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 transmission
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
1985
Life cycle, epizootiology, and horizontal transmission of Amblyospora (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in a univoltine mosquito, Aedes stimulans
Andreadis T. Life cycle, epizootiology, and horizontal transmission of Amblyospora (Microspora: Amblyosporidae) in a univoltine mosquito, Aedes stimulans. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1985, 46: 31-46. DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(85)90127-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFat body tissueHorizontal transmissionHaploid sporesHost generationsDevelopmental sequencePathogen developmentAedes stimulansHost sexAccessory membraneMosquito populationsEgg hatchOenocytesTransovarial transmissionLife cycleMicrosporidiaLevel of infectionAdult hostsSporesPathogensHostSequenceLarvalFecundityLarvaeAmblyospora
1979
Significance of transovarial infections of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in relation to parasite maintenance in the mosquito Culex salinarius
Andreadis T, Hall D. Significance of transovarial infections of Amblyospora sp. (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in relation to parasite maintenance in the mosquito Culex salinarius. Journal Of Invertebrate Pathology 1979, 34: 152-157. PMID: 536610, DOI: 10.1016/0022-2011(79)90095-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReproductive ageHealthy controlsPrevalence ratesHealthy adultsSuccessive gonotrophic cyclesSurvival rateCulex salinariusTransovarial infectionTransovarial transmissionHealthy eggsSignificant differencesSignificant reductionInfected eggsInfectionAmblyospora spInfected femalesGonotrophic cycleFemalesMosquito populationsPopulation of mosquitoesPopulationAdult females