Medical and Veterinary Entomology, by Content Type
Bibliographies
- Chironomid Home Page - everything to do with Chironomidae (Diptera). Bibliographies, listserver, newsletter, etc.
- Insect Bibliography Server - citations on Bot Flies, Chironomidae, Cuterebridae, Dermatobia, FORMIS 2001 (Ants), Face Fly, Fire Ant - 2001, Gasterophilidae, Horn Fly, Hypoderma, ITS, Insect Genetics, Insect Nematodes, Leaf-Cutting Ants, NCB-ESA, 1996, Oestridae, Parasitoids, Reprint List, Restriction Enzymes, Screwworm, and Stable Fly.
- PHEREC Publications - publications of the John A. Mulrennan Sr. Public Health Entomology Research and Education Cetner on mosquito control, stable flies, sandflies, non-chemical mosquito control, and pesticide environmental impact research.
- Synanthropic Collembola: Springtails in Association with Man
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
CD-ROM
- Bug Tutorials - Authorized for pesticide applicator training CEUs in Arizona, Florida, Vermont and West Virginia. Excellent for training in many categories. Requires Windows operating system.
- CulicID - series of computerized interactive identification and information tools for Australasian mosquitoes
- Pests in and Around the Home - Knowledgebase of pests of humans, pets, structures, lawns and landscapes. CD-ROM contains information on pest biology, life cycle, identification keys, distribution, damage, and management. Hundreds of color photographs. HTML version works on Mac or PCs. Version 2.0.
Checklists
Databases
- AnoBase - AnoBase is a database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the world's most important malaria vector.
- Featured Creatures - A continuously growing Florida Web site providing detailed information on description, distribution, damage, and management (if necessary) of various Florida organisms (insects, spiders, mites, snails, nematodes, etc.) as well as scientific references, links to recommended pesticides and more. Over 350 publications with thousands of color photographs and line drawings.
- International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - mass rearing facilities of sterile pest insects, ticks and mites. Production size, radiation process, quality control parameters, dosimetry, programme objective, trans-boundary shipment, field release data, and the facility full address. International Atomic Energy Agency, Joint FAO/IAEA Division, Insect Pest Control Section
- Malaria Database - (WHO/TDR)
- Mosquito and Moth Cell Lines - cell culture availability database
- Parasitic Organisms Codon Usage Tables - Brugia, Onchocerca, Plasmodium, Trypanosoma, Leishmania
- The International Database on Insect Disinfestation and Sterilization - - IDIDAS provides information on disinfestation and sterilization of arthropod species, with dosage levels and conditions, efficacy and references. For researchers, phytosanotary regulators, plant protection services and SIT facility and food irradiation operations personnel.
Image Galleries
- DPDx - identification and diagnosis of parasites of public health concern. Parasites and parasitic diseases, including an image library and a review of recommended diagnostic procedures. CDC
- Images of Mosquito Vectors of Arboviruses - from the CDC. Aedes, Culex, and Anopheles
- Mosquito Images - mosquitoes of the midwestern U.S.
- Public Health Image Library - includes images, illustrations and animations of insects of medical importance
- Veterinary Parasitology Images Gallery - Arthropoda:Insecta and Acari. Arthropods of medical veterinary importance. Built along Marcelo de Campos Pereira's professional career as veterinary parasitologist and amateur photographer
- Veterinary Parasitology Images Gallery - Arthropoda:Insecta and Acari. Arthropods of medical veterinary importance. Built along Marcelo de Campos Pereira's professional career as veterinary parasitologist and amateur photographer
Institutions
Integrated Pest Management
- Bed bugs: Biology and Management FAQ - biology, ecology, public health significance of bed bugs. Identification resource and integrated pest management strategies for homeowners, tenants, and landlords. Harvard.
- Featured Creatures - - A continuously growing Florida Web site providing detailed information on description, distribution, damage, and management (if necessary) of various Florida organisms (insects, spiders, mites, snails, nematodes, etc.) as well as scientific references, links to recommended pesticides and more. Over 350 publications with thousands of color photographs and line drawings.
- Head Lice Information Sheet - authoritative and evidence-based information site on head lice founded upon daily ongoing research. James Cook University, Australia
- Head Lice Resources You Can Trust - Current, research-based information on head lice and their management. Reproduction-ready fact sheets and information on the video Removing Head Lice Safely. University of Nebraska
- Head louse information and management - Harvard School of Public Health
- Integrated Fly Management Presentation - presentation emphasizing insect light traps but covering all areas need to control filth breeding flies without the use of pesticides. Requires Flash.
- Nzi Trap for Biting Flies - practical tsetse and biting fly control with environment-friendly trapping technology that does not rely on the use of insecticides
- Pests in and Around the Home - - Knowledgebase of pests of humans, pets, structures, lawns and landscapes. CD-ROM contains information on pest biology, life cycle, identification keys, distribution, damage, and management. Hundreds of color photographs. HTML version works on Mac or PCs. Version 2.0.
- Public Health Pest Control manual - available in HTML and PDF versions. USDA
Journals and Newsletters
Keys
Mailing Lists
- ACAROLOGY - mailing list dedicated to discussion of the Acari (mites and ticks)
- Forensic Entomology - mailing list for forensic entomologists and their students. Restricted list; you must email the the listowner with info about your forensic entomology background before you can be included on the list
- MALARIA - mailing list for discussion of malaria. To subscribe, send the message subscribe MALARIA Jane Doe to majordomo@wehi.edu.au (replace Jane Doe with your real name)
- Mosquito-L - for the discussion of topics related to mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae). Possible topics include, but are not limited to: behavior, bionomics, ecology, control, general biology, legislative/regulatory issues, mosquito-borne diseases, physiology, pathogens, sampling methods, systematics. To subscribe send an e-mail message to MOSQUITO-L-REQUEST@IASTATE.EDU with the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. The subject field will be ignored. If your e-mail program automatically adds your signature to the end of your message, put the word END on a separate line after the word SUBSCRIBE. Archives are available.
- PAG-L - The Pacific Ant Group was established in September 2003 to facilitate communication toward preventing establishment of Red Imported Fire Ant and other invasive ants in Pacific islands.
- PARASITE-GENOME - parasite genome databases and genome research resources mailing list and web site. List is to ask for probes, offer resources to share, request technical advice, warn of problems encountered, post news and results, advertise positions available
- ProMed - PROgram for Monitoring Emerging Diseases. Reporting of incidents or outbreaks, infectious disease problems of emerging interest, and discussions on how to improve surveillance and response capabilities
- SIMULIIDAE - is an offshoot of the British Simuliid Group, a very informal gathering of scientists of any discipline, and from many countries, who have an interest in the Simuliidae. Members include entomologists, parasitologists and medics, with interests in ecology, bionomics, taxonomy, cytotaxonomy, disease transmission, fresh water biology, etc. The aim is to assemble as diverse a group as possible in order to get a wide interchange of ideas and information
Pesticides
- PHEREC Publications - - publications of the John A. Mulrennan Sr. Public Health Entomology Research and Education Cetner on mosquito control, stable flies, sandflies, non-chemical mosquito control, and pesticide environmental impact research.
Professional Societies
Research Programs
Software
- Bug Tutorials - - Authorized for pesticide applicator training CEUs in Arizona, Florida, Vermont and West Virginia. Excellent for training in many categories. Requires Windows operating system.
- Quantitative Parasitology - free software designed to improve education and research in parasite ecology and epidemiology. Designed to deal with the notoriously left-biased frequency distributions of parasites. Mac or Windows
Video
General
- Borrelia burgdorferi Molecular Genetics Server
- CDC WONDER - CDC reports, guidelines, public health data
- Delusional Parasitosis - devoted to the mistaken belief that one is being infested by parasites such as mites, lice, fleas, spiders, worms, bacteria, or other organisms. UC-Davis
- Fleas, Ticks and Your Pet FAQ - from the rec.pets.* UseNet newsgroup
- Insects, Disease, and History - devoted to understanding the impact arthropods and diseases have had on historical events
- John W. Hock Company - insect sampling equipment
- Lyme Disease in the United States and Canada - Lyme disease in individual states and Canadian provinces.
- Lyme Disease Risk Assessments - done by the U.S. Army
- On Maggots and Murders: Forensic Entomology - Short PDF explains how maggots and other animals that feed on the remains of others give clues to crime scene investigators.
- Spiders and other Arachnids - spiders, especially venom and spider bites, and misdiagnosis and identification of brown recluse spiders. Debunking of spider-related urband legends.
- Tick and Lyme Disease Information for Europe - from European Union Concerted Action on Lyme Borreliosis
- Tropical Diseases Research Networking Page - links to tropical disease resources, including vector-borne diseases
- Veterinary Entomology - biological information on various insect parasites of animals and to some extent humans. Tsetse flies, tabanids, screwworm, fleas and cockroaches
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