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I study the ecology of arthropod vectors of human diseases, particularly the invasive mosquito Aedes aegypti, the primary worldwide vector of arboviruses such as dengue, Zika and yellow fever. I'm exploring the environmental and human factors that affect this mosquito's abundance and longevity in an effort to understand why arbovirus transmission occurs in some communities and not in others. Mosquito vector control is also an important research area. I am collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maricopa County Environmental Services – Vector Control Division to assess and improve current integrated mosquito management methods.Show Less
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Courses
- IBInsect Biology
- MISMethods in Insect Science
- IDInsect Discovery
- AAgro-ecology
Grants
- Genetic variation & endosymbiont diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus populations
Principal Investigator (PI)
2022
$197.3K
Active - Advancing Vector-borne Disease Surveillance in American Indian Communities
Co-Investigator (COI)
2022
$115.1K
Active - Survey for Detection of the Mediterranean Pine Engraver in Pines in Arizona and New Mexico
Principal Investigator (PI)
2019
$20.0K
Active - Tick-borne Disease Surveillance at the US-Mexico Border
Principal Investigator (PI)
2021
$40.0K
- Virus testing of Aedes aegypti pools for dengue surveillance
Principal Investigator (PI)
2021
$25.0K
- Emergency Preparedness through Integrated Pest Management Education and Tribal Partnerships in Arizona
Co-Investigator (COI)
2020
$100.0K
- Urban Forest Health Mediterranean Pine Engraver Grant Program
Principal Investigator (PI)
2020
$96.5K
- Urban Forest Health - Mediterranean Pine Engraver Monitoring Project
Principal Investigator (PI)
2020
$15.0K
- Genetic Variation and Endosymbiont Diversity of Rhipicephalus Sanguineus Populations across Arizona/Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease Research at the Univer.....
Principal Investigator (PI)
2018
$24.1K
- Impacts of Targeted Larviciding and ULV Adulticiding on the Vectorial Capacity of the Zika Vector, Aedes Aegypti
Principal Investigator (PI)
2017
$1.3M
News
- Bug Off! UA Scientists Study Mosquito Control
2017
- Live Bugs Tell of a Bug's Life at Insect Festival
2014
- Fighting Mosquitoes in Tucson and the Florida Keys
2012
- The Wondrous World of Insects
2012
- UA Team Receives $2.3M to Track Dengue Transmission
2012
- Grants Support Junior Faculty, Community Outreach Projects
2011
- Biosphere 2 Science Saturdays: Science Up Close
2008
- Scientists Urge That Arizona Be Ready For West Nile Virus
2003
Publications (55)
Recent
- Tropical and Temperate Lineages of Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Host Different Strains of Coxiella-like Endosymbionts
2022
- Genetic Variation in s.l. Ticks across Arizona
2022
- Assessing Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Evaluation of Population Age Structure
2022
- Assessing near-infrared spectrophotometry (NIRS) for evaluation of Aedes aegypti population age structure in Arizona
2021
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever in Hermosillo, México
2021
- Predicting Age in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Females to Monitor Changes in Transmission Potential
2020
- Size as a Proxy for Longevity in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoe
2020
- Vertical Transmission of Zika Virus in Aedes aegypti Produces Potentially Infectious Progeny
2020
- Size as a Proxy for Survival in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes.
2020
- Using Citizen Science to Enhance Surveillance of the Mosquito Vector Aedes aegypti in Arizona
2019
- Using Citizen Science to Enhance Surveillance of Aedes aegypti in Arizona, 2015–17
2019
- Size as a Proxy for Longevity in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes
2019
- USING CITIZEN SCIENCE TO ENHANCE SURVEILLANCE OF AEDES AEGYPTI IN ARIZONA, 2015-17.
2019
- Using Citizen Science to Enhance Surveillance of the Mosquito Vector Aedes Aegypti in Arizona, 2015–2017
2019
- Socioeconomic and Human Behavioral Factors Associated With Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Immature Habitat in Tucson, AZ.
2018
- Impact of Zika virus vertical transmission in the mosquito Aedes aegypti
2018
- Vectors living at the ecological edge and the impact on human arbovirus transmission
2018
- IS GOVERNMENT VECTOR CONTROL PERCEIVED AS EFFECTIVE? A BINATIONAL COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO US AND TWO MEXICAN CITIES WITH DISPARATE LEVELS OF TRANSMISSION
2018
- Effective Climate Communication: Using Data on the spread of Infectious Diseases to Improve Community Preparedness
2018
- Vertical transmission of Zika virus from orally infected Aedes aegypti produces infectious adult progeny.
2018
- Socioeconomic and human behavioral factors associated with Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) immature habitat in Tucson, AZ
2017
- Enhanced Aedes spp. surveillance across jurisdictions in Arizona’s border region
2017
- Human disease causing viruses vectored by mosquitoes
2017
- Outdoor spatial spraying against dengue: A false sense of security among inhabitants of Hermosillo, Mexico
2017
- Aedes aegypti population age structure as a measure of vectorial capacity along the Arizona/Sonora border region
2017
- Science outreach to elementary schools: Evaluating impacts of the insect discovery program
2016
- Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Longevity and Differential Emergence of Dengue Fever in Two Cities in Sonora, Mexico
2016
- Enhanced Mosquito Surveillance for Aedes spp. in Santa Cruz County, Arizona
2016
- Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control in Key West, Florida and Tucson, Arizona.
2016
- Mosquito Avoidance Practices and Knowledge of Arboviral Diseases in Cities with Differing Recent History of Disease.
2016
- Outdoor Spatial Spraying Against Dengue: A False Sense of Security Among Inhabitants of Hermosillo, Mexico.
2016
- Enlisting citizen scientists for disease vector surveillance: The great Arizona mosquito hunt
2016
- Mosquitoes: Biology and Integrated Mosquito Management
2016
- Awareness and support of release of genetically modified “sterile” mosquitoes, Key West, Florida, USA
2015
- Mosquito avoidance practices and knowledge of arboviral diseases in cities with differing recent history of disease
2015
- Willingness to Pay for Mosquito Control in Key West, Florida, and Tucson, Arizona
2015
- Differential Emergence of Dengue in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Region: Understanding the Role of Social and Environmental Factors
2014
- Aging field collected Aedes aegypti to determine their capacity for dengue transmission in the southwestern United States
2012
- Human and Environmental Factors Affecting Aedes aegypti distribution in an arid urban environment
2011
- Microclimate and Human Factors in the Divergent Ecology of Aedes aegypti along the Arizona, U.S./Sonora, MX Border
2010
- Insects as elementary school science teaching tools: The Insect Discovery Program
2007
- Contributions of Anopheles larval control to malaria suppression in tropical Africa: Review of achievements and potential
2007
- Human and environmental factors affecting Aedes aegypti distribution in an arid urban region
2005
- BIOLOGICAL CONTROL-PARASITOIDS AND PREDATORS-Biological Control Potential of Apanteles aristoteliae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Populations of Argyrotaenia citrana …
2004
- Biological Control Potential of Apanteles aristoteliae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Populations of Argyrotaenia citrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in California …
2004
- Biological control potential of Apanteles aristoteliae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on populations of Argyrotaenia citrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in California apple orchards
2004
- The Role of Microbial Bt Products in U.S. Crop Protection
2003
- Developing an international consensus on DDT: a balance of environmental protection and disease control
2003
- The role of microbial Bt products in US crop protection
2003
- A review of control methods for African malaria vectors
2002
- Potential for outbreaks of leafrollers (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in California apple orchards using mating disruption for codling moth suppression
2001
- Cost‐comparison of DDT and alternative insecticides for malaria control
2000
- Effects of Lure Dose on Efficacy of Pheromone Traps for Monitoring Argyrotaenia citrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in California Apple Orchards
1999
- Factors influencing the distribution of lindane and other hexachlorocyclohexanes in the environment
1999
- Potential ecological and social barriers to the adoption of pheromone-mediated mating disruption in California apple orchards
1997