| 2007 Grant Recipients |
| Researcher | Campus | Grant Title |
| Peter Atkinson |
UC Riverside |
High frequency Culex genetic transformation |
| Nancy Beckage |
UC Riverside |
Biopesticidal action of RH-2485 and the formulations INTREPID, MACH-2, and CONFIRM
on Culex vectors of West Nile virus transmission |
| Nancy Beckage |
UC Riverside |
Efficacy of fungal pathogens as biological controls of adult Culex mosquitoes |
| Ring Cardé |
UC Riverside |
Attractants for Culex pipiens complex mosquitoes |
| Anthony Cornel |
UC Davis |
Investigating population structure of Culex pipiens sensu lato in California |
| Bruce Hammock |
UC Davis |
Development of a rapid assay for methoprene resistance in mosquito |
| Bruce Hammock |
UC Davis |
Development of a high throughput assay for carboxylesterase- and GST-mediated pyrethroid
resistance in Cx. pipiens sensu lato |
| Shirley Luckhart |
UC Davis |
Mosquito mitochondria: an untapped resource for the development of aging biomarkers |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Efficacy of a native biological agent against West Nile vectors inhabiting constructed
treatment wetlands |
| 2006 Grant Recipients |
| Peter Atkinson |
UC Riverside |
High frequency Culex genetic transformation |
| Nancy Beckage |
UC Riverside |
Biopesticidal action of RH-2485 and the formulation INTREPID
on Culex vectors of West Nile virus transmission |
| Aaron Brault |
UC Davis |
Temperature regulation of arbovirus replication: identification of eurythermic determinants of West Nile,
St. Louis encephalitis and Western Equine encephalitis viruses |
| Aaron Brault |
UC Davis |
Increased diagnostic capacity for the detection of California mosquito-borne viruses |
| Anthony Cornel |
UC Davis |
Development of a reliable and sensitive PCR diagnostic assay for detection of pyrethroid knock down
resistance in Culex pipiens sensu lato |
| Sharon Lawler |
UC Davis |
Do repeated applications of ULV Pyrenone™ affect zooplankton or aquatic insects? |
| William Reisen |
UC Davis |
Do corvid roosts affect the risk of urban West Nile virus transmission in California? |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Efficacy of a native biological agent against West Nile vectors inhabiting constructed treatment wetlands |
| 2005 Grant Recipients |
| Aaron Brault |
UC Davis |
Increased diagnostic capacity for the detection of California mosquito-borne viruses |
| Ring T. Cardé |
UC Riverside |
Identification of bird odors attractive to Culex mosquitoes |
| Anthony Cornel |
UC Davis |
Role of Culex pipiens sensu latu in transmission of West Nile virus in a region of hybridization |
| William Reisen |
UC Davis |
Factors increasing the transmission efficiency of West Nile virus in California |
| Thomas Scott |
UC Davis |
Rapid assessment of transmission potential of West Nile virus by Culex mosquitoes |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Efficacy of larvivorous fishes used in IPM programs against West Nile vectors inhabiting constructed treatment wetlands |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Inheritance of resistance and cross-resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus selected with single or multiple toxins of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis |
| 2004 Grant Recipients |
| Aaron Brault |
UC Davis |
Increased diagnostic capacity for the detection of California mosquito-borne viruses |
| Ring T. Cardé |
UC Riverside |
Identification of bird odors attractive to Culex mosquitoes |
| Brian Federici |
UC Riverside |
Improved recombinant mosquito larvicides based on Bacillus sphaericus |
| Sarjeet Gill |
UC Riverside |
Characterization of mosquitocidal Clostridum |
| William Reisen |
UC Davis |
Factors increasing the transmission efficiency of West Nile virus in California |
| Thomas Scott |
UC Davis |
Rapid assessment of transmission potential of West Nile virus by Culex mosquitoes |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Inheritance of resistance and cross-resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus selected with single or multiple toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Effect of vegetation planting designs on mosquito production and water quality at constructed treatment wetlands |
| 2003 Grant Recipients |
| Peter Atkinson |
UC Riverside |
Transposable elements and genetic drive in Culex quinquefasciatus |
| Nancy Beckage |
UC Riverside |
Ecdysone agonists as effective mosquito biopesticides |
| Ring T. Cardé |
UC Riverside |
Identification of bird odors attractive to Culex mosquitoes |
| Anthony Cornel |
UC Davis |
Isolation of microstatellites as genetic markers in members of the Culex pipiens complex |
| Brian Federuci |
UC Riverside |
Improved recombinant mosquito larvicides based on Bacillus sphaericus |
| Sarjeet Gill |
UC Riverside |
Characterization of mosquitocidal Clostridum |
| Walter Leal |
UC Davis |
Molecular basis of a system for high throughput screening of attractants and repellents for Culex spp. |
| William Reisen |
UC Davis |
Factors increasing the transmission efficiency of West Nile virus in California |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Effect of vegetation planting designs on mosquito production and water quality at constructed treatment wetlands |
| 2002 Grant Recipients |
| Peter Atkinson |
UC Riverside |
Transposable elements and genetic drive in Culex quinquefasciatus |
| Nancy Beckage |
UC Riverside |
Hormonal modulation of mosquito immunity to parasites and pathogens |
| Ring T. Cardé |
UC Riverside |
Behavioral mechanisms influencing catch of mosquitoes in CO2-baited traps |
| Anthony Cornel |
UC Davis |
Operational significance of bottle bioassay profiles |
| Brian Federuci |
UC Riverside |
Optimization of recombinant BTI/BS mosquito larvicides |
| Sarjeet Gill |
UC Riverside |
Characterization of mosquitocidal Clostridum |
| Bruce Hammock |
UC Davis |
Development of rapid and sensitive enzyme assays for monitoring pyrethroid resistance in mosquitoes |
| Sharon Lawler |
UC Davis |
Will the insecticide Lambda-cyhalothrin (Warrior™) disrupt or enhance mosquito control in rice? |
| Walter Leal |
UC Davis |
Molecular basis of a system for high throughput screening attractants and repellents for Culex spp. |
| William Reeves (deceased 2004) |
UC Berkeley |
Dynamics of the immune response among sentinel chickens to mosquito salivary gland antigen: evidence of the utility for arbovirual surveillance |
| William Reisen |
UC Davis |
Optimizing control of Culex tarsalis |
| William Reisen |
UC Davis |
Genetic basis of host selection by Culex pipiens complex and Cx. tarsalis mosquitoes |
| Thomas Scott |
UC Davis |
Vector competence of California mosquitoes for West Nile virus |
| T. Steven Su |
UC Riverside |
Laboratory and field evaluation of mosquitocidal activity of novaluron, a new insect growth regulator |
| Loy Volkman |
UC Berkeley |
Susceptibility of California mosquitoes to the baculovirus, Culex nigripalpus nucleopolyhedrovirus |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Evaluation of alternative resistance management strategies for Bacillus sphaericus |
| William Walton |
UC Riverside |
Effect of vegetation planting designs on mosquito production and water quality at constructed treatment wetlands |
