Entomology Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Entomology, including details on insects, parasites, diseases.

Volume 6 (2010), Issue 8 (August)

1. A landscape and climate data logistic model of tsetse distribution in Kenya.
   PLoS One, 5(7): e11809. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Interaction of Mycobacterium ulcerans with mosquito species: implications for transmission and trophic relationships.
   Appl Environ Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Bendiocarb, a potential alternative against pyrethroid resistant Anopheles gambiae in Benin, West Africa.
   Malar J, 9: 204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Relevant microclimate for determining the development rate of malaria mosquitoes and possible implications of climate change.
   Malar J, 9: 196. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Repeated bouts of dehydration deplete nutrient reserves and reduce egg production in the mosquito Culex pipiens.
   J Exp Biol, 213: 2763-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Spider mite web mediates anti-predator behaviour.
   Exp Appl Acarol, 52(1): 1-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Leishmania major: in vitro and in vivo anti-leishmanial effect of cantharidin.
   Exp Parasitol, 126(2): 126-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Cloning of Plasmodium falciparum by single-cell sorting.
   Exp Parasitol, 126(2): 198-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Novel ellipsoid spatial analysis for determining malaria risk at the village level.
   Acta Trop, 116(1): 51-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Molecular phylogenetic study of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito from different geographical regions of India using 16S rRNA gene sequences.
    Acta Trop, 116(1): 89-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Chemopreventive effect of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. extract against DMH-induced colon carcinogenesis in experimental animals.
    Exp Toxicol Pathol, 62(4): 423-431. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Chromatin-mediated epigenetic regulation in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
    Eukaryot Cell, 9(8): 1138-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Prediction, assessment of the Rift Valley fever activity in East and Southern Africa 2006-2008 and possible vector control strategies.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 83(2): 43-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Rift Valley fever virus epidemic in Kenya, 2006/2007: the entomologic investigations.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 83(2): 28-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Vector-host interactions in avian nests: do mosquitoes prefer nestlings over adults?
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 83(2): 395-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Community participation and domiciliary occurrence of infected Meccus longipennis in two Mexican villages in Jalisco state.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 83(2): 382-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Development of a multiplexed polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay to identify common members of the Subgenera Culex (Culex) and Culex (Phenacomyia) in Guatemala.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 83(2): 285-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Indoor use of plastic sheeting impregnated with carbamate combined with long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets for the control of pyrethroid-resistant malaria vectors.
    Am J Trop Med Hyg, 83(2): 266-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Entomological survey and report of a knockdown resistance mutation in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae from the Republic of Guinea.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 104(7): 484-489. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Climate change and altitudinal structuring of malaria vectors in south-western Cameroon: their relation to malaria transmission.
    Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 104(7): 453-460. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Inorganic elements in the fat bodies of Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) larvae parasitized by Cotesia flavipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
    Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol, 156(4): 273-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. The abundance of microbial functional genes in grassy woodlands is influenced more by soil nutrient enrichment than by recent weed invasion or livestock exclusion.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 76(16): 5547-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. An air transfer experiment confirms the role of volatile cues in communication between plants.
    Am Nat, 176(3): 381-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Insight into the Sialome of the Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius.
    J Proteome Res, 9(8): 3820-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. The members of bHLH transcription factor superfamily are required for female reproduction in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(10): 1481-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Meeting the challenges of on-host and off-host water balance in blood-feeding arthropods.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(10): 1366-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Ecdysone and the cell cycle: investigations in a mosquito cell line.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(10): 1396-401. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. The function of nuclear receptors in regulation of female reproduction and embryogenesis in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(10): 1471-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Evolutionary divergence of the paralogs Methoprene tolerant (Met) and germ cell expressed (gce) within the genus Drosophila.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(10): 1445-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Bemisia tabaci: A Statement of Species Status.
    Annu Rev Entomol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Energetics of Insect Diapause.
    Annu Rev Entomol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Salivary Gland Hypertrophy Viruses: A Novel Group of Insect Pathogenic Viruses.
    Annu Rev Entomol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. A multilocus approach to assessing co-evolutionary relationships between Steinernema spp. (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) and their bacterial symbionts Xenorhabdus spp. (gamma-Proteobacteria: Enterobacteriaceae).
    Syst Parasitol, 77(1): 1-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Pyrosequencing and characterization of immune response genes from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (L.).
    Insect Mol Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Phylogenetics and population genetics of the louse fly, Lipoptena mazamae, from Arkansas, USA.
    Med Vet Entomol, 24(3): 258-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Adaptive foraging does not always lead to more complex food webs.
    J Theor Biol, 266(2): 211-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Forensic entomology in Kuwait: The first case report.
    Forensic Sci Int. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Resurgence of bedbugs in southern France: a local problem or the tip of the iceberg?
    J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Density-dependent intraguild predation of an aphid parasitoid.
    Oecologia, 164(1): 213-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Molecular and chemical mechanisms involved in aphid resistance in cultivated tomato.
    New Phytol, 187(4): 1089-101. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Reducing Plasmodium falciparum malaria transmission in Africa: a model-based evaluation of intervention strategies.
    PLoS Med, 7(8). [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Synergy in efficacy of fungal entomopathogens and permethrin against West African insecticide-resistant Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes.
    PLoS One, 5(8): e12081. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Phenotypic plasticity of gas exchange pattern and water loss in Scarabaeus spretus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): deconstructing the basis for metabolic rate variation.
    J Exp Biol, 213: 2940-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Circadian rhythm of spontaneous locomotor activity in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius L.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(11): 1516-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Enhancing male sexual success in a lekking fly (Anastrepha suspensa Diptera: Tephritidae) through a juvenile hormone analog has no effect on adult mortality.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(11): 1552-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Diapause induction, maintenance and termination in the rice stem borer Chilo suppressalis (Walker).
    J Insect Physiol, 56(11): 1558-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Feeding and hemolymph trehalose concentration influence sex pheromone production in virgin Heliothis virescens moths.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(11): 1617-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Resource allocation among worker castes of the leaf-cutting ants Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus through trophallaxis.
    J Insect Physiol, 56(11): 1665-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Correction: Activation of Akt signaling reduces the prevalence and intensity of malaria parasite infection and lifespan in Anopheles stephensi mosquitoes.
    PLoS Pathog, 6(8). [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Effects of larval growth condition and water availability on desiccation resistance and its physiological basis in adult Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto.
    Malar J, 9: 225. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Paralogous genes involved in juvenile hormone action in Drosophila melanogaster.
    Genetics, 185(4): 1327-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Mechanisms of suspended animation are revealed by transcript profiling of diapause in the flesh fly.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107(33): 14909-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. kleinii subsp. nov. (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae).
    Curr Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. The transmission efficiency of tomato yellow leaf curl virus by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci is correlated with the presence of a specific symbiotic bacterium species.
    J Virol, 84(18): 9310-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on natural enemies in greenhouse and interiorscape environments.
    Pest Manag Sci. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Shared Strategies for Behavioral Switching: Understanding How Locomotor Patterns are Turned on and Off.
    Front Behav Neurosci, 4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Use of FTA Cards for Direct Sampling of Patients' Lesions in the Ecological Study of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis.
    J Clin Microbiol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Transstadial transmission of Pythium in Bradysia impatiens and lack of adult vectoring capacity.
    Phytopathology. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Role of spatial and temporal refuges in the evolution of pest resistance to toxic crops.
    Acta Biotheor, 58(2): 89-102. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Cuticle thickening associated with pyrethroid resistance in the major malaria vector Anopheles funestus.
    Parasit Vectors, 3: 67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. The impact of larval and adult dietary restriction on lifespan, reproduction and growth in the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
    Exp Gerontol, 45(9): 685-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Morphological characterization of the mouthparts of the vector leafhopper Psammotettix striatus (L.) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae).
    Micron, 41(7): 754-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Mosquito repellents: a review of chemical structure diversity and olfaction.
    Pest Manag Sci, 66(9): 925-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Vitamin C content in plants is modified by insects and influences susceptibility to herbivory.
    Bioessays, 32(9): 777-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Insecticidal activity and chemical composition of the essential oils of Artemisia lavandulaefolia and Artemisia sieversiana from China.
    Chem Biodivers, 7(8): 2040-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Wide-scale application of Bti/Bs biolarvicide in different aquatic habitat types in urban and peri-urban Malindi, Kenya.
    Parasitol Res. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Evaluation of five methods for total DNA extraction from Western corn rootworm beetles.
    PLoS One, 5(8): e11963. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Residual Antimalarial Concentrations before Treatment in Patients with Malaria from Cambodia: Indication of Drug Pressure.
    J Infect Dis. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Comparative analysis of expressed sequence tags from three castes and two life stages of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes.
    BMC Genomics, 11: 463. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Genome mapping and characterization of the Anopheles gambiae heterochromatin.
    BMC Genomics, 11: 459. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Impact of ant control technologies on insecticide runoff and efficacy.
    Pest Manag Sci, 66(9): 980-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Cyt1Aa protein from Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) serovar israelensis is active against the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann).
    Pest Manag Sci, 66(9): 949-55. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Mode of action of methoprene in affecting female reproduction in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae.
    Pest Manag Sci, 66(9): 936-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Arthropods of Medicoveterinary Importance in Zoos.
    Annu Rev Entomol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Artificial triple Wolbachia infection in Aedes albopictus yields a new pattern of unidirectional cytoplasmic incompatibility.
    Appl Environ Microbiol, 76(17): 5887-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Influence of climate on malaria transmission depends on daily temperature variation.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 107(34): 15135-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Multiple genetic divergences and population expansions of a Mediterranean sandfly, Phlebotomus ariasi, in Europe during the Pleistocene glacial cycles.
    Heredity. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Malaria risk in Corsica, former hot spot of malaria in France.
    Malar J, 9: 231. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Intragenomic conflict in populations infected by Parthenogenesis Inducing Wolbachia ends with irreversible loss of sexual reproduction.
    BMC Evol Biol, 10: 229. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Reproductive aging in tephritid fruit flies.
    Ann N Y Acad Sci, 1204: 139-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Myiasis in the neotropical Amphibian Hypsiboas beckeri (Anura: Hylidae) by a new species of Lepidodexia (Diptera: Sarcophagidae).
    J Parasitol, 96(4): 685-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. A DNA extraction procedure that allows mite specimens to be slide mounted: phytoseiid species evaluated as a model.
    Exp Appl Acarol, 52(2): 131-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Development and reproduction of Amblyseius largoensis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) feeding on pollen, Raoiella indica (Acari: Tenuipalpidae), and other microarthropods inhabiting coconuts in Florida, USA.
    Exp Appl Acarol, 52(2): 119-29. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Phenotypic variability in five Aceria spp. (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) inhabiting Cirsium species (Asteraceae) in Serbia.
    Exp Appl Acarol, 52(2): 169-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Divergent actions of the pyrethroid insecticides S-bioallethrin, tefluthrin, and deltamethrin on rat Na(v)1.6 sodium channels.
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 247(3): 229-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Evidence for pre-zygotic reproductive barrier between the B and Q biotypes of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).
    Bull Entomol Res, 100(5): 581-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Molecular differentiation of four Reptalus species (Hemiptera: Cixiidae).
    Bull Entomol Res, 100(5): 551-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. The risk of exotic and native plants as hosts for four pest thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripinae).
    Bull Entomol Res, 100(5): 501-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Characterization of cellulolytic activity from digestive fluids of Dissosteira carolina (Orthoptera: Acrididae).
    Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol, 157(3): 267-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Reconstructing the anatomy of the 42-million-year-old fossil Mengea tertiaria (Insecta, Strepsiptera).
    Naturwissenschaften, 97(9): 855-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Production of thermotolerant entomopathogenic fungal conidia on millet grain.
    J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Effects of heterospecific and conspecific vibrational signal overlap and signal-to-noise ratio on male responsiveness in Nezara viridula (L.).
    J Exp Biol, 213: 3213-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Development of an immunoassay and a sol-gel-based immunoaffinity cleanup method for coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls from soil and sediment samples.
    Anal Chim Acta, 675(2): 138-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Effects of mutations in Aedes aegypti sterol carrier protein-2 on the biological function of the protein.
    Biochemistry, 49(35): 7532-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Comparative proteomics uncovers the signature of natural selection acting on the ejaculate proteomes of two cricket species isolated by postmating, prezygotic phenotypes.
    Mol Biol Evol. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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