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Paul Hickner
Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit
Research Ecologist

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Projects
Integrated Pest Management of Flies of Veterinary Importance
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 436658

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Antennal transcriptome analysis reveals sensory receptors potentially associated with host detection in the livestock pest Lucilia cuprina Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wulff, J.P., Hickner, P.V., Watson, D.W., Denning, S.S., Belikoff, E.J., Scott, M.J. 2024. Antennal transcriptome analysis reveals sensory receptors potentially associated with host detection in the livestock pest Lucilia cuprina. Parasites & Vectors. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06391-6.
An alternative chicken-based diet for mass-rearing screwworm flies, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hickner, P.V., Sagel, A., Quintero, G., Vasquez, M., Tietjen, M., Lohmeyer, K.H., Arp, A.P. 2023. An alternative chicken-based diet for mass-rearing screwworm flies, Cochliomyia hominivorax (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toad219.
A new formulation of screwworm attractant with reduced hazardous chemicals and transport restrictions Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hickner, P.V., Pacheco, L., Duke, S.E., Sanchez Ortiz, C., Welch, J.B., Phillips, P.L., Arp, A.P. 2023. A new formulation of screwworm attractant with reduced hazardous chemicals and transport restrictions. Journal of Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad043.
Genomic analysis of two phlebotomine sand fly vectors of Leishmania from the New and Old World Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Labbe, F., Abdeladhim, M., Abrudan, J., Hickner, P.V., et al. (2023). Genomic analysis of two phlebotomine sand fly vectors of Leishmania from the New and Old World. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010862.
QTL determining the time of blood feeding in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hickner, P.V., Mori, A., Rund, S., Severson, D. 2022. QTL determining the time of blood feeding in Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac118.
Insights into the microbial ecology of the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, from wild collections and under mass-rearing for sterile insect releases. Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Arp, A.P., Quintero, G., Sagel, A., Gonzales, R., Phillips, P.L., Hickner, P.V. 2022. Insights into the microbial ecology of the New World screwworm, Cochliomyia hominivorax, from wild collections and under mass-rearing for sterile insect releases. Scientific Reports. 12. Article 1042. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-04828-5.
Phylogenomics of tick inward rectifier potassium channels and their potential as targets to innovate control technologies Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Saelao, P., Hickner, P.V., Bendele, K.G., Perez De Leon, A.A. 2021. Phylogenomics of tick inward rectifier potassium channels and their potential as targets to innovate control technologies. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.647020.
New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) myiasis in feral swine of Uruguay: One Health and transboundary disease implications Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Altuna, M., Hickner, P.V., Castro, G., Mirazo, S., Perez De Leon, A.A., Arp, A.P. 2021. New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) myiasis in feral swine of Uruguay: One Health and transboundary disease implications. Parasites & Vectors. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04499-z.
New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) myiasis in feral swine of Uruguay: One Health and transboundary disease implications Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Altuna, M., Hickner, P.V., Castro, G., Mirazo, S., Perez De Leon, A.A., Arp, A.P. 2021. New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) myiasis in feral swine of Uruguay: One Health and transboundary disease implications. Parasites & Vectors. 14:26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04499-z.
Physiological and molecular correlates of the screwworm fly attraction to wound and animal odors Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hickner, P.V., Mittapalli, O., Subramoniam, A., Sagel, A., Watson, W., Scott, M.J., Arp, A.P., Perez De Leon, A.A., Syed, Z. 2020. Physiological and molecular correlates of the screwworm fly attraction to wound and animal odors. Scientific Reports. 10. Article 20771. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-77541-w.