Charles Smith Apperson

Orientia, Rickettsia, and the microbiome in rodent attached chiggers in North Carolina, USA

Richardson, E. A., Garshong, R., Chen, K., Crossley, D., Mclean, B. S., Wasserberg, G., … Ponnusamy, L. (2024, December 5). (R. R. Ganta, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 19.

Detection of Orientia spp. Bacteria in Field-Collected Free-Living Eutrombicula Chigger Mites, United States

Chen, K., Travanty, N. V., Garshong, R., Crossley, D., Wasserberg, G., Apperson, C. S., … Ponnusamy, L. (2023, July 13). Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol. 29, pp. 1676–1679.

Mosquito Blood Feeding Prevention Using an Extra-Low DC Voltage Charged Cloth

Luan, K., McCord, M. G., West, A. J., Cave, G., Travanty, N. V., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2023, April 23). Insects, Vol. 14.

Analyses of Bloodmeal Hosts and Prevalence of Rickettsia parkeri in the Gulf Coast Tick Amblyomma maculatum (Acari: Ixodidae) From a Reconstructed Piedmont Prairie Ecosystem, North Carolina

Johnson, C. R., Ponnusamy, L., Richards, A. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2022, April 30). (K. Macaluso, Ed.). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 4.

Bacterial Isolates Derived from Nest Soil Affect the Attraction and Digging Behavior of Workers of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren

Travanty, N., Vargo, E., Schal, C., Apperson, C., & Ponnusamy, L. (2022, May 7). Insects, Vol. 13, p. 444.

Rickettsia felis and Other Rickettsia Species in Chigger Mites Collected from Wild Rodents in North Carolina, USA

Ponnusamy, L., Garshong, R., McLean, B. S., Wasserberg, G., Durden, L. A., Crossley, D., … Roe, R. M. (2022, July 2). Microorganisms, Vol. 7.

Colonization by the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta, Modifies Soil Bacterial Communities

Travanty, N. V., Vargo, E. L., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2021, August 9). Microbial Ecology, Vol. 8.

Mosquito-Textile Physics: A Mathematical Roadmap to Insecticide-Free, Bite-Proof Clothing for Everyday Life

Insects, 12(7), 636.

Sphingobacterium phlebotomi sp. nov., a new member of family Sphingobacteriaceae isolated from sand fly rearing substrate

Kakumanu, M. L., Marayati, B. F., Wada-Katsumata, A., Wasserberg, G., Schal, C., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2021, May 6). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY, Vol. 71.

Tick Ecdysteroid Hormone, Global Microbiota/Rickettsia Signaling in the Ovary versus Carcass during Vitellogenesis in Part-Fed (Virgin) American Dog Ticks, Dermacentor variabilis

Ponnusamy, L., Sutton, H., Mitchell, R. D., Sonenshine, D. E., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2021, June 8). Microorganisms, Vol. 6.

Association between lone star tick bites and increased alpha-gal sensitization: evidence from a prospective cohort of outdoor workers

Mitchell, C. L., Lin, F.-C., Vaughn, M., Apperson, C. S., Meshnick, S. R., & Commins, S. P. (2020, September 14). Parasites & Vectors.

New Mosquitocide Derived From Volcanic Rock

Deguenon, J. M., Riegel, C., Cloherty-Duvernay, E. R., Chen, K., Stewart, D. A., Wang, B., … Roe, R. M. (2020, August 18). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 58, pp. 458–464.

Oviposition-Site Selection of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae) Sand Flies: Attraction to Bacterial Isolates From an Attractive Rearing Medium

Kakumanu, M. L., Marayati, B. F., Schal, C., Apperson, C. S., Wasserberg, G., & Ponnusamy, L. (2020, December 5). (R. Johnson, Ed.). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 58, pp. 518–527.

A Diverse Microbial Community Supports Larval Development and Survivorship of the Asian Tiger Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae)

Travanty, N. V., Apperson, C. S., & Ponnusamy, L. (2019, February 11). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 2.

Diel periodicity and visual cues guide oviposition behavior in Phlebotomus papatasi, vector of old-world cutaneous leishmaniasis

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(3), e0007165.

Diversity and structure of the bacterial microbiome of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis, is dominated by the endosymbiont Francisella

Travanty, N. V., Ponnusamy, L., Kakumanu, M. L., Nicholson, W. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2019, August 19). Symbiosis, Vol. 79, pp. 239–250.

Fabric infused with a botanical repellent for protection against mosquitoes

The Journal of The Textile Institute, 110(10), 1468–1474.

Bacterial microbiome of the chigger mite Leptotrombidium imphalum varies by life stage and infection with the scrub typhus pathogen Orientia tsutsugamushi

Ponnusamy, L., Willcox, A. C., Roe, R. M., Davidson, S. A., Linsuwanon, P., Schuster, A. L., … Apperson, C. S. (2018, December 6). (M. A. Perotti, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 13, p. e0208327.

Prevalence of Rickettsia Species (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Dermacentor variabilis Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in North Carolina

Kakumanu, M. L., Ponnusamy, L., Sutton, H., Meshnick, S. R., Nicholson, W. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2018, May 16). Journal of Medical Entomology.

Pyrethroid insecticides maintain repellent effect on knock-down resistant populations of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

Bowman, N. M., Akialis, K., Cave, G., Barrera, R., Apperson, C. S., & Meshnick, S. R. (2018, May 15). PLoS ONE.

Do Tick Attachment Times Vary between Different Tick-Pathogen Systems?

Richards, S., Langley, R., Apperson, C., & Watson, E. (2017, May 9). Environments.

Novel use of aliphatic n‐methyl ketones as a fumigant and alternative to methyl bromide for insect control

Zhu, J., Dhammi, A., Kretschmar, J. B., Vargo, E. L., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2017, October 2). Pest Management Science, Vol. 74, pp. 648–657.

Design and Testing of Novel Lethal Ovitrap to Reduce Populations of Aedes Mosquitoes: Community-Based Participatory Research between Industry, Academia and Communities in Peru and Thailand

PLOS ONE, 11(8), e0160386.

Development and Validation of an Improved PCR Method Using the 23S-5S Intergenic Spacer for Detection of Rickettsiae in Dermacentor variabilis Ticks and Tissue Samples from Humans and Laboratory Animals

Kakumanu, M. L., Ponnusamy, L., Sutton, H. T., Meshnick, S. R., Nicholson, W. L., & Apperson, C. S. (2016, January 28). Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

Effect of Spatial Repellent Exposure on Dengue Vector Attraction to Oviposition Sites

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 10(7), e0004850.

Incident Tick-Borne Infections in a Cohort of North Carolina Outdoor Workers

Wallace, J. W., Nicholson, W. L., Perniciaro, J. L., Vaughn, M. F., Funkhouser, S., Juliano, J. J., … Meshnick, S. R. (2016, March 23). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.

Stable Transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto on the Outer Banks of North Carolina

Zoonoses and Public Health, 64(5), 337–354.

Attraction and oviposition preferences of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae), vector of Old-World cutaneous leishmaniasis, to larval rearing media

Parasites & Vectors, 8(1).

Oviposition responses of Aedes mosquitoes to bacterial isolates from attractive bamboo infusions

Parasites & Vectors, 8.

Variation in the Microbiota of Ixodes Ticks with Regard to Geography, Species, and Sex

Treuren, W. V., Ponnusamy, L., Brinkerhoff, R. J., Gonzalez, A., Parobek, C. M., Juliano, J. J., … Meshnick, S. R. (2015, July 7). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 81, pp. 6200–6209.

Long-lasting Permethrin Impregnated Uniforms

Vaughn, M. F., Funkhouser, S. W., Lin, F.-C., Fine, J., Juliano, J. J., Apperson, C. S., & Meshnick, S. R. (2014, April 16). American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Prevalence of Rickettsiales in ticks removed from the skin of outdoor workers in North Carolina

Lee, S., Kakumanu, M. L., Ponnusamy, L., Vaughn, M., Funkhouser, S., Thornton, H., … Apperson, C. S. (2014, December 1). Parasites & Vectors.

Diversity of Rickettsiales in the Microbiome of the Lone Star Tick, Amblyomma americanum

Ponnusamy, L., Gonzalez, A., Treuren, W. V., Weiss, S., Parobek, C. M., Juliano, J. J., … Meshnick, S. R. (2013, October 26). Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 80, pp. 354–359.

Innovative Sugar-Insecticide Feeding Bioassay for Adult Female <I>Anopheles gambiae</I> (Diptera: Culicidae)

Stell, F. M., Roe, R. M., Arellano, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2013, July 1). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 50, pp. 804–815.

An Experimental Field Study of Delayed Density Dependence in Natural Populations of Aedes albopictus

Walsh, R. K., Bradley, C., Apperson, C. S., & Gould, F. (2012, April 26). PLoS ONE, Vol. 7.

Proof of concept for a novel insecticide bioassay based on sugar feeding by adult Aedes aegypti ( Stegomyia aegypti )

STELL, F. M., ROE, R. M., ARELLANO, C., KENNEDY, L., THORNTON, H., SAAVEDRA‐RODRIGUEZ, K., … APPERSON, C. S. (2012, October 18). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 27, pp. 284–297.

Responses of Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilisto odorants that attract haematophagous insects

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 27(1), 86–95.

Bacteria Stimulate Hatching of Yellow Fever Mosquito Eggs

PLoS ONE, 6(9), e24409.

Nanogram-Scale Preparation and NMR Analysis for Mass-Limited Small Volatile Compounds

PLoS ONE, 6(3), e18178.

First report of the repellency of 2‐tridecanone against ticks

KIMPS, N. W., BISSINGER, B. W., APPERSON, C. S., SONENSHINE, D. E., & ROE, R. M. (2010, November 14). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Vol. 25, pp. 202–208.

Novel field assays and the comparative repellency of BioUD ^® , DEET and permethrin against Amblyomma americanum

BISSINGER, B. W., APPERSON, C. S., WATSON, D. W., ARELLANO, C., SONENSHINE, D. E., & ROE, R. M. (2010, December 1). Medical and Veterinary Entomology.

Oviposition Responses of the Mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus to Experimental Plant Infusions in Laboratory Bioassays

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36(7), 709–719.

Comparative Efficacy of BioUD to Other Commercially Available Arthropod Repellents against the Ticks Amblyomma americanum and Dermacentor variabilis on Cotton Cloth

Bissinger, B. W., Zhu, J., Apperson, C. S., Sonenshine, D. E., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2009, October 1). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 81, pp. 685–690.

Efficacy of the new repellent BioUD® against three species of ixodid ticks

Bissinger, B. W., Apperson, C. S., Sonenshine, D. E., Watson, D. W., & Roe, R. M. (2009, January 12). Experimental and Applied Acarology, Vol. 48, pp. 239–250.

Evaluación de estrategias comunitarias para el control de Aedes aegypti en Cali, Colombia

Ocampo, C. B., González, C., Morales, C. A., Pérez, M., Wesson, D., & Apperson, C. S. (2009, June 1). Biomédica.

Species Composition of Bacterial Communities Influences Attraction of Mosquitoes to Experimental Plant Infusions

Microbial Ecology, 59(1), 158–173.

A Simple, Convenient, and Efficient Preparative GC System that Uses a Short Megabore Capillary Column as a Trap

Nojima, S., Apperson, C. S., & Schal, C. (2008, February 22). Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 34, pp. 418–428.

Diversity of Bacterial Communities in Container Habitats of Mosquitoes

Ponnusamy, L., Xu, N., Stav, G., Wesson, D. M., Schal, C., & Apperson, C. S. (2008, March 28). Microbial Ecology, Vol. 56, pp. 593–603.

Identification of bacteria and bacteria-associated chemical cues that mediate oviposition site preferences by Aedes aegypti

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(27), 9262–9267.

Impact of Source Reduction on the Spatial Distribution of Larvae and Pupae of <I>Aedes albopictus</I> (Diptera: Culicidae) in Suburban Neighborhoods of a Piedmont Community in North Carolina

Richards, S. L., Ghosh, S. K., Zeichner, B. C., & Apperson, C. S. (2008, July 1). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 45, pp. 617–628.

Novel Arthropod Repellent, BioUD, Is an Efficacious Alternative to Deet

Witting-Bissinger, B. E., Stumpf, C. F., Donohue, K. V., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2008, September 1). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 45, pp. 891–898.

Tick-Borne Diseases in North Carolina: Is “Rickettsia amblyommii” a Possible Cause of Rickettsiosis Reported as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

Apperson, C. S., Engber, B., Nicholson, W. L., Mead, D. G., Engel, J., Yabsley, M. J., … Watson, D. W. (2008, April 30). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.

Host Choice and West Nile Virus Infection Rates in Blood-Fed Mosquitoes, Including Members of the Culex pipiens Complex, from Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee, 2002–2003

Savage, H. M., Aggarwal, D., Apperson, C. S., Katholi, C. R., Gordon, E., Hassan, H. K., … Unnasch, T. R. (2007, September 1). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.

Occurrence and relative abundance of mosquitoes in stormwater retention facilities in North Carolina, USA

Hunt, W. F., Apperson, C. S., Kennedy, S. G., & Harrison, B. A. (2006, September 1). Water Science & Technology.

Spatial Analysis of <I>Aedes albopictus</I> (Diptera: Culicidae) Oviposition in Suburban Neighborhoods of a Piedmont Community in North Carolina

Richards, S. L., Apperson, C. S., Ghosh, S. K., Cheshire, H. M., & Zeichner, B. C. (2006, September 1). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 43, pp. 976–989.

In vivo role of 20-hydroxyecdysone in the regulation of the vitellogenin mRNA and egg development in the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say)

Thompson, D. M., Khalil, S. M. S., Jeffers, L. A., Ananthapadmanaban, U., Sonenshine, D. E., Mitchell, R. D., … Roe, R. M. (2005, August 3). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 51, pp. 1105–1116.

Social Impacts of La Crosse Encephalitis in North Carolina

Utz, J. T., Apperson, C. S., & Dietz, E. J. (2005, May 26). Human Organization.

Host Feeding Patterns of Established and Potential Mosquito Vectors of West Nile Virus in the Eastern United States

Apperson, C. S., Hassan, H. K., Harrison, B. A., Savage, H. M., Aspen, S. E., Farajollahi, A., … Unnasch, T. R. (2004, March 1). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF LA CROSSE ENCEPHALITIS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

UTZ, J. T. O. D. D., APPERSON, C. H. A. R. L. E. S. S., MACCORMACK, J. N. E. W. T. O. N., SALYERS, M. A. R. T. H. A., DIETZ, E. J. A. C. Q. U. E. L. I. N., & MCPHERSON, J. T. O. D. D. (2003, November 1). American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Field and laboratory evaluations of potential oviposition attractants for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 19(3), 228–234.

Horizontal transfer of the insect growth regulator pyriproxyfen to larval microcosms by gravid Aedes albopictus and Ochlerotatus triseriatus mosquitoes in the laboratory

Chism, B. D., & Apperson, C. S. (2003, June 1). Medical and Veterinary Entomology.

Role of Bacteria in Mediating the Oviposition Responses of <I>Aedes albopictus</I> (Diptera: Culicidae)

Trexler, J. D., Apperson, C. S., Zurek, L., Gemeno, C., Schal, C., Kaufman, M., … Wallace, L. (2003, November 1). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 11.

Hemolymph proteins in ticks

Gudderra, N. P., Sonenshine, D. E., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2002, March 1). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 48, pp. 269–278.

Host-Feeding Habits ofCulexand Other Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Borough of Queens in New York City, with Characters and Techniques for Identification ofCulexMosquitoes

Apperson, C. S., Harrison, B. A., Unnasch, T. R., Hassan, H. K., Irby, W. S., Savage, H. M., … Nasci, R. S. (2002, September 1). Journal of Medical Entomology.

Kenneth Lee Knight.

American Entomologist (Lanham, Md.), 48(3), 189–190.

Tissue distribution and characterization of predominant hemolymph carrier proteins from Dermacentor variabilis and Ornithodoros parkeri

Gudderra, N. P., Sonenshine, D. E., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2002, February 1). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 48, pp. 161–170.

Bunyavirus infections in North Carolina white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.), 1(2), 169–172.

Developmental profile, isolation, and biochemical characterization of a novel lipoglycoheme-carrier protein from the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae) and observations on a similar protein in the soft tick, Ornithodoros parkeri (Acari: Argasidae)

Gudderra, N. P., Neese, P. A., Sonenshine, D. E., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2001, March 1). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Vol. 31, pp. 299–311.

First Isolation of La Crosse Virus from Naturally InfectedAedes albopictus

Gerhardt, R. R., Gottfried, K. L., Apperson, C. S., Davis, B. S., Erwin, P. C., Smith, A. B., … Nasci, R. S. (2001, October 1). Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Absence of insect juvenile hormones in the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Acari:Ixodidae), and in Ornithodoros parkeri Cooley (Acari:Argasidae)

Neese, P. A., Sonenshine, D. E., Kallapur, V. L., Apperson, C. S., & Roe, R. M. (2000, April 1). Journal of Insect Physiology, Vol. 46, pp. 477–490.

CHARACTERIZATION OF LYME DISEASE SPIROCHETES ISOLATED FROM TICKS AND VERTEBRATES IN NORTH CAROLINA

Ryan, J. R., Apperson, C. S., Orndorff, P. E., & Levine, J. F. (2000, January 1). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Vol. 36, pp. 48–55.

Development and Survival of ImmatureAedes albopictusandAedes triseriatus(Diptera: Culicidae) in the Laboratory: Effects of Density, Food, and Competition on Response to Temperature

Teng, H.-J., & Apperson, C. S. (2000, January 1). Journal of Medical Entomology.

An experimental chain of infection reveals that distinct Borrelia burgdorferi populations are selected in arthropod and mammalian hosts

Ryan, J. R., Levine, J. F., Apperson, C. S., Lubke, L., Wirtz, R. A., Spears, P. A., & Orndorff, P. E. (1998, October 1). Molecular Microbiology, Vol. 30, pp. 365–379.

Laboratory and Field Evaluations of Oviposition Responses of Aedes albopictus and Aedes triseriatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Oak Leaf Infusions

Trexler, J. D., Apperson, C. S., & Schal, C. (1998, November 1). Journal of Medical Entomology.

Diel oviposition patterns of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) and Aedes triseriatus (Say) in the laboratory and the field

Journal of Vector Ecology, 22(1), 64–70.

Lizards as Hosts for Immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in North Carolina

Journal of Medical Entomology, 34(6), 594–598.

TICK-RACCOON ASSOCIATIONS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR LYME DISEASE SPIROCHETE TRANSMISSION IN THE COASTAL PLAIN OF NORTH CAROLINA

Ouellette, J., Apperson, C. S., Howard, P., Evans, T. L., & Levine, J. F. (1997, January 1). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Vol. 33, pp. 28–39.

Ticks (Acari, Ixodida) uncommonly found biting humans in North Carolina

Journal of Vector Ecology, 22(1), 6–12.

Reservoir Competence of the Southeastern Five-Lined Skink (Eumeces inexpectatus) and the Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) for Borrelia burgdorferi

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 54(1), 92–97.

Reservoir competence of raccoons (Procyon lotor) for Borrelia burgdorferi

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 32, 300–314.

Relative utilization of reptiles and rodents as hosts by immature Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in the coastal plain of North Carolina, USA

Experimental & Applied Acarology, 17(10), 719–731.

Biotic and abiotic parameters associated with an epizootic of Coelomomyces punctatus in a larval population of the mosquito Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Apperson, C. S., Federich, B. A., Tarver, F. R., & Stewart, W. (1992, November 1). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.

Evidence for the copepods Acanthocyclops robustus and Mesocyclops edax as competent intermediate hosts for Coelomomyces punctatus during an epizootic in a larval population of the mosquito Anopheles quadrimaculatus

Apperson, C. S., Federici, B. A., Stewart, W., & Tarver, F. R. (1992, November 1). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology.