Search Results - "Fryxell, T."
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Environmental variables serve as predictors of the invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann): An approach for targeted tick surveillance
Published in PloS one (02-11-2023)“…Since the 2017 discovery of established populations of the Asian longhorned tick, ( Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann) in the United States, populations…”
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The Microbiome of Ehrlichia-Infected and Uninfected Lone Star Ticks (Amblyomma americanum)
Published in PloS one (11-01-2016)“…The Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum, transmits several bacterial pathogens including species of Anaplasma and Ehrlichia. Amblyomma americanum also hosts a…”
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Community efforts to monitor and manage Aedes mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) with ovitraps and litter reduction in east Tennessee
Published in BMC public health (19-12-2022)“…East Tennessee (USA) is burdened by mosquito-borne La Crosse virus disease, but minimal resources for mosquito surveillance, management, or related community…”
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La Crosse virus neuroinvasive disease: the kids are not alright
Published in Journal of medical entomology (14-11-2023)“…Abstract La Crosse virus (LACV) is the most common cause of neuroinvasive mosquito-borne disease in children within the United States. Despite more than 50…”
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Fine-scale associations between land cover composition and the oviposition activity of native and invasive Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) vectors of La Crosse virus
Published in Journal of vector ecology (01-12-2024)“…Land cover is recognized as an important determinant of mosquito community assemblages and pathogen transmission, but few studies have investigated the role of…”
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A Unique Academic–Government Collaboration Yields First Report of Detailed Habitat Description for Haemaphysalis longicornis (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Madison County, KY
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-07-2021)“…Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann, Asian longhorned tick, was collected in Madison County, Kentucky, United States as part of an ongoing collaborative-tick…”
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Habitat and Vegetation Variables Are Not Enough When Predicting Tick Populations in the Southeastern United States
Published in PloS one (11-12-2015)“…Two tick-borne diseases with expanding case and vector distributions are ehrlichiosis (transmitted by Amblyomma americanum) and rickettiosis (transmitted by A…”
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Comparison of novel and conventional methods of trapping ixodid ticks in the southeastern U.S.A
Published in Medical and veterinary entomology (01-06-2016)“…Tick‐borne disease surveillance and research rely on resource‐effective methods for tick collection. This study compared the respective performances of several…”
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Cow-Calf Producers' Willingness to Pay for Bulls Resistant to Horn Flies (Diptera: Muscidae)
Published in Journal of economic entomology (01-06-2019)“…Horn flies (Haematobia irritans (L.)) have long posed animal health and welfare concerns. Economic losses to the cattle and dairy industries from their…”
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Spray and Pour-On Acaricides Killed Tennessee (United States) Field-Collected Haemaphysalis longicornis Nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in Laboratory Bioassays
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-11-2021)“…Haemaphysalis longicornis Neumann (Asian longhorned tick) is an exotic and invasive tick species presenting a health and economic threat to the United States…”
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Persistent spatial clustering and predictors of pediatric La Crosse virus neuroinvasive disease risk in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, 2003-2020
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-06-2024)“…The combined region of eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina has a persistently high risk of pediatric La Crosse virus neuroinvasive disease (LACV-ND)…”
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Human risk to tick encounters in the southeastern United States estimated with spatial distribution modeling
Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases (01-02-2024)“…Expanding geographic distribution and increased populations of ticks has resulted in an upsurge of human-tick encounters in the United States (US), leading to…”
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The Common Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Does Not Commonly Use Canines and Felines as a Host in Low-Income, High-Rise Apartments
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-11-2021)“…The common bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) is a known pest and an obligate blood-feeding ectoparasite. Bed bugs can feed on warm-blooded animals including…”
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Beefing Up Biosecurity: Survey of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Currently Threatening the Tennessee Beef Cattle Industry, and a Proposed Monitoring Strategy for Invasive Ticks
Published in Journal of medical entomology (25-10-2018)“…Tick-borne diseases are poised to devastate the North American cattle industry if infected ticks invade the country either by importation of an infested-animal…”
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Collaborative-Tick Surveillance Works: An Academic and Government Partnership for Tick Surveillance in the Southeastern United States (Acari: Ixodidae)
Published in Journal of medical entomology (01-09-2019)“…Tick surveillance provides essential information on distributions and encounter frequencies; it is a component of operational activities in public health…”
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Bacterial Communities of House Flies from Dairy Farms Highlight Their Role as Reservoirs, Disseminators, and Sentinels of Microbial Threats to Human and Animal Health
Published in Insects (Basel, Switzerland) (22-09-2024)“…Adult house flies ( L.) inhabiting dairy farms not only are nuisance pests but also harbor and disseminate bacteria. We examined the bacterial community…”
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Selection for, and characterization of, fluralaner resistance in the house fly, Musca domestica
Published in Pesticide biochemistry and physiology (01-04-2023)“…House flies, Musca domestica (L), are the mechanical vector of >100 human and animal pathogens, including those that are antibiotic-resistant. Given that house…”
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Spatial-temporal clusters of host-seeking Aedes albopictus, Aedes japonicus, and Aedes triseriatus collections in a La Crosse virus endemic county (Knox County, Tennessee, USA)
Published in PloS one (01-09-2020)“…A bite from a La Crosse virus (LACV) infected Aedes mosquito can cause La Crosse encephalitis (LACE), which is a neuro-invasive disease that disproportionately…”
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Prevalence of Salmonella enterica in Flies on a Diversified Cattle and Fresh Produce Farm across Two Growing Seasons
Published in Journal of food protection (01-06-2021)“…Flies are a vector for spreading foodborne pathogens pertinent to fresh produce, such as Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli and Salmonella; however, most studies…”
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