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Biology and control measures for Aedes albopictus (Skuse), the Asian tiger mosquito, in northeastern USA
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Biology and control measures for Aedes albopictus (Skuse), the Asian tiger mosquito, in northeastern USA
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Faraji
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Ary
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1974-
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Ary Faraji
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Fonseca
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Hamilton
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George
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George Hamilton
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Strickman
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Dan
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Dan Strickman
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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2014
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2014-10
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2014
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Aedes albopictus is an invasive species with expanding geographic range and involvement in mosquito-borne diseases. Host selection patterns by invasive mosquitoes are important because they increase endemic disease transmission and drive outbreaks of exotic pathogens. Aedes albopictus has been characterized as an opportunistic feeder but limited information is available on their feeding patterns in temperate regions. Because of the increasing expansion and abundance of Ae. albopictus and the escalating diagnoses of exotic pathogens in travelers returning from endemic areas, I investigated the host feeding patterns of this species in newly invaded areas to elucidate its role in disease ecology and assess the public health threat of an exotic arbovirus outbreak. In Chapter 1, I report the blood meal results from Ae. albopictus in New Jersey. I found that Ae. albopictus fed exclusively on mammalian hosts with over 90% of their blood meals derived from humans (58%) and domesticated pets (23% cats, 15% dogs). No avian-derived blood meals were detected. The high mammalian affinity of Ae. albopictus suggests that this species will be an efficient vector of mammal- and human-driven zoonoses like dengue and chikungunya viruses but may have limited exposure to endemic avian zoonoses like West Nile virus. In Chapters 2 and 3, I investigated the penetration, characteristics, and efficacy of a nighttime adulticide application against diurnal populations of Ae. albopictus. Adult control of Ae. albopictus is difficult because the species occurs primarily within cryptic habitats of residential backyards where obstacles such as buildings can disrupt spray plumes and penetration. I collected aerosol droplets consistently from all habitats, with no significant differences detected between locations within the same application rate. Mid label rates displayed similar droplet density values as max label rates in urban areas. Dual applications at mid label rate spaced one or two days apart accomplished significantly higher reduction (85%) than single full rate applications (73%). Our results demonstrate that nighttime adulticiding is effective in reducing Ae. albopictus abundance and highlight its potential use as part of integrated mosquito management programs and during disease epidemics when reducing human illness is of paramount importance.
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Entomology
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (ix, 116 p. : ill.)
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Ph.D.
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Includes bibliographical references
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Mosquitoes--Control--New Jersey
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Aedes albopictus
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Insecticides
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by Ary Faraji
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doi:10.7282/T3B856KZ
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ETD doctoral
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Faraji
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Ary
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2014-06-25 01:25:43
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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