Edwin R. Burgess

DNA barcoding and olfactory identification of attractive nectar sources for Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

This study identifies plant taxa and volatile compounds attractive to Aedes aegypti mosquitoes using DNA barcoding, behavioral assays, and volatile profiling.

Claustrophilic oviposition: oviposition performance depends on container size in a novel forced oviposition method for Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti

This paper introduces a modified forced oviposition method for Culex quinquefasciatus and Aedes aegypti, showing that smaller containers increase oviposition rates and that the method is effective for generating F1 progeny for vector research.

Host usage in Aedes aegypti collected from Houston, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona using whole mosquito third-generation sequencing blood meal analysis

This study uses third-generation sequencing to analyze blood meal sources of Aedes aegypti in Houston and Phoenix, finding frequent multiple host feeding and a broad host range beyond humans.

Frequencies of house fly proto-Y chromosomes across populations are predicted by temperature heterogeneity within populations

The paper measures proto-Y chromosome frequencies in house fly populations across the U.S. and finds that temperature range, not latitudinal clines, explains their distribution.