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Phillip Shults
Arthropod-borne Animal Diseases Research
Research Entomologist

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Projects
Biology and Management of Dipteran Pests of Livestock and Other Animals
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 436363
Predicting and Mitigating Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in North America
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441383
Ecology of Hemorrhagic Orbiviruses in North America
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441386

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Interrogating genomes and geography to unravel multiyear vesicular stomatitis epizootics Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Humphreys Jr, J.M., Shults, P.T., Velazquez Salinas, L., Bertram, M.R., Pelzel-Mccluskey, A.M., Peters, D.C., Rodriguez, L.L. 2024. Interrogating genomes and geography to unravel multiyear vesicular stomatitis epizootics. Viruses. 16(7). Article 1118. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16071118.
Harvesting insect pests for animal feed Reprint Icon - (Research Notes)
Cohnstaedt, L.W., Lado, P., Ewing, R.D., Cherico, J.A., Wagner Iii, R.R., Brabec, D.L., Shults, P.T., Chaskopaoulu, A. 2024. Harvesting insect pests for animal feed. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae131.
Conceptualization, design and construction of a novel insect mass trapping device: the USDA Biomass Harverst Trap (USDA-BHT) Reprint Icon - (Research Notes)
Cohnstaedt, L.W., Lado, P., Ewing, R.D., Cherico, J.A., Wagner Iii, R.R., Brabec, D.L., Shults, P.T., Chaskopaoulu, A. 2024. Conceptualization, design and construction of a novel insect mass trapping device: the USDA Biomass Harverst Trap (USDA-BHT). Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae129.
Assessment of the USDA biomass harvest trap device as an insect harvest and mosquito surveillance tool Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lado, P., Rogers, D., Cernicchiaro, N., Swistek, S., Van Nest, K., Shults, P.T., Ewing, R.D., Okeson, D., Brabec, D.L., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2024. Assessment of the USDA biomass harvest trap device as an insect harvest and mosquito surveillance tool. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toae095.
Assessing the feasibility, safety, and nutritional quality of using wild-caught pest flies in animal feed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Orbivirus epidemiology in a changing climate Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
Hudson, A.R., Mcgregor, B.L., Shults, P.T., England, M., Silbernegal, C., Mayo, C., Carpenter, M., Sherman, T., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2023. Orbivirus epidemiology in a changing climate. Journal of Medical Entomology. 60(6):1221-1229. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad098.
Immigration and seasonal bottlenecks: High inbreeding despite high genetic diversity in an oscillating population of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shults, P.T., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Zhang, X., Gerry, A., Eyer, P., Vargo, E. 2023. Immigration and seasonal bottlenecks: High inbreeding despite high genetic diversity in an oscillating population of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad068.
Comparative genetic study of the colony structure and colony spatial distribution between the higher termite Amitermes parvulus and the lower, subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes in an urban environment Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shults, P.T., Eyer, P., Moran, M., Richardson, S., Liu, K., Blumenfeld, A., Davis, R., Vargo, E. 2023. Comparative genetic study of the colony structure and colony spatial distribution between the higher termite Amitermes parvulus and the lower, subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes in an urban environment. Insectes Sociaux. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00919-2.
Are you still using 6-volt batteries for your insect traps? Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ewing, R.D., Brokesh, B., Shults, P.T., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2023. Are you still using 6-volt batteries for your insect traps? American Mosquito Control Association. 39(1):61-64. https://doi.org/10.2987/22-7061.
A review of the vector status of North American Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, and other arboviruses of concern Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
McGregor, B.L., Shults, P.T., McDermott, E.G. 2022. A review of the vector status of North American Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, and other arboviruses of concern. Current Tropical Medicine Reports. eVol 9:130–139 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40475-022-00263-8.