2021
Ecology and Epidemiology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Northeastern United States: An Historical Perspective
Armstrong P, Andreadis T. Ecology and Epidemiology of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in the Northeastern United States: An Historical Perspective. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2021, 59: 1-13. PMID: 34734628, PMCID: PMC8755988, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjab077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern equine encephalitis virusEquine encephalitis virusOpportunistic feeding behaviourBird speciesRecent disease outbreaksWood ThrushWild birdsSporadic disease outbreaksAmerican robinsDisease outbreaksNortheastern United StatesBridge vectorsEEEV transmissionMosquito speciesEnzootic vectorNorthward expansionSpeciesVector competenceHigh mosquito densitiesCuliseta melanuraFeeding behaviorVirus transmissionEcologyMajor driverMelanura
2010
Evidence for Reduction of Native Mosquitoes With Increased Expansion of Invasive Ochlerotatus Japonicus Japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Northeastern United States
Andreadis T, Wolfe R. Evidence for Reduction of Native Mosquitoes With Increased Expansion of Invasive Ochlerotatus Japonicus Japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Northeastern United States. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2010, 47: 43-52. PMID: 20180307, DOI: 10.1603/033.047.0106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOchlerotatus japonicus japonicusRock pool habitatsNortheastern United StatesPool habitatsRock poolsRelative abundanceDisposal sitesNatural container habitatsLarval populationsEastern North AmericaImpact of OCCulex restuans TheobaldInvasion successNative speciesHigh summer temperaturesLandscape featuresTire environmentNative mosquitoesContainer habitatsInterspecific competitionHabitatsRestuans TheobaldStream bedAbundant mosquitoInvasive mosquito
2008
Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States
Brown H, Diuk-Wasser M, Andreadis T, Fish D. Remotely-Sensed Vegetation Indices Identify Mosquito Clusters of West Nile Virus Vectors in an Urban Landscape in the Northeastern United States. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2008, 8: 197-206. PMID: 18452400, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVegetation indexWest Nile virus vectorsUrban landscapeEnvironmental variablesVector-competent mosquito speciesNortheastern United StatesHabitat differencesMosquito-borne disease controlMosquito habitatsWest Nile virus transmissionLandscapePopulated urban environmentsUrban environmentMosquito speciesUrban areasAdult mosquitoesCanonical correlation analysisHabitatsCorrelation analysisImportant implicationsSitesCompetent vectorsSignificant relationshipSpeciesMosquitoes
2005
Isolations of Potosi Virus from Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in Connecticut
Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Anderson J, Main A. Isolations of Potosi Virus from Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Collected in Connecticut. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2005, 42: 875-881. PMID: 16363172, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.5.875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceChlorocebus aethiopsCluster AnalysisConnecticutCulicidaeDemographyDNA PrimersEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayMolecular Sequence DataOrthobunyavirusPhylogenyReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSequence Analysis, DNASpecies SpecificityVero CellsViral Envelope ProteinsConceptsPotosi virusTrivittatus virusNortheastern United StatesMosquito speciesReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionIndigenous strainsEncoded amino acid sequenceAnopheles punctipennisStatewide surveillance programAedes vexansAedes albopictusAmino acid sequenceRestriction enzyme analysisEnzyme-linked immunosorbent assayCVVViral isolatesIsolation rateCross-neutralizationAcid sequenceMosquitoesViral isolation rateAedesJamestown CanyonMolecular assaysTranscription-polymerase chain reaction
1990
Discovery of Entomophaga maimaiga in North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar.
Andreadis T, Weseloh R. Discovery of Entomophaga maimaiga in North American gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1990, 87: 2461-2465. PMID: 11607071, PMCID: PMC53709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.87.7.2461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNorth American gypsy mothGypsy mothLymantria disparGypsy moth larvaeTrunks of treesEntomophthoralean fungiEntomophaga maimaigaOutbreak populationsEntomopathogenic fungiMoth larvaeResting sporesFungiExtensive epizooticsInfectious conidiaMothFifth stadiumLarvaeWet springsCurrent epizooticDisparEpizooticsNortheastern United StatesEntomophagaFungalConidia