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List of works by James John Becnel

A high-throughput screening method to identify potential pesticides for mosquito control

scientific article published on March 2009

A newly discovered baculovirus induces reflex bleeding in the butterfly Heliconius himera (Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae).

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A nucleopolyhedrovirus from Uranotaenia sapphirina (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published in July 2004

A survey of bacterial, fungal and plant metabolites against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae), the vector of yellow and dengue fevers and Zika virus

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Amblyospora salinaria n. sp. (Microsporidia: amblyosporidae), parasite of Culex salinarius (Diptera: culicidae): its life cycle stages in an intermediate host.

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Amblyospora trinus N. sp. (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) in the Australian mosquito Culex halifaxi (Diptera: Culicidae).

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Analysis of the ribosomal DNA sequences of the microsporidia Thelohania and Vairimorpha of fire ants

scientific article published on September 1998

Bacterial entomopathogens from the Drosophila paulistorum semispecies complex

scientific article published on March 1995

Biological activity of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) phytoalexins and selected natural and synthetic Stilbenoids.

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Biological and molecular studies of a cypovirus from the black fly Simulium ubiquitum (Diptera: Simuliidae).

scientific article published on 16 January 2007

Biotic and abiotic factors affecting Leptolegnia chapmanii infection in Aedes aegypti

scientific article published in June 2007

Chemical Constituents from Rheum ribes Shoots and its Insecticidal Activity Against Aedes aegypti

scientific article published in 2022

Chemical composition, antifungal and insecticidal activities of Hedychium essential oils.

scientific article published on 11 April 2013

Contrasting host-pathogen interactions and genome evolution in two generalist and specialist microsporidian pathogens of mosquitoes

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

Control of mosquitoes in catch basins in Connecticut with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Bacillus sphaericus, [corrected] and spinosad

scientific article published in March 2011

Countering a bioterrorist introduction of pathogen-infected mosquitoes through mosquito control.

scientific article published on June 2011

Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus (CuniNPV) infections in adult mosquitoes and possible mechanisms for dispersal

scientific article published in June 2003

Cytochrome c gene and protein expression: developmental regulation, environmental response, and pesticide sensitivity in Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on May 2008

Deltabaculoviruses encode a functional type I budded virus envelope fusion protein

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Description and phylogeny of a new microsporidium from the elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleruca luteola Muller, 1766 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae).

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Description of microsporidia in simulids: molecular and morphological characterization of microsporidia in the larvae of Simulium pertinax Kollar (Diptera: Simuliidae).

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Development of the insect pathogenic alga Helicosporidium

scientific article published on May 2006

Developmental and environmental regulation of AaeIAP1 transcript in Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on November 2008

Discovery of thelohania solenopsae from the red imported fire ant, solenopsis invicta, in the united states

scientific article published on March 1998

DsRNA-mediated targeting of ribosomal transcripts RPS6 and RPL26 induces long-lasting and significant reductions in fecundity of the vector Aedes aegypti.

scientific article published on 12 May 2016

ESTs from the microsporidian Edhazardia aedis

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Effects of temperature, pH and salinity on the infection of Leptolegnia chapmanii Seymour (Peronosporomycetes) in mosquito larvae

scientific article published on 20 April 2007

Epizootiological studies of Amblyospora camposi (Microsporidia: Amblyosporidae) in Culex renatoi (Diptera: Culicidae) and Paracyclops fimbriatus fimbriatus (Copepoda: Cyclopidae) in a bromeliad habitat

scientific article published on 4 October 2006

Essential oils of Cupressus funebris, Juniperus communis, and J. chinensis (Cupressaceae) as repellents against ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) and mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and as toxicants against mosquitoes

scientific article published on December 2011

Evaluation of ULV and thermal fog mosquito control applications in temperate and desert environments

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Evidence of intracolony transmission of Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae) in red imported fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and the first report of spores from pupae

scientific article published in October 2001

Expanding frontiers for microsporidia: a tribute to Professor Elizabeth U. Canning

scientific article published on 9 June 2006

Expression Profiles and RNAi Silencing of Inhibitor of Apoptosis Transcripts in Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published on 11 December 2015

Expression of AeaHsp26 and AeaHsp83 in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae and pupae in response to heat shock stress

scientific article published in May 2010

Fine structure and development of Pilosporella chapmani (Microspora: Thelohaniidae) in the mosquito, Aedes triseriatus (Say).

scientific article published in February 1986

Fipronil as a larvicide against the container-inhabiting mosquito, Aedes albopictus

scientific article published on June 2009

Further research on the production, longevity and infectivity of the zoospores of Leptolegnia chapmanii Seymour (Oomycota: Peronosporomycetes).

scientific article published on 26 April 2008

Genome analysis and polar tube firing dynamics of mosquito-infecting microsporidia

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Genome of invertebrate iridescent virus type 3 (mosquito iridescent virus).

scientific article published on September 2006

Genome sequence surveys of Brachiola algerae and Edhazardia aedis reveal microsporidia with low gene densities.

scientific article published on 29 April 2008

High affinity (3)H-phenylalanine uptake by brush border membrane vesicles from whole larvae of Aedes aegypti (AaBBMVw).

scientific article published on 10 January 2012

Horizontal transmission of Amblyospora albifasciati García and Becnel, 1994 (Microsporidia: amblyosporidae), to a copepod intermediate host and the neotropical mosquito, Aedes albifasciatus (Macquart, 1837).

scientific article published in January 2000

Horizontal transmission of amblyospora dolosi (Microsporidia: amblyosporidae) to the copepod metacyclops mendocinus (Wierzejski, 1892)

scientific article published in November 1998

Identification and expression of PBAN/diapause hormone and GPCRs from Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on 28 May 2013

Identification and expression of a new member of the pyrokinin/pban gene family in the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasi

scientific article published on 4 June 2015

Identification and expression profile of multiple genes in response to magnesium exposure in Culex quinquefasciatus larvae

scientific article published on November 2010

Identification and transcription profiling of trypsin in Aedes taeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae): developmental regulation, blood feeding, and permethrin exposure

scientific article published on May 2011

Identification of genes differentially expressed during heat shock treatment in Aedes aegypti

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Induction of reaper ortholog mx in mosquito midgut cells following baculovirus infection

scientific article published on February 18, 2011

Influence of temperature on developmental parameters of the parasite/host system Edhazardia aedis (Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) and Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published on November 1992

Insecticidal, repellent and fungicidal properties of novel trifluoromethylphenyl amides

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Invasion success of Fibrillanosema crangonycis, n.sp., n.g.: a novel vertically transmitted microsporidian parasite from the invasive amphipod host Crangonyx pseudogracilis

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Isolation and characterization of Nylanderia fulva virus 1, a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus infecting the tawny crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva

scientific article published on 30 June 2016

Kneallhazia carolinensae sp. nov., a microsporidian pathogen of the thief ant, Solenopsis carolinensis.

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Larvicidal and Adulticidal Activity of Chroman and Chromene Analogs against Susceptible and Permethrin-Resistant Mosquito Strains

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Microsporidia - Emergent Pathogens in the Global Food Chain

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Microsporidian genome analysis reveals evolutionary strategies for obligate intracellular growth.

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Microsporidia–Emergent Pathogens in the Global Food Chain (Trends in Parasitology 32 , 336–348; April 2, 2016)

scientific article published on 27 June 2016

Microsporidiosis (Microsporidia: Culicosporidae) alters blood-feeding responses and DEET repellency in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published in November 2007

Mitochondrial gene cytochrome b developmental and environmental expression in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published in November 2009

Molecular analysis of an occlusion body protein from Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus (CuniNPV).

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Molecular and biological characterization of a Cypovirus from the mosquito Culex restuans.

scientific article published on 22 December 2005

Molecular characterization and taxonomy of a new species of Caudosporidae (Microsporidia) from black flies (diptera: simuliidae) with host-derived relationships of the North American caudosporids.

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Molecular phylogeny and evolution of mosquito parasitic Microsporidia (Microsporidia: Amblyosporidae).

scientific article published on January 2004

Morphological and Molecular Characterization of the Thelohania solenopsae Complex (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae)

scientific article published on 01 February 2000

Morphological and molecular characterization of a Cypovirus (Reoviridae) from the mosquito Uranotaenia sapphirina (Diptera: Culicidae)

scientific article published on August 2005

Morphological and molecular characterization of a new microsporidian species from the predatory mite Metaseiulus occidentalis (Nesbitt) (Acari, Phytoseiidae).

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Morphological traits for distinguishing extracellular gamonts of Ascogregarina culicis and Ascogregarina taiwanensis in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus

scientific article published in April 2001

Multilamina teevani gen. et sp. nov., a microsporidian pathogen of the neotropical termite Uncitermes teevani.

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Myrmecomorba nylanderiae gen. et sp. nov., a microsporidian parasite of the tawny crazy ant Nylanderia fulva

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Note on the Name-Author-Date Combination for the Taxon MICROSPORIDIES Balbiani, 1882, When Ranked as a Phylum

scientific article published on January 1998

Occurrence and phylogenetic characterization of a baculovirus isolated from Culex quinquefasciatus in São Paulo State, Brazil

scientific article published on 12 June 2012

One-step multiple component isolation from the oil of Crinitaria tatarica (Less.) Sojak by preparative capillary gas chromatography with characterization by spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques and evaluation of biological activity.

scientific article published on 14 February 2012

Oviposition substrate selection by Florida mosquitoes in response to pathogen-infected conspecific larvae

scientific article published in June 2013

P53-mediated rapid induction of apoptosis conveys resistance to viral infection in Drosophila melanogaster

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Permethrin induces overexpression of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 3 in Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on July 2009

Permethrin induces overexpression of multiple genes in Aedes aegypti

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Phylogeny ofAmblyospora(Microsporida: Amblyosporidae) and Related Genera Based on Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Data: A Possible Example of Host Parasite Cospeciation

scientific article published on May 1, 1998

Potential of microsporidia for the biological control of mosquitoes

scientific article published in August 1991

Prevalence and distribution of parasites and pathogens of triatominae from Argentina, with emphasis on Triatoma infestans and Triatoma virus TrV.

scientific article published on 4 August 2009

Proteins associated with Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus occluded virions

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Sarniensine, a mesembrine-type alkaloid isolated from Nerine sarniensis, an indigenous South African Amaryllidaceae, with larvicidal and adulticidal activities against Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on 15 November 2016

Seasonality and prevalence rates of microsporidia in Simulium pertinax (Diptera: Simuliidae) larvae in the region of Serra dos Órgãos, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

scientific article published on 01 March 2004

Serotonin 5-HT(2) and 5-HT(1A)-like receptors differentially modulate aggressive behaviors in Drosophila melanogaster

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Structure-activity relationship studies on derivatives of eudesmanolides from Inula helenium as toxicants against Aedes aegypti larvae and adults

scientific article published on July 2010

Structure-activity relationship studies on the mosquito toxicity and biting deterrency of callicarpenal derivatives

scientific article published on April 2009

Structure-activity relationships of 33 carboxamides as toxicants against female Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published on March 2010

Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae to Ascogregarina culicis and Ascogregarina taiwanensis (Apicomplexa: Lecudinidae) from Florida

scientific article published on September 2003

Susceptibility of Aedes aegypti, Culex quinquefasciatus Say, and Anopheles quadrimaculatus Say to 19 pesticides with different modes of action

scientific article published in January 2008

Susceptibility of mosquito and lepidopteran cell lines to the mosquito iridescent virus (IIV-3) from Aedes taeniorhynchus

scientific article published on 29 June 2011

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 3,5-Dimethoxystilbene Analogs

scientific article published on 23 July 2016

Synthesis and insecticidal activity of novel pyrimidine derivatives containing urea pharmacophore against Aedes aegypti

scientific article published on 23 July 2016

Synthesis of the insecticide prothrin and its analogues from biomass-derived 5-(chloromethyl)furfural

scientific article published on 3 January 2014

Taxonomy of phylum microspora

scientific article published on January 1, 1992

The biological activity of alpha-mangostin, a larvicidal botanic mosquito sterol carrier protein-2 inhibitor

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The complete genome sequence of a single-stranded RNA virus from the tarnished plant bug, Lygus lineolaris (Palisot de Beauvois).

scientific article published on 10 September 2011

Topically applied AaeIAP1 double-stranded RNA kills female adults of Aedes aegypti

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Toxicity comparison of eight repellents against four species of female mosquitoes

scientific article published on June 2009

Transcriptional analysis of four family 4 P450s in a Puerto Rico strain of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) compared with an Orlando strain and their possible functional roles in permethrin resistance

scientific article published in May 2014

Triterpenoidal saponins: bioactive secondary metabolites from Zygophyllum coccineum

scientific article published on 26 October 2010

Tubulinosema pampeana sp. n. (Microsporidia, Tubulinosematidae), a pathogen of the South American bumble bee Bombus atratus.

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Ultrastructural characterization and further transmission studies of Thelohania solenopsae from Solenopsis invicta pupae

scientific article published in June 2003

Ultrastructure of Culicosporella lunata (Microsporida: Culicosporellidae fam. n.) in the mosquito Culex pilosus (Diptera: Culicidae) with new information on the developmental cycle

scientific article published in February 1991

Victor Sprague (1908-2001)

Yellow-head disease caused by a newly discovered Mattesia sp. in populations of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

scientific article published in September 2002