Lars Eisen

Mosquito Species Richness, Composition, and Abundance along Habitat-Climate-Elevation Gradients in the Northern Colorado Front Range (2008)

Lars Eisen, Bethany G. Bolling, Caroll D. Blair, Barry J. Beaty, Chester G. Moore

We exploited elevation gradients (1,500–2,400 m) ranging from plains to montane areas along the Poudre River and Big Thompson River in the northern Colorado Front Range to determine how mosquito...

Indicators for elevated risk of human exposure to host-seeking adults of the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) in Colorado (2008)

Lars Eisen, Rebecca J. Eisen, Joseph Piesman

The human-biting adult stage of the Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) can cause tick paralysis in humans and domestic animals and is the primary tick vector in the intermountain west...

Spatial Modeling of Human Risk of Exposure to Vector-Borne Pathogens Based on Epidemiological Versus Arthropod Vector Data (2008)

Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen

Understanding spatial patterns of human risk of exposure to arthropod vectors and their associated pathogens is critical for targeting limited prevention, surveillance, and control resources (e.g.,...

Host usage and seasonal activity patterns of Ixodes kingi and I. sculptus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs in a Colorado prairie landscape, with a summary of published North American host records for all life stages (2006)

Daniel J. Salkeld, Rebecca J. Eisen, Michael F. Antolin, Paul Stapp, Lars Eisen

We examined host usage and seasonal activity patterns of the nymphal stage of the ticks Ixodes kingi and I. sculptus within a prairie rodent community in north-central Colorado. Ixodes kingi was...

Detection of a Borrelia miyamotoi Sensu Lato Relapsing-Fever Group Spirochete from Ixodes pacificus in California (2006)

Jeomhee Mun, Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen, Robert S. Lane

We investigated whether host-seeking nymphs and adults of the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, the primary vector of Lyme disease spirochetes in far-western North America,...

Western Gray Squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae): A Primary Reservoir Host of Borrelia burgdorferi in Californian Oak Woodlands? (2005)

Robert S. Lane, Jeomhee Mun, Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen

In California, dense woodlands have been recognized as important biotopes where humans are exposed to the nymphal stage of the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls, the primary...

Remote Sensing (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) Classification of Risk Versus Minimal Risk Habitats for Human Exposure to Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphs in Mendocino County, California (2005)

Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen, Robert S. Lane

In California, Ixodes pacificus Cooley & Kohls nymphs have been implicated as the primary bridging vectors to humans of the spirochetal bacterium causing Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi). Because...

Life Stage–Related Differences in Density of Questing Ticks and Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato Within a Single Cohort of Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) (2004)

Rebecca J. Eisen, Jeomhee Mun, Lars Eisen, Robert S. Lane

The primary aims of this study were to quantify the density of Ixodes pacificus Cooley and Kohls nymphs and adults of the same generational cohort collected within a single year in six oak or madrone...

Environmentally Related Variability in Risk of Exposure to Lyme Disease Spirochetes in Northern California: Effect of Climatic Conditions and Habitat Type (2003)

Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen, Martin B. Castro, Robert S. Lane

Risk of exposure to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.) spirochetes, which include the causative agents of Lyme disease, is, in part, determined by the density of questing infected vector ticks....

Vector Competence of Ixodes pacificus and I. spinipalpis (Acari: Ixodidae), and Reservoir Competence of the Dusky-Footed Woodrat (Neotoma fuscipes) and the Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), for Borrelia bissettii (2003)

Lars Eisen, Marc C. Dolan, Joseph Piesman, Robert S. Lane

We investigated the experimental vector competence of Ixodes pacificus Cooley and Kohls and Ixodes spinipalpis Hadwen and Nuttall, and the reservoir competence of the dusky-footed woodrat (Neotoma...

Use of Mapping and Spatial and Space-Time Modeling Approaches in Operational Control of Aedes aegypti and Dengue

Eisen, Lars, Lozano-Fuentes, Saul

The aims of this review paper are to 1) provide an overview of how mapping and spatial and space-time modeling approaches have been used to date to visualize and analyze mosquito vector and...

Recent Rapid Rise of a Permethrin Knock Down Resistance Allele in Aedes aegypti in México

García, Gustavo Ponce, Flores, Adriana E., Fernández-Salas, Ildefonso, Saavedra-Rodríguez, Karla, Reyes-Solis, Guadalupe, Lozano-Fuentes, Saul, ...

Pyrethroid insecticides prolong the opening of voltage-dependent sodium channels in insect nerves to produce instant paralysis and “knock-down.” Many insects have evolved knock-down resistance...