 140-141, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Courtney A. Cunningham,
Robert L. Aldridge,
Jedidiah Kline,
Christopher S. Bibbs,
Kenneth J. Linthicum,
Rui ‐De Xue Tags: Scientific Note Source Type: research
Host distribution and pathogen infection of fleas (Siphonaptera) recovered from small mammals in Pennsylvania
This study provides evidence of emerging pathogens found in fleas, but further investigation is required to resolve the ecology of flea‐borne disease transmission cycles. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Kaila Fedele,
Karen C. Poh,
Jessica E. Brown,
Amanda Jones,
Lance A. Durden,
Hannah S. Tiffin,
Alexandra Pagac,
Andrew Y. Li,
Erika T. Machtinger Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Managing plague on prairie dog colonies: insecticides as ectoparasiticides
ABSTRACTHuman health practitioners and wildlife biologists use insecticides to manage plague by suppressing fleas (Siphonaptera), but insecticides can also kill other ectoparasites. We investigated effects of deltamethrin and fipronil on ectoparasites from black ‐tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus, BTPDs). In late July, 2018, we treated three sites with 0.05% deltamethrin dust and 5 sites with host ‐fed 0.005% fipronil grain. Three non‐treated sites functioned as experimental baselines. We collected ectoparasites before treatments (June‐July, 2018) and after treatments (August‐October, 2018, June‐July, 2...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: David A. Eads,
Alexis C. Yashin,
Lauren E. Noble,
Michele C. Vasquez,
Miranda H.J. Huang,
Travis M. Livieri,
Phillip Dobesh,
Eddie Childers,
Dean E. Biggins Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Herbicide treatment alters the effects of water hyacinth on larval mosquito abundance
ABSTRACTInvasive aquatic weeds are managed with herbicides to reduce their negative impacts on waterways in many areas, including the California Delta Region. Herbicides create a dynamic environment of living and decomposing plant matter that could affect larval mosquitoes and other invertebrates, such as their predators and competitors. Our objective was to compare the number of larval mosquitoes in water or water hyacinth, before and after an herbicide treatment. We created replicated pond mesocosms with water hyacinth, water hyacinth treated with glyphosate and an oil adjuvant, open water, and water with glyphosate plus...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Maribel A. Portilla,
Sharon P. Lawler Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Horizontal distribution affects the vertical distribution of native and invasive container ‐inhabiting Aedes mosquitoes within an urban landscape
ABSTRACTThe vertical dimension constitutes an important niche axis along which mosquitoes may adjust their distribution. Here, we evaluated whether the vertical distribution of container ‐inhabitingAedes mosquitoes differs along a gradient of anthropogenic land ‐use intensity within an urban landscape. Using a pulley system, we hung oviposition cups at three heights (ground level, 4.5, and 9 m) and in three habitats: forest, park, and a built environment. We hypothesized that mosquito abundance and diversity would be highest in the least disturbed forest habitat, decrease in the park, and be lowest at the UNC‐Greensb...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Marcelo Schwarz,
Brian D. Byrd,
Bahjat F. Marayati,
Peter W. Blum,
Michael B. Wells,
Anthony D. Greene,
Marissa Taylor,
Gideon Wasserberg Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Aedes albopictus oviposits with other Aedes species in artificial oviposition cups: a case study in Knox County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
ABSTRACTInterspecific associations between two mosquito species can lead to effects such as competition, species displacement, and species stability. To better understandAedes albopictus (Skuse) and otherAedes species, we monitored eggs in artificial oviposition cups (ovitraps) within Knox County, TN, U.S.A., during the 2016 and 2017 mosquito seasons. In 2016, one black and one white ovitrap were placed at 18 sites for 21 weeks, while in 2017 black and white ovitraps baited with grass ‐infused or deionized water were placed at 11 sites for nine weeks. Eggs were identified to species and resulting counts were used to dete...
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: A. Dixson,
R.N. Jackson,
R.D. Rowe,
R. Nease,
R.T. Trout Fryxell Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Erratum to “State‐wide survey of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Florida” Journal of Vector Ecology 44 (2): 210–215. 2019.
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 1-1, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Authors: Casey Parker,
Daviela Ramirez,
C. Roxanne Connelly Tags: Erratum Source Type: research
Issue Information
Journal of Vector Ecology, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page i-iii, June 2020. (Source: Journal of Vector Ecology)
Source: Journal of Vector Ecology - June 2, 2020 Category: Biology Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research
