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Comment on Que et al. 2016
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Robertson, H. M. Tags: Letter to Editor Source Type: research
Journal of Medical Entomology January 2017 - Vol 54 - No 1 - Front Cover
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Tags: Cover / Standing Material Source Type: research
Editorial Board
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Tags: Cover / Standing Material Source Type: research
Response to Dr. Robertsons Letter to the Editor
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Qu, S. X., Song, J. D. Tags: Letter to Editor Source Type: research
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Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Tags: Cover / Standing Material Source Type: research
Limited Evidence for Rickettsia felis as a Cause of Zoonotic Flea-Borne Rickettsiosis in Southern California
Over 90% of human flea-borne rickettsioses cases in California are reported from suburban communities of Los Angeles and Orange counties and are presumed to be associated with either Rickettsia typhi or Rickettsia felis infection. Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché) is considered the principal vector for both rickettsiae, and R. felis has largely replaced R. typhi as the presumptive etiologic agent based on the widespread incidence of R. felis in cat flea populations. However, with no evidence to confirm R. felis as the cause of human illness in southern California, coupled with recent findings that showed R. felis to be...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Billeter, S. A., Metzger, M. E. Tags: Forum Source Type: research
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Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Tags: Cover / Standing Material Source Type: research
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Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Tags: Cover / Standing Material Source Type: research
How Zoophilic Japanese Encephalitis Vector Mosquitoes Feed on Humans
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is the most frequent cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in Asian countries. Several culicine species are potential vectors. The primary JEV vectors feed mainly on cows (a dead-end host for JEV), pigs (an amplifying host), and, occasionally, humans (a dead-end host). It is essential to determine blood-feeding patterns to understand the transmission cycle of the disease. Here we review blood-feeding characteristics of the primary JEV vectors Culex tritaeniorhynchus, Culex vishnui, and Culex gelidus based on experimental works and field surveys conducted in Asian countries. Several studies ...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Tuno, N., Tsuda, Y., Takagi, M. Tags: Review Source Type: research
Chemotaxonomic Profile and Intraspecific Variation in the Blow Fly of Forensic Interest Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Necrophagous insects such as blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) are considered crucial in forensic entomology. Identification at species level and determination of larval stage are the basis for estimation of postmortem interval (PMI). Insect evidence can also be used in the determination of crime scenes, since body displacement is common. The aim of this study was to determine the chemotaxonomic profile and intraspecific variability of the forensically important blow fly Chrysomya megacephala (F. 1794). Adults were collected in the municipalities of Dourados-MS (Brazil) and Rio Claro-SP (Brazil), and then transferred to ...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Paula, M. C., Antonialli-Junior, W. F., Mendonca, A., Michelutti, K. B., Eulalio, A. D. M. M., Cardoso, C. A. L., de Lima, T., Von Zuben, C. J. Tags: Behavior, Chemical Ecology Source Type: research
Comparison of Intrinsic Rate of Different House Fly Densities in a Simulated Condition: A Prediction for House Fly Population and Control Threshold
This study aimed to predict the population changes of house fly population by comparing the intrinsic rate of increase (rm) for different house fly densities in a simulated system. This study first defined the knee points of a known population growth curve as a control threshold by comparing the rm of five densities of house flies in a simulated condition. Later, to understand the interactions between the larval and adult populations, the correlation between larval and adult capacity rate (rc) was studied. The rm values of 300- and 500-fly densities were significantly higher compared with the rm values at densities of 50 a...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Ong, S.-Q., Ahmad, H., Jaal, Z., Rus, A., Fadzlah, F. H. M. Tags: Development, Life History Source Type: research
Volume of Larvae Is the Most Important Single Predictor of Mass Temperatures in the Forensically Important Calliphorid, Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Calliphorid species form larval aggregations that are capable of generating heat above ambient temperature. We wanted to determine the relationship between volume, number of larvae, and different combinations of instars on larval mass heat generation. We compared different numbers of Chrysomya megacephala (F.) larvae (40, 100, 250, 600, and 2,000), and different combinations of instars (~50/50 first and second instars, 100% second instars, ~50/50 second and third instars, and 100% third instars) at two different ambient temperatures (20 and 30 °C). We compared 13 candidate multiple regression models that were fitted to...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Gruner, S. V., Slone, D. H., Capinera, J. L., Turco, M. P. Tags: Direct Injury, Myiasis, Forensics Source Type: research
Spatial Distribution of Phlebotomine Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Qom Province, Central Iran
Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) is transmitted to humans by phlebotomine sand fly bites. ZCL is a major health problem in Iran, where basic knowledge gaps about sand fly species diversity persist in some ZCL-endemic areas. This paper describes the richness and spatial distribution of sand fly species, collected with sticky traps, in Qom province, a ZCL-endemic area in central Iran, where sand fly fauna has been poorly studied. Collected species were mapped on urban and rural digital maps based on a scale of 1/50,000. All analyses were undertaken with rural- and urban-level precision, i.e., rural and urban levels wer...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Saghafipour, A., Vatandoost, H., Zahraei-Ramazani, A. R., Yaghoobi-Ershadi, M. R., Rassi, Y., Shirzadi, M. R., Akhavan, A. A. Tags: Modeling/GIS, Risk Assessment, Economic Impact Source Type: research
Chromosome Painting in Triatomine Insects Reveals Shared Sequences Between X Chromosomes and Autosomes
In order to provide a broad picture on the origin and evolution of holocentric X chromosomes in heteropteran species, we prepared a sex chromosome painting probe by microdissection of the X1 and X2 chromosomes from a kissing bug Mepraia spinolai (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae). Fluorescence in situ hybridization on four species of the Triatomini having different amounts of autosomal heterochromatin and sex chromosome systems show that the Xs probe hybridizes on the euchromatin, located both on autosomes and X chromosomes. The heterochromatic Y chromosome and autosomal heterochromatic regions always appear free of hybr...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Pita, S., Panzera, F., Sanchez, A., Palomeque, T., Lorite, P. Tags: Molecular Biology/Genomics Source Type: research
Taxonomic Revision of Lipoptilocnema (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), With Notes on Natural History and Forensic Importance of Its Species
Lipoptilocnema Townsend is a small genus of Neotropical Sarcophaginae with a distinctive genitalic morphology. This genus is revised based on the examination of the type series and large numbers of specimens of the seven previously known species, plus three new ones herein described, one from Argentina (L. delfinado Mulieri and Mello-Patiu, sp. nov.), and two from Brazil (L. savana Mulieri and Mello-Patiu, sp. nov. and L. tibanae Mulieri and Mello-Patiu, sp. nov.). All species are described or redescribed and illustrated. Distribution maps and a key for male identification are provided. The taxonomic position of this genus...
Source: Journal of Medical Entomology - January 11, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: Mulieri, P. R., Mello-Patiu, C. A., Aballay, F. H. Tags: Morphology, Systematics, Evolution Source Type: research
