Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004

RAPID COMMUNICATION

Blinded Laboratory Comparison of the In Situ Enzyme Immunoassay, the VecTest Wicking Assay, and a Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay to Detect Mosquitoes Infected with West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis Viruses

Robert E. Chiles and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 539–544, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.539

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Morphology, Systematics, Evolution

Antennal Sensilla of the New World Screwworm Fly, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Fernando de Freitas Fernandes and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 545–551, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.545

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Scanning Electron Microscopy Studies of Sensilla and Other Structures of Adult Dermatobia hominis (L. Jr., 1781) (Diptera: Cuterebridae)

Fernando De Freitas Fernandes and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 552–560, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.552

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Description and Bionomics of Anopheles (Cellia) ovengensis (Diptera: Culicidae), a New Malaria Vector Species of the Anopheles nili Group from South Cameroon

H. P. Awono-ambene and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 561–568, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.561

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Salivary Gland of Toxorhynchites splendens Wiedemann (Diptera: Culicidae): Ultrastructural Morphology and Electrophoretic Protein Profiles

Narissara Jariyapan and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 569–574, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.569

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Molecular Phylogeny of the Vomerifer and Pedroi Groups in the Spissipes Section of the Subgenus Culex (Melanoconion)

Juan-Carlos Navarro and Scott C. Weaver

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 575–581, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.575

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Intrapopulation Polymorphism in Anopheles messeae (An. maculipennis Complex) Inferred by Molecular Analysis

Marco Di Luca and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 582–586, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.582

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A New Species of the Genus Eudusbabekia (Acari: Prostigmata: Myobiidae) on Choeronycteris mexicana (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Central Mexico

Carmen Guzmán-Cornejo and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 587–592, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.587

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Sampling, Distribution, Dispersal

Reports of Envenomation by Brown Recluse Spiders (Araneae: Sicariidae) Outnumber Verifications of Loxosceles Spiders in Florida

Richard S. Vetter and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 593–597, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.593

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Effect of Aggregation of Horn Fly Populations Within Cattle Herds and Consequences for Sampling to Obtain Unbiased Estimates of Abundance

T. J. Lysyk and C. D. Steelman

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 598–606, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.598

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Distribution of Members of Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) and Implications for Their Roles in Malaria Transmission in the United States

Rebecca S. Levine and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 607–613, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.607

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Active Dispersal of Natural Populations of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in Rural Northwestern Argentina

Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 614–621, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.614

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Development, Life History

Investigation of Relationships Between Temperature and Developmental Rates of Tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Laboratory and Field

N. H. Ogden and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 622–633, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.622

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Population and Community Ecology

Adult Size and Distribution of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Associated with Larval Habitats in Iquitos, Peru

Jennifer R. Schneider and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 634–642, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.634

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Spatial Structuring of Triatoma infestans (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) Populations from Northwestern Argentina Using Wing Geometric Morphometry

Judith Schachter-broide and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 643–649, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.643

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Nutrient-Dependent Reduced Growth and Survival of Larval Culex restuans (Diptera: Culicidae): Laboratory and Field Experiments in Michigan

Michael H. Reiskind and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 650–656, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.650

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Allozyme Patterns of Aedes albopictus, a Vector of Dengue in Thailand

Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 657–663, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.657

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Population Biology/Genetics

Comparisons of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP), Microsatellite, and Isoenzyme Markers: Population Genetics of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Christophe Paupy and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 664–671, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.664

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Evaluation of the Colchicine-like Activity of Gloriosa superba-Extracted Fractions for Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Cytogenetic Study

W. Choochote and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 672–676, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.672

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Molecular Biology/Genomics

Molecular (Sub)Grouping of Endosymbiont Wolbachia Infection Among Mosquitoes of Taiwan

Kun-Hsien Tsai and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 677–683, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.677

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Neurobiology, Physiology, Biochemistry

Peptidergic Innervation of the Crop and the Effects of an Ingested Nonpeptidal Agonist on Longevity in Female Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae)

Aaron T. Haselton and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 684–690, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.684

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VECTOR CONTROL, PEST Management, Resistance, Repellents

Piperitenone Oxide as Toxic, Repellent, and Reproduction Retardant Toward Malarial Vector Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Anophelinae)

Arun K. Tripathi and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 691–698, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.691

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Insecticidal Activity of Plant Essential Oils Against Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae)

Young-Cheol Yang and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 699–704, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.699

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Pathogenicity of Entomopathogenic Fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae to Ixodidae Tick Species Dermacentor variabilis, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, and Ixodes scapularis

Brett H. Kirkland and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 705–711, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.705

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Dinotefuran: A Potential Neonicotinoid Insecticide Against Resistant Mosquitoes

Vincent Corbel and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 712–717, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.712

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Evolution of Resistance Under Insecticide Selection Pressure in Culex pipiens quinquefasciatus (Diptera, Culicidae) from Martinique

Andre Yebakima and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 718–725, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.718

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Laboratory Evaluation of Mosquito Repellents Against Aedes albopictus, Culex nigripalpus, and Ochlerotatus triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Donald R. Barnard and Rui-De Xue

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 726–730, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.726

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Vector-Borne Diseases, Surveillance, Prevention

West Nile Virus Surveillance: A Simple Method for Verifying the Integrity of RNA in Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) Pools

Peter R. Hoffmann and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 731–735, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.731

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Detection and Characterization of Borrelia bissettii in Rodents from the Central California Coast

Larisa K. Vredevoe and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 736–745, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.736

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Endophilic Anopheles Mosquitoes in Guinea Bissau, West Africa, in Relation to Human Housing Conditions

Katinka Pålsson and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 746–752, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.746

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Disease Agents in Amblyomma americanum from Northeastern Georgia

A. S. Varela and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 753–759, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.753

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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Rural Infestation by Triatoma pallidipennis (Hemiptera: Triatominae), a Mexican Vector of Chagas Disease

Kyle S. Enger and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 760–767, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.760

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Life Stage-Related Differences in Density of Questing Ticks and Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Within a Single Cohort of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Rebecca J. Eisen and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 768–773, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.768

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Sand Fly (Lutzomyia vexator) (Diptera: Psychodidae) Populations in Upstate New York: Abundance, Microhabitat, and Phenology

Richard S. Ostfeld and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 774–778, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.774

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Abundance of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) After the Complete Removal of Deer from an Isolated Offshore Island, Endemic for Lyme Disease

Peter W. Rand and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 779–784, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.779

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DIRECT Injury, Myiasis, Forensics

Analysis of the Successional Patterns of Insects on Carrion in Southwest Virginia

Kimberly L. Tabor and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 785–795, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.785

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Short Communication

Landing Preference of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) on Human Skin Among ABO Blood Groups, Secretors or Nonsecretors, and ABH Antigens

Yoshikazu Shirai and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 796–799, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.796

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A Technique for Longitudinally Sampling Individual Adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)

Thomas R. Burkot and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 800–802, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.800

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Use of Human Lice in Forensic Entomology

Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 803–806, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.803

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Relative Abundance of Two Cuticular Hydrocarbons Indicates Whether a Mosquito Is Old Enough to Transmit Malaria Parasites

Brandon Brei and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 807–809, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.807

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Diving Ability of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae

Nobuko Tuno and others

Journal of Medical Entomology, Volume 41, Issue 4, 1 July 2004, Pages 810–812, https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585-41.4.810

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