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Vertical transmission of Rickettsia felis in the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis Bouché).

Use of the polymerase chain reaction to investigate the dynamics of pyrethroid resistance in Haematobia irritans irritans (Diptera: Muscidae).

Studies on the growth of Bartonella henselae in the cat flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae).

Development of treated targets for controlling stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae).

Seasonal and geographical distribution of adult Ixodes scapularis say (Acari: Ixodidae) in Louisiana.

Rickettsia felis from cat fleas: isolation and culture in a tick-derived cell line.

Detection of West Nile virus RNA in pools of three species of ceratopogonids (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) collected in Louisiana.

Comparative microbiota of Rickettsia felis-uninfected and -infected colonized cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis.

Comparison of the efficiency of biological transmission of Anaplasma marginale (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) by Dermacentor andersoni Stiles (Acari: Ixodidae) with mechanical transmission by the horse fly, Tabanus fuscicostatus Hine (Diptera: Muscidae).

Identification of Rickettsia felis in the salivary glands of cat fleas.

West Nile virus detection in mosquitoes in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, from November 2002 to October 2004.

Acetylcholinesterase mutation in diazinon-resistant Haematobia irritans (L.) (Diptera: Muscidae).

Evaluation of different insecticides and fabric types for development of treated targets for stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) control.

Prevalence and infection load dynamics of Rickettsia felis in actively feeding cat fleas.

Development of a mathematical model for mechanical transmission of trypanosomes and other pathogens of cattle transmitted by tabanids.

Microarray analysis of female- and larval-specific gene expression in the horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae).

Evaluation of surveillance methods for detection of West Nile virus activity in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 2004-2006.

Host feeding patterns of Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

Evidence of vertical transmission of West Nile virus in field-collected mosquitoes.

Detection of West Nile virus RNA in mosquitoes and identification of mosquito blood meals collected at alligator farms in Louisiana.

Development of microsatellites for genetic analyses and population assignment of the cat flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae).

Acquisition of Rickettsia felis by cat fleas during feeding.

Isolation of a rickettsial pathogen from a non-hematophagous arthropod.

Horizontal transmission of Rickettsia felis between cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis.