2024
Host-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades
Anderson J, Molaei G, Fish D, Armstrong P, Khalil N, Brudner S, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Olson M, Andreadis T. Host-Feeding Behavior of Mosquitoes in the Florida Everglades. Vector-Borne And Zoonotic Diseases 2024, 24: 520-531. PMID: 38648543, DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2023.0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHispid cotton ratsWest Nile virusWading birdsAmerican alligatorMosquito speciesSusceptibility to WNVCulex nigripalpus</i>,Blood meals of mosquitoesFlorida EvergladesBlood mealMarsh rabbitWhite-tailed deerIndustrial sitesBlood-fed specimensEverglades virusSpecies of rodentsHost speciesBlood-fed mosquitoesAvian hostsTransmit West Nile virusBehavior of mosquitoesFrequent hostsPCR assayTensaw virusHost feeding behavior
2023
Emerging and lesser-known arboviruses impacting animal and human health
Faraji A, Molaei G, Andreadis T. Emerging and lesser-known arboviruses impacting animal and human health. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2023, 60: 1139-1141. PMID: 37862089, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjad140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeasonality of Mosquitoes in North Dakota, 2003-2006, with Four New State Records.
Anderson J, Main A, Armstrong P, Andreadis T. Seasonality of Mosquitoes in North Dakota, 2003-2006, with Four New State Records. Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 2023, 39: 68-74. PMID: 37364183, DOI: 10.2987/23-7118.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017.
Anderson J, Fish D, Armstrong P, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Ferrandino F, Andreadis T, Stenglein M, Kapuscinski M. Seasonal Dynamics of Mosquito-Borne Viruses in the Southwestern Florida Everglades, 2016, 2017. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2022, 106: 610-622. PMID: 35008051, PMCID: PMC8832897, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies of virusesSpecies of mosquitoesGumbo LimboShotgun metagenomic sequencingShark RiverSpecies complexWest Nile virusHardwood hammocksEverglades virusNotable speciesMosquito-Borne VirusesMetagenomic sequencingAnopheles speciesNile virusSeasonal dynamicsSpeciesFlorida EvergladesTensaw virusCulex nigripalpusEvergladesPools of CxCypress swampsNigripalpusMosquitoesAnopheles crucians
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 driverMelanuraThe community‐wide effectiveness of municipal larval control programs for West Nile virus risk reduction in Connecticut, USA
McMillan J, Harden C, Burtis J, Breban M, Shepard J, Petruff T, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Poggi J, Harrington L, Andreadis T, Armstrong P. The community‐wide effectiveness of municipal larval control programs for West Nile virus risk reduction in Connecticut, USA. Pest Management Science 2021, 77: 5186-5201. PMID: 34272800, PMCID: PMC9291174, DOI: 10.1002/ps.6559.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLa Crosse Virus Shows Strain-Specific Differences in Pathogenesis
Wilson S, López K, Coutermash-Ott S, Auguste D, Porier D, Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Eastwood G, Auguste A. La Crosse Virus Shows Strain-Specific Differences in Pathogenesis. Pathogens 2021, 10: 400. PMID: 33805389, PMCID: PMC8066585, DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10040400.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLa Crosse virusPediatric viral encephalitisNeuroinvasive capacityPublic health pathogenViral encephalitisImportant public health pathogenMurine modelEndemic regionsStrain-specific differencesTherapeutic efficacyExcessive mortalityPathogenesisViral strainsMouse studiesVirusNeurovirulenceMortalityContemporaneous strainsLineage IEntomological riskEncephalitisVaccineDisease
2020
Local persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA
Eastwood G, Shepard J, Misencik M, Andreadis T, Armstrong P. Local persistence of novel regional variants of La Crosse virus in the Northeast USA. Parasites & Vectors 2020, 13: 569. PMID: 33176861, PMCID: PMC7659055, DOI: 10.1186/s13071-020-04440-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman casesMosquito-borne virusLa Crosse virusPediatric encephalitisField-collected mosquitoesLACV infectionConclusionOur analysisLocal mosquito populationsVirusPublic healthVirus lineagesLACVNew York StateMosquito populationsMosquitoesEncephalitisIsolatesLong-term persistenceInfectionPrevalenceCasesIncreased mosquito abundance and species richness in Connecticut, United States 2001–2019
Petruff T, McMillan J, Shepard J, Andreadis T, Armstrong P. Increased mosquito abundance and species richness in Connecticut, United States 2001–2019. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 19287. PMID: 33159108, PMCID: PMC7648108, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76231-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMosquito community compositionSpecies richnessCommunity compositionTotal species richnessLandscape-level changesNorthward range expansionAdditive mixed effects modelsMultiple insect taxaLand cover classificationMosquito surveillance dataLand useRange expansionHistorical declineInsect taxaMosquito abundanceMultiple speciesRichnessPsorophora genusCover classificationNortheast U.S.United States 2001Southern portionMosquito populationsMixed effects modelsPathogen transmissionNEVBD Pesticide Resistance Monitoring Network: Establishing a Centralized Network to Increase Regional Capacity for Pesticide Resistance Detection and Monitoring
Burtis J, Poggi J, McMillan J, Crans S, Campbell S, Isenberg A, Pulver J, Casey P, White K, Zondag C, Badger J, Berger R, Betz J, Giordano S, Kawalkowski M, Petersen J, Williams G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Harrington L. NEVBD Pesticide Resistance Monitoring Network: Establishing a Centralized Network to Increase Regional Capacity for Pesticide Resistance Detection and Monitoring. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2020, 58: 787-797. PMID: 33128057, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjaa236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatterns 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
2019
Evaluation of Novel Trapping Lures for Monitoring Exotic and Native Container-Inhabiting Aedes spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes
Eastwood G, Donnellycolt A, Shepard J, Misencik M, Bedoukian R, Cole L, Armstrong P, Andreadis T. Evaluation of Novel Trapping Lures for Monitoring Exotic and Native Container-Inhabiting Aedes spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2019, 57: 534-541. PMID: 31875224, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjz200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental Determinants of Aedes albopictus Abundance at a Northern Limit of Its Range in the United States
Kache P, Eastwood G, Collins-Palmer K, Katz M, Falco R, Bajwa W, Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Diuk-Wasser M. Environmental Determinants of Aedes albopictus Abundance at a Northern Limit of Its Range in the United States. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2019, 102: 436-447. PMID: 31833467, PMCID: PMC7008348, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.19-0244.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWest Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors in North America
Rochlin I, Faraji A, Healy K, Andreadis T. West Nile Virus Mosquito Vectors in North America. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2019, 56: 1475-1490. PMID: 31549725, DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjz146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America.
Molaei G, Karpathy S, Andreadis T. First Report of the Introduction of an Exotic Tick, Amblyomma coelebs (Acari: Ixodidae), Feeding on a Human Traveler Returning to the United States from Central America. Journal Of Parasitology 2019, 105: 571-575. PMID: 31393207, PMCID: PMC7053249, DOI: 10.1645/19-74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExotic ticksIntroduction of ticksIllegal animal tradeDisease-causing pathogensFever group rickettsiaeFirst-time introductionCentral AmericaNumber of pathogensCompanion animalsAmblyomma coelebsAnimal tradeVeterinary importancePet animalsPublic health riskNumerous pathogensTicksGroup rickettsiaeTime introductionHuman travelersSuch parasitesHabitat conditionsAmblyommaPathogensUnited StatesSouthern statesSeasonal temperatures and hydrological conditions improve the prediction of West Nile virus infection rates in Culex mosquitoes and human case counts in New York and Connecticut
Keyel A, Timm O, Backenson P, Prussing C, Quinones S, McDonough K, Vuille M, Conn J, Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Kramer L. Seasonal temperatures and hydrological conditions improve the prediction of West Nile virus infection rates in Culex mosquitoes and human case counts in New York and Connecticut. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0217854. PMID: 31158250, PMCID: PMC6546252, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217854.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Seasonal Distribution, Blood-Feeding Habits, and Viruses of Mosquitoes in an Open-Faced Quarry in Connecticut, 2010 and 2011
Anderson J, Armstrong P, Misencik M, Bransfield A, Andreadis T, Molaei G. Seasonal Distribution, Blood-Feeding Habits, and Viruses of Mosquitoes in an Open-Faced Quarry in Connecticut, 2010 and 2011. Journal Of The American Mosquito Control Association 2018, 34: 1-10. PMID: 31442119, DOI: 10.2987/17-6707.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecies of mosquitoesBlood-feeding habitMammalian hostsCommon mammalian hostSpecies of birdsDifferent mammalian hostsBlood-fed mosquitoesSource of bloodUnique habitatAbundant speciesSeasonal abundanceMosquito speciesSpeciesMosquito-borne virusJamestown Canyon virusCache Valley virusWest Nile virusMosquitoesBirdsMid-JuneHostNile virusSeasonal distributionVirusPasseriformes
2016
Morphological and molecular characterization of a novel microsporidian parasite from the invasive Asian rock pool mosquito, Aedes japonicus
Andreadis T. Morphological and molecular characterization of a novel microsporidian parasite from the invasive Asian rock pool mosquito, Aedes japonicus. 2016 DOI: 10.1603/ice.2016.111597.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Microsporidia in Insects
Becnel J, Andreadis T. Microsporidia in Insects. 2014, 521-570. DOI: 10.1002/9781118395264.ch21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiological control agentsLife cycle featuresBeneficial insectsTaxonomic distributionInfected insectsInfectious sporesInsectsControl agentsHost cellsMicrosporidian infectionMicrosporidiaDirect oral ingestionLife cycleImmediate environmentCycle featuresParasitoidsHoneybeesResult of infectionMicrosporidiumCytoplasmBasic informationSporesCells
2011
Detection of Infectious Virus from Field-collected Mosquitoes by Vero Cell Culture Assay
Armstrong P, Andreadis T, Finan S, Shepard J, Thomas M. Detection of Infectious Virus from Field-collected Mosquitoes by Vero Cell Culture Assay. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2011 DOI: 10.3791/2889-v.Peer-Reviewed Original Research