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RECENT PUBLICATIONS (REFEREED):
Pitzer, J. B., P.E. Kaufman, S.H. TenBroeck, and J.E. Maruniak. 2011. Host blood meal identification by multiplex polymerase chain reaction for dispersal evidence of stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) between livestock facilities. J. Med. Entomol. (In Press).
Pitzer, J. B., P.E. Kaufman, and S.H. TenBroeck. 2011. Assessing permethrin resistance in the stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) in Florida using laboratory selections and field evaluations. J. Econ. Entomol. (In Press).
Mann, R. S., and P.E. Kaufman. 2010. Colonization of Lutzomyia shannoni (Diptera: Psychodidae) utilizing an artificial blood feeding technique. J. Vector Ecol. 35: (In Press).
Kaufman, P. E., R.S. Mann, and J.F. Butler. 2010. Insecticidal potency of novel compounds on multiple insect species of medical and veterinary importance. Pest Manag. Sci. 67: 26-35.
Obenauer, P.J., S.A. Allan, and P.E. Kaufman. 2010. Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) oviposition response to organic infusions from common flora of suburban Florida. J. Vector Ecol. 35: (In Press).
Obenauer, P. J., P. E. Kaufman, D. L. Kline and S. A. Allan. 2010. Detection of and monitoring for Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in suburban and sylvatic habitats in north central Florida using four sampling techniques. Environ. Entomol. 39:1608-1616.
Kaufman, P. E., S. C. Nunez, C. J. Geden and M. E. Scharf. 2010. Selection for resistance to imidacloprid in the house fly (Diptera: Muscidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 103: 1937-1942.
Mann, R. S., P. E. Kaufman and J. F. Butler. 2010. Evaluation of semiochemical toxicity to house flies and stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae). Pest Management Sci. 66: 816-824.
Kaufman, P. E., R. S. Mann and J. F. Butler. 2010. Evaluation of semiochemical toxicity to Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus and Anopheles quadrimaculatus (Diptera: Culicidae). Pest Manag. Sci. 66: 497-504.
Mann, R. S. and P. E. Kaufman. 2010. The seasonal abundance of Phlebotomine sand flies, Lutzomyia spp. in Florida. J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 26: 10-17.
Obenauer, P. J., P. E. Kaufman, S. A. Allan and D. L. Kline. 2009. Infusion-baited ovitraps to survey ovipositional height preferences of container-breeding mosquitoes in two Florida habitats. J. Med. Entomol. 46: 1507-1513.
Mann, R. S. and P. E. Kaufman. 2010. Colonization of Lutzomyia shannoni (Diptera: Psychodidae) utilizing an artificial blood feeding technique. J. Vector Ecol. 35 (In Press).
Obenauer, P. J., L. J. Buss and P. E. Kaufman. 2009. Utilizing Auto-montage (TM) technology for identifying field-collected container-inhabiting mosquito eggs. J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 25: 517- 520.
Kaufman, P. E., S. Nunez, R. S. Mann, C. J. Geden and M. E. Scharf. 2010. Nicotinoid and pyrethroid insecticide resistance in house flies (Diptera: Muscidae) collected from Florida dairies. Pest Manag. Sci. 66: 290-294.
Bentley, M. T., P. E. Kaufman, D. L. Kline and J. A. Hogsette. 2009. Response of adult mosquitoes to light emitting diodes placed in resting boxes and in the field. J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 25: 285-291.
Mann, R. S., P. E. Kaufman and J. F. Butler. 2009. Lutzomyia spp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) response to olfactory attractant- and light-emitting diode-modified Mosquito Magnet X (MM-X) traps. J. Med. Entomol. 46: 1052-1061.
Kaufman, P. E. and C. J. Geden. 2009. Development of Spalangia cameroni and Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) on live and freeze-killed house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) pupae. Fla. Entomol. 92: 492-496.
Doyle, M. A., D. L. Kline, S.A. Allan and P.E. Kaufman. 2009. Efficacy of residual bifenthrin applied to landscape vegetation against Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 25: 179-183.
Obenauer, P. J., P. E. Kaufman, S. A. Allan and D. L. Kline. 2009. Host-seeking height preferences of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in North-Central Florida suburban and sylvatic locales. J. Med. Entomol. 46: 900-908.
Kaufman, P. E., J. F. Butler and C. Nelson. 2008. Evaluation of the Mosquito Sentinel 360 trap in Florida residential environments. J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 24: 528-533.
Lloyd, A. M., D. L. Kline, J. A. Hogsette, P. E. Kaufman and S. A. Allan. 2008. Evaluation of two commercial traps for the collection of Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). J. Amer. Mosq. Control Assoc. 24: 253-262.
Slansky, F., P. E. Kaufman and M. Bailey. 2008. First record of Cuterebra fontinella (Diptera: Oestridae) larvae infesting a Florida rat (Rodentia: Muridae). Fl.Entomol. 91(4): 706-708.
Kaufman, P.E., L. A. Wood, J. I. Goldberg, S. J. Long and D. A. Rutz. 2008. Host age and pathogen exposure level as factors in the susceptibility of the house fly, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) to Beauveria bassiana. Biocontrol Science and Technology 18: 841-847.
Wood, L.A. and P.E. Kaufman. 2008. Euoniticellus intermedius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae: Tribe Coprini): Its presence and relative abundance in cattle pastures in Northcentral Florida. Fla. Entomol. 91: 128-130.
Kaufman, P.E., C. Strong and D.A. Rutz. 2008. Susceptibility of lesser mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) adults and larvae exposed to two commercial insecticides on unpainted plywood panels. Pest Mgmt. Sci. 64: 108-111.