Howard Ginsberg, Ph.D. (Former Employee)
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Native bee diversity and pollen foraging specificity in cultivated highbush blueberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium corymbosum) in Rhode Island Native bee diversity and pollen foraging specificity in cultivated highbush blueberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium corymbosum) in Rhode Island
We identified 41 species of native bees from a total of 1,083 specimens collected at cultivated highbush blueberry plantings throughout Rhode Island in 2014 and 2015. Andrena spp., Bombus spp., and Xylocopa virginica (L.) were collected most often. Bombus griseocollis (DeGeer), B. impatiens Cresson, B. bimaculatus Cresson, B. perplexus Cresson, and Andrena vicina Smith collected the...
Authors
Zachary Scott, Howard S. Ginsberg, Steven Alm
Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network
Parasites and pathogens are increasingly recognized as significant drivers of ecological and evolutionary change in natural ecosystems. Concurrently, transmission of infectious agents among human, livestock, and wildlife populations represents a growing threat to veterinary and human health. In light of these trends and the scarcity of long-term time series data on infection rates among...
Authors
Yuri Springer, David Hoekman, Pieter Johnson, Paul Duffy, Rebecca Hufft, David T. Barnett, Brian Allan, Brian Amman, Christopher Barker, Roberto Barrera, Charles Beard, Lorenza Beati, Mike Begon, Mark Blackmore, William Bradshaw, Dustin Brisson, Charles H. Calisher, James Childs, Maria Diuk-Wasser, Richard Douglass, Rebecca J. Eisen, Desmond Foley, Janet Foley, Holly Gaff, Scott Gardner, Howard S. Ginsberg, Gregory Glass, Sarah Hamer, Mary Hayden, Brian Hjelle, Christina Holzapfel, Steven Juliano, Laura Kramer, Amy Kuenzi, Shannon LaDeau, Todd Livdahl, James Mills, Chester Moore, Serge Morand, Roger Nasci, Nicholas Ogden, Richard Ostfeld, Robert Parmenter, Joseph Piesman, William Reisen, Harry Savage, Daniel Sonenshine, Andrea Swei, Michael Yabsley
Effect of phenology on agonistic competitive interactions between invasive and native sheet-web spiders Effect of phenology on agonistic competitive interactions between invasive and native sheet-web spiders
The phenologies of introduced relative to native species can greatly influence the degree and symmetry of competition between them. The European spider Linyphia triangularis (Clerck, 1757) (Linyphiidae) reaches very high densities in coastal Maine (USA). Previous studies suggest thatL. triangularis negatively affects native linyphiid species, with competition for webs as one mechanism...
Authors
Jeremy Houser, Adam Porter, Howard S. Ginsberg, Elizabeth Jakob
Design for mosquito abundance, diversity, and phenology sampling within the National Ecological Observatory Network Design for mosquito abundance, diversity, and phenology sampling within the National Ecological Observatory Network
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) intends to monitor mosquito populations across its broad geographical range of sites because of their prevalence in food webs, sensitivity to abiotic factors and relevance for human health. We describe the design of mosquito population sampling in the context of NEON’s long term continental scale monitoring program, emphasizing the...
Authors
D. Hoekman, Yuri Springer, C.M. Barker, R. Barrera, M.S. Blackmore, W.E. Bradshaw, D. Foley, Howard S. Ginsberg, M. Hayden, C. M. Holzapfel, S. A. Juliano, L. Kramer, S. L. LaDeau, T. Livdahl, C. Moore, R.S. Nasci, W.K. Reisen, H. Savage
A dynamic population model to investigate effects of climate and climate-independent factors on the lifecycle of the tick Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) A dynamic population model to investigate effects of climate and climate-independent factors on the lifecycle of the tick Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)
The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, is a disease vector of significance for human and animal health throughout much of the eastern United States. To model the potential effects of climate change on this tick, a better understanding is needed of the relative roles of temperature-dependent and temperature-independent (day-length-dependent behavioral or morphogenetic diapause)...
Authors
Antoinette Ludwig, Howard S. Ginsberg, Graham J. Hickling, Nicholas Ogden
Different populations of blacklegged tick nymphs exhibit differences in questing behavior that have implications for human lyme disease risk Different populations of blacklegged tick nymphs exhibit differences in questing behavior that have implications for human lyme disease risk
Animal behavior can have profound effects on pathogen transmission and disease incidence. We studied the questing (= host-seeking) behavior of blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) nymphs, which are the primary vectors of Lyme disease in the eastern United States. Lyme disease is common in northern but not in southern regions, and prior ecological studies have found that standard methods...
Authors
Isis Arsnoe, Graham Hickling, Howard Ginsberg, Richard McElreath, Jean Tsao
Competition between introduced and native spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) Competition between introduced and native spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
The European sheet-web spider Linyphia triangularis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) has become established in Maine, where it often reaches very high densities. Two lines of evidence from previous work suggest that L. triangularis affects populations of the native linyphiid spider Frontinella communis. First, F. communis individuals are relatively scarce in both forest and coastal habitat where L
Authors
J.D. Houser, Howard Ginsberg, Elizabeth Jakob
Comparison of survival patterns of northern and southern genotypes of the North American tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) under northern and southern conditions Comparison of survival patterns of northern and southern genotypes of the North American tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) under northern and southern conditions
Background Several investigators have reported genetic differences between northern and southern populations of Ixodes scapularis in North America, as well as differences in patterns of disease transmission. Ecological and behavioral correlates of these genetic differences, which might have implications for disease transmission, have not been reported. We compared survival of northern...
Authors
Howard Ginsberg, Eric Rulison, Alexandra Azevedo, Genevieve Pang, Isis Kuczaj, Jean Tsao, Roger A. LeBrun
Minimal role of eastern fence lizards in Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in central New Jersey oak/pine woodlands Minimal role of eastern fence lizards in Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in central New Jersey oak/pine woodlands
The Eastern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus, is widely distributed in eastern and central North America, ranging through areas with high levels of Lyme disease, as well as areas where Lyme disease is rare or absent. We studied the potential role of S. undulatus in transmission dynamics of Lyme spirochetes by sampling ticks from a variety of natural hosts at field sites in central New...
Authors
Eric L. Rulison, Kaetlyn Kerr, Megan C Dyer, Seungeun Han, Russell Burke, Jean I. Tsao, Howard Ginsberg
Effect of temperature on feeding period of larval blacklegged ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on eastern fence lizards Effect of temperature on feeding period of larval blacklegged ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on eastern fence lizards
Ambient temperature can influence tick development time, and can potentially affect tick interactions with pathogens and with vertebrate hosts. We studied the effect of ambient temperature on duration of attachment of larval blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, to eastern fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus (Bose & Daudin). Feeding periods of larvae that attached to lizards under...
Authors
Eric Rulison, Roger LeBrun, Howard Ginsberg
Adverse moisture events predict seasonal abundance of Lyme disease vector ticks (Ixodes scapularis) Adverse moisture events predict seasonal abundance of Lyme disease vector ticks (Ixodes scapularis)
Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in north temperate regions worldwide, affecting an estimated 300,000 people annually in the United States alone. The incidence of LB is correlated with human exposure to its vector, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). To date, attempts to model tick encounter risk based on environmental parameters...
Authors
Kathryn Berger, Howard Ginsberg, Katherine Dugas, Lutz Hamel, Thomas N. Mather
Tick control: Trapping, bio-control, host management and other alternative strategies Tick control: Trapping, bio-control, host management and other alternative strategies
Biology of Ticks is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases. This second edition is a multi-authored work, featuring the research and analyses of renowned experts across the globe. Spanning two volumes, the book examines the systematics, biology, structure, ecological adaptations, evolution, genomics and the molecular processes that underpin the growth...
Authors
Howard Ginsberg
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 113
Native bee diversity and pollen foraging specificity in cultivated highbush blueberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium corymbosum) in Rhode Island Native bee diversity and pollen foraging specificity in cultivated highbush blueberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium corymbosum) in Rhode Island
We identified 41 species of native bees from a total of 1,083 specimens collected at cultivated highbush blueberry plantings throughout Rhode Island in 2014 and 2015. Andrena spp., Bombus spp., and Xylocopa virginica (L.) were collected most often. Bombus griseocollis (DeGeer), B. impatiens Cresson, B. bimaculatus Cresson, B. perplexus Cresson, and Andrena vicina Smith collected the...
Authors
Zachary Scott, Howard S. Ginsberg, Steven Alm
Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network Tick-, mosquito-, and rodent-borne parasite sampling designs for the National Ecological Observatory Network
Parasites and pathogens are increasingly recognized as significant drivers of ecological and evolutionary change in natural ecosystems. Concurrently, transmission of infectious agents among human, livestock, and wildlife populations represents a growing threat to veterinary and human health. In light of these trends and the scarcity of long-term time series data on infection rates among...
Authors
Yuri Springer, David Hoekman, Pieter Johnson, Paul Duffy, Rebecca Hufft, David T. Barnett, Brian Allan, Brian Amman, Christopher Barker, Roberto Barrera, Charles Beard, Lorenza Beati, Mike Begon, Mark Blackmore, William Bradshaw, Dustin Brisson, Charles H. Calisher, James Childs, Maria Diuk-Wasser, Richard Douglass, Rebecca J. Eisen, Desmond Foley, Janet Foley, Holly Gaff, Scott Gardner, Howard S. Ginsberg, Gregory Glass, Sarah Hamer, Mary Hayden, Brian Hjelle, Christina Holzapfel, Steven Juliano, Laura Kramer, Amy Kuenzi, Shannon LaDeau, Todd Livdahl, James Mills, Chester Moore, Serge Morand, Roger Nasci, Nicholas Ogden, Richard Ostfeld, Robert Parmenter, Joseph Piesman, William Reisen, Harry Savage, Daniel Sonenshine, Andrea Swei, Michael Yabsley
Effect of phenology on agonistic competitive interactions between invasive and native sheet-web spiders Effect of phenology on agonistic competitive interactions between invasive and native sheet-web spiders
The phenologies of introduced relative to native species can greatly influence the degree and symmetry of competition between them. The European spider Linyphia triangularis (Clerck, 1757) (Linyphiidae) reaches very high densities in coastal Maine (USA). Previous studies suggest thatL. triangularis negatively affects native linyphiid species, with competition for webs as one mechanism...
Authors
Jeremy Houser, Adam Porter, Howard S. Ginsberg, Elizabeth Jakob
Design for mosquito abundance, diversity, and phenology sampling within the National Ecological Observatory Network Design for mosquito abundance, diversity, and phenology sampling within the National Ecological Observatory Network
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) intends to monitor mosquito populations across its broad geographical range of sites because of their prevalence in food webs, sensitivity to abiotic factors and relevance for human health. We describe the design of mosquito population sampling in the context of NEON’s long term continental scale monitoring program, emphasizing the...
Authors
D. Hoekman, Yuri Springer, C.M. Barker, R. Barrera, M.S. Blackmore, W.E. Bradshaw, D. Foley, Howard S. Ginsberg, M. Hayden, C. M. Holzapfel, S. A. Juliano, L. Kramer, S. L. LaDeau, T. Livdahl, C. Moore, R.S. Nasci, W.K. Reisen, H. Savage
A dynamic population model to investigate effects of climate and climate-independent factors on the lifecycle of the tick Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) A dynamic population model to investigate effects of climate and climate-independent factors on the lifecycle of the tick Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)
The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, is a disease vector of significance for human and animal health throughout much of the eastern United States. To model the potential effects of climate change on this tick, a better understanding is needed of the relative roles of temperature-dependent and temperature-independent (day-length-dependent behavioral or morphogenetic diapause)...
Authors
Antoinette Ludwig, Howard S. Ginsberg, Graham J. Hickling, Nicholas Ogden
Different populations of blacklegged tick nymphs exhibit differences in questing behavior that have implications for human lyme disease risk Different populations of blacklegged tick nymphs exhibit differences in questing behavior that have implications for human lyme disease risk
Animal behavior can have profound effects on pathogen transmission and disease incidence. We studied the questing (= host-seeking) behavior of blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) nymphs, which are the primary vectors of Lyme disease in the eastern United States. Lyme disease is common in northern but not in southern regions, and prior ecological studies have found that standard methods...
Authors
Isis Arsnoe, Graham Hickling, Howard Ginsberg, Richard McElreath, Jean Tsao
Competition between introduced and native spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae) Competition between introduced and native spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
The European sheet-web spider Linyphia triangularis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) has become established in Maine, where it often reaches very high densities. Two lines of evidence from previous work suggest that L. triangularis affects populations of the native linyphiid spider Frontinella communis. First, F. communis individuals are relatively scarce in both forest and coastal habitat where L
Authors
J.D. Houser, Howard Ginsberg, Elizabeth Jakob
Comparison of survival patterns of northern and southern genotypes of the North American tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) under northern and southern conditions Comparison of survival patterns of northern and southern genotypes of the North American tick Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) under northern and southern conditions
Background Several investigators have reported genetic differences between northern and southern populations of Ixodes scapularis in North America, as well as differences in patterns of disease transmission. Ecological and behavioral correlates of these genetic differences, which might have implications for disease transmission, have not been reported. We compared survival of northern...
Authors
Howard Ginsberg, Eric Rulison, Alexandra Azevedo, Genevieve Pang, Isis Kuczaj, Jean Tsao, Roger A. LeBrun
Minimal role of eastern fence lizards in Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in central New Jersey oak/pine woodlands Minimal role of eastern fence lizards in Borrelia burgdorferi transmission in central New Jersey oak/pine woodlands
The Eastern fence lizard, Sceloporus undulatus, is widely distributed in eastern and central North America, ranging through areas with high levels of Lyme disease, as well as areas where Lyme disease is rare or absent. We studied the potential role of S. undulatus in transmission dynamics of Lyme spirochetes by sampling ticks from a variety of natural hosts at field sites in central New...
Authors
Eric L. Rulison, Kaetlyn Kerr, Megan C Dyer, Seungeun Han, Russell Burke, Jean I. Tsao, Howard Ginsberg
Effect of temperature on feeding period of larval blacklegged ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on eastern fence lizards Effect of temperature on feeding period of larval blacklegged ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on eastern fence lizards
Ambient temperature can influence tick development time, and can potentially affect tick interactions with pathogens and with vertebrate hosts. We studied the effect of ambient temperature on duration of attachment of larval blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, to eastern fence lizards, Sceloporus undulatus (Bose & Daudin). Feeding periods of larvae that attached to lizards under...
Authors
Eric Rulison, Roger LeBrun, Howard Ginsberg
Adverse moisture events predict seasonal abundance of Lyme disease vector ticks (Ixodes scapularis) Adverse moisture events predict seasonal abundance of Lyme disease vector ticks (Ixodes scapularis)
Background: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in north temperate regions worldwide, affecting an estimated 300,000 people annually in the United States alone. The incidence of LB is correlated with human exposure to its vector, the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis). To date, attempts to model tick encounter risk based on environmental parameters...
Authors
Kathryn Berger, Howard Ginsberg, Katherine Dugas, Lutz Hamel, Thomas N. Mather
Tick control: Trapping, bio-control, host management and other alternative strategies Tick control: Trapping, bio-control, host management and other alternative strategies
Biology of Ticks is the most comprehensive work on tick biology and tick-borne diseases. This second edition is a multi-authored work, featuring the research and analyses of renowned experts across the globe. Spanning two volumes, the book examines the systematics, biology, structure, ecological adaptations, evolution, genomics and the molecular processes that underpin the growth...
Authors
Howard Ginsberg