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2011

Bartlett-Healy K, Healy S, and Hamilton, GC. 2011 A model to predict evaporation rates in habitats used by container-dwelling mosquitoes. J Med Ent 48(3):7

Bartlett-Healy K, Hamilton G, Healy S, Crepeau T, Unlu I, Farajollahi A, Fonseca D, Gaugler R, Clark GG, Strickman D. 2011 Source reduction behavior as an independent measurement of the impact of a pucli health education campaign in an integrated vector management program for the asian tiger mosquito. Int J Environ Res Public Health 8:1358-1367

Farajollahi, A, Fonseca, D, Kramer, L, Kilpatrick, AM 2011 "Bird biting" mosquitoes and human diseases: A review of the role of Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes in epidemiology. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 11:1577-1585.

Farajollahi, A, Condon, G., Campbell, E and L. McCuiston, 2011 Glass, rubber and nylon: How to make a mouth aspirator on a budget for handling adult mosquitoes. JAMCA 27(4): 444-446.

Gaugler, R, Suman, D., and Yank, Y. 2011 An autodissemination station for the transfer of an insect growth regulator to mosquito oviposition sites. Med and Vet Entomol doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.2011.0097.x.

Kesavaraju B, Khan DF and Gaugler R. 2011 Behavioral differences of invasive container-dwelling mosquitoes to a native predator. J. Med Entomol 48(3): 526-532.

Kesavaraju B, Brey C, Farajollahi A, Evans H, and Gaugler R. 2011 Effects of malathion on larval competition between Aedes albopictus and Aedes atropalpus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med Entomol 48(2): 479-484.

Price D, Gunther DE, and Gaugler R. 2011 First collection records of phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) from New Jersey. J Med Entomol 48(2): 476-478.

Unlu I, Farajollahi A, Healy SP, Crepeau T, Bartlett-Healy K, Willeges E, Strickman D, Clark GG, Gauler R, Fonseca DM. 2011 Area-wide management of Aedes albopictus: choice of study sites based on geospatial charateristics, socioeconomic factors and mosquito populations. Pest Manag. Sci. DOI 10.1002/ps.2140

2010

Clayson PJ, Latham M, Bonds JAS, Healy SP, Crans SC, and Farajollahi A. 2010 A droplet collection device and support system for ultra low-volume adulticide trials. JAMCA 26(2):229-232.

Fonseca DM, Widdel A, Spichiger S-E, Hutchinson M, Kramer LD (2010) Fine-scale spatial and temporal population genetics of a new US mosquito, reveal multiple introductions. Mol Ecol (in press)

Fonseca DM, Harrison B, Faybyshev M, Kramer LD. 2010. Selection on phenotypic traits in the US Culex pipiens complex hybrid swarm. Genes (in press)

Kesavaraju, B, A Afify, B Alto & R Gaugler. 2010. Malathion influences competition between Aedes albopictus and Aedes japonicus. J Med Entomol 47(6): 1011-1018.

Nelder, M, B Kesavaraju, A Farajollahi, S Healy, I Unlu, T Crepeau, D Fonseca & R Gaugler. 2010. Suppressing Aedes albopictus, an emerging vector of dengue and chikungunya viruses, by a novel combination of a monomolecular film and insect-growth regulator. Amer J Trop Med & Hyg 82:831-7.

2009

Adhikari, B, C Lin, X Bai, T Ciche, P Grewal, A Dillman, J Chaston, D Shapiro, A Bilgrami, R Gaugler, P Sternberg & B Adams. 2009. Transcriptional profiling of trait deterioration in the insect pathogenic nematode Heterorhabditis bacteriophora. BMC Genomics 10:609  doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-609.

Bai, X, B Adams, T Ciche, S Clifton, R Gaugler, S Hogenhout, J Spieth, P Sternberg & P Grewal. 2009. Transcriptomic analysis of the entomopathogenic nematode, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora TT01. BMC Genomics 10:205  doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-205.

Bartlett-Healy, K, W Crans & R Gaugler. 2009. Vertebrate hosts and phylogenetic relationships of amphibian trypanosomes from a potential invertebrate vector, Culex territans. J Parasitol 95:381-7.

Bataille A, Cunningham AA, Cedeño V, Cruz M, Eastwood G, Fonseca DM, Causton CE, Azuero R, Loayza J, Cruz Martinez JD, and Goodman SJ. 2009. Evidence for regular on-going introductions of mosquito disease vectors into the Galápagos Islands. Proc Roy Soc Lond, Ser B. 276:3769-75.

Brey, C, M Nelder, T Hailemariam, R Gaugler & S Hashmi. 2009. Krüppel-like family of transcription factors: an emerging new frontier in fat biology. Intern J Biol Sci 5:622-36.

Cameron E, RC Wilkerson, M Mogi, Toma T, Myiagi I, Kim H-C, Fonseca DM.  2010. Molecular phylogenetics of Aedes japonicus, a disease vector that recently invaded Western Europe, North America, and the Hawaiian Islands. J Med Entomol (in press).

Condon GC, Clayson PJ, Williges E, and Farajollahi A. 2009. A Simplified Tripod Support for Use with Carbon-Dioxide Baited Vector Surveillance Traps. J. American Mosquito Control Association. 25(2): 221-223

Condon GC, Healy SP, and Farajollahi A. 2009. Sentinel Chicken Coop Modification for Canopy-Level Arbovirus Disease Surveillance. J. American Mosquito Control Association 25(3): 390-393

Ary Farajollahi, Banugopan Kesavaraju, Mark P. Nelder, Scott C. Crans and Randy Gaugler. 2009. A Unique Larval Collection and Survival of Orthopodomyia signifera In the Presence of the Predator Toxorhynchites rutilus septentrionalis 2009. J. American Mosquito Control Association 25(3): 370-373

Ary Farajollahi, Banugopan Kesavaraju, Dana C. Price, Gregory M. Wiliams, Sean P. Healy, Randy Gaugler and Mark P. Nelder. 2009. Field Efficacy of BG-Sentinel and Industry Standard Traps for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) and West Nile Virus Surveillance. J. Med. Entomol. 46(4): 919-925

Ary Farajollahi and Mark P. Nelder. 2009. Changes in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Populations in New Jersey and Implications for Arbovirus Transmission. J. Med. Entomol. 46(5): 1220-1224

Fonseca DM, Smith JL, Kim H-C, Mogi M. 2009. Population genetics of the mosquito Culex pipiens pallens reveals sex-linked asymmetric introgression by Culex quinquefasciatus Infection. Genet Evol 9:1197-203.

Andrew D. Haddow, John K. Moulton, Reid R. Gerhardt, Linda J. McCuiston, and Carl J. Jones. 2009. Description of the Egg of Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) Using Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy. J. Med. Entomol. 46(1): 9-14.

Kesavaraju, B, A Afify & R Gaugler. 2009. Growth and survival of the invasive Aedes albopictus larvae on Diospyrus virginiana (American persimmon) leaves. J Med Entomol 46(3):465-470

Koppenhöfer, H & R Gaugler. 2009. Entomopathogenic nematode and bacteria mutualism.  In “Defensive Mutualism in Microbial Symbiosis” (J White & M Torres, Eds), pp. 99-116. Taylor & Francis.

Li, X, R Cowles, E Cowles, R Gaugler & D Cox-Foster. 2009. Characterization of immunosuppressive surface coat proteins from Steinernema glaseri that selectively kill blood cells in susceptible hosts. Mol Biochem Parasitol 165:162-9.

Molaei, G, A. Farajollahi, P.M Armstrong, J. Oliver, J.J. Howard, T.G. Andreadis . 2009. Identification of bloodmeals in Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Anopheles punctipennis from eastern equine encephalitis virus foci in northeastern U.S.A. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 23: 350-356.

Moleai, G, Farajollahi A, Scott JJ, Gaugler R and Andreadis T. 2009. Human Bloodfeeding by the Recently Introduced Mosquito, Aedes japonicus japonicus, and Public Health Implications. J. American Mosquito Control Association. 25(2): 210-214

Reed, Lisa M, Michael A. Johansson, Nicholas Panella, Robert McLean, Terry Creekmore, Rose Puelle and Nicholas Komar 2009 Declining mortality in American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) following natural West Nile virus infection. Avian Diseases 53:458-461.   

Williges, E, A Farajollahi, M Nelder & R Gaugler. 2009. Comparative field analysis of rapid analyte measurement platform and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays for West Nile virus surveillance. J Vect Ecol 34:324-8.

Zhang, J, C Huang, C Brey, M Rodriguez, Y Oksov, R Gaugler & S Hashmi. 2009. Mutation in Caenorhabditis elegans Krüppel-like factor, KLF-3 results in fat accumulation and alters fatty acid composition. Exper Cell Res 315:2568-80.

 

2008

Bartlett-Healy, K, Crans, W, and Gaugler, R. 2008 Temporal and Spatual Synchrony of Culex territans (Diptera: Culicidae) with their amphibian hosts. J. Med Entomol. 45(6): 1031-1038

Bartlett-Healy, Crans, W, and Gaugler, R. 2008 Phonotaxis to amphibian volcalizations in Culex territans (Diptera: Culicidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 101(1): 95-103

Kesavaraju B, Damal K and Juliano SA. 2008. Do natural container habitats impede invader dominance? Predator-mediated coexistence of invasive and native container-dwelling mosquitoes. Oecologia. 155: 631-639.

F. Mahmood 2008. Morphological Variants of Aedes sollicitans from New Jersey. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 24(2):211-213

Terry L. Schulze, Robert A. Jordan, Christopher J. Schulz and Sean P. Healy. 2008. Suppression of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Following Annual Habitat-Targeted Acaricide Applications Against Fall Populations of Adults. J. American Mosquito Control Association. 24(4): 566-570.

L. Schulze, Robert A. Jordan, Marc C. Dolan, Gabrielle Dietrich, Sean P. Healy, and Joseph Piesman. 2008. Ability of 4-Poster Passive Topical Treatment Devices for Deer to Sustain Low Population Levels of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) After Integrated Tick Management in a Residential Landscape. J. Med. Entomol. 45(5): 899-904. Nelder, M. and Gaugler, R. NJAES Fact Sheet: New Jersey Black Flies

Williges E, Farajollahi A, Scott JJ, McCuiston LJ, Crans WJ, Gaugler R. 2008. Laboratory Colonization of Aedes japonicus japonicus. J. American Mosquito Control Association. 24: 591-593

2007

K. Bartlett-Healy, W.J Crans, and R. Gaugler 2007. Phonotaxis to Amphibian Vocalizations in Culex territans (Diptera: Culicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101(1): 95-103

Kilpatrick AM, Kramer LD, Jones MJ, Marra PP, Daszak P, and Fonseca DM. 2007. Genetic influences on mosquito feeding behavior and the emergence of zoonotic pathogens. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 77(4):667-671

Shamseldean, M.M., E.G. Platzer, and R. Gaugler. 2007. Role of the surface coat of Romanomermis culicivorax in immune evasion. Nematology. 9: 17-24.

2006

Rupp, H., P.J. Bosak, and L.M. Reed. 2006. Of Breeding. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 22: 563-564.

Shamseldean, M.M., E.G. Platzer, and R. Gaugler. 2006. Ultrastructure of the immune responses of Anopheles quadrimaculatus to Romanomermis culicivorax (Nematoda: Mermithidae) infection. Nematropica. 36: 243-249.

Schulze, T.L., R.A. Jordan, S.P. Healy, V.E. Roegner, M. Meddis, M.B. Jahn, and D.L. Guthrie. 2006. Relative abundance and prevalence of selected Borrelia infections in Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) from publicly owned lands in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Journal of Medical Entomology. 43: 1269-1275.

2005

Farajollahi, A., W.J. Crans, P. Bryant, B. Wolf, K.L. Burkhalter, M.S. Godsey, S.E. Aspen, and R.S. Nasci. 2005. Detection of West Nile viral RNA from an overwintering pool of Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in New Jersey, 2003. Journal of Medical Entomology. 42: 490-494.

Farajollahi, A., W.J. Crans, D. Nickerson, P. Bryant, B. Wolf, A. Glaser, and T.G. Andreadis. 2005. Detection of West Nile virus RNA from the louse fly Icosta americana (Diptera: Hippoboscidae). Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 21: 474-476.

Widdel, A.K., L.J. McCuiston, W.J. Crans, L.D. Kramer, and D.M. Fonseca. 2005. Finding needles in the haystack: single copy microsatellite loci for Aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 73: 744-748.

2004

Apperson, C.S., H.K. Hassan, B.A. Harrison, H.M. Savage, S.E. Aspen, A. Farajollahi, W. Crans, T.J. Daniels, R.C. Falco, M. Benedict, M. Anderson, L. McMillen, and T.R. Unnasch. 2004. Host feeding patterns of established and potential mosquito vectors of West Nile virus in the eastern United States. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4: 71-82.

Crans, W.J. 2004. A classification system for mosquito life cycles: life cycle types for mosquitoes of the northeastern United States. Journal of Vector Ecology. 29: 1-10.

Farajollahi, A., R. Gates, W. Crans, and N. Komar. 2004. Serologic evidence of West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus infections in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from New Jersey, 2001. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 4: 379-383.

2003

Farajollahi, A., N.A. Panella, P. Carr, W. Crans, K. Burguess, and N. Komar. 2003. Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infection in black bears (Ursus americanus) from New Jersey. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 39: 894-896.

Jozan, M., Evans, R., McLean, R., Hall, R., Tangredi, B., Reed, L., Scott, J. 2003 Detection of West Nile Virus Infection in Birds by Blocking ELISA and Immunohistochemistry. Vector-borne and Zoonotic Disease, 3(3): 99 - 110.

Scott, J.J., and W.J. Crans. 2003. Expanded polystyrene (EPS) floats for surveillance of Ochlerotatus japonicus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 19: 376-381.

2002

Bosak, P.J., and W.J. Crans. 2002. The structure and function of the larval siphon and spiracular apparatus of Coquillettidia perturbans. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 18: 280-283.

2001

Bosak, P.J., L.M. Reed, and W.J. Crans. 2001. Habitat preference of host-seeking Coquillettidia perturbans (Walker) in relations to birds and eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in New Jersey. Journal of Vector Ecology. 26: 103-109.

Fonseca, D.M., S. Campbell, W.J. Crans, M. Mogi, I, Miyagi, T. Toma, M. Bullians, T.G. Andreadis, R.L. Berry, B. Pagac, M.R. Sardellis, and R.C. Wilkerson. 2001. Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae), a newly recognized mosquito in the United States: analyses of genetic variation in the United States and putative source populations. Journal of Medical Entomology. 38: 135-146.

Scott, J.J., F.L. Carle, and W.J. Crans. 2001. Ochlerotatus japonicus collected from natural rockpools in New Jersey. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 17: 91-92.

Scott, J.J., S.C. Crans, and W.J. Crans. 2001. Use of an infusion-baited gravid trap to collect adult Ochlerotatus japonicus. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 17: 142-143.

1999

Crans, W.J., and L.J. McCuiston. 1999. An updated checklist of the mosquitoes of New Jersey. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 15: 115-116.

Mahmood, F., and W.J. Crans. 1999. Life history characteristics of Wyeomyia smithii from New Jersey. Journal of Vector Ecology. 24: 70-77.

Peyton, E.L., S.R. Campbell, T.M. Candeletti, M. Romanowski, and W.J. Crans. 1999. Aedes (Finlaya) japonicus japonicus (Theobald), a new introduction into the United States. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 15: 238-241.

1998

Crans, W.J., and S.C. Crans. 1998. Aedes thibaulti in northern New Jersey. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 14: 348-350.

Farida Mahmood and Wayne J. Crans. 1998. Ovarian Development and Parity Determination in Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 35(6): 980-988.

Mahmood, F., and W.J. Crans. 1998. Effect of temperature on the development of Culiseta melanura (Diptera: Culicidae) and its impact on the amplification of eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in birds. Journal of Medical Entomology. 35: 1007-1012.

Mahmood, F. 1998. Laboratory bioassay to compare susceptibilities of Aedes aegypti and Anopheles albimanus to Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis as affected by their feeding rates. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 14: 69-71.

1997

Mahmood, F., and W.J. Crans. 1997. A thermal heat summation model to predict the duration of the gonotrophic cycle of Culiseta melanura in nature. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 13: 92-94.

Mahmood, F., and W.J. Crans. 1997. Observations on multiple bloodfeeding in field-collected Culiseta melanura. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 13: 156-157.

1996

Crans, W.J., D.A. Sprenger, and F. Mahmood. 1996. The blood-feeding habits of Aedes sollicitans (Walker) in relation to eastern equine encephalitis virus in coastal areas of New Jersey. II. Results of experiments with caged mosquitoes and the effects of temperature and physiological age on host selection. Journal of Vector Ecology. 21: 1-5.

Crans, W.J., and D.A. Sprenger. 1996. The blood-feeding habits of Aedes sollicitans (Walker) in relation to eastern equine encephalitis virus in coastal areas of New Jersey. III. Habitat preference, vertical distribution, and diel periodicity of host-seeking adults. Journal of Vector Ecology. 21: 6-13.

Crans, W.J., M.S. Chomsky, D. Guthrie, and A. Acquaviva. 1996. First record of Aedes albopictus from New Jersey. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 12: 307-309.

1995

McLean, R.G., W.J. Crans, D.F. Caccamise, J. McNelly, L.J. Kirk, C.J. Mitchell, and C.H. Calisher. 1995. Experimental infection of wading birds with eastern equine encephalitis virus. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 31: 502-508.

1994

Crans, W.J., D.F. Caccamise, and J.R. McNelly. 1994. Eastern equine encephalomyelitis virus in relation to the avian community of a coastal cedar swamp. Journal of Medical Entomology. 31: 711-728.

1993

Crans, W.J., and L.J. McCuiston. 1993. New Jersey's approach to encephalitis prevention. Bulletin of the Society for Vector Ecology. 18: 45-48.

McMahon, M.J., and R. Gaugler. 1993. Effect of salt marsh drainage on the distribution of Tabanus nigrovittatus (Diptera: Tabanidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 30: 474-476.

Mitchell, C.J., R.G. McLean, R.S. Nasci, W.J. Crans, G.C. Smith, and D.F. Caccamise. 1993. Susceptibility parameters of Aedes albopictus to per oral infection with eastern equine encephalitis virus. Journal of Medical Entomology. 30: 233-235.

1990

Crans, W.J., L.J. McCuiston, and D.A. Sprenger. 1990. The blood-feeding habits of Aedes sollicitans (Walker) in relation to eastern equine encephalitis virus in coastal areas of New Jersey. I. Host selection in nature determined by precipitin tests on wild-caught specimens. Bulletin Society of Vector Ecology. 15: 144-148.

Lorenz, L.H., T.W. Scott, R.A. Anderson, J.D. Edman, W.J. Crans, and S.D. Costa. 1990. The relationship between size and parity status of field collected Culiseta melanura. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 6: 433-440.

1989

Schutz, S.J., and R. Gaugler. 1989. Honeydew-feeding behavior of salt marsh horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 26: 471-473.

1986

Crans, W.J. 1986. Failure of chickens to act as sentinels during an epizootic of eastern equine encephalitis in southern New Jersey, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology. 23: 626-629.

Crans, W.J., J. Mcnelly, T.L. Schulze, and A. Main. 1986. Isolation of eastern equine encephalitis virus from Aedes sollicitans during an epizootic in southern New Jersey. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 2: 68-72.

Main, A.J., and W.J. Crans. 1986. Cache Valley virus from Aedes sollicitans in New Jersey. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 1: 95-96.

Walker, E.D., and W.J. Crans. 1986. A simple method for sampling Coquillettidia perturbans larvae. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 2: 239-240.

1985

Clark, G.C., W.J. Crans, and C.L. Crabbs. 1985. Absence of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in immature Coquillettidia perturbans associated with equine cases of EEE. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 1:540-542.

1984

Gaugler, R., S. Wraight, and D. Molloy. 1984. Bionomics of a mermithid parasitizing snow-pool Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 62: 670-674.

1983

Gaugler, R., B. Kaplan, C. Alvarado, J. Montoya, and M. Ortega. 1983. Assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis serotype 14 and Steinernema feltiae (Nematodoa: Steinernematidae) for control of the Simulium vectors of Onchocerciasis in Mexico. Entomophaga. 28: 309-315.


McNelly, J., and W.J. Crans. 1983. Psorophora howardii, an addition to the checklist of New Jersey mosquitoes. Mosquito News. 43: 237-239.


Slaff, M., W.J. Crans, and L.J. McCuiston. 1983. A comparison of three mosquito sampling techniques in Northwestern New Jersey. Mosquito News. 43: 287-290.

1982

Slaff, M., and W.J. Crans. 1982. Impounded water as a major producer of Culex salinarius (Diptera: Culicidae) in coastal areas of New Jersey, USA. Journal of Medical Entomology. 19: 185-190.

Crans, W. J. 1982 The use of sentinel chickens for St. Louis encephalitis surveillance in New Jersey. NJMCA Proceedings 69: 39-41.

1981

Slaff, M., and W.J. Crans. 1981. The host seeking activity of Culex salinarius. Mosquito News. 41: 443-447.

Slaff, M., and W.J. Crans. 1981. The activity and physiological status of pre- and posthibernating Culex salinarius (Diptera: Culicidae) populations. Journal of Medical Entomology. 18: 65-68.

1980

Gaugler, R., and D. Molloy. 1980. Feeding inhibition in black fly larvae (Diptera: Simuliidae) and its effects on the pathogenecity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis. Environmental Entomology. 9: 704-708.

Gaugler, R., D. Molloy, T. Haskins, and G. Rider. 1980. A bioassay system for the evaluation of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) control agents under simulated stream conditions. Canadian Entomologist. 112: 1271-1276.

Molloy, D., R. Gaugler, and H. Jamnback. 1980. The pathogenecity of Neoaplectana carpocapsae to black fly larvae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 36: 302-306.

1979

Crans, W.J., F. Lesser, and T. Candeletti. 1979. Recent distribution records of Culex tarsalis in New Jersey. Mosquito News. 39: 244-247.

Feldlaufer, M.F., and W.J. Crans. 1979. The relative attractiveness of carbon dioxide to parous and nulliparous mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology. 15: 140-142.

1977

Crans, W.J. 1977. The status of Aedes sollicitans as an epidemic vector of eastern equine encephalitis in New Jersey. Mosquito News. 37: 85-89.

Downing, J.D., and W.J. Crans. 1977. The Ehrenberg pigeon trap as a sampler of Culex mosquitoes for St. Louis encephalitis surveillance. Mosquito News. 37: 48-53.

Ebsary, B.A., and W.J. Crans. 1977. The physiological age structure of an Aedes sollicitans population in New Jersey. Mosquito News. 37: 647-653.

Ebsary, B.A., and W.J. Crans. 1977. The biting activity of Aedes sollicitans in New Jersey. Mosquito News. 37: 721-724.

Slaff, M.E., and W.J. Crans. 1977. Parous rates of overwintering Culex pipiens pipiens in New Jersey. Mosquito News. 37: 9-14.

1976

Crans, W. J., Downing, J. D. and M. E. Slaff. 1976. Behavioral changes in the salt marsh mosquito Aedes sollicitans, as a result of increased physiological age. Mosquito News. 36(4): 437-445.

Crans, W. J.  1976  The use of parous landing rates as a surveillance technique to monito mosquito populations. NJMCA Proceedings 137-143.

1975

Benach, J.L., and W.J. Crans. 1975. Differential susceptibility of Culex territans and Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Foleyella flexicauda (Nematoda: Filarioidea). Journal of Medical Entomology. 12: 209-213.

1973

Benach, J.L., and W.J. Crans. 1973. Larval development and transmission of Foleyella flexicauda Schacher and Crans, 1973 (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Culex territans. Journal of Parasitology. 59: 797-800.

Crans, W.J. 1973. Experimental infection of Anopheles gambiae and Culex pipiens fatigans with Wuchereria bancrofti in coastal East Africa. Journal of Medical Entomology. 10: 189-193.

1971

Crans, W.J. 1971. Mass separation of infective stage filaria larvae from suspected mosquito vectors, preliminary results of tests conducted in coastal Tanzania. World Health Organization. 71.96: 1-18.

1970

Crans, W.J. 1970. The blood feeding habits of Culex territans Walker. Mosquito News. 30: 445-447.

Crans, W.J., and L.G. McCuiston. 1970. A checklist of the blackflies of New Jersey (Diptera: Simuliidae). Mosquito News. 30: 654-655.

Crans, W.J. 1970. The occurrence of Aedes flavescens (Muller), Psorophora cyanescens (Coquillett) and Culex erraticus (Dyar and Knab) in New Jersey. Mosquito News. 30: 655.

1969

Crans, W.J. 1969. An agar gel diffusion method for the identification of mosquito blood-meals. Mosquito News. 29: 563-566.

1968

Crans, W.J., and L.J. Gander. 1968. Notes on the occurrence of abnormal scale patterns in adult female Aedes vexans (Meigen). Mosquito News. 28: 235-236.

Crans, W.J. 1968. Aedes atlanticus Dyar and Knab, feeding on turtles. Mosquito News. 28: 239.

Crans, W.J., and E.G. Rockel. 1968. The mosquitoes attracted to turtles. Mosquito News. 28: 332-337.

1967

Crans, W.J. 1967. Anopheles earlei Vargas, an addition to the checklist of New Jersey mosquitoes. Mosquito News.