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Landscape Genetics of the Gulf Coast Tick, Amblyomma maculatum, Sara Simmons Benham
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Microbiome Analysis of the Gulf Coast Tick (Amblyomma maculatum) in Southeastern Virginia, David Baker, Kirista Howard Barton, Jaida Merritt, Violeta Miller, Ashley Person, Samantha White, Manal Alyami, Leah Guillama, Kostantinos Vlasakakis, Rebecca Ferrara, Bethany Norris, David T. Gauthier
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Determination of the Presence of Rickettsia Spp. and Borrelia Spp. Carried by Tortoise Ticks from Madagascar, Anna Phan
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Microbiome Analysis of Amblyomma maculatum Colony Ticks, Xiavana Horton, Christina Hurst, Melodie Laylor, Armoni Mayes, Arielle McGlone, Stephanie Moyers, Yash Patel, Rebecca Ferrara
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Analysis of Microbiomes for Captive and Wild Caught Adult Amblyomma maculatum, Cheandri Ackermann, Fenny Chaudhary, Rosemariel Floyd-Vasquez, Jadesia Fludd, India Hawkins, Chloe Smith, Jasmine Walker, Rebecca Ferrara
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Scoping Review of Distribution Models for Selected Amblyomma Ticks and Rickettsial Group Pathogens, Catherine A. Lippi, Holly D. Gaff, Alexis L. White, Sadie J. Ryan
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Trends and Opportunities in Tick-Borne Disease Geography, Catherine A. Lippi, Sadie J. Ryan, Alexis L. White, Holly D. Gaff, Colin J. Carlson
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Double Anus in an Ixodes scapularis Nymph, a Medically Important Tick Vector, Vikas Taank, Frank A. Lattanzio, Hameeda Sultana, Girish Neelakanta
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Exploring the Niche of Rickettsia montanensis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) Infection of the American Dog Tick (Acari: Ixodidae), Using Multiple Species Distribution Model Approaches, Catherine A. Lippi, Holly Gaff, Alexis L. White, Heidi K. St. John, Allen L. Richards, Sadie J. Ryan
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Varroa destructor Mites Vector and Transmit Pathogenic Honey Bee Viruses Acquired From an Artificial Diet, Francisco Posada-Florez, Eugene V. Ryabov, Matthew C. Heerman, Yanping Chen, Jay D. Evans, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Steven C. Cook
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Identification of Planktothrix (Cyanobacteria) Blooms and Effects on the Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Community in the Non-Tidal Potomac River, USA, Joshua Henesy, Jennifer L. Wolny, John E. Mullican, Detbra S. Rosales, Joseph S. Pitula, Joseph W. Love
Virginia Journal of Science

Olfactory Behavioral Responses of Mosquito Vectors to Select Attractants and Floral Scents as Related to Circadian Rhythms and Photoperiod Regimes, Bernadette A. Ferraro
Biomedical Sciences Theses & Dissertations

LYMESIM 2.0: An Updated Simulation of Blacklegged Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) Population Dynamics and Enzootic Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), Holly Gaff, Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen, Robyn Nadolny, Jenna Bjork, Andrew J. Monaghan
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Insights Into the Feeding Behaviors and Biomechanics of Varroa destructor Mites on Honey Bee Pupae Using Electropenetrography and Histology, Andrew Y. Li, Steven C. Cook, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Francisco Pasada-Florez, Noble I.I. Noble, Joseph Mowery, Conner J. Gulbronson, Gary R. Bauchan
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Pollinator Visitation Frequency Associated with Native and Non-native Plants in a Mid-Atlantic Piedmont (USA) Urban Garden, Nicholas J. Ruppel, Saunders M. Riley, Ellis D. Mumford, Barbara L. Swedo
Virginia Journal of Science

The Efficacy of Tick Collection Methods in Southeastern Virginia, Jon Gonzales, Hannah Cummins, Holly Gaff
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Prevalence of Babesia microti in Ixodes Ticks in Southeast Virginia, Zachary Bement, Holly Gaff, Wayne Hynes
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Elevational Range Expansion Limitations of Ixodes affinis in Virginia, Michelle Bershers, Holly Gaff
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Exploring Questing Behavior Differences of Ixodes scapularis Nymphs, Hannah Cummins, Jon Gonzales, Holly Gaff
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Vitellogenin Receptor as a Target for Tick Control: A Mini-Review, Robert D. Mitchell III, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Range Expansion of Ixodes affinis on the Coastal Plain of Virginia, Michelle Bershers, Hannah Cummins, Kevin Gately, Sara Simmons, Holly Gaff
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Implementation of a Tick-Killing Robot to Protect Children in Hampton, Virginia, Amanda DeVleeschower, Alexis White, Armin Bahrani, Holly Gaff
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Prevalence of Borrelia spp. in Ixodes ticks in Southeastern Virginia, Zachary Bement, Anna Phan, Wayne Hynes, Holly Gaff
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Review: Application of Tick Control Technologies for Blacklegged, Lone Star, and American Dog Ticks, Alexis White, Holly Gaff
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Using an in vitro System for Maintaining Varroa Destructor Mites on Apis Mellifera Pupae as Hosts: Studies of Mite Longevity and Feeding Behavior, Noble I. Egekwu, Francisco Posada, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Steven Cook
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Molecular candidates for Blocking the Transmission of Vector-Borne diseases, Ashish Naresh Vora
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Foraging Behavior of Spring Bees and Their Agricultural Implications, Michael D. Gregory
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Strawberries (Frag X Anan) Are Bigger When Native Mason Bees (Osmia lignaria) Are Experimentally Added to Small Farms, Laura A. Campbell
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Tick Haller's Organ, a New Paradigm for Arthropod Olfaction: How Ticks Differ from Insects, Ann L. Carr, Robert D. Michell III, Anirudh Dhammi, Brooke W. Bissinger, Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

A Hitchhiker’s Guide to Invasion Biology: Describing the Ecological Mechanisms Underlying the Range Expansions of Two Ixodid Tick Species, Robyn M. Nadolny
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Section Abstracts: Entomology,
Virginia Journal of Science

Identifying the Plant Communities Preferred by Tick Species in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Leo Notto
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Survival Rate of Ambylomma americanum In Subzero Temperatures, Duke Kunzler
Undergraduate Research Symposium

Evidence of Female Sex Pheromones and Characterization of the Cuticular Lipids of Unfed, Adult Male Versus Female Blacklegged Ticks, Ixodes scapularis, Ann L. Carr, Daniel E. Sonenshine, John B. Strider Jr., R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Tick Genome Assembled: New Opportunities for Research on Tick-Host-Pathogen Interactions, Jose de la Fuente, Robert M. Waterhouse, Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe, Jose M. Ribeiro, David B. Sattelle, Catherine A. Hill
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Mevalonate-Farnesal Biosynthesis in Ticks: Comparative Synganglion Transcriptomics and a New Perspective, Jiwei Zhu, Sayed M. Khalil, Robert D. Mitchell, Brooke W. Bissinger, Noble Egekwu, Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Genomic Insights Into the Ixodes scapularis Tick Vector of Lyme Disease, M. Gulia-Nuss, A. B. Nuss, J. M. Meyer, D. E. Sonenshine, R. M. Roe, R. M. Waterhouse
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Determining the Prevalence and Distribution of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Southeastern Virginia and Exploring the Transmission Dynamics of Rickettsia Parkeri in Amblyomma Maculatum, Chelsea L. Wright Thompson
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Perch Selection by Male Dragonflies (Odonata, Anisoptera) Related to Competitive Ability and Species Composition, Jessica L. Beard
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Identification and Comparative Analysis of Subolesin/Akirin Ortholog from Ornithodoros turicata Ticks, Hameeda Sultana, Unnati Patel, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Girish Neelakanta
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Transcriptome of the Female Synganglion of the Black-Legged Tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) With Comparison Between Illumina and 454 Systems, Noble Egekwu, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Brooke W. Bissinger, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Quantitative Factors Proposed to Influence the Prevalence of Canine Tick-Bourne Disease Agents in the United States, Roger W. Stich, Byron L. Blagburn, Dwight D. Bowman, Christopher Carpenter, M. Roberto Cortinas, Sidney A. Ewing, Desmond Foley, Holly Gaff, Graham J. Hickling, R. Ryan Lash
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Biology of Ticks (Second Edition), Daniel E. Sonenshine, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Books

Responses of Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis to Odorants That Attract Haematophagous Insects, A. L. Carr, R. M. Roe, C. Arellano, D. E. Sonenshine, C. Schal, C. S. Apperson
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Molecular Characterization and Tissue-Specific Gene Expression of Dermacentor variabilis α-catenin in Response to Rickettsial Infection, Piyanate Sunyakumthorn, Natthida Petchampai, Michael T. Kearney, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Kevin R. Macaluso
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

First Transcriptome of the Testis-Vas Deferens-Male Accessory Gland and Proteome of the Spermatophore From Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), Daniel E. Sonenshine, Brooke W. Bissinger, Noble Egekwu, Kevin V. Donohue, Sayed M. Khalil, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Ixodes affinis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southeastern Virginia and Implications for the Spread of Borrelia burgdorferi, the Agent of Lyme Disease, Robyn M. Nadolny, Chelsea L. Wright, Wayne L. Hynes, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Holly Gaff
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Ecological Interactions Between Spiders and the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, Marc Aaron Milne
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Biotic and Abiotic Characteristics Influencing Nest Location and Trophic Relationships of the Fungus-Growing Ant Trachymyrmex septentrionalis (Formicidae: Attini), Jonathan Paul Howell
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Habitat Selection Across Canopy Gradients Generates Patterns of Species Richness and Composition in Aquatic Beetles, Christopher A. Binkley, William J. Resetarits Jr.
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Comparative Efficacy of BioUD to Other Commercially Available Arthropod Repellants Against the Ticks Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis on Cotton Cloth, Brooke W. Bissinger, Jiwei Zhu, Charles S. Apperson, Daniel E. Sonenshine, D. Wesley Watson, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Exploring the Mialome of Ticks: An Annotated Catalogue of Midgut Transcripts from the Hard Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), Jennifer M. Anderson, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Jesus G. Valenzuela
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Silencing Expression of the Defensin, Varisin, in Male Dermacentor variabilis by RNA Interference Results in Reduced Anaplasma Marginale Infections, Katherine M. Kocan, Jose de la Fuente, Raul Manzano-Roman, Victoria Naranjo, Wayne L. Hynes, Daniel E. Sonenshine
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Using RNA Interference to Determine the Role of Varisin in the Innate Immune System of the Hard Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae)., Wayne L. Hynes, Martha M. Stokes, Shannon M. Hensley, S. Michelle Todd, Daniel E. Sonenshine
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Oviposition Behavior Partitions Aquatic Landscapes Along Predation and Nutrient Gradients, C. A. Binckley, W. J. Resetarits Jr.
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Lignin Degradation in Wood-Feeding Insects, Scott M. Geib, Timothy R. Filley, Patrick G. Hatcher, Kelli Hoover, John E. Carlson, Maria del Mar Jimenez-Gasco, Akiko Nakagawa-Izumi, Rachel L. Sleighter, Ming Tien
Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications

Termite Resource Partitioning Related to Log Diameter, Deborah A. Waller
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Sequence and the Developmental and Tissue-Specific Regulation of the First Complete Vitellogenin Message From Ticks, Deborah M. Thompson, Sayed M.S. Khalil, Laura A. Jeffers, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Robert D. Mitchell, Christopher J. Osgood, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Tick Pheromones and Their Use in Tick Control, Daniel E. Sonenshine
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

In Vivo Role of 20-hydroxyecdysone in the Regulation of the Vitellogenin mRNA and Egg Development in the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say), Deborah M. Thompson, Sayed M.S. Khalil, Laura A. Jeffers, Usha Ananthapadadmanaban, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Robert D. Mitchell, Christopher J. Osgood, Charles S. Apperson, R. Michael Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Host Blood Proteins and Peptides in the Midgut of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis Contribute to Bacterial Control, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Shane M. Ceraul, Robert Mitchell, Tiffany Benzine
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Defensin in Ticks: Molecular Characterization, Expression, and Role in Innate Immunity, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes, Shane M. Ceraul, Michelle Todd
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Tick-Borne Diseases of Humans, Jesse L. Goodman, David T. Dennis, Daniel E. Sonenshine
Biological Sciences Faculty Books

Aphytophagy in the Miletinae (Lycaenidae): Phylogeny, Ecology, and Conservation, John Mathew
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Chemical composition of Some Components of the Arrestment Pheromone of the Black-Legged Tick, Ixodes scapularis (Acari : Ixodidae) and Their Use in Tick Control, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Trevor Adams, Sandra A. Allan, John McLaughlin, Francis X. Webster
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

An Arthropod Defensin Expressed by the Hemocytes of the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae), Shane M. Ceraul, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Robert E. Ratzlaff, Wayne L. Hynes
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Increase in Biomass and Soldier Production for Coptotermes formosanus (Shiraki) Workers Maintained in the Laboratory for Up to Nine Months, Deborah Waller
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Resistance of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) Following Challenge with the Bacterium Escherichia coli (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae), Shane M. Ceraul, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Rickettsial Infection in Dermacentor variabilis (Acari : Ixodidae) Inhibits Transovarial Transmission of a Second Rickettsia, Kevin R. Macaluso, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Shane M. Ceraul, Abdu F. Azad
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Infection and Transovarial Transmission of Rickettsiae in Dermacentor variabilis Acquired by Artificial Feeding, K. R. Macaluso, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Shane M. Ceraul, A. F. Azad
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Identification of a Defensin from the Hemolymph of the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis, Robert Johns, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Oviposition Sites and Emergence Habitats of 13-Year Periodical Cicadas (Brood XIX) in Eastern Virginia, Heather F. Sahli, Stewart Ware
Virginia Journal of Science

Response of the Tick Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) to Hemocoelic Inoculation of Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochetales), Robert Johns, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Wayne L. Hynes
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Absence of Insect Juvenile Hormones in the American Dog Tick, Dermacentor veriabilis (Say) (Acari: Ixodidae), and in Ornithodoros parkeri Cooley (Acari: Argasidae), P. A. Neese, Daniel E. Sonenshine, V. L. Kallapur, C. S. Apperson, R. M. Roe
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Seasonal Patterns of Nitrogen Fixation in Termites, A. D. Curtis, D. A. Waller
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Problems With the Interpretation of Mark-Release-Recapture Data in Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Anthony D. Curtis, Deborah A. Waller
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Factors Affecting Nitrogen Fixation Rates in Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae: Reticulitermes) and Termite Nitrogen Contributions of Forest Ecosystems, Anthony Duane Curtis
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Response by Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and Cryptocercus punctulatus (Blattaria: Cryptocercidae) to Wood Infected with the Green-Stain Ascomycete, Chlorociboria aeruginascens aeruginascens, Deborah Waller
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Ecological Dynamics of Tick-Borne Zoonoses, Daniel E. Sonenshine, Thomas N. Mather
Biological Sciences Faculty Books

Evidence for the Sensory Receptor(s) of the Mounting Sex Pheromone in Two Species of Ixodid Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) and Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, James Stephen Phillips
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Vitellogenesis in Hyalomma dromedarii (Acari: Ixodidae): A Model for Analysis of Endocrine Regulation in Ixodid Ticks, Martin E. Schriefer
Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences

Feeding By Reticulitermes spp., Deborah A. Waller
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Evidence for the Role of Ecdysteroids in the Genital Sex Pheromone of Two species of Hard Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) and Dermacentor andersoni Stiles, DeMar Taylor
Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Host Selection in Subterranean Termites: Factors Affecting Choice (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae), Deborah Ann Waller
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications