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Mullens, B. A., E. O. Paine and R. K. Velten. 1995. Temperature effects on survival and development of Heleidomermis magnapapula (Nematoda: Mermithidae) in the laboratory. J. Nematol. 27: 29-35.

Six, D. L. and B. A. Mullens. 1996. Seasonal prevalence of Entomophthora muscae and attempted introduction of Entomophthora schizophorae (Zygomycotina: Entomophthorales) into Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) populations on California dairies. Biological Control 6: 315-323.76.

Six, D. L. and B. A. Mullens. 1996. Distance of conidial discharge of Entomophthora muscae and E. schizophorae (Zygomycotina: Entomophthorales). J. Invert. Pathol. 67: 253-258.

Mullens, B. A. and K. A. Luhring. 1996. Salinity and pollution effects on survival and infectivity of Heleidomermis magnapapula (Stichosomida: Mermithidae) for Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Environ.Entomol. 25: 1202-1208.

Mullens, B. A., N. C. Hinkle and C. E. Szijj. 1996. Impact of alternating manure removal schedules on pest flies (Diptera: Muscidae) and associated predators (Coleoptera: Histeridae, Staphylinidae; Acarina: Macrochelidae) in caged-layer poultry manure in southern California. J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 1406-1417.

Mullens, B. A., K. A. Luhring and M. S. Breidenbaugh. 1997. Experimental host range studies with Heleidomermis magnapapula (Mermithidae), a parasite of Culicoides variipennis (Ceratopogonidae). J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 13: 398-401.

Luhring, K. A. and B. A. Mullens. 1997. Improved rearing methods for Heleidomermis magnapapula (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a larval parasite of Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). J. Med. Entomol. 34: 704-709.

Mullens, B. A. and K. A. Luhring. 1998. Age-dependent parasitism of Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) be Heleidomermis magnapapula (Nematoda: Mermithidae) and considerations for assessing parasite impact. Biol. Cont. 11: 49-57.

Mullens, B. A., R. K. Velten and B. A. Federici. 1999. Iridescent virus infection in Culicoides variipennis sonorensis and interactions with the mermithid parasite Heleidomermis magnapapula. J. Invert. Pathol. 73: 231-233.

Mullens, B A; Hinkle, N C; Szijj, C E. 1996. Role of the poultry manure pad in manure drying and its potential relationship to filth fly control. J. of Agricultural Entomol., v.13, n.4, (1996): 331-337.

Mullens, B A; Hinkle, N C; Szijj, C E. 1996. Impact of alternating manure removal schedules on pest flies (Diptera: Muscidae) and associated predators (Coleoptera: Histeridae, Staphylinidae: Acarina: Macrochelidae) in caged-layer poultry manure in... J. of Econ. Entomol., v.89, n.6, (1996): 1406-1417.

Paine, E. O. and B. A. Mullens. 1994. Distribution, seasonal occurrence, and patterns of parasitism of Heleidomermis magnapapula (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a parasite of Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in California. Environ. Entomol. 23: 154-160.

Mullens, B. A. and R. K. Velten. 1994. Rearing Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on agar and nematodes. J. Med. Entomol. 31: 175-177.

Mullens, B. A. and R. K. Velten. 1994. Laboratory culture and life history of Heleidomermis magnapapula in its host, Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). J. Nematol. 26:

1-10.

Holbrook, F. R. and B. A. Mullens. 1994. Effects of ivermectin on survival, fecundity, and egg fertility in Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 10: 70-73.

Mullens, B. A., W. J. Tabachnick, F. R. Holbrook and L. H. Thompson. 1995. Temperature effects on virogenesis of bluetongue serotype 11 in Culicoides variipennis sonorensis. Med. Vet. Entomol. 9: 71-76.

Mullens, B. A., E. O. Paine and R. K. Velten. 1995. Temperature effects on survival and development of Heleidomermis magnapapula (Nematoda: Mermithidae) in the laboratory. . Nematol. 27: 29-35.

Mullens, B. A. 1995. Flight activity and response to carbon dioxide of Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern California. J. Med. Entomol. 32: 310-315.

Mullens, B. A., N. Peterson, C. E. Dada and R. K. Velten. 1995. Octenol fails to lure stable flies to insecticide. Calif. Agric. 49: 16-18.

Mullens, B. A. and M. J. Lehane. 1995. Fluorescence as a tool for age determination in Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). J. Med. Entomol. 32: 569- 571

Six, D. L. and B. A. Mullens. 1996. Seasonal prevalence of Entomophthora muscae and attempted introduction of Entomophthora schizophorae (Zygomycotina: Entomophthorales) into Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) populations on California dairies. Biological Control 6: 315-323.76.

Six, D. L. and B. A. Mullens. 1996. Distance of conidial discharge of Entomophthora muscae and E. schizophorae (Zygomycotina: Entomophthorales). J. Invert. Pathol. 67: 253-258.

Mullens, B. A., N. C. Hinkle and C. E. Szijj. 1996. The role of the poultry manure pad in manure drying and its potential relationship to filth fly control. J. Agric. Entomol. 13: 331-337.

Mullens, B. A. and K. A. Luhring. 1996. Salinity and pollution effects on survival and infectivity of Heleidomermis magnapapula (Stichosomida: Mermithidae) for Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Environ. Entomol. 25: 1202-1208.

Mullens, B. A., N. C. Hinkle and C. E. Szijj. 1996. Impact of alternating manure removal schedules on pest flies (Diptera: Muscidae) and associated predators (Coleoptera: Histeridae, Staphylinidae; Acarina: Macrochelidae) in caged-layer poultry manure in southern California. J. Econ. Entomol. 89: 1406-1417.

Velten, R. K. and B. A. Mullens. 1997. Field morphological variation and laboratory hybridization of Culicoides variipennis sonorensis and C. v. occidentalis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) in southern California. J. Med. Entomol. 34: 277-284.

Mullens, B. A., C. Barrows and A. Borkent. 1997. Lizard feeding by Leptoconops (Brachyconops) californiensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) on desert sand dunes. J. Med. Entomol. 34: 735-737.

Mullens, B. A., K. A. Luhring and M. S. Breidenbaugh. 1997. Experimental host range studies with Heleidomermis magnapapula (Mermithidae), a parasite of Culicoides variipennis (Ceratopogonidae). J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 13: 398-401.

Luhring, K. A. and B. A. Mullens. 1997. Improved rearing methods for Heleidomermis magnapapula (Nematoda: Mermithidae), a larval parasite of Culicoides variipennis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). J. Med. Entomol. 34: 704-709.

Gerry, A. C. and B. A. Mullens. 1998. Response of male Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to carbon dioxide and observations of mating behavior on and near cattle. J. Med. Entomol. 35: 239-244.

Mullens, B. A. and Gerry, A. C. 1998. Comparison of bait cattle and carbon dioxide-baited suction traps for collecting Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae). J. Med. Entomol. 35: 245-250.

Mullens, B. A. and K. A. Luhring. 1998. Age-dependent parasitism of Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) be Heleidomermis magnapapula (Nematoda: Mermithidae) and considerations for assessing parasite impact. Biol. Cont. 11: 49-57.

Rosenkrantz, W. S., C. I. Griffin, R. E. Esch and B. A. Mullens. 1998. Responses in horses to intradermal challenge of insects and environmental allergens with specific immunotherapy. pp. 191-200. IN Kwochka, K. W., T. Willemse and C. von Tscharner (eds.) Advances in Veterinary Dermatology, Vol. 3. Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford.

Braverman, Y., A. Chizov-Ginsberg, and B. A. Mullens. 1999. Mosquito repellent attracts the biting midge, Culicoides imicola Kieffer (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a vector of animal pathogens. J. Med. Entomol. 36:113-115.

Breidenbaugh, M. S. and B. A. Mullens. 1999. Two new western Nearctic Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) described from all stages. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 101: 149-163.

Mullens, B. A., R. K. Velten and B. A. Federici. 1999. Iridescent virus infection in Culicoides variipennis sonorensis and interactions with the mermithid parasite Heleidomermis magnapapula. J. Invert. Pathol. 73: 231-233.

Breidenbaugh, M. S. and B. A. Mullens. 1999. Descriptions of immature stages of six Culicoides Latreille spp. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from desert mountain ranges in southern California, with notes on life histories and rearing technique. Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 101: 839-867.

Hunt, G. J., B. A. Mullens and W. J. Tabachnick. 1999. Colonization and maintenance of species of Culicoides. Pp. 33-55. IN Maramorosch, K. and F. Mahmood, eds. Maintance of Human, Animal and Plant Pathogen Vectors. Oxford and IBH Publ. Co., New Delhi.

Braverman, Y., M. C. Wegis and B. A. Mullens. 2000. Response of Culicoides variipennis sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) to 1-octen-3-ol and three plant-derived repellent formulations in the field. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 16: 158-163.

Mullens, B. A., N. C. Hinkle and C. E. Szijj. 2000. Monitoring northern fowl mites (Acari:Macronyssidae) in caged-laying hens: feasibility of an egg-based sampling system. J. Econ.Entomol. 93: 1045-1054.

Mullens, B. A., R. K. Velten, A. C. Gerry, Y. Braverman and R. G. Endris. 2000. Feeding and survival of Culicoides sonorensis on cattle treated with permethrin and pirimiphos-methyl. Med. Vet. Entomol. 14: 313-320.

Gerry, A. C. and B. A. Mullens. 2000. Seasonal abundance and survivorship of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at a southern California dairy, with reference to potential bluetongue virus transmission and persistence. J. Med. Entomol. 37:675-688.

Mullens, B. A., N. C. Hinkle, L. Robinson and C. E. Szijj. Dispersal of northern fowl mites in an experimental poultry house. J. Appl. Poultry Res. (in press).

Pinnock, D. and B. A. Mullens. 2000. Application and Evaluation of Entomopathogens for Control of Livestock and Poultry Pests. Pp. 741-766. IN Lacey, L. A. and H. K. Kaya. Field Manual of Techniques in Invertebrate Pathology. Kluwer Academic Publishers. Boston.

Gerry, A. C., B. A. Mullens, N. J. MacLachlan and J. O. Mecham. 2001. Seasonal transmission of bluetongue virus by Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) at a southern california dairy and evaluation of vectorial capacity as a predictor of bluetongue virus transmission. J. Med. Entomol. 38: 197-209.

Bonneau, K. R., B. A. Mullens and N. J. Maclachlan. Genetic drift and "founder effect" of the VP2 and NS3/NS3A genes of bluetongue virus

during passage between sheep, cattle and Culicoides sonorensis. J. Virol. 2001.