About the Authors

Ilia Rochlin

ilia.rochlin@suffolkcountyny.gov

Affiliation Suffolk County Vector Control, Yaphank, New York, United States of America

David Turbow

Affiliation College of Health Sciences, Trident University International (TUI University), Cypress, California, United States of America

Frank Gomez

Affiliation College of Health Sciences, Trident University International (TUI University), Cypress, California, United States of America

Dominick V. Ninivaggi

Affiliation Suffolk County Vector Control, Yaphank, New York, United States of America

Scott R. Campbell

Affiliation Suffolk County Arthropod-Borne Disease Laboratory, Yaphank, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: IR DT FG SRC. Performed the experiments: IR DT FG DVN SRC. Analyzed the data: IR DT FG DVN SRC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: IR DT FG DVN SRC. Wrote the paper: IR SCR.