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Patterns of mosquito and arbovirus community composition and ecological indexes of arboviral risk in the northeast United States by McMillan, Joseph R, Armstrong, Philip M, Andreadis, Theodore G

“…In the northeast United States (U.S.), mosquitoes transmit a number of arboviruses, including eastern equine encephalitis, Jamestown Canyon, and West Nile that…”
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Impacts of Lysinibacillus sphaericus on mosquito larval community composition and larval competition between Culex pipiens and Aedes albopictus by McMillan, Joseph R., Olson, Michael M., Petruff, Tanya, Shepard, John J., Armstrong, Philip M.

“…Effectiveness of mosquito larvicide active ingredients (AI), such as Lysinibacillus sphaericus , varies between species, yet little is known regarding how…”
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Linking the vectorial capacity of multiple vectors to observed patterns of West Nile virus transmission by McMillan, Joseph R., Blakney, Rebekah A., Mead, Daniel G., Koval, William T., Coker, Sarah M., Waller, Lance A., Kitron, Uriel, Vazquez‐Prokopec, Gonzalo M., Nuñez, Martin

“…Theoretical models suggest that increased vector species participation in pathogen transmission significantly increases the prevalence of vector and host…”
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Ecological predictors of mosquito population and arbovirus transmission synchrony estimates by McMillan, Joseph R., Chaves, Luis Fernando, Armstrong, Philip M.

“…Quantifying synchrony in species population fluctuations and determining its driving factors can inform multiple aspects of ecological and epidemiological…”
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Increased mosquito abundance and species richness in Connecticut, United States 2001–2019 by Petruff, Tanya A., McMillan, Joseph R., Shepard, John J., Andreadis, Theodore G., Armstrong, Philip M.

“…Historical declines in multiple insect taxa have been documented across the globe in relation to landscape-level changes in land use and climate. However,…”
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Multi-Year Comparison of Community- and Species-Level West Nile Virus Antibody Prevalence in Birds from Atlanta, Georgia and Chicago, Illinois, 2005-2016 by McMillan, Joseph R, Hamer, Gabriel L, Levine, Rebecca S, Mead, Daniel G, Waller, Lance A, Goldberg, Tony L, Walker, Edward D, Brawn, Jeffrey D, Ruiz, Marilyn O, Kitron, Uriel, Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo

“…West Nile virus (WNV) is prevalent in the United States but shows considerable variation in transmission intensity. The purpose of this study was to compare…”
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Supersuppression: Reservoir Competency and Timing of Mosquito Host Shifts Combine to Reduce Spillover of West Nile Virus by Levine, Rebecca S, Mead, Daniel G, Hamer, Gabriel L, Brosi, Berry J, Hedeen, David L, Hedeen, Meghan W, McMillan, Joseph R, Bisanzio, Donal, Kitron, Uriel D

“…In the eastern United States, human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) result from spillover from urban epizootic transmission between passerine birds and Culex…”
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The community‐wide effectiveness of municipal larval control programs for West Nile virus risk reduction in Connecticut, USA by McMillan, Joseph R, Harden, Christina A, Burtis, James C, Breban, Mallery I, Shepard, John J, Petruff, Tanya A, Misencik, Michael J, Bransfield, Angela B, Poggi, Joseph D, Harrington, Laura C, Andreadis, Theodore G, Armstrong, Philip M

“…BACKGROUND Mosquito larval control through the use of insecticides is the most common strategy for suppressing West Nile virus (WNV) vector populations in…”
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NEVBD Pesticide Resistance Monitoring Network: Establishing a Centralized Network to Increase Regional Capacity for Pesticide Resistance Detection and Monitoring by Burtis, James C, Poggi, Joseph D, McMillan, Joseph R, Crans, Scott C, Campbell, Scott R, Isenberg, Amy, Pulver, Janice, Casey, Patti, White, Kerry, Zondag, Craig, Badger, John R, Berger, Russell, Betz, John, Giordano, Stacey, Kawalkowski, Malgorzata, Petersen, John L, Williams, Gregory, Andreadis, Theodore G, Armstrong, Philip M, Harrington, Laura C

“…Abstract Pesticide resistance in arthropod vectors of disease agents is a growing issue globally. Despite the importance of resistance monitoring to inform…”
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Feeding Success and Host Selection by Culex quinquefasciatus Say Mosquitoes in Experimental Trials by McMillan, Joseph R, Marcet, Paula L, Hoover, Christopher M, Mead, Daniel, Kitron, Uriel, Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M

“…Arthropod vector feeding preferences are defined as an overutilization of a particular host species given its abundance in relationship to other species in the…”
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Larviciding Culex spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations in Catch Basins and Its Impact on West Nile Virus Transmission in Urban Parks in Atlanta, GA by McMillan, Joseph R., Blakney, Rebekah A., Mead, Daniel G., Coker, Sarah M., Morran, Levi T., Waller, Lance A., Kitron, Uriel, Vazquez-Prokopec, Gonzalo M.

“…In urban environments, road-side catch basins are common larval habitats of Culex spp. (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes and important targets of larval control…”
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Evidence for West Nile virus spillover into the squirrel population in Atlanta, Georgia by Bisanzio, Donal, McMillan, Joseph R, Barreto, Josafá Gonçalves, Blitvich, Bradley J, Mead, Daniel G, O'Connor, Josh, Kitron, Uriel

“…In the United States, spillover of West Nile virus (WNV) into wild mammal populations has been reported since the introduction of the virus into the New World…”
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The community‐wide effectiveness of municipal larval control programs for West Nile virus risk reduction in Co nnecticut, USA by McMillan, Joseph R, Harden, Christina A, Burtis, James C, Breban, Mallery I, Shepard, John J, Petruff, Tanya A, Misencik, Michael J, Bransfield, Angela B, Poggi, Joseph D, Harrington, Laura C, Andreadis, Theodore G, Armstrong, Philip M

“…Town‐wide larval control reduced the number of larvae in catch basins, yet had little impact on adult mosquito abundance and West Nile virus infection…”
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