Richard S. Ostfeld
Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Collaborators: Vicki Hornbostel (IES), and Michael Benjamin (IES and Kent School).

In Press

• Hornbostel, V., E. Zhioua, M. Benjamin, H. Ginsberg, and R.S. Ostfeld. In press. Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) and permethrin to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs. Experimental and Applied Acarology (accepted August 2004).
• Hornbostel, V., R.S. Ostfeld, M. Benjamin. In press. Effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) against Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) Engorging on Peromyscus leucopus . Journal of Vector Ecology (accepted October 2004).

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Ostfeld, R. S., A. Price, V. L. Hornbostel, M. A. Benjamin, and F. Keesing. 2006. Controlling Ticks and Tick-borne Zoonoses with Biological and Chemical Agents. BioScience 56(5):383-394.
• Hornbostel, V., R.S. Ostfeld, E. Zhioua, and M. Benjamin. 2004. Sublethal effects of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycetes) on engorged larval, nymphal, and adult Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 41:922-929.
• Townsend, A.K., R.S. Ostfeld, and K.B. Geher. 2003. The effects of bird feeders on Lyme disease prevalence and density of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in a residential area of Dutchess County, New York. Journal of Medical Entomology 40:540-546.
• Ostfeld, R.S. and D.N. Lewis. 1999. Experimental studies of interactions between wild turkeys and blacklegged ticks. Journal of Vector Ecology 24:182-186.