The Mosquito BEACONS Working Group

Mosquito BEACONS Publications

publications

Peer-reviewed publications
Extension publications
Informational posters and presentations
Online invasive mosquito species distribution map (powered by EDDMapS)
Blog posts

Peer-reviewed Publications:

Romero-Weaver AL, Nguyen VT, Bae J, Seok S, Bauer A, Magaletta O, Mullin M, Byrd BD, Clark M, Ber J, Harrison RL, Evans CL, Zohdy S, Allen B, Campbell LP, Killingsworth D, Giordano BV, Gray EW, Riegel C, Riles MT, Lee Y. Survey in the southeastern United States reveals the need for improved invasive mosquito surveillance. J. Am. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 2025. *** Accepted ***
Collier TC, Lee Y, Mathias DK, López Del Amo V. CRISPR-Cas9 and Cas12a Target Site Richness Reflects Genomic diversity in natural populations of Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. BMC Genomics. 2024. 25(1): 700. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10597-4 PMCID: PMC11253549.
Telmaderrehei T, Romero-Weaver AL, Lee Y†, Minteer C†. First complete mitogenome sequence of a biological control agent insect, Pseudophilothrips ichini (Hood). Florida Entomol. 2024. 107(1):20240014. https://doi.org/10.1515/flaent-2024-0014
Seok S, Mogi M, Lee Y. Resolving confusion in the native distribution of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 2024. 61(4):1077-1080. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjae078
Kosinski KJ, Romero-Weaver A, Nguyen VT, Mathias DK, Buckner EA, Lee Y. A new multiplex SNP genotyping assay to simultaneously screen eight voltage-gated sodium channel mutations of Aedes aegypti. 2023. J Florida Mosq Control Assoc. 2024. 71(1): 41-49. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32473/jfmca.71.1.135292
Seok S, Kim Z, Nguyen VT, Lee Y. The potential invasion into North America and Europe by non-native mosquito Aedes koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 2023. 60(6):1305-1313. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad116
Nguyen VT, Romero-Weaver AL, Wang X, Tavares Y, Bauer A, McDowell RC, Dorsainvil C, Eason MD, Malcolm AN, Raz CD, Byrd BD, Riegel C, Clark M, Ber J, Harrison R, Evans C, Zohdy S, Allen B, Campbell LP, Killingsworth D, Grey EW, Riles M, Lee Y, Giordano BV. Survey of mosquito surveillance and control capacity in the southern United States reveals training gaps and resource needs. J Am Mosquito Cntrl Assoc. 2023. 39 (2): 108–121. doi: 10.2987/22-7107.
Kondapaneni, R.; Malcolm, A.N.; Vazquez, B.M.; Zeng, E.; Chen, T.-Y.; Kosinski, K.J.; Romero-Weaver, A.L.; Giordano, B.V.; Allen, B.; Riles, M.T.; et al. Mosquito Control Priorities in Florida—Survey Results from Florida Mosquito Control Districts. Pathogens. 2021, 10, 947, doi:10.3390/pathogens10080947. PMCID: PMC8401384.
Giordano BV, Cruz A, Pérez-Ramos DW, Ramos MM, Tavares Y, Caragata EP. Mosquito communities vary across landscape and vertical strata in Indian River County, Florida. Pathogens. 2021, 10, 1575. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10121575. PMCID: PMC8708810.
Seok S, Jacobsen CM, Romero-Weaver AL, Wang Xiaodi, Nguyen VT, Collier TC, Riles MT, Akbari OS, Lee Y. Complete mitogenome sequence of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) japonicus japonicus from Hawai’i Island. Mitochondrial DNA Part B Resourc. 8:1, 64-68, DOI: 1080/23802359.2022.2161328

Extension Publications:

Romero-Weaver AL, Reeves LE, Riles MT, Lee Y, Giordano BV. A concise guide on the bionomics and key morphological characteristics for identifying Culex coronator (Dyar & Knab, 1906) – an invasive mosquito species from neotropics. EDIS, 2022, University of Florida. ENY-2093. DOI: doi.org/10.32473/edis-IN1385-2023
Romero-Weaver AL, Riles MT, Sloyer K, Lee Y, Campbell LP, Giordano BV. A concise guide on the bionomics and key morphological characteristics for identifying Aedes pertinax (Grabham, 1906) – an invasive mosquito species from neotropics. Ask IFAS. ENY2100 DOI: doi.org/10.32473/edis-IN1405-2023