About the Authors

Goudarz Molaei

Goudarz.Molaei@ct.gov

Affiliation Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Philip M. Armstrong

Affiliation Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Charles F. Abadam

Affiliation Suffolk Mosquito Control, Department of Public Works, Suffolk, Virginia, United States of America

Karen I. Akaratovic

Affiliation Suffolk Mosquito Control, Department of Public Works, Suffolk, Virginia, United States of America

Jay P. Kiser

Affiliation Suffolk Mosquito Control, Department of Public Works, Suffolk, Virginia, United States of America

Theodore G. Andreadis

Affiliation Center for Vector Biology & Zoonotic Diseases, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GM PA CA KA JK TA. Performed the experiments: GM PA CA KA JK. Analyzed the data: GM PA CA KA JK TA. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GM PA CA KA JK TA. Wrote the paper: GM PA CA KA JK TA.