A5088004317- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Malaria Research and Control
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Ecology and Conservation Studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Vibrio bacteria research studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory
2023-2024
University of Florida
2023-2024
Korea University
2018-2022
Abstract Aedes aegypti Linnaeus and albopictus Skuse are vectors of dengue virus responsible for multiple autochthonous outbreaks in Big Island, Hawai’i. Control Ae. has been achieved In2Care trap trials, which motivated us to investigate this potential control approach the Island. Our trial was performed coastal settlement Miloli’i southwest Island where both found. This starting second week July ending last October 2019 fell within traditional wet season Miloli’i. No significant reduction...
Recurring outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases, like dengue, in the Pacific region represent a major biosecurity risk to neighboring continents through potential introductions disease-causing pathogens. Aedes mosquitoes, highly prevalent this region, are extremely invasive and predominant vectors multiple viruses including causing chikungunya, Zika. Due absence vaccines for most these control remains high priority public health. Currently, international organizations put their efforts into...
In order to elucidate the poorly understood relationships between mosquito larvae and their predatory aquatic insects in urban suburban areas of tropical Southeast Asia, where vector-borne diseases are prevalent, were sampled from 14 habitats residential Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, during rainy season (July November) 2016. Correlations among biological variables, densities major insect groups (i.e., Odonata, Coleoptera, Hemiptera: OCH group) wetlands artificial lentic habitats, density...
Populations of Gymnopleurus mopsus (family Scarabaeidae), a dung beetle that displays dung-rolling behavior (i.e., telecoprid), have recently experienced sharp declines, and many populations are now at high risk local extinction. However, Mongolia, which constitutes major portion the species' distribution, still sustains relatively large population. Here, we used mitochondrial COI sequences to investigate within-population genetic diversity both phylogeographic structures 24 G. across main...
We report the first complete mitogenome (Mt) sequence of Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae). The was extracted from one adult Big Island Hawai'i Island. length Ae. Mt 16,528bp with 78.1% AT content. Its is most similar to koreicus 90.81% identity. This full available for this species and provides important genetic resource studying population genetics dynamics invasive mosquito species.
Despite efforts to minimize the impacts of malaria and reduce number primary vectors, has yet be eliminated in Zambia. Understudied vector species may perpetuate transmission pre-elimination settings. Anopheles squamosus is one most abundantly caught mosquito southern Zambia previously been found with Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites, a causal agent human malaria. This critical transmission, however, there lack genetic information available for An. squamosus. We report first genome data...
Abstract Studying the phenotypic variation of organisms along environmental gradients can provide insight into influences specific factors. Mongolia, which is distributed across three different biomes, an ideal location for studying mechanisms that underlie such over a large range climate. The present study examined in shape and size body ball-rolling dung beetle, Gymnopleurus mopsus (Pallas), Mongolia investigated effects climate on species’ morphology. A total 290 individuals were...
Toxorhynchites mosquitoes have been studied as potential biological mosquito control agents because they consume other larvae. As a top predator, species are also considered keystone predators in phytotelmata. However, limited information is available regarding christophi, which found northeast Asia. The present study investigated whether Tx. christophi could reduce populations and increase diversity by functioning agent respectively. During the study, aquatic insects were collected every...
Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate adaptation coexisting Ephemera orientalis (Ephemeroptera: Ephemeridae) cohorts flood timing. Larvae were collected from Han River (Seoul, Korea) 2012 2014, and their life history assessed by measuring head capsule width comparing emergence period insects in relation with season. Two slow‐growing (S1 S2) one fast‐growing cohort (F) identified. S1 found hatch June or July emerge following summer. Whereas, S2 August September August....
Freshwater benthic macroinvertebrates were investigated from five sampling sites on Jindo Island located in the southwestern end of Korean Peninsula. A total 47 species (average <TEX>$14{\pm}3.16$</TEX> per site, 40 lotic area, and 13 lentic area) belonging to 38 families, 14 orders, 5 classes, 3 phyla sampled. Coleoptera, Diptera, Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera major groups with relatively high richness. Species diversity indices (H') richness (RI) upper streams higher than those lower streams,...