This page is information for the mosquito biologists group formed from mosquito control agency personnel in New Jersey. Included are resources that may be useful or used in discussions when the group meets.
Papers
- Crabtree, Savage and Miller (PDF) 1995 Development of a species-diagnostic PCR assay for the Identification of Culex vectors of SLE virus based on interspecies sequence variation in R-DNA spacers. Am. J. Trop Med., 53(1): 105-109.
- Harrington and Poulson (PDF) 2008 Considerations for accurate identification of adult Culex restuans (Diptera: Culicidae) in field studies. Journal of Medical Entomology, 45(1):1-8.
- McMeniman et al (PDF) 2009 Stable introduction of a life-shortening Wolbachia infection into the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Science 323(Jan):141-144.
- Rochlin et al (PDF) 2007 Improved high-throughput method for molecular identification of Culex mosquitoes. JAMCA 23(4): 488-491.
Presentations
- MFIR/MLE (PowerPoint file), Lisa Reed.
- Experimental Design (PowerPoint file), Greg Williams.
- Data Management and Manipulation (PowerPoint file), Lisa Reed
- Blood Feeding History by Ovarian Exam (PDF), Marc Slaff
- Graphing (PowerPoint file), Lisa Reed
- Zika Information (PDF), Scott Crans
- Zika and Aedes Vector(s) in New Jersey (PDF), Scott Crans
- Mosquito Traps (PDF), Scott Crans (AMCA 2016 Webinar)
Resistance Information
- Network! at mosquitoes.ning.com To use this site, email Dr. Jack Petersen at drjack3@hotmail.com so that he can set you up with an account.
- Information about the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee can be found at www.irac-online.org including the manual for "Prevention and Management of Insecticides Resistance in Vectors of Public Health Importance." Also of importance is the mode of action classification system.