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• Distribution of Triatoma dimidiata sensu lato (Reduviidae: Triatominae) and Risk Factors Associated with Household Invasion in Northern Belize, Central America. Caranci, A. T., Grieco, J. P., Achee, N. L., Hoel, D. F., Bautista, K., King, R., Stewart, V. A., Murphy, J., Masuoka, P., & Olsen, C. H. 2022. Journal of Medical Entomology.

• Combining Chemometric and Phytochemical Tools to Isolate and Characterize Activity of Vismia gracilis Compounds against Aedes aegypti. Magalhaes, N. M. G., Sousa, J. P. B., Demarque, D. P., Salvador, Carlos Eduardo de Melo, Albernaz, L. C., Achee, N. L., Grieco, J. P., & Espindola, L. S. 2021. Natural Product Research. 1-5.
• Outcomes from International Field Trials with Male Aedes Sound Traps: Frequency-Dependent Effectiveness in Capturing Target Species in Relation to Bycatch Abundance. Staunton, K. M., Leiva, D., Cruz, A., Goi, J., Arisqueta, C., Liu, J., Desnoyer, M., Howell, P., Espinosa, F., Mendoza, A. C., Karl, S., Crawford, J. E., Xiang, W., Manrique-Saide, P., Achee, N. L., Grieco, J. P., Ritchie, S. A., Burkot, T. R., & Snoad, N. 2021. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(2), e0009061.
• Community-Level Impacts of Spatial Repellents for Control of Diseases Vectored by Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes. Ten Bosch, Q. A., Wagman, J. M., Castro-Llanos, F., Achee, N. L., Grieco, J. P., & Perkins, T. A. 2020. PLoS Computational Biology, 16(9), e1008190.
• Efficacy of a Spatial Repellent for Control of Malaria in Indonesia: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Syafruddin, D., Asih, P. B. S., Rozi, I. E., Permana, D. H., Nur Hidayati, A. P., Syahrani, L., Zubaidah, S., Sidik, D., Bangs, M. J., Bøgh, C., Liu, F., Eugenio, E. C., Hendrickson, J., Burton, T., Baird, J. K., Collins, F., Grieco, J. P., Lobo, N. F., & Achee, N. L. 2020. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103(1), 344-358.
• Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Assessment of Malaria Interventions in Rural Zambia. Jumbam, D. T., Stevenson, J. C., Matoba, J., Grieco, J. P., Ahern, L. N., Hamainza, B., Sikaala, C. H., Chanda-Kapata, P., Cardol, E. I., Munachoonga, P., & Achee, N. L. 2020. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 216.
• Fipronil and Ivermectin Treatment of Cattle Reduced the Survival and Ovarian Development of Field-Collected Anopheles albimanus in a Pilot Trial Conducted in Northern Belize. Dreyer, S. M., Leiva, D., Magaña, M., Pott, M., Kay, J., Cruz, A., Achee, N. L., Grieco, J. P., & Vaughan, J. A. 2019. Malaria Journal, 18(1), 296
• Second WIN International Conference on "Integrated approaches and innovative tools for combating insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses", October 2018, Singapore. Corbel, V., Durot, C., Achee, N. L., Chandre, F., Coulibaly, M. B., David, J., Devine, G. J., Dusfour, I., Fonseca, D. M., Grieco, J., Juntarajumnong, W., Lenhart, A., Kasai, S., Martins, A. J., Moyes, C., Ng, L. C., Pinto, J., Pompon, J. F., Muller, P., Raghavendra, K., Roiz, D., Vatandoost, H., Vontas, J., & Weetman, D. 2019. Parasites & Vectors, 12(1), 331.
• Spatial Repellency and Other Effects of Transfluthrin and Linalool on Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Estrada, J. L. T., Moscoso, K. E. P., Salas, I. F., Achee, N. L., & Grieco, J. P. 2019. Journal of Vector Ecology: Journal of the Society for Vector Ecology, 44(1), 89-93.
• Alternative Strategies for Mosquito-Borne Arbovirus Control. Achee, N. L., Grieco, J. P., Vatandoost, H., Seixas, G., Pinto, J., Ching-Ng, L., Martins, A. J., Juntarajumnong, W., Corbel, V., Gouagna, C., David, J., Logan, J. G., Orsborne, J., Marois, E., Devine, G. J., & Vontas, J. 2019. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 13(1), e0006822.
• Spatial Repellency and Other Effects of Transfluthrin and Linalool on Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus. Estrada, J. L. T., Moscoso, K. E. P., Salas, I. F., Achee, N. L., & Grieco, J. P. 2019. Journal of Vector Ecology: Journal of the Society for Vector Ecology, 44(1), 89-93.
• Influence of Location and Distance of Biogents Sentinel™ Traps From Human-Occupied Experimental Huts On Aedes aegypti Recapture and Entry Into Huts. Salazar, F. V., Chareonviriyaphap, T., Grieco, J. P., Eisen, L., Prabaripai, A., Ojo, T. A., Gimutao, K. A., Polsomboon, S., Bangs, M. J., & Achee, N. L. 2018. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 34(3), 201-209. 
• Model-Based Analysis of Experimental Data from Interconnected, Row-Configured Huts Elucidates Multifaceted Effects of a Volatile Chemical on Aedes Aegypti Mosquitoes. Ten Bosch, Q. A., Castro-Llanos, F., Manda, H., Morrison, A. C., Grieco, J. P., Achee, N. L., & Perkins, T. A. 2018. Parasites & Vectors, 11(1), 365
• Mosquito Control Practices and Perceptions: An Analysis of Economic Stakeholders during the Zika Epidemic in Belize, Central America. Duman-Scheel, M., Eggleson, K. K., Achee, N. L., Grieco, J. P., & Hapairai, L. K. 2018. PloS One, 13(7), e0201075.
• Effect of the Topical Repellent Para-Menthane-3,8-Diol on Blood Feeding Behavior and Fecundity of the Dengue Virus Vector Aedes Aegypti. Lee, J., Choi, D. B., Liu, F., Grieco, J. P., & Achee, N. L.Insects, 9(2)
• Molecular Detection and Identification of Rickettsia Species in Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) Collected From Belize, Central America. Polsomboon S, Hoel DF, Murphy JR, Linton YM, Motoki M, Robbins RG, Bautista K, Bricen O I, Achee NL, Grieco JP, Ching WM, Chao CC. J Med Entomol. 2017 Nov 7;54(6):1718-1726.
• MalERA: An updated research agenda for characterising the reservoir and measuring transmission in malaria elimination and eradication. Members of the malERA Consultative Panel on Characterising the Reservoir and Measuring Transmission. 2017.
• International workshop on insecticide resistance in vectors of arboviruses, December 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Corbel V, Fonseca DM, Weetman D, Pinto J, Achee NL, Chandre F, Coulibaly MB, Dusfour I, Grieco J, Juntarajumnong W, Lenhart A, Martins AJ, Moyes C, Ng LC, Raghavendra K, Vatandoost H, Vontas J, Muller P, Kasai S, Fouque F, Velayudhan R, Durot C, David JP. Parasit Vectors. 2017 Jun 2;10(1):278. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2224-3.
• Modern Vector Control. Lobo NF, Achee NL, Grieco J, Collins FH. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2017 May 15.
• Considerations for the Use of Human Participants in Vector Biology Research: A Tool for Investigators and Regulators. Nicole L. Achee, Laura Youngblood, Michael J. Bangs, James V. Lavery, Stephanie James. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 Feb 1; 15(2): 89–102. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2014.1628.
• Tracking Insecticide Resistance in Mosquito Vectors of Arboviruses: The Worldwide Insecticide resistance Network (WIN). Corbel V, Achee NL, Chandre F, Coulibaly MB, Dusfour I, Fonseca DM, Grieco J, Juntarajumnong W, Lenhart A, Martins AJ, Moyes C, Ng LC, Pinto J, Raghavendra K, Vatandoost H, Vontas J, Weetman D, Fouque F, Velayudhan R, David JP. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Dec 1;10(12):e0005054. (2016).
• Effect of Spatial Repellent Exposure on Dengue Vector Attraction to Oviposition Sites. Choi DB*, Grieco JP, Apperson CS, Schal C, Ponnusamy L, Wesson, D., Achee NL. 2016 PLoS Negl Trop Dis 10(7): e0004850. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004850
  ^{*undergraduate advised by NL Achee and JP Grieco}
• Effects of Preexposure to DEET on the Downstream Blood-Feeding Behaviors of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) Mosquitoes. Sugiharto VA, Grieco JP, Murphy JR, Olsen CH, Colacicco-Mayhugh MG, Stewart VA, Achee NL, Turell MJ. 2016 DOI:10.1093/jme/tjw066
• Quantifying the Epidemiological Impact of Vector Control on Dengue. Reiner RC Jr, Achee N, Barrera R, Burkot TR, Chadee DD, Devine GJ, Endy T, Gubler D, Hombach J, Kleinschmidt I, Lenhart A, Lindsay SW, Longini I, Mondy M, Morrison AC, Perkins TA, Vazquez-Prokopec G, Reiter P, Ritchie SA, Smith DL, Strickman D, Scott TW. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 May 26;10(5):e0004588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004588.
• Dengue Virus-1 Infection Did Not Alter the Behavioral Response of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to DEET.Sugiharto VA, Murphy JR, Turell MJ, Olsen CH, Stewart VA, Colacicco-Mayhugh MG, Grieco JP, Achee NL. J Med Entomol. 2016 Mar 29.
• Tools and Strategies for Malaria Control and Elimination: What Do We Need to Achieve a Grand Convergence in Malaria Hemingway J, Shretta R, Wells TN, Bell D, Djimdé AA, Achee N, Qi G. PLoS Biol. 2016 Mar 2;14(3):e1002380. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002380.
• A critical assessment of vector control for dengue prevention. Achee NL, Gould F, Perkins TA, Reiner RC Jr, Morrison AC, Ritchie SA, Gubler DJ, Teyssou R, Scott TW.PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 May 7;9(5):e0003655. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003655. eCollection 2015 May.
• Impact of a spatial repellent on malaria incidence in two villages in Sumba, Indonesia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Syafruddin D, Bangs MJ, Sidik D, Elyazar I, Asih PB, Chan K, Nurleila S, Nixon C, Hendarto J, Wahid I, Ishak H, Bøgh C, Grieco JP, Achee NL, Baird JK. 2014. 91(6): pp. 1079-1087.
• Biobased lactams as novel arthropod repellents.Chauhan KR, Khanna H, Bathini NB, Le TC, Grieco JP. 2014. Natural Product Communications. 9(12): pp. 1671-1672.
• Rapid and sensitive detection of Bartonella bacilliformis in experimentally infected sand flies by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) of the Pap31 gene. Angkasekwinai N, Atkins EH, Johnson RN, Grieco JP, Ching WM, Chao CC. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 2014. 8(12): pp. 1-7. e3342.
• Excito-repellency of essential oils against an Aedes aegypti (L.) field population in Thailand. Boonyuan W, Grieco JP, Bangs MJ, Prabaripai A, Tantakom S, Chareonviriyaphap T. Journal of Vector Ecology. 2014. 39(1): pp. 112-122.
• A comparison of two commercial mosquito traps for the capture of malaria vectors in Northern Belize, Central America. Wagman J, Grieco JP, Bautista K, Polanco J, Briceño I, King R, Achee NL. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association. 2014. 30(3): pp. 175-183.
• A critical assessment of vector control for dengue prevention. Achee NL, Gould F, Perkins TA, Reiner RC Jr, Morrison AC, Ritchie SA, Gubler DJ, Teyssou R, Scott TW. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2015 May 7;9(5):e0003655. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003655. eCollection 2015 May. Review.
• The field evaluation of a push-pull system to control malaria vectors in northern Belize, Central America. Wagman JM, Grieco JP, Bautista K, Polanco J, Briceño I, King R, Achee NL. Malar J. 2015 Apr 29;14:184. doi: 10.1186/s12936-015-0692-5.
• Considerations for the use of human participants in vector biology research: a tool for investigators and regulators. Achee NL, Youngblood L, Bangs MJ, Lavery JV, James S. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2015 Feb;15(2):89-102. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2014.1628.
• First record and demonstration of a southward expansion of Aedes albopictus into Orange Walk Town, Belize, Central America. Wagman J, Grieco JP, King R, Briceño I, Bautista K, Polanco J, Pecor J, Achee NL. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2013 Dec;29(4):380-2.
• Spatial repellents: from discovery and development to evidence-based validation. Achee NL, Bangs MJ, Farlow R, Killeen GF, Lindsay S, Logan JG, Moore SJ, Rowland M, Sweeney K, Torr SJ, Zwiebel LJ, Grieco JP. Malar J. 2012 May 14;11:164. Review.
• Effects of irritant chemicals on Aedes aegypti resting behavior: is there a simple shift to untreated “safe sites”? Manda H, Arce LM, Foggie T, Shah P, Grieco JP, Achee NL. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011 Jul;5(7):e1243. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001243. Epub 2011 Jul 26.
• Initial assessment of the acceptability of a Push-Pull Aedes aegypti control strategy in Iquitos, Peru and Kanchanaburi, Thailand. Paz-Soldan VA, Plasai V, Morrison AC, Rios-Lopez EJ, Guedez-Gonzales S, Grieco JP, Mundal K, Chareonviriyaphap T, Achee NL. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Feb;84(2):208-17. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.09-0615.
• Evaluation of efficacy and duration of the stick camouflage face paint with 30% deet against mosquitoes in Belize. Lawrence KL, Benante JP, Close NC, Achee NL. US Army Med Dep J. 2009 Jul-Sep:84-90.
• Characterization of spatial repellent, contact irritant, and toxicant chemical actions of standard vector control compounds. Achee NL, Sardelis MR, Dusfour I, Chauhan KR, Grieco JP. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2009 Jun;25(2):156-67.
• A mark release-recapture study to define the flight behaviors of Anopheles vestitipennis and Anopheles albimanus in Belize, Central America. Achee NL, Grieco JP, Andre RG, Rejmankova E, Roberts DR. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2007 Sep;23(3):276-82.
• Experimental evaluation of overhanging bamboo in Anopheles darlingi larval habitat selection in Belize, Central America. Achee NL, Grieco JP, Andre RG, Roberts DR, Rejmankova E. J Vector Ecol. 2006 Jun;31(1):145-51.
• Use of remote sensing and geographic information systems to predict locations of Anopheles darlingi-positive breeding sites within the Sibun River in Belize, Central America. Achee NL, Grieco JP, Masuoka P, Andre RG, Roberts DR, Thomas J, Briceno I, King R, Rejmankova E. J Med Entomol. 2006 Mar;43(2):382-92.
• A mark-release-recapture study using a novel portable hut design to define the flight behavior of Anopheles darlingi in Belize, Central America. Achee NL, Grieco JP, Andre RG, Rejmankova E, Roberts DR. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2005 Dec;21(4):366-79.
• Comparison of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) resting behavior on two fabric types under consideration for insecticide treatment in a push-pull strategy. Tainchum K, Polsomboon S, Grieco JP, Suwonkerd W, Prabaripai A, Sungvornyothin S, Chareonviriyaphap T, Achee NL. J Med Entomol. 2013 Jan;50(1):59-68.