2020
Patterns of mosquito and arbovirus community composition and ecological indexes of arboviral risk in the northeast United States
McMillan J, Armstrong P, Andreadis T. Patterns of mosquito and arbovirus community composition and ecological indexes of arboviral risk in the northeast United States. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2020, 14: e0008066. PMID: 32092063, PMCID: PMC7058363, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008066.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity compositionLand cover classificationMosquito speciesNortheast United StatesCover classificationMosquito community compositionCommunity ecology approachSpecies-specific trendsPatterns of mosquitoesMosquito control effortsLong-term surveillance dataCover gradientEcological indicesMosquito communitiesDiscrete habitatsEcology approachArboviral riskLinear mixed effects modelsArbovirus surveillance programsDiverse mixMultiple mosquito speciesEastern equine encephalitisSpeciesHabitatsNumber of arboviruses
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
2001
Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA
Andreadis T, Anderson J, Munstermann L, Wolfe R, Florin D. Discovery, Distribution, and Abundance of the Newly Introduced Mosquito Ochlerotatus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Connecticut, USA. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2001, 38: 774-779. PMID: 11761373, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.774.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRock pool habitatsArtificial container habitatsField-collected specimensTree holesHuman bait methodContainer habitatsRain poolsBait methodRock holesJaponicusSod grassBird bathsOchlerotatus japonicusHabitatsAdult femalesWest Nile virusLight trapsTire casingsAbundanceNile virusStream bedWide surveyAlgaeWestern HemisphereLarvae
1999
Microsporidia in Insects
Becnel J, Andreadis T. Microsporidia in Insects. 1999, 447-501. DOI: 10.1128/9781555818227.ch14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHost cellsType hostGenera of microsporidiaAquatic insectsPhylogenetic diversityLife cycle featuresSpecific habitatsTaxonomic distributionLife cycle characteristicsInsectsSpecialized relationshipsMicrosporidiaCellular levelGenusSpeciesCytoplasmHostXenomasHost systemMinor pathwayCellsHabitatsCycle featuresSporulationDiversity
1992
Laboratory Evaluation of Acanthocyclops vernalis and Diacyclops bicuspidatus thomasi (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) as Predators of Aedes canadensis and Ae. stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae)
Andreadis T, Gere M. Laboratory Evaluation of Acanthocyclops vernalis and Diacyclops bicuspidatus thomasi (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) as Predators of Aedes canadensis and Ae. stimulans (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal Of Medical Entomology 1992, 29: 974-979. PMID: 1460638, DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/29.6.974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcanthocyclops vernalisLarval mosquito populationsFood sourcesVernal pool habitatAedes canadensisAlternative food sourcesDiacyclops bicuspidatus thomasiPredatory effectivenessLarval preyA. vernalisCopepod speciesEarly instarsAlternate foodFirst instarVernalisPredatory behaviorMosquito populationsThomasiLaboratory bioassaysCanadensisInstarsHabitatsPredatorsMajor rolePrey