Publications

  1. Briggs, C., D. Casey, A.G. Deakins, J.G. Powell, K. Loftin, and E.G. McDermott. 2024. Natural Panola Mountain Ehrlichia infections in cattle in a longitudinal study of Angus beef calves. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15: 102408.

  2. Briggs, C., B.E. Lawson, and E.G. McDermott. 2024. Comparison of yeast microencapsulated fluralaner to commercially available mosquito larval control products, 2023. Arthropod Management Tests. 49: tsae105.

  3. Lawson, B.E., and E.G. McDermott. 2024. Successful yeast microencapsulation of fluralaner and its potential as a larvicide for vector control. Acta Tropica. 259: 107358.

  4. Steele, C. H., and E. G. McDermott. 2024. From forests to fields: investigating Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) abundance and diversity in cattle pastures and adjacent woodlands. Journal of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 61: 473-480.

  5. Briggs, C., E. Smith, J. Vansandt, B. Carr, K. Loftin, and E. G. McDermott. 2023. Prevalence of Ehrlichia and Anaplasma spp. in ticks collected from cattle and deer in Arkansas, USA. Journal of Parasitology. 109: 530-536.

  6. Carpenter, M., A. Benavides Obon, J. Kopanke, J. Lee, K. Reed, T. Sherman, C. Rodgers, M. Stenglein, E. McDermott, and C. Mayo. 2023. In situ hybridization (RNAscope) detection of bluetongue virus serotypes 10 and 17 in experimentally co-infected Culicoides sonorensis. Pathogens. 12: 1207.

  7. Lawson, B. E., and E. G. McDermott. 2023. Topical, contact, and oral susceptibility of adult Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to fluralaner. Parasites & Vectors. 16: 281.

  8. Briggs, C., and E. G. McDermott. 2023. Co-occurrence of Culicoides guttipennis (Coquillett) with tree hole mosquito species, including Aedes albopictus Skuse, in container habitats in northwest Arkansas, USA. Journal of Vector Ecology. 48: 7-11.

  9. McGregor, B. L., P. T. Shults, and E. G. McDermott. 2022. A review of the vector status of North American Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, and other arboviruses of concern. Current Tropical Medicine Reports. 9: 130-139.

  10. Tucker, K. R., C. H. Steele, and E. G. McDermott. 2022. Aedes aegypti (L.) and Anopheles stephensi Liston (Diptera: Culicidae) susceptibility and response to different experimental formulations of a sodium ascorbate toxic sugar bait. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59: 1710-1720.

  11. Kopanke, J., M. Carpenter, J. Lee, K. Reed, C. Rodgers, M. Burton, K. Lovett, J. Westrich, E. McNulty, E. McDermott, C. Barbera, S. Cavany, J. Rohr, A. Perkins, C. Mathiason, M. Stenglein, and C. Mayo. 2022. Bluetongue research at a crossroads: modern genomics tools can pave the way to new insights. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 10: 303-24.

  12. Steele, C. H., and E. G. McDermott. 2022. Male and female mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) attraction to sound and its relevance to potential applications in vector surveillance. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 115: 113-126.

  13. Ngape, D., C. H. Steele, and E. G. McDermott. 2021. A comparison of BG Sentinel and CDC trap attractants for mosquito surveillance in urban and suburban of Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties, Maryland, U.S.A. Journal of Vector Ecology. 46: 186-199.

  14. McDermott, E. G., and T. J. Lysyk. 2020. Sampling considerations for adult and immature Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Insect Science. 20: 1-11.

  15. Mayo, C.E., E. G. McDermott, J. Kopanke, M. Stenglein, J. Lee, C. Mathiason, M. Carpenter, K. Reed, and T. A. Perkins. 2020. Ecological dynamics impacting bluetongue virus transmission in North America. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 7: doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00186.

  16. McDermott, E. G., B. A. Mullens, C. E. Mayo, E. B. Roark, C. R. Maupin, A. C. Gerry, and G. L. Hamer. 2019. Laboratory evaluation of stable isotope labeling of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopoginidae) for adult dispersal studies. Parasites & Vectors. 12: doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3671-9.

  17. McDermott, E. G., E. K. Morris, and L. S. Garver. 2019. Sodium ascorbate as a potential toxicant in attractive toxic sugar baits for control of adult mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 56: 1359-1367.

  18. McDermott, E. G., and B. A. Mullens. 2018. The dark side of light traps. Journal of Medical Entomology. 55: 251-261.

  19. Wong, N. D.*, E. G. McDermott, A. C. Murillo, and B. A. Mullens. 2018. Field distribution and density of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) eggs in dairy wastewater habitats. Journal of Medical Entomology. 55: 382-391.

  20. McDermott, E. G., C. E. Mayo, and B. A. Mullens. 2017. Low temperature tolerance of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) eggs, larvae, and pupae from temperate and subtropical climates. Journal of Medical Entomology. 54: 264-274.

  21. McDermott, E. G., C. E. Mayo, A. C. Gerry, and B. A. Mullens. 2016. Trap placement and attractant choice affect capture and create sex and parity biases in collections of the biting midge, Culicoides sonorensis. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 30: 293-300.

  22. McDermott, E. G., C. E. Mayo, A. C. Gerry, D. Laudier, N. J. MacLachlan, and B. A. Mullens. 2015. Bluetongue virus infection creates light averse Culicoides vectors and serious errors in transmission risk estimates. Parasites & Vectors. 8: doi: 10.1186/s13071-015-1062-4.

  23. Mullens, B. A., E. G. McDermott, and A. C. Gerry. 2015. Progress and knowledge gaps in Culicoides ecology and control. Veterinaria Italiana. 51: 313-323.

  24. Osborne, C. J.*, C. E. Mayo, B. A. Mullens, E. G. McDermott, A. C. Gerry, W. K. Reisen, and N. J. MacLachlan. 2015. Lack of evidence for laboratory and natural vertical transmission of bluetongue virus in Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. 52: 274-277.

  25. McDermott, E. G., and B. A. Mullens. 2014. Desiccation tolerance in the eggs of the primary North American bluetongue virus vector, Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), and implications for vector persistence. Journal of Medical Entomology. 51: 1151-1158.

*Undergraduate student