Zachary Curran Devries

Works (17)

Updated: January 22nd, 2024 08:12

2023 article

Histamine excretion in common indoor and hematophagous arthropods

Principato, S., Romero, A., Lee, C.-Y., Campbell, K., Choe, D.-H., Schal, C., & DeVries, Z. (2023, August 24). (W. Booth, Ed.). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 8.

By: S. Principato *, A. Romero*, C. Lee *, K. Campbell *, D. Choe *, C. Schal n , Z. DeVries*

Ed(s): W. Booth

author keywords: bed bug; histamine; hemipteran; feces; indoor environment
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Histamine; Phylogeny; Bedbugs / physiology; Feeding Behavior; Mammals
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions; Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
TL;DR: The results indicate that histamine excretion is limited to hematophagous hemipterans (bed bugs, bat bugs, tropical bed bugs, and kissing bugs), suggesting that indoor histamine contamination in the United States can be primarily linked to bed bugs. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 25, 2023

2023 article

Spatial distribution of histamine in bed bug-infested homes

Gordon, J. M., Santangelo, R. G., González-Morales, M. A., Menechella, M., Schal, C., & DeVries, Z. C. (2023, March 30). The Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 880.

By: J. Gordon *, R. Santangelo n, M. González-Morales n, M. Menechella n, C. Schal n  & Z. DeVries*

author keywords: Environmental contaminants; Insects; Asthma; Cimex lectularius; Respiratory health
MeSH headings : Humans; Animals; Insect Control / methods; Bedbugs; Histamine
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization; Dermatological diseases and infestations
TL;DR: Results indicate that the bedroom should be the primary focus of histamine mitigation efforts, although histamine can be found throughout the home, and histamine quantified from homes without active bed bug infestations suggests that histamine from previous infestation can persist following pest eradication. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: May 30, 2023

2021 article

Human skin triglycerides prevent bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) arrestment

Gaire, S., DeVries, Z. C., Mick, R., Santangelo, R. G., Bottillo, G., Camera, E., & Schal, C. (2021, December 8). Scientific Reports, Vol. 12.

By: S. Gaire *, Z. DeVries*, R. Mick n, R. Santangelo n, G. Bottillo *, E. Camera *, C. Schal n 

MeSH headings : Adult; Animals; Bedbugs / metabolism; Bedbugs / pathogenicity; Cues; Feeding Behavior; Female; Host-Parasite Interactions; Humans; Locomotion; Male; Middle Aged; Odorants; Pheromones / metabolism; Skin / metabolism; Skin / parasitology; Triglycerides / metabolism
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions; Animal and Plant Science Education
TL;DR: Results provide strong evidence that the complex of human skin compounds serve as multifunctional semiochemicals for bed bugs, with some odorants attracting host-seeking stages, and others (TAGs and possibly other compounds) preventing bed bug arrestment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 10, 2022

2021 article

Mating and starvation modulate feeding and host-seeking responses in female bed bugs, Cimex lectularius

Saveer, A. M., DeVries, Z. C., Santangelo, R. G., & Schal, C. (2021, January 21). Scientific Reports, Vol. 11.

By: A. Saveer  n, Z. DeVries n, R. Santangelo n & C. Schal n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / pathogenicity; Bedbugs / physiology; Copulation / physiology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Female; Fertility / physiology; Humans; Reproduction / physiology; Sexual Behavior, Animal / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions; Animal and Plant Science Education
TL;DR: Results indicate that by adaptively and coordinately expressing behaviors based on the internal physiological state, females maximize their survival and reproductive fitness. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: January 22, 2021

2021 article

Resistance to Fipronil in the Common Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

González-Morales, M. A., DeVries, Z., Sierras, A., Santangelo, R. G., Kakumanu, M. L., & Schal, C. (2021, April 2). (L. Hribar, Ed.). Journal of Medical Entomology, Vol. 58, pp. 1798–1807.

By: M. González-Morales n, Z. DeVries n, A. Sierras n, R. Santangelo n, M. Kakumanu n & C. Schal n 

Ed(s): L. Hribar

author keywords: bed bugs; Cimex lectularius; fipronil; insecticide resistance; synergist
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / drug effects; Bedbugs / genetics; Insect Proteins / genetics; Insecticide Resistance / genetics; Insecticides / pharmacology; Mutation; Pyrazoles / pharmacology; Pyrethrins / pharmacology; Receptors, GABA-A / genetics
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: Investigating the potential of fipronil resistance in bed bugs found that highly resistant populations were also highly resistant to deltamethrin, suggesting that metabolic enzymes that are responsible for pyrethroid detoxification might also metabolize fipronsil. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: April 7, 2021

2020 article

The Role of Antennae in Heat Detection and Feeding Behavior in the Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

Gaire, S., Schal, C., Mick, R., & DeVries, Z. (2020, October 6). (A. Appel, Ed.). Journal of Economic Entomology, Vol. 10, pp. 2858–2863.

By: S. Gaire *, C. Schal n , R. Mick n & Z. DeVries*

Ed(s): A. Appel

author keywords: bed bug; heat detection; feeding behavior; antennae; radiant heat
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs; Ectoparasitic Infestations; Feeding Behavior; Hot Temperature
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions; Animal and Plant Science Education
TL;DR: It is found that the distal tip of the terminal antennal segment is responsible for orientation toward a heat source, suggesting redundancy in sensory cues that drive feeding in bed bugs. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: November 1, 2020

2019 journal article

Exposure risks and ineffectiveness of total release foggers (TRFs) used for cockroach control in residential settings

BMC Public Health, 19(1).

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Santangelo n, J. Crissman n, R. Mick n & C. Schal n 

author keywords: Bug bomb; German cockroach; Pesticide residues; Pesticide exposure; Pyrethroids; Total release aerosols
MeSH headings : Animals; Blattellidae / drug effects; Environmental Exposure / adverse effects; Fumigation; Housing; Humans; Insect Control / methods; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides / adverse effects; Pesticide Residues / analysis; Risk Assessment
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Animal and Plant Science Education
TL;DR: The high risks of pesticide exposure associated with TRFs combined with their ineffectiveness in controlling German cockroach infestations call into question their utility in the marketplace, especially because similarly priced and much safer bait products are highly effective in the indoor environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: February 11, 2019

2019 journal article

Pervasive Resistance to Pyrethroids in German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) Related to Lack of Efficacy of Total Release Foggers

Journal of Economic Entomology, 112(5), 2295–2301.

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Santangelo n, J. Crissman n, A. Suazo n, M. Kakumanu n & C. Schal n 

Ed(s): M. Rust

author keywords: cypermethrin; do-it-yourself pest control; kdr; topical application
MeSH headings : Animals; Biological Assay; Blattellidae; Cockroaches; Insecticide Resistance; Insecticides; Pyrethrins
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Animal and Plant Science Education
TL;DR: Investigating insecticide resistance of apartment-collected cockroaches from homes where TRFs failed suggested pyrethroid resistance is a major factor contributing to the failure of TRFs, which were recently shown to be ineffective at reducing German cockroach infestations. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 21, 2019

2018 journal article

Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Attraction to Human Odors: Validation of a Two-Choice Olfactometer

Journal of Medical Entomology, 56(2), 362–367.

By: Z. DeVries n, A. Saveer  n, R. Mick n & C. Schal n 

author keywords: host odor; host attraction; behavior; olfaction; chemotaxis
MeSH headings : Animals; Appetitive Behavior; Bedbugs; Female; Humans; Male; Nymph; Odorants; Olfactometry / instrumentation
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions; Animal and Plant Science Education
TL;DR: It is shown that bed bugs can respond and orient towards human odors, independently of all other host cues, and the validated olfactometer should enable rapid and efficient evaluations of bed bug behavioral responses to semiochemicals. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: March 25, 2019

2018 journal article

Histamine as an emergent indoor contaminant: Accumulation and persistence in bed bug infested homes

PLOS ONE, 13(2), e0192462.

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Santangelo n, A. Barbarin* & C. Schal n 

Ed(s): J. Benoit

MeSH headings : Air Pollution, Indoor / adverse effects; Animals; Bedbugs; Histamine / analysis; Hot Temperature; Humans; Insect Control; Pest Control
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Dermatological diseases and infestations; Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
TL;DR: The high concentrations, persistence, and proximity to humans during sleep suggest that bed bug-produced histamine may represent an emergent contaminant and pose a serious health risk in the indoor environment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Aggregation behavior and reproductive compatibility in the family Cimicidae

Scientific Reports, 7(1).

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Mick n, O. Balvín * & C. Schal n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / genetics; Bedbugs / physiology; Behavior, Animal / physiology; Chi-Square Distribution; Female; Gene Flow / genetics; Gene Flow / physiology; Male; Reproduction / genetics; Reproduction / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences; Dermatological diseases and infestations
TL;DR: Results indicate that under laboratory conditions, host-associated lineages of bed bugs are reproductively compatible, and aggregation pheromones are not capable of preventing gene flow between lineages. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2017 article

Water loss and metabolic activity in bed bug eggs ( Cimex lectularius )

Campbell, B. E., Miller, D. M., Devries, Z. C., & Appel, A. G. (2017, July 12). Physiological Entomology.

By: B. Campbell *, D. Miller*, Z. Devries n & A. Appel *

author keywords: Chorion permeability; common bed bug; egg; oxygen consumption; respiration; respirometry
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions; Amphibian and Reptile Biology
TL;DR: Water loss across the chorion (chorion permeability) is significantly different between the Harlan laboratory strain and the two field collected strains, although this difference is not significant. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Discrimination between lineage-specific shelters by bat- and human-associated bed bugs does not constitute a stable reproductive barrier

Parasitology Research, 116(1), 237–242.

By: O. Balvín *, T. Bartonička *, K. Pilařová*, Z. DeVries n & C. Schal n 

author keywords: Pre-copulation reproduction isolation; Pheromones; Parasites; Aggregation behavior
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / classification; Bedbugs / genetics; Bedbugs / physiology; Biological Assay; Chiroptera / parasitology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology; Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary; Female; Humans; Hybridization, Genetic; Male; Odorants / analysis; Reproduction
topics (OpenAlex): Animal and Plant Science Education; Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insects and Parasite Interactions
TL;DR: Bed bugs show no preferences for lineage-specific shelters, strongly suggesting that semiochemicals associated with shelters alone do not function in reproductive isolation, and instead suggest a pre-copulation isolation mechanism. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 article

Estimating the critical thermal maximum (CTmax) of bed bugs, Cimex lectularius: Comparing thermolimit respirometry with traditional visual methods

DeVries, Z. C., Kells, S. A., & Appel, A. G. (2016, March 9). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology.

By: Z. DeVries n, S. Kells * & A. Appel *

author keywords: Bed bug; Cimicidae; CTmax; Respiration; Thermolimit respirometry; Thermal stress
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / metabolism; Bedbugs / physiology; Respiration; Temperature
topics (OpenAlex): Physiological and biochemical adaptations; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Amphibian and Reptile Biology
TL;DR: Traditional visual methods and thermolimit respirometry provided similar estimates of CTmax, although traditional methods produced consistently lower values (0.7-1°C lower than TLR). (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Feel the heat: activation, orientation and feeding responses of bed bugs to targets at different temperatures

The Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(23), 3773–3780.

By: Z. DeVries n, R. Mick  n & C. Schal n 

author keywords: Cimex lectularius; Cimicidae; Host attraction; Sensory cues; Thermal orientation; Thermotaxis
MeSH headings : Animals; Bedbugs / physiology; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Hot Temperature; Motor Activity / physiology; Orientation, Spatial; Taxis Response / physiology
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Dermatological diseases and infestations; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
TL;DR: Bed bugs utilize heat to locate and feed on hosts, and show a characteristic increase in the number of responders and decrease in response time with increasing target temperature, and bed bug feeding is shown to be relative to ambient temperature, not an absolute response to feeder blood temperature. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2014 article

Effects of temperature on nutrient self‐selection in the silverfish Lepisma saccharina

DeVries, Z. C., & Appel, A. G. (2014, July 2). Physiological Entomology.

By: Z. DeVries* & A. Appel *

author keywords: Dietary self-selection; Lepismatidae; metabolism; nutrition; silverfish; Thysanura
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: Changes in nutrient selection with temperature may be related to the dietary requirements of the insect at different temperatures. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2013 article

Standard metabolic rate of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius: Effects of temperature, mass, and life stage

DeVries, Z. C., Kells, S. A., & Appel, A. G. (2013, September 5). Journal of Insect Physiology.

By: Z. DeVries*, S. Kells * & A. Appel *

author keywords: Bed bug; Cimicidae; Mass scaling; Q(10); Respiration; Respiratory quotient
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological / physiology; Animals; Basal Metabolism / physiology; Bedbugs / metabolism; Bedbugs / physiology; Body Weight; Carbon Dioxide / metabolism; Female; Life Cycle Stages / physiology; Linear Models; Male; Oxygen Consumption / physiology; Species Specificity; Starvation / physiopathology; Temperature
topics (OpenAlex): Dermatological diseases and infestations; Amphibian and Reptile Biology; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: The standard metabolic rate of the bed bug is examined and .VO2 (mlh(-1)) scaled more with mass than values previously reported for other arthropods or that would be predicted by the 3/4-power law. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

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