Associated Departments

Entomology

Scholars@UK

Infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei causes distinct differences in sarcoptic mange disease syndromes among sympatric carnivoran species

Tiffin, H. S., Brown, J. D., Kelly, K., Van Why, K. R., Ternent, M., Camire, A. C., Schuler, E. J. A., Marconi, R. T. & Machtinger, E. T., Aug 2025, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 27, 101070.

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PREVALENCE OF DIROFILARIA MICROFILARIA IN AMERICAN BLACK BEARS (URSUS AMERICANUS) IN PENNSYLVANIA, 2018-2020

Mazzatosta, A., Cleveland, C. A., Yabsley, M. J., Haynes, E., Tiffin, H. S., Machtinger, E. T., Johnson, J. B., Ternent, M., Carrollo, E. & Brown, J. D., Apr 1 2025, In: Journal of Parasitology. 111, 2, p. 172-177 6 p.

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High Prevalence of Antibodies against Canine Parvovirus and Canine Distemper Virus among Coyotes and Foxes from Pennsylvania: Implications for the Intersection of Companion Animals and Wildlife

Kimpston, C. N., Hatke, A. L., Castelli, B., Otto, N., Tiffin, H. S., Machtinger, E. T., Brown, J. D., van Why, K. R. & Marconi, R. T., Feb 2022, In: Microbiology spectrum. 10, 1, e02532-21.

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Maximizing and sustaining the efficacy of tick tubes for management of Ixodes scapularis through optimized deployment strategies

Tiffin, H. S., Green, K. D., Burgess, E. R. & Machtinger, E. T., Nov 1 2024, In: Journal of Medical Entomology. 61, 6, p. 1459-1469 11 p.

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Tick Control in a Connected World: Challenges, Solutions, and Public Policy from a United States Border Perspective

Tiffin, H. S., Rajotte, E. G., Sakamoto, J. M. & Machtinger, E. T., Nov 2022, In: Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 7, 11, 388.

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The influence of new surveillance data on predictive species distribution modeling of aedes aegypti and aedes albopictus in the United States

Tiffin, H. S., Peper, S. T., Wilson-Fallon, A. N., Haydett, K. M., Cao, G. & Presley, S. M., Nov 2019, In: Insects. 10, 11, 400.

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Differential burdens of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) on sympatric rodent hosts

Brown, J. E., Tiffin, H. S., Pagac, A., Poh, K. C., Evans, J. R., Miller, T. M., Herrin, B. H., Tomlinson, T., Sutherland, C. & Machtinger, E. T., Dec 21 2023, In: Journal of Vector Ecology. 49, 1, p. 44-52 9 p.

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A tissue digestion protocol for measuring Sarcoptes scabiei (astigmata: Sarcoptidae) density in skin biopsies

Tiffin, H. S., Cockerill, R., Brown, J. D. & Machtinger, E. T., Nov 1 2020, In: Journal of Insect Science. 20, 6

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Tick abundance and life-stage segregation on the American black bear (Ursus americanus)

Tiffin, H. S., Skvarla, M. J. & Machtinger, E. T., Dec 2021, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 16, p. 208-216 9 p.

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Evaluation of tick control tube month of placement and modifications to increase visitation by small mammals

Green, K. D., Tiffin, H. S., Brown, J. E., Burgess, E. R. & Machtinger, E. T., Jul 2022, In: Ecosphere. 13, 7, e4155.

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Mange Girl: Science Communication and Engagement within a Hunter and Trapper Community

Tiffin, H. S., Sep 21 2020, In: American Entomologist. 66, 3, p. 26-28 3 p.

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Prevalence of neospora caninum exposure in wild pigs (Sus scrofa) from oklahoma with implications of testing method on detection

Haydett, K. M., Peper, S. T., Webb, C. R., Tiffin, H. S., Wilson-Fallon, A. N., Jones-Hall, Y. L., Webb, S. L. & Presley, S. M., Sep 2021, In: Animals. 11, 9, 2487.

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Brucella spp. and Francisella tularensis from an invasive alien species (Sus scrofa) in the southcentral USA

Peper, S. T., Hoffarth, A., Athanasiou, K., Hawkins, S. L., Wilson-Fallon, A. N., Gibson, A., Reinoso Webb, C., Gaskamp, J. A., Webb, S. L., Haydett, K. M., Tiffin, H. S. & Presley, S. M., Mar 2021, In: Ecosphere. 12, 3, e03426.

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Resolution of Clinical Signs of Sarcoptic Mange in American Black Bears (Ursus americanus), in Ivermectin-Treated and Nontreated Individuals

Tiffin, H. S., Brown, J. D., Ternent, M., Snavely, B., Carrollo, E., Kibe, E., Buderman, F. E., Mullinax, J. M. & Machtinger, E. T., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 60, 2, p. 434-447 14 p.

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Tales from the Field: Training Undergraduate Researchers for Fieldwork

Poh, K. C., Tiffin, H. S., Evans, J. R., Brown, J. E., Skvarla, M. J. & MacHtinger, E. T., 2021, In: American Entomologist. 67, 1, p. 26-30 5 p.

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Host distribution and pathogen infection of fleas (Siphonaptera) recovered from small mammals in Pennsylvania

Fedele, K., Poh, K. C., Brown, J. E., Jones, A., Durden, L. A., Tiffin, H. S., Pagac, A., Li, A. Y. & Machtinger, E. T., Jun 1 2020, In: Journal of Vector Ecology. 45, 1, p. 32-44 13 p.

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