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  1. Alto BW,  Wiggins K,  Eastmond B, Ortiz S, Zirbel K, & Lounibos LP. 2019. Diurnal temperature range and chikungunya virus infection in invasive mosquito vectors. J. Med Entomol. 55: 217-224. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx182
  2. Alto BW, Ortiz S, Wiggins K, Lord CC, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Field assessment of autodissemination of insect growth regulators by mosquitoes in Florida. Journal of the Florida Mosquito Control Association, 66: 27-39 https://doi.org/10.32473/jfmca.v66i1.127621
  3. Bargielowski I, Honório N, Blosser E, & Lounibos LP. 2019. Rapid loss of resistance to satyrization in invasive mosquitoes and the effects of age on interspecific mating frequency. J Med Entomol. 56:329-333. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy153
  4. Bosak A, Saraf N, Willenberg A, Kwan M, Alto BW, Jackson B, Batchelor R, Nguyen T, Parks G, Seal S, & Willenberg BJ. 2019. Aptamer-gold nanoparticle conjugates for the colorimetric detection of arboviruses and vector mosquito species. Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 9: 23752. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra02089f
  5. Burkett-Cadena ND, Hoyer I, Blosser E, Reeves L. 2019. Human-powered pop-up resting shelter for sampling cavity-resting mosquitoes. Acta Tropica, 190:288-292. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.12.002.
  6. Byrd, BD, Sither CB, Goggins JA, Kunze‐Garcia S, Pesko KN, Bustamante DM, Sither JM, Vonesh JR, & O'Meara GF. 2019. Aquatic thermal conditions predict the presence of native and invasive rock pool Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the southern Appalachians, USA. Journal of Vector Ecology 44, no. 1:30-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12326
  7. Campbell LP, Peterson AT, Samy AM, Yañez-Arenas C. 2019. Climate Change and Disease. Climate Change and Biodiversity. Ed. Thomas Lovejoy and Lee Hannah. Yale University Press.
  8. Campbell LP, Reuman DC, Lutomiah J, Peterson AT, Linthicum KJ, Britch SC, et al. 2019. Predicting Abundances of Aedes mcintoshi, a primary Rift Valley fever virus mosquito vector. PLoS ONE 14(12): e0226617. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226617
  9. Carrasquilla MC, Lounibos LP, Honorio NA & Murr S.  2019. Spermathecal use in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus : effects of female and male body sizes and species on filling. J  Med. Entomol. 56:334-340. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy158
  10. Cossaboom C, Khaiseb S, Haufiku B, Katjiuanjo P, Kannyinga A, Mbai K, Shuro T, Hausiku J, Miller LA, Agolory S, Vieira AR, Salzer J, Bower WA, Campbell LP, Kolton C, Gary J, Bollweg B, Zaki S, Hoffmaster A, & Walke H. 2019. Successful Public Health Outcome Following Anthrax Epizootic in Wildlife in Bwabwata National Park– Namibia, 2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 25(5):947-950. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180867
  11. Duguma D, Hall MW, Smartt CT, Debboun M, & Neufeld JD. 2019. Microbiota variations in Culex nigripalpus disease vector mosquito of West Nile virus and Saint Louis Encephalitis from different geographic origins. PeerJ. 6, e6168 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6168.
  12. Efstathion CA, Burkett-Cadena ND, & Kern WH Jr.  2019. Prefledging mortality and the abundance of mosquitoes biting nestling barn owls (Tyto alba) in Florida, USA. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 55(3):597-607. doi: 10.7589/2017-12-307.
  13. Erram D, Blosser EM, & Burkett-Cadena N. 2019. Habitat associations of Culicoides species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) abundant on a commercial cervid farm in Florida, USA. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1):367. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3626-1.
  14. Erram D & Burkett-Cadena N. 2019. Laboratory Rearing of Culicoides stellifer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a Suspected Vector of Orbiviruses in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology, 11. pii: tjz154. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz154.
  15. Glushakova LG, Alto BW, Kim MS, Hutter D, BradleyA, Bradley KM, Burkett-Cadena ND, & Benner SA. 2019. Multiplexed kit based on Luminex technology and achievements in synthetic biology discriminates Zika, chikungunya, and dengue viruses in mosquitoes. BMC Infectious Diseases, 19(1):418. doi: 10.1186/s12879-019-3998-z.
  16. Honório NA, Wiggins K, Eastmond B, Câmara DCP, & Alto BW. 2019. Chikungunya virus competency of Brazilian and Florida mosquito vectors. Viruses, 11: 353. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006521
  17. Hoyer IJ, Acevedo C, Wiggins K, Alto BW, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Patterns of Abundance, Host Use, and Everglades Virus Infection in Culex (Melanoconion) cedecei Mosquitoes, Florida, USA. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25(6):1093-1100. doi: 10.3201/eid2506.180338.
  18. Juliano SA, Yee DA, Alto BW, & Reiskind MH. 2019. Papers from a workshop on mosquito ecology and evolution inspired by the career of L. Philip Lounibos. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56: 299-302. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy146
  19. Kang S, Shin D, Mathias DK, Londono-Renteria B, Noh MY, Colpitts TM, Dinglasan RR, Han YS, & Hong YS. 2019. Homologs of human dengue-resistance genes, FKBP1B and ATCAY, confer antiviral resistance in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Insects, 10(2):46. doi: 10.3390/insects10020046
  20. Lee Y, Schmidt H, Collier TC, Conner WR, Hanemaaijer MJ, Slatkin M, Marshall JM, Chiu J C, Smartt CT, Lanzaro GC, Mulligan III SF, & Cornel A. 2019. Genome-wide divergence among invasive populations of Aedes aegypti in California. BMC Genomics 20, 204  doi:10.1186/s12864-019-5586-4.
  21. McGregor BL, Erram D, Acevedo C, Alto BW, &  Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Vector Competence of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 2 Strains from Canada and Florida. Viruses,  11(4): 367. doi: 10.3390/v11040367.
  22. McGregor BL, Sloyer KE, Sayler KA, Goodfriend O, Krauer JMC, Acevedo C, Zhang X, Mathias D, Wisely SM, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Field data implicating Culicoides stellifer and Culicoides venustus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) as vectors of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1):258. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3514-8
  23. McGregor BL, Stenn T, Sayler KA, Blosser EM, Blackburn JK, Wisely SM, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Host use patterns of Culicoides spp. biting midges at a big game preserve in Florida, U.S.A., and implications for the transmission of orbiviruses. Medical Veterinary Entomology, 33(1):110-120. doi: 10.1111/mve.12331.
  24. McKenzie BA, Stevens K, McKenzie AE, Bozic J, Mathias D, & Zohdy S. 2019. Aedes vector surveillance in the southeastern United States reveals growing threat of Aedes japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus. Journal of Medical Entomology 56(6):1745-1749. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjz115.
  25. Paige A, Bellamy S, Alto BW, Dean C, & Yee D. 2019. Larval nutrient effects on infection and transmission potential of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti . Oecologia, 191: 1-10.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04429-6
  26. Parker C, Ramirez D, & Connelly CR. 2019. State‐wide survey of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Florida.  J. Vector Ecol. 44:210-215. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvec.12351
  27. Parker C, Garcia F, Menocal O, Jeer D, & Alto BW. 2019. Container prevalence and association with various factors: A pilot mosquito educational campaign in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. International Journal of Environmental Health, 16: 2399. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132399
  28. Reeves LE, Hoyer I, Acevedo C, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Host Associations of Culex (Melanoconion) atratus (Diptera: Culicidae) and Culex (Melanoconion) pilosus from Florida, USA. Insects, 10(8). pii: E239. doi: 10.3390/insects10080239.
  29. Reeves LE, Connelly CR, & Krysko KL. 2019. Crocodylus acutus ectoparasites. Herpetological Review, 50: 131-132.
  30. Rojas AD, Alto BW, Burkett-Cadena N, & Cummings DAT. 2019. Detection of fluorescent powders and their effect on survival and host-seeking response of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. DOI:/10.1093/jme/tjz142.
  31. Rund SSC, Braak K, Cator L, Copas K, Emrich SJ, Giraldo-Calderón GI, Johansson MA, Heydari N, Hobern D, Kelly SA, Lawson D, Lord C, MacCallum RM, Roche DG, Ryan SJ, Schigel D, Vandegrift K, Watts M, Zaspel JM, & Pawar S. 2019. MIReAD, a minimum information standard for reporting arthropod abundance data. Scientific Data, 6:40. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/429142
  32. Shin D, Behura SK, & Severson DW. 2019. Genome-Wide Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Genes Associated with Meiotic Drive System of Aedes aegypti. Insects. Jan;10. Epub 2019/01/10. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10010025
  33. Shin D, O'Meara GF, & Civana A. 2019. Size of Openings in Water-Holding Containers: Impact on Oviposition by Culex (Culex) Mosquitoes. Insects. 10(9):257. doi: 10.3390/insects10090257. PMID: 31438538; PMCID: PMC6780729.
  34. Sloyer KE, Acevedo C, Runkel AE, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Host Associations Of Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae: Culicoides) Near Sentinel Chicken Surveillance Locations In Florida, USA. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 35(3):200-206. doi: 10.2987/19-6834.1.
  35. Sloyer KE, Burkett-Cadena ND, Yang A, Corn JL, Vigil SL, McGregor BL, Wisely SM, & Blackburn JK. 2019 Ecological niche modeling the potential geographic distribution of four Culicoides species of veterinary significance in Florida, USA. PLoS One, 14(2):e0206648. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206648. eCollection 2019.
  36. Sloyer KE, Wisely SM, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Effects of ultraviolet LED versus incandescent bulb and carbon dioxide for sampling abundance and diversity of Culicoides in Florida. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56(2):353-361. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy195.
  37. Stenn T, Peck KJ, Rocha Pereira G, & Burkett-Cadena ND. 2019. Vertebrate Hosts of Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) as Potential Vectors of Zika Virus in Florida. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56(1):10-17. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy148.
  38. Williams KF, Buckner EA, Marsicano AL, Latham MD, & Lesser CR. 2019. Comparative efficacy of five permethrin/PBO 30-30 ground ULV insecticides against field collected adult Aedes aegypti, Aedes taeniorhynchus, and Culex quinquefasciatus in Manatee County, Florida. Journal of Florida Mosquito Control Association, 66: 68-72. https://doi.org/10.32473/jfmca.v66i1.127627
  39. Zhao L, Alto BW, & Shin D. 2019. Transcriptional profile of Aedes aegypti leucine-rich repeat proteins in response to Zika and chikungunya viruses. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20030615
  40. Zhao L, Alto BW, Jiang Y, Yu F, & Zhang Y. 2019. Transcriptomic analysis of Aedes aegypti innate immune system in response to ingestion of chikungunya virus. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20: 3133. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20133133
  41. Zimler R & Alto BW. 2019. Florida Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus vector competency for Zika virus. Journal of Medical Entomology, 56: 341-346. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjy231