Volume 30

December, 2005

Number 2



Contents




Seasonal and geographical distribution of adult Ixodes scapularis Say (Acari: Ixodidae) in Louisiana (PDF)

Andrew Mackay and Lane Foil


 

Tick infestations of the eastern cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) and small rodentia in northwest Alabama and implications for disease transmission (PDF)

Joseph C. Cooney, Willy Burgdorfer, Martin K. Painter, and Cynthia L. Russell


 

Field trial on the spatial repellency of metofluthrin-impregnated plastic strips for mosquitoes in shelters without walls (beruga) in Lombok, Indonesia (PDF)

Hitoshi Kawada, Yoshihide Maekawa, and Masahiro Takagi



Seasonal dynamics of four potential West Nile vector species in north-central Texas (PDF)

Bethany G. Bolling, James H. Kennedy, and Earl G. Zimmerman



Mosquito larvicidal activity of aqueous extracts of long pepper (Piper retrofractum Vahl) from Thailand (PDF)

Uruyakorn Chansang, Nayer S. Zahiri, Jaree Bansiddhi, Thidarat Boonruad, Pratom Thongsrirak, Jiranuch Mingmuang, Nipa Benjapong, and Mir S. Mulla


 

Host plant selection of two Mansonia Blanchard species (Diptera: Culicidae) in a heterogeneous habitat of Buenos Aires City, Argentina (PDF)

Pablo R. Mulieri, Juan P. Torretta, and Nicolás Schweigmann


 

Variability in natural populations of Anopheles sacharovi (Diptera: Culicidae) from southeast Anatolia, revealed by morphometric and allozymic analyses (PDF)

H. Yurttas, B. Alten, and A. M. Aytekin



Evidence to support two conspecific cytological races of Anopheles aconitus in Thailand (PDF)

Anuluck Junkum, Narumon Komalamisra, Atchariya Jitpakdi, Narissara Jariyapan, Gi-Sik Min, Mi-Hyun Park, Kang-Hyun Cho, Pradya Somboon, Paul A Bates, and Wej Choochote



Geographical distribution of Anopheles minimus species A and C in western Thailand (PDF)

Ampornpan Kengluecha, Pornpimol Rongnoparut, Soamrutai Boonsuepsakul, Ratana Sithiprasasna, Prinyada Rodpradit, and Visut Baimai


 

Repellent effect of plant essential oils against Aedes albopictus (PDF)

Pin Yang and Yajun Ma

 


Evaluation of habitat management strategies for the reduction of malaria vectors in northern Belize (PDF)

John P. Grieco, Roy C. Vogtsberger, Nicole L. Achee, Errol Vanzie, Richard G. Andre, Donald R. Roberts, and Eliska Rejmankova



Methods for monitoring outdoor populations of house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae) (PDF)

Christopher J. Geden


 

Bionomics and distribution of species of Hystrichopsylla in Arizona and New Mexico, with a description of Hystrichopsylla dippiei obliqua, n. ssp. (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae) (PDF)

Michael W. Hastriter and Glenn E. Haas



Abundance and diversity of human-biting flies (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae, Culicidae, Tabanidae, Simuliidae) around a nickel-copper smelter at Monchegorsk, northwestern Russia (PDF)

M. V. Kozlov, N. K. Brodskaya, A. Haarto, K. Kuusela, M. Schäfer, and V. Zverev



An annotated checklist of the Anopheles mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Iran (PDF)

Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat and Ralph E. Harbach

 


Evaluation of the present dengue situation and control strategies against Aedes aegypti in Cebu City, Philippines (PDF)

Milagros M. Mahilum, Mario Ludwig, Minoo B. Madon, and Norbert Becker

 


Synergistic efficacy of botanical blends with and without synthetic insecticides against Aedes aegypti
and Culex annulirostris mosquitoes (PDF)

Essam Abdel-Salam Shaalan, Deon Vahid Canyon, Mohamed Wagdy Faried Younes, Hoda Abdel-Wahab, and Abdel-Hamid Mansour



Patterns of insecticide resistance in larval Culex pipiens populations in Israel: dynamics and trends (PDF)

Laor Orshan, Maria Kelbert, and Hedva Pener



Effects of sub-lethal concentrations of synthetic insecticides and Callitris glaucophylla extracts on the development of Aedes aegypti (PDF)

Essam Abdel-Salam Shaalan, Deon Vahid Canyon, Mohamed Wagdy Faried Younes, Hoda Abdel-Wahab, and Abdel-Hamid Mansour


 

Chemical detection of the predator Notonecta irrorata by ovipositing Culex mosquitoes (PDF)

Leon Blaustein, Jonathan Blaustein, and Jonathan Chase


 

Chemical composition and anti-mosquito potential of rhizome extract and volatile oil derived from Curcuma
aromatica against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) (PDF)

Wej Choochote, Dana Chaiyasit, Duangta Kanjanapothi, Eumporn Rattanachanpichai, Atchariya Jitpakdi, Benjawan Tuetun, and Benjawan Pitasawat



Bartonella and Rickettsia in fleas and lice from mammals in South Carolina, U.S.A. (PDF)

Will K. Reeves, Mark P. Nelder, and James A. Korecki



Seasonal abundance of horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) from two locations in eastern Croatia (PDF)

Stjepan Kr mar



Relative abundance of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) on Big Pine Key, Florida, U.S.A. (PDF)

Lawrence J. Hribar



Laboratory estimation of degree-day developmental requirements of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) (PDF)

Ozge Erisoz Kasap and Bulent Alten


 


Scientific Notes


 


Vertical distribution of adult mosquitoes in native forest in Auckland, New Zealand (PDF)

José G. B. Derraik, Amy E. Snell, and David Slaney

 


Outbreak of dengue in National Capital Territory of Delhi, India during 2003 (PDF)

R.S. Sharma, P.L. Joshi, K.N. Tiwari, Rakesh Katyal, and Kuldip Singh Gill



Molecular evidence for novel Bartonella species in Trichobius major (Diptera: Streblidae) and Cimex adjunctus (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) from two southeastern bat caves, U.S.A. (PDF)

Will K. Reeves, Amanda D. Loftis, Jeffery A. Gore, and Gregory A. Dasch


 

A method for determining the sex of larval Aedes aegypti mosquitoes (PDF)

Gail M. Chambers

 


The use of an experimental hut for evaluating the entering and exiting behavior of Aedes aegypti (Diptera:
Culicidae), a primary vector of dengue in Thailand (PDF)

Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, Wannapa Suwonkerd, Piti Mongkalangoon, Nicole Achee, John Grieco, Bob Farlow, and Donald Roberts



First occurrence of Ochlerotatus japonicus in Missouri (PDF)

Stephanie Gallitano, Leon Blaustein, and James Vonesh