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  1. Impact of the V410L kdr mutation and co-occurring genotypes at kdr sites 1016 and 1534 in the VGSC on the probability of survival of the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.) to Permanone in Harris County, TX, USA

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, January 2023, PLOS

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  2. Kdr genotyping (V1016I, F1534C) of the Nav channel of Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito populations in Harris County (Houston), Texas, USA, after Permanone 31–66 field tests and its influence on probability of survival

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, November 2021, PLOS

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  3. Detection of the Nav channel kdr-like mutation and modeling of factors affecting survivorship of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes from six areas of Harris County (Houston), Texas, after permethrin field-cage tests

    Article • PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, November 2020, PLOS

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  4. Characterization of the first insect prostaglandin (PGE2) receptor: MansePGE2R is expressed in oenocytoids and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) increases transcript expression

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, February 2020, Elsevier

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  5. A list of 7 Transmembrane region receptors (GPCRs) in fire ants is presented for the first time

    Article • General and Comparative Endocrinology, December 2018, Elsevier

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  6. Brain gene expression analyses in virgin and mated queens of fire ants reveal mating-independent and socially regulated changes

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, April 2018, Wiley

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  7. The kinin receptor is in tarsi and mouth parts and contact with a ligand elicits fly away behavior

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, June 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  8. Neuropeptides as hormones coordinate the function of diverse tissues for egg production

    Article • January 2016, Entomological Society of America

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  9. Calcitonin receptor 1 (AedaeGPCRCAL1) hindgut expression and direct role in myotropic action in females of the mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.)

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  10. Role in Diuresis of a Calcitonin Receptor (GPRCAL1) Expressed in a Distal-Proximal Gradient in Renal Organs of the Mosquito Aedes aegypti (L.)

    Article • PLOS One, November 2012, PLOS

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  11. Surface Functionalization of Silver Nanoparticles: Novel Applications for Insect Vector Control

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, October 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio

  12. Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins: action on the insect midgut

    Article • January 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor and Texas AgriLife Research Fellow Patricia V. Pietrantonio