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Paul  Hickner
                        Livestock Arthropod Pest Research Unit

                        




                        
                        Research Ecologist
                        Phone: (830) 223-2721
                        
                        
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                            ProjectsIntegrated Pest Management of Flies of Veterinary Importance
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)A new formulation of screwworm attractant with reduced hazardous chemicals and transport restrictions
                                                        

- (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
                                                        

- (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)
                                                        

- (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.
                                                        

- (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
                                                        

- (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
                                                        

- (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
                                                        

- (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.


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