List of works - Romeo Bellini

A new threat looming over the Mediterranean basin: emergence of viral diseases transmitted by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes

scientific article

A review of the vector management methods to prevent and control outbreaks of West Nile virus infection and the challenge for Europe

scientific article

Arboviral survey of mosquitoes in two northern Italian regions in 2007 and 2008.

scientific article published on 6 April 2010

Author Correction: Striking diflubenzuron resistance in Culex pipiens, the prime vector of West Nile Virus.

scientific article published on 12 April 2018

Cannibalism in temporary waters: Simulations and laboratory experiments revealed the role of spatial shape in the mosquito Aedes albopictus.

scientific article

Characterization of a new Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)-Wolbachia pipientis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) symbiotic association generated by artificial transfer of the wPip strain from Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article published on March 2010

Chikungunya virus in Aedes albopictus, Italy

scientific article

Co-circulation of eight different phleboviruses in sand flies collected in the Northern Apennine Mountains (Italy)

scholarly article by Mattia Calzolari et al published October 2018 in Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Comparative study on the effectiveness of different mosquito traps in arbovirus surveillance with a focus on WNV detection

scientific article published on 11 October 2015

Detection of Usutu virus within a West Nile virus surveillance program in Northern Italy.

scientific article published on 17 September 2010

Detection of mosquito-only flaviviruses in Europe

scientific article published on 29 February 2012

Development of guidelines for the surveillance of invasive mosquitoes in Europe ⬇️

scientific article

Dispersal and survival of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) males in Italian urban areas and significance for sterile insect technique application

scientific article

Distinct Leishmania infantum Strains Circulate in Humans and Dogs in the Emilia-Romagna Region, Northeastern Italy

scientific article published on 16 March 2017

Does Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) play any role in Usutu virus transmission in Northern Italy? Experimental oral infection and field evidences

scientific article published on 8 May 2017

Ecology of West Nile virus across four European countries: empirical modelling of the Culex pipiens abundance dynamics as a function of weather

scientific article published on 26 October 2017

Ecology of West Nile virus across four European countries: review of weather profiles, vector population dynamics and vector control response

scientific article (publication date: 2 September 2016)

Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna

scientific article published on 27 November 2017

Establishment of a satellite rearing facility to support the release of sterile Aedes albopictus males. I. Optimization of mass rearing parameters

scientific article published on 25 March 2016

Evidence of simultaneous circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in mosquitoes sampled in Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) in 2009.

scientific article

Exploring protandry and pupal size selection for Aedes albopictus sex separation

scholarly article published by Romeo Bellini in 2018

First evidence of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Italian Aedes albopictus populations after 26 years since invasion

scientific article published on 26 December 2017

First record of Stegomyia albopicta in Turkey determined by active ovitrap surveillance and DNA barcoding

scientific article published on 29 June 2013

Glacial history of a modern invader: phylogeography and species distribution modelling of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

How heterogeneous is the involvement of ABC transporters against insecticides?

scientific article published on 5 February 2016

Hybridization, natural selection, and evolution of reproductive isolation: a 25-years survey of an artificial sympatric area between two mosquito sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex

scientific article published on 18 August 2014

Impact of Chikungunya virus on Aedes albopictus females and possibility of vertical transmission using the actors of the 2007 outbreak in Italy

scientific article

Influence of environmental and meteorological factors on the biting activity of Leptoconops noei and Leptoconops irritans (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Italy.

scientific article published in March 2011

Intra-instar larval cannibalism in Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae).

scientific article

Larvicidal activity and influence of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on Aedes albopictus oviposition in ovitraps during a two-week check interval protocol.

scientific article published on June 2009

Molecular Systematics and Origin of the Mediterranean Sea Rock-Pool Mosquitoes of theAedes mariae(Diptera: Culicidae) Complex

scholarly article by Valentina Mastrantonio et al published 23 April 2015 in Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Monitoring population and environmental parameters of invasive mosquito species in Europe ⬇️

scientific article

Mosquito, bird and human surveillance of West Nile and Usutu viruses in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2010.

scientific article

Mosquito-based survey for the detection of flaviviruses and filarial nematodes in Aedes albopictus and other anthropophilic mosquitoes collected in northern Italy.

scientific article published on October 2008

New incursions of West Nile virus lineage 2 in Italy in 2013: the value of the entomological surveillance as early warning system

scientific article

On the Competition Occurring Between Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Italy

article

Phlebotomine sand fly-borne pathogens in the Mediterranean Basin: Human leishmaniasis and phlebovirus infections

scientific article

Quality control and data validation procedure in large-scale quantitative monitoring of mosquito density: the case of Aedes albopictus in Emilia-Romagna region, Italy

scientific article

Review: Improving our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes

scientific article

Seasonal pattern of daily activity of Aedes caspius, Aedes detritus, Culex modestus, and Culex pipiens in the Po Delta of northern Italy and significance for vector-borne disease risk assessment.

scientific article published on June 2012

Sterile-insect methods for control of mosquito-borne diseases: an analysis

scientific article

Striking diflubenzuron resistance in Culex pipiens, the prime vector of West Nile Virus

scientific article published on 15 September 2017

Studies on Aedes albopictus larval mass-rearing optimization.

scientific article published in February 2011

Sugar administration to newly emerged Aedes albopictus males increases their survival probability and mating performance

scientific article published in December 2013

Surveillance of the chikungunya vector Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Emilia-Romagna (northern Italy): organizational and technical aspects of a large scale monitoring system

scientific article

Temperature Characterization of Different Urban Microhabitats of Aedes albopictus (Diptera Culicidae) in Central-Northern Italy

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

The ideation of the Emilia-Romagna surveillance system for arbovirosis following the experience from the Chikungunya outbreak 2007

scientific article published on November 2014

Tolerance thresholds for Aedes albopictus and Aedes caspius in Italian urban areas

scientific article published on September 2008

Trapping sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

scientific article published in December 2007

Usutu virus persistence and West Nile virus inactivity in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) in 2011.

scientific article

Validation of a new larval rearing unit for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mass rearing

scientific article

Weather factors influencing the population dynamics of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Po Plain Valley, Italy (1997-2011).

scientific article published on April 2014

West Nile Virus Surveillance in 2013 via Mosquito Screening in Northern Italy and the Influence of Weather on Virus Circulation.

scientific article published on 21 October 2015

West Nile virus transmission: results from the integrated surveillance system in Italy, 2008 to 2015

scientific article

wPip Wolbachia contribution to Aedes albopictus SIT performance: Advantages under intensive rearing.

scientific article

List of works by Romeo Bellini

A new threat looming over the Mediterranean basin: emergence of viral diseases transmitted by Aedes albopictus mosquitoes

A review of the vector management methods to prevent and control outbreaks of West Nile virus infection and the challenge for Europe

Arboviral survey of mosquitoes in two northern Italian regions in 2007 and 2008.

Author Correction: Striking diflubenzuron resistance in Culex pipiens, the prime vector of West Nile Virus.

Cannibalism in temporary waters: Simulations and laboratory experiments revealed the role of spatial shape in the mosquito Aedes albopictus.

Characterization of a new Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)-Wolbachia pipientis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) symbiotic association generated by artificial transfer of the wPip strain from Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae).

Chikungunya virus in Aedes albopictus, Italy

Co-circulation of eight different phleboviruses in sand flies collected in the Northern Apennine Mountains (Italy)

Comparative study on the effectiveness of different mosquito traps in arbovirus surveillance with a focus on WNV detection

Detection of Usutu virus within a West Nile virus surveillance program in Northern Italy.

Detection of mosquito-only flaviviruses in Europe

Development of guidelines for the surveillance of invasive mosquitoes in Europe ⬇️

Dispersal and survival of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) males in Italian urban areas and significance for sterile insect technique application

Distinct Leishmania infantum Strains Circulate in Humans and Dogs in the Emilia-Romagna Region, Northeastern Italy

Does Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) play any role in Usutu virus transmission in Northern Italy? Experimental oral infection and field evidences

Ecology of West Nile virus across four European countries: empirical modelling of the Culex pipiens abundance dynamics as a function of weather

Ecology of West Nile virus across four European countries: review of weather profiles, vector population dynamics and vector control response

Economics of One Health: Costs and benefits of integrated West Nile virus surveillance in Emilia-Romagna

Establishment of a satellite rearing facility to support the release of sterile Aedes albopictus males. I. Optimization of mass rearing parameters

Evidence of simultaneous circulation of West Nile and Usutu viruses in mosquitoes sampled in Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) in 2009.

Exploring protandry and pupal size selection for Aedes albopictus sex separation

First evidence of resistance to pyrethroid insecticides in Italian Aedes albopictus populations after 26 years since invasion

First record of Stegomyia albopicta in Turkey determined by active ovitrap surveillance and DNA barcoding

Glacial history of a modern invader: phylogeography and species distribution modelling of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus ⬇️

How heterogeneous is the involvement of ABC transporters against insecticides?

Hybridization, natural selection, and evolution of reproductive isolation: a 25-years survey of an artificial sympatric area between two mosquito sibling species of the Aedes mariae complex

Impact of Chikungunya virus on Aedes albopictus females and possibility of vertical transmission using the actors of the 2007 outbreak in Italy

Influence of environmental and meteorological factors on the biting activity of Leptoconops noei and Leptoconops irritans (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in Italy.

Intra-instar larval cannibalism in Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) and Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae).

Larvicidal activity and influence of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on Aedes albopictus oviposition in ovitraps during a two-week check interval protocol.

Molecular Systematics and Origin of the Mediterranean Sea Rock-Pool Mosquitoes of theAedes mariae(Diptera: Culicidae) Complex

Monitoring population and environmental parameters of invasive mosquito species in Europe ⬇️

Mosquito, bird and human surveillance of West Nile and Usutu viruses in Emilia-Romagna Region (Italy) in 2010.

Mosquito-based survey for the detection of flaviviruses and filarial nematodes in Aedes albopictus and other anthropophilic mosquitoes collected in northern Italy.

New incursions of West Nile virus lineage 2 in Italy in 2013: the value of the entomological surveillance as early warning system

On the Competition Occurring Between Aedes albopictus and Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in Italy

Phlebotomine sand fly-borne pathogens in the Mediterranean Basin: Human leishmaniasis and phlebovirus infections

Quality control and data validation procedure in large-scale quantitative monitoring of mosquito density: the case of Aedes albopictus in Emilia-Romagna region, Italy

Review: Improving our knowledge of male mosquito biology in relation to genetic control programmes

Seasonal pattern of daily activity of Aedes caspius, Aedes detritus, Culex modestus, and Culex pipiens in the Po Delta of northern Italy and significance for vector-borne disease risk assessment.

Sterile-insect methods for control of mosquito-borne diseases: an analysis

Striking diflubenzuron resistance in Culex pipiens, the prime vector of West Nile Virus

Studies on Aedes albopictus larval mass-rearing optimization.

Sugar administration to newly emerged Aedes albopictus males increases their survival probability and mating performance

Surveillance of the chikungunya vector Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Emilia-Romagna (northern Italy): organizational and technical aspects of a large scale monitoring system

Temperature Characterization of Different Urban Microhabitats of Aedes albopictus (Diptera Culicidae) in Central-Northern Italy

The ideation of the Emilia-Romagna surveillance system for arbovirosis following the experience from the Chikungunya outbreak 2007

Tolerance thresholds for Aedes albopictus and Aedes caspius in Italian urban areas

Trapping sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.

Usutu virus persistence and West Nile virus inactivity in the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy) in 2011.

Validation of a new larval rearing unit for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) mass rearing

Weather factors influencing the population dynamics of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Po Plain Valley, Italy (1997-2011).

West Nile Virus Surveillance in 2013 via Mosquito Screening in Northern Italy and the Influence of Weather on Virus Circulation.

West Nile virus transmission: results from the integrated surveillance system in Italy, 2008 to 2015

wPip Wolbachia contribution to Aedes albopictus SIT performance: Advantages under intensive rearing.