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 Research
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
2011
[Identification of mosquito-parasitic microsporidia, Amblyospora rugosa and Trichoctosporea pygopellita (Microsporidia: Amblysporidae), from Acanthocyclops venustus and Acanthocyclops reductus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae), based on small subunit rDNA analysis].
Simakova A, Luk'iantsev V, Vossbrink S, Andreadis T. [Identification of mosquito-parasitic microsporidia, Amblyospora rugosa and Trichoctosporea pygopellita (Microsporidia: Amblysporidae), from Acanthocyclops venustus and Acanthocyclops reductus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae), based on small subunit rDNA analysis]. Паразитология 2011, 45: 140-6. PMID: 21874847.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2009
Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A.
MOLAEI G, FARAJOLLAHI A, ARMSTRONG PM, OLIVER J, HOWARD JJ, ANDREADIS TG. Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A. Medical And Veterinary Entomology 2009, 23: 350-356. PMID: 19941600, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2009.00838.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern equine encephalitis virusMammalian hostsPolymerase chain reactionAnopheles punctipennisEquine encephalitis virusPotosi virusJamestown CanyonEncephalitis virusHost-feeding patternsAnopheles quadrimaculatus SayChain reactionEnzootic amplificationAnopheline mosquitoesCommon vertebrate hostBloodmealEngorged mosquitoesMosquitoesMixed bloodmealsVirusArbovirusesCache ValleySource of bloodmealsVertebrate hostsVirus fociNew Jersey
2008
Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia.
Molaei G, Andreadis T, Armstrong P, Diuk-Wasser M. Host-feeding patterns of potential mosquito vectors in Connecticut, U.S.A.: molecular analysis of bloodmeals from 23 species of Aedes, Anopheles, Culex, Coquillettidia, Psorophora, and Uranotaenia. Journal Of Medical Entomology 2008, 45: 1143-51. PMID: 19058640, DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2008)45[1143:hpopmv]2.0.co;2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost-feeding patternsSpecies of AedesMosquito speciesMammalian hostsCytochrome b geneWhite-tailed deerBlood-feeding patternsClasses of vertebratesAedes cinereus MeigenMain vertebrate hostCulex territans WalkerPasseriformes birdsBlood-fed mosquitoesMitochondrial DNAB geneCervid hostsMammalian speciesAvian hostsAmerican robinsMajority of feedingsVertebrate hostsOccasional feedingTurdus migratoriusAedes cantatorViremic birdsRemotely-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