Select Peer-Reviewed Publications

Lab members indicated by *, undergraduates underlined

2024

Chu, H.* and A. Murillo. 2024.  Variation in the community composition of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in neighboring deserts within Joshua Tree National Park.  Journal of Environmental Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvae121

Gerry, A., S. Wilson, H. Chu*, K. Lemus, and A. Murillo. 2024. Evaluation of bacterial treatments (Bacillus spp.) for control of immature house flies. Arthropod Management Tests. 49. DOI: 10.1093/amt/tsae109.

Torres, J.*, C. Hubbard*, and A. Murillo. 2024. Examining imidacloprid behaviorally resistant house flies (Musca domestica L.) for neonicotinoid cross-resistance. Journal of Medical Entomology. DOI:10.1093/jme/tjae105

Holquinn, J.* and A. Murillo. 2024. Morphology and deutonymph sex of the solitary bee parasite, Chaetodactylus krombeini. International Journal of Acarology. DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2024.2384464

Holquinn, J.*, H. Sutherland, E. Sculley, M. Erasmus, L. Brito, A. Murillo. 2024. How mites influence cage free egg production in the United States, mite management strategies, and the mitigating role of genomic selection. Animal Frontiers. DOI: 10.1093/af/vfae023

Murillo, A., A. Abdoli, R. Blatchford, E. Keogh, A. Gerry. 2024. Low levels of chicken body lice (Menacanthus stramineus) infestations affect chicken welfare. Parasites & Vectors. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-024-06313-6

D’Arco, S., L. Maistrello, C. Hubbard*, A. Murillo, and A. Gerry. 2024. Use of the Proboscis Extension Response Assay to Evaluate the Mechanism of House Fly Behavioral Resistance to Imidacloprid. Insects. DOI: 10.3390/insects15030168

Hubbard, C.* and A. Murillo. 2024. Behavioral Resistance to Insecticides: Current Understanding, Challenges, and Future Directions. Current Opinion in Insect Science. DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2024.101177

Hubbard, C.* and A. Murillo. 2024. Evaluation of the inheritance and dominance of behavioral resistance to imidacloprid in the house fly (Musca domestica L.) (Diptera: Muscidae). Insect Science. DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13326

Hubbard, C.*, A. Gerry, and A. Murillo. 2024. Evaluation of the stability of physiological and behavioral resistance to imidacloprid in the house fly (Musca domestica L.) (Diptera: Muscidae). Pest Management Science. DOI: 10.1002/ps.7866

2023

Argueta-Guzmán, M., M. West, M.P. Gaiarsa, C.W. Allen, J.M. Cecala, L. Gedlinske, Q.S. McFrederick, A.C. Murillo, M. Sankovitz, and E.E.W. Rankin. 2023. Words matter: how ecologists discuss managed and non-managed bees and birds. Scientometrics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-022-04620-2.

2022

Hubbard, C.* and A. Murillo. 2022. Concentration dependent feeding on imidacloprid by behaviorally resistant house flies, Musca domestica L. (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjac130

Jarrett, R., M. Erasmus, A. Murillo, K. Scoles, and D. M. Karcher. 2022. Laying hen production and welfare in a cage-free setting is impacted by the northern fowl mite. Journal of Applied Poultry Research. 31: 1-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.japr.2022.100290

2021 

Murillo, A., C. Hubbard*, N. Hinkle, A. and Gerry. 2021. Big Problems With Little House Fly (Diptera: Fanniidae). Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 12. DOI: 10.1093/jipm/pmaa023.

Machtinger, E., A. Gerry, A. Murillo, J. Talley. 2021. Filth Fly Impacts to Animal Production in the United States and Associated Research and Extension Needs. Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 12. DOI: 10.1093/jipm/pmab026.

2020

Murillo, A. and B. Mullens. 2020. Collecting and monitoring for northern fowl mite (Acari: Macronyssidae) and poultry red mite (Acari: Dermanyssidae) in poultry systems. Journal of Insect Science. 20: 1-7. DOI: 10.1093/jisesa/ieaa032.

Murillo, A., A. Abdoli, R. Blatchford, E. Keogh, A. Gerry. 2020. Parasitic mites alter chicken behaviour and negatively impact animal welfare. Scientific Reports. 10: 1-12. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65021-0.

2019

Murillo, A. 2019. Highlights in the Field of Veterinary Entomology, 2018. Journal of Medical Entomology. 56: 1194-1198. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjz111.

2018

Murillo, A., D. Cox, and B. Mullens. 2018. Longevity of Fly Baits Exposed to Field Conditions. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111: 967-973. DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy016.

2017

Wong, N., E. McDermott, A. Murillo, and B. Mullens. 2017. Field Distribution and Density of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Eggs in Dairy Wastewater Habitats. Journal of Medical Entomology. 55: 392-397. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx203.

Murillo, A. and B. Mullens. 2017. A review of the biology, ecology, and control of the northern fowl mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarum (Acari: Macronyssidae). Veterinary Parasitology. 246: 30-37. DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.09.002.

Mullens, B., A. Murillo, H. Zoller, A. Heckeroth, F. Jirjis, and A. Flochlay Sigognault. 2017. Comparative in vitro evaluation of contact activity of fluralaner, spinosad, phoxim, propoxur, permethrin, and deltamethrin against the northern fowl mite, Ornithonyssus sylviarum. Parasites & Vectors. 10: 358. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-017-2289-z.

2016

Murillo, A. and B. Mullens. 2016. Timing Diatomaceous Earth-filled Dustbox Use for Management of Northern Fowl Mites (Acari: Macronyssidae) in Cage-Free Poultry Systems. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109: 2572-2579. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow165.

Murillo, A. and B. Mullens. 2016. Sulfur Dust Bag: A Novel Technique for Ectoparasite Control in Poultry Systems. Journal of Economic Entomology. 109: 2229-2233. DOI: 10.1093/jee/tow146.

Murillo, A., M. Chappell, J. Owen, and B. Mullens. 2016. Northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum) effects on metabolism, body temperatures, skin condition, and egg production as a function ofhen MHC haplotype. Poultry Science. 95: 2536-2546. DOI:10.3382/ps/pew175.

Murillo, A. and B. Mullens. 2016. Diversity and Prevalence of Ectoparasites of Backyard Chicken Flocks in Southern California. Journal of Medical Entomology. 53: 707-711. DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjv243.

2014

Murillo, A., A. Gerry, N. Gallagher, N. Peterson, and B. Mullens. 2014. Laboratory and field assessment of cyantraniliprole relative to existing fly baits. Pest Management Science. 71: 752–758. DOI: 10.1002/ps.3847.