About the Authors

Seth C. Britch

Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi

Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Yatinder S. Binepal

Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Mark G. Ruder

Affiliation Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Henry M. Kariithi

Contributed equally to this work with: Seth C. Britch, Yatinder S. Binepal, Henry M. Kariithi

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Kenneth J. Linthicum

Affiliation Center for Medical, Agricultural, and Veterinary Entomology, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America

Assaf Anyamba

Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America

Jennifer L. Small

Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America

Compton J. Tucker

Affiliation National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, United States of America

Leonard O. Ateya

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Abuu A. Oriko

Affiliation Biotechnology Center, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya

Stephen Gacheru

Affiliation Director of Veterinary Services, Private Bag, Kabete, Kenya

William C. Wilson

william.wilson@ars.usda.gov

Affiliation Arthropod-Borne Animal Diseases Research Unit, Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: YSB SCB HMK KJL WCW. Performed the experiments: HMK LOA AAO WCW AA JS KJL SCB CJT. Analyzed the data: AA JS KJL SCB CJT HMK LOA AAO WCW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YSB MGR AA JS CJT SG WCW. Wrote the paper: SCB YSB MGR KJL HMK AA WCW.