Location: Cattle Fever Tick Research Unit
Title: Highlights in veterinary entomology, 2020: The importance of the contributions of government scientists to research in veterinary entomology.Author
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Submitted to: Medical Entomology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication Acceptance Date: 5/5/2021 Publication Date: 8/3/2021 Citation: Lohmeyer, K.H. 2021. Highlights in veterinary entomology, 2020: The importance of the contributions of government scientists to research in veterinary entomology.. Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab104. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab104 Interpretive Summary: Leading entomology, animal science, and parasitology journals were surveyed for peer-reviewed papers relevant to veterinary entomology (arthropod pests and vectors of disease agents to domestic and wild animals). Articles from December 2019 to October 2020 were reviewed. In order to further focus the papers to be highlighted, key papers were chosen that documented studies conducted by federal government scientists and their collaborators in the areas of 1) biology and ecology of economically important pests; 2) novel control tactics and resistance management; 3) genomics; and 4) pathogen transmission. Technical Abstract: The field of veterinary entomology is primarily associated with the study of arthropods that impact the health of animals. Papers featured in a compilation of highlighted research from 2020 focused on studies conducted by scientists from the federal government that sought to understand and manage arthropods associated with wild and domesticated animals. The topics of these articles included research from the basic tenets of veterinary entomology: 1) biology and ecology of economically important pests; 2) novel control tactics and resistance management; 3) genomics; and 4) pathogen transmission. Key findings of the highlighted papers are presented and discussed and serve as a presentation archive. |
