VOL. 49 · NO. 6 | November 2012
 
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REVIEW
Goro Kuno
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1163-1176, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12022
KEYWORDS: Aedes albopictus, Aedes aegypti, United States, dengue, tire
FORUM
Michael A. Robert, Mathieu Legros, Luca Facchinelli, Laura Valerio, Janine M. Ramsey, Thomas W. Scott, Fred Gould, Alun L. Lloyd
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1177-1188, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11205
KEYWORDS: Aedes aegypti, transgenic female-killing, field cage experiment, experimental design, mathematical model
MORPHOLOGY, SYSTEMATICS, EVOLUTION
Brian D. Byrd, Bruce A. Harrison, Thomas J. Zavortink, Dawn M. Wesson
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1189-1197, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME10243
KEYWORDS: ITS2 secondary structure, ribosomal DNA, Orthopodomyia, hybridization
Hiroyuki Takaoka, Mohd Sofian-Azirun, Zubaidah Ya'Cob
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1198-1205, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12101
KEYWORDS: black fly, Simulium, new species, Langkawi Island, Malaysia
Bryan D. Lessard, David K. Yeates
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1206-1225, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12028
KEYWORDS: Pangoniinae, Scionini, Copidapha, morphology, taxonomy
SAMPLING, DISTRIBUTION, DISPERSAL
V. Versteirt, E. M. De Clercq, D. M. Fonseca, J. Pecor, F. Schaffner, M. Coosemans, W. Van Bortel
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1226-1232, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11170
KEYWORDS: Aedes koreicus, exotic species, Establishment, population dynamics, Climate
Motoyoshi Mogi, Peter Armbruster, Dina M. Fonseca
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1233-1243, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12104
KEYWORDS: Culicidae, Aedes albopictus, northern limit, temperature, continentality
Saul Lozano—Fuentes, Carlos Welsh—Rodriguez, Mary H. Hayden, Berenice Tapia—Santos, Carolina Ochoa—Martinez, Kevin C. Kobylinski, Christopher K. Uejio, Emily Zielinski—Gutierrez, Luca Delle Monache, Andrew J. Monaghan, Daniel F. Steinhoff, Lars Eisen
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1244-1253, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12067
KEYWORDS: Aedes (Ochlerotatus) epactius, Aedes aegypti, artificial container, Climate, elevation
Carolina E. Reisenman, William Savary, Jillian Cowles, Teresa L. Gregory, John G. Hildebrand
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1254-1261, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12139
KEYWORDS: triatomine, dispersal, U.S.A., Chagas disease, allergy
D. V. Beresford, J. F. Sutcliffe
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1262-1269, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11279
KEYWORDS: Stomoxys calcitrans, population, ovarian age-grading, Nzi trap
DEVELOPMENT, LIFE HISTORY
Siriporn Phasomkusolsil, Panita Tanskul, Supaporn Ratanatham, Pochaman Watcharapichat, Duangporn Phulsuksombati, Stephen P. Frances, Kriangkrai Lerdthusnee, Kenneth J. Linthicum
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1270-1275, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12100
KEYWORDS: Orientia tsutsugamushi, Leptotrombidium imphalum, Leptotrombidium chiangraiensis, chigger, developmental biology
POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
Santiago Nava, Marcela Lareschi
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1276-1282, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12057
KEYWORDS: tick, mite, flea, Sigmodontinae, Argentina
Zhong-Ming Wang, Dan Xing, Zhi-Ming Wu, Wen-Jing Yao, Wang Gang, Dong-Sheng Xin, Yue-Fen Jiang, Rui-De Xue, Yang-De Dong, Chun-Xiao Li, Xiao-Xia Guo, Ying-Mei Zhang, Tong-Yan Zhao
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1283-1288, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11131
KEYWORDS: mosquito population, trap, behavior, biting activity, host attractancy
J.-P. Mutebi, M. B. Crabtree, R. C. Kading, A. M. Powers, J. J. Lutwama, B. R. Miller
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1289-1306, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12111
KEYWORDS: mosquito, Species composition, Uganda, Mweya, Sempaya
Michael G. Kaufman, William W. Stanuszek, Elizabeth A. Brouhard, Randall G. Knepper, Edward D. Walker
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1307-1317, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12061
KEYWORDS: Aedes japonicus, Aedes triseriatus, tree hole
Jennifer S. Armistead, Naoya Nishimura, Jorge R. Arias, L. Philip Lounibos
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1318-1327, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11261
KEYWORDS: invasive, mosquito, container-inhabiting, interspecific interaction
BEHAVIOR, CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
An T. Nguyen, Amanda J. Williams—Newkirk, Uriel D. Kitron, Luis F. Chaves
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1328-1338, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12090
KEYWORDS: Culex quinquefasciatus, Atlanta, habitat selection, linear mixed effects model, combined sewage overflow
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY/GENOMICS
Rebecca Browning, Steven Adamson, Shahid Karim
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1339-1346, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12123
KEYWORDS: Amblyomma maculatum, qRT-PCR, reference genes
NEUROBIOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY, BIOCHEMISTRY
Joseph P. Rinehart, George D. Yocum, Rebecca M. Robich
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1347-1354, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12133
KEYWORDS: Culex pipiens, northern house mosquito, cold storage, fecundity
VECTOR CONTROL, PEST MANAGEMENT, RESISTANCE, REPELLENTS
M. D. Germano, P. Santo-Orihuela, G. Roca-Acevedo, A. C. Toloza, C. Vassena, M. I. Picollo, G. Mougabure-Cueto
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1355-1360, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12070
KEYWORDS: Triatoma infestans, insecticide resistance, toxicological profile, Chagas disease vector
Kyphuong Luong, Florence V. Dunkel, Keriba Coulibaly, Nancy E. Beckage
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1361-1369, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12075
KEYWORDS: Azadirachta indica, Mali, larvicide, bottom-up, integrated pest management (IPM)
Articles
Abbas Ali, Charles L. Cantrell, Ulrich R. Bernier, Stephen O. Duke, John C. Schneider, Natasha M. Agramonte, Ikhlas Khan
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1370-1378, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12026
KEYWORDS: fatty acid, biting deterrence, repellent, structure-activity relationship, Aedes aegypti
Juan M. Gurevitz, María Sol Gaspe, Gustavo F. Enríquez, Claudia V. Vassena, Julián A. Alvarado-Otegui, Yael M. Provecho, Gastón A. Mougabure Cueto, María Inés Picollo, Uriel Kitron, Ricardo E. Gürtler
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1379-1386, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11157
KEYWORDS: Triatoma infestans, Chagas disease, vector control, reinfestation, pyrethroid resistance
U. Obermayr, J. Ruther, U. Bernier, A. Rose, M. Geier
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1387-1397, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12084
KEYWORDS: spatial repellent, push and pull system, Y- tube olfactometer, Aedes aegpyti, Novel Room Test
Chanda Vongsombath, Katinka Pålsson, Lars Björk, Anna-Karin Borg—Karlson, Thomas G. T. Jaenson
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1398-1404, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12025
KEYWORDS: Croton roxburghii, Litsea cubeba, Hyptis suaveolens, essential oil, mosquito repellent
M.A.I. Ahmed, F. Matsumura
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1405-1410, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12030
KEYWORDS: formamidine, Aedes aegypti, synergistic action, pyrethroid, neonicotinoid
ARTHROPOD/HOST INTERACTION, IMMUNITY
B. Laurel Elder, Marjorie S. Morgan, Larry G. Arlian
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1411-1418, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12142
KEYWORDS: cell adhesion molecule, cytokine, endothelial cell, endotoxin, stored product mite
VECTOR/PATHOGEN/HOST INTERACTION, TRANSMISSION
Josué Martínez—De La Puente, Isabel Moreno—Indias, Lorenzo Enrique Hernández—Castellano, Anastasio Argüello, Santiago Ruiz, Ramón Soriguer, Jordi Figuerola
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1419-1423, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12081
KEYWORDS: Dirofilariasis, dog, host-parasite interaction, human, mosquito
Bryan T. Jackson, Carlyle C. Brewster, Sally L. Paulson
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1424-1429, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12023
KEYWORDS: Aedes triseriatus, Aedes albopictus, La Crosse virus, bloodmeal, refeeding
Jefferson A. Vaughan, Joseph O. Mehus, Christina M. Brewer, Danielle K. Kvasager, Sarina Bauer, Jessica L. Vaughan, Hassan K. Hassan, Thomas R. Unnasch, Jeffrey A. Bell
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1430-1441, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12103
KEYWORDS: microfilarial enhancement of arboviral transmission, microfilariae, West Nile virus, mosquito, Culex
Christine B. Graham, William C. Black, Karen A. Boegler, John A. Montenieri, Jennifer L. Holmes, Kenneth L. Gage, Rebecca J. Eisen
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1442-1452, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12071
KEYWORDS: bloodmeal identification, flea, real-time PCR, threshold cycle, cutoff
VECTOR–BORNE DISEASES, SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION
Moses Zimba, John Loveridge, Davies M. Pfukenyi, Samson Mukaratirwa
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1453-1459, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11231
KEYWORDS: Ctenophthalmus calceatus, cohabitation, Dinopsyllus lypusus, epidemiological indices, periurban habitats
Ju-Lin Weng, Samantha L. Young, David M. Gordon, David Claborn, Christine Petersen, Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1460-1465, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12105
KEYWORDS: sand fly, Lutzomyia shannoni, Lutzomyia vexator
VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES, SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION
Hugh D. Lothrop, Sarah S. Wheeler, Ying Fang, William K. Reisen
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1466-1472, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12117
KEYWORDS: surveillance, West Nile virus, sugar feeding, bait station, Culex larsalis
Articles
M. E. Rosen, S. A. Hamer, R. R. Gerhardt, C. J. Jones, L. I. Muller, M. C. Scott, G. J. Hickling
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1473-1480, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11255
KEYWORDS: Lyme disease, Ixodes scapularis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Odocoileus virginianus, Tennessee
F. García, M. J. Notario, J. M. Cabanás, R. Jordano, L. M. Medina
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1481-1484, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12007
KEYWORDS: bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, cockroach, food-related environment, public health
Marina E. Eremeeva, Sandor E. Karpathy, Laura Krueger, Erica K. Hayes, Ashley M. Williams, Yamitzel Zaldivar, Stephen Bennett, Robert Cummings, Art Tilzer, Robert K. Velten, Nelson Kerr, Gregory A. Dasch, Renjie Hu
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1485-1494, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11291
KEYWORDS: flea-borne rickettsiosis, Rickettsia typhi, Rickettsia felis, flea, opossum
DIRECT INJURY, MYIASIS, FORENSICS
T. Mastrangelo, M. F. Chaudhury, S. R. Skoda, J. B. Welch, A. Sagel, J.M.M. Walder
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1495-1501, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11273
KEYWORDS: livestock pest, myiasis, insect mating, Cochliomyia
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Stephanie L. Richards, Sheri L. Anderson, Cynthia C. Lord, Walter J. Tabachnick
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1502-1506, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12054
KEYWORDS: Louis encephalitis virus, Culex nigripalpus, vector competence
N. Es-Sette, J. Nourlil, S. Hamdi, F. Mellouki, M. Lemrani
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1507-1509, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12042
KEYWORDS: Toscana virus, sand fly, phlebovirus, RT Nested PCR, Morocco
Mariana G. Spolidorio, Guilherme S. Andreoli, Thiago F. Martins, Paulo E. Brandão, Marcelo B. Labruna
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1510-1514, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12089
KEYWORDS: Amblyomma, Rickettsia, tick, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Puja Tiwary, Dinesh Kumar, Madhukar Rai, Shyam Sundar
Journal of Medical Entomology 49 (6), 1515-1518, (1 November 2012) https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12033
KEYWORDS: 18S rRNA, leishmaniasis, PCR, phlebotomine, restriction fragment-length polymorphism
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