Publications
- Gordon, J. and Z.C. DeVries. 2024. Identification of the pan-allergen tropomyosin from the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius). Scientific Reports 14:7281. [Scientific Reports] [PDF]
- Gaire, S., A. Sierras, H.L. Morgan, and Z.C. DeVries. 2024. Behavioral responses of field-collected German cockroaches to pyrethroids and pyrethroid-formulated insecticides. Pest Management Science 80(2):433-441 [PDF]
- Principato, S., A. Romero, C.Y. Lee, K. Campbell, D.H. Choe, C. Schal, Z.C. DeVries. 2023. Histamine excretion in common indoor and hematophagous arthropods. Journal of Medical Entomology 60(6):1269-1277. [PDF]
- Gordon, J.M., R. Santangelo, M.A. González-Morales, M. Menechella*, C. Schal, Z.C. DeVries. 2023. Spatial distribution of histamine in bed bug-infested homes. Science of the Total Environment 880:163180 [Science of the Total Environment] [PDF]
- Gaire, S., S. Principato, C. Schal, and Z.C. DeVries. 2022. Histamine excretion by the common bed bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 59(6):1898-1904. [PDF]
- González-Morales, M.A., Z.C. DeVries, M. Kakumanu, C. Schal. 2022. Patterns and mechanisms of fipronil resistance in populations of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica. Journal of Economic Entomology 59(5):1721-1731. [PDF]
- Gaire*, S., Z.C. DeVries*, R. Mick, R.G. Santangelo, G. Bottillo, E. Camera, and C. Schal. 2021. Human skin triglycerides prevent bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.) arrestment. Scientific Reports 11:22906. (*both authors contributed equally to this work) [Scientific Reports] [PDF]
- González-Morales, M.A., Z.C. DeVries, A. Sierras, R.G. Santangelo, M.L. Kakumanu and C. Schal. 2021. Resistance to Fipronil in the Common Bed Bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 58(4):1798-1807. [PDF]
- Saveer, A.M., Z.C. DeVries, and C. Schal. 2021. Mating and starvation modulate feeding and host-seeking responses in female bed bugs, Cimex lectularius. Scientific Reports 11:1915. [Scientific Reports] [PDF]
- Gaire, S., C. Schal, R. Mick, and Z.C. DeVries. 2020. The role of antennae in heat detection and feeding behavior in the bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.). Journal of Economic Entomology 113(6):2858-2863. [PDF]
- DeVries Z.C., R. Santangelo, W. Booth, O. Balvín, T. Bartonička, and C. Schal. 2020. Reproductive compatibility among populations and host-associated lineages of the common bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.). Ecology and Evolution 10:11090-1109. [Ecology and Evolution] [PDF]
- Kakumanu, M.L., Z.C. DeVries, A. Barbarin, R.G. Santangelo, C. Schal. 2020. Bed bugs shape the indoor microbial community composition of infested homes. Science of the Total Environment. 743: 140704. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., R. Santangelo, J. Crissman, A. Suazo, M.L. Kakumanu, and C. Schal. 2019. Pervasive pyrethroid resistance among German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) collected from homes where total release foggers (TRFs) failed. Journal of Economic Entomology 112(5):2295-2301. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., R. Santangelo, J. Crissman, R. Mick*, and C. Schal. 2019. Exposure risks and ineffectiveness of total release foggers (TRFs) used for cockroach control in residential settings. BMC Public Health 19:96. [BMC Public Health] [PDF] *Extensive Media Coverage*
- DeVries, Z.C., A.M. Saveer, R. Mick*, and C. Schal. 2019. Bed bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) attraction to human odors: Validation of a two-choice olfactometer. Journal of Medical Entomology 56(2): 362-367. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., R.G. Santangelo, A.M. Barbarin, C. Schal. 2018. Histamine as an emergent indoor contaminant: Accumulation and persistence in bed bug infested homes. PLoS One 13(2): e0192462. [PLoS One] [PDF] *Extensive Media Coverage*
- Campbell, B.E., D.M. Miller, Z.C. DeVries, and A.G. Appel. 2017. Water loss and metabolic activity in bed bug eggs (Cimex lectularius). Physiological Entomology 42(4): 355-361. [PDF]
- DeVries Z.C., R.A. Mick*, O. Balvín, and C. Schal. 2017. Aggregation behavior and reproductive compatibility in the family Cimicidae. Scientific Reports 7:13163. [PDF]
- Balvín, O., T. Bartonička, K. Pilařová, Z.C. DeVries, and C. Schal. 2017. Discrimination between lineage-specific shelters by bat- and human-associated bed bugs does not constitute a stable reproductive barrier. Parasitology Research 116(1): 237-242. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., R.A. Mick*, and C. Schal. 2016. Feel the heat: Activation, orientation, and feeding responses of bed bugs to targets at different temperatures. Journal of Experimental Biology 219(23): 3773-3780. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., S.A. Kells, and A.G. Appel. 2016. Estimating the critical thermal maximum (CTmax) in bed bugs, Cimex lectularius: Comparing thermolimit respirometry with traditional visual methods. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 197: 52-57. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., S.A. Kells, and A.G. Appel. 2015. Effects of starvation and molting on the metabolic rate of the bed bug (Cimex lectularius L.). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 88(1): 53-65. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., W.R. Reid, S.A. Kells, A.G. Appel. 2015. Effects of starvation on deltamethrin tolerance in bed bugs, Cimex lectularius L. (Hemiptera: Cimicidae). Insects 6: 102-111. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., and A.G. Appel. 2014. Effects of temperature on nutrient self-selection in the common silverfish, Lepisma saccharina L. Physiological Entomology 39(3): 217-221. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., S.A. Kells, and A.G. Appel. 2013. Standard metabolic rate of the bed bug, Cimex lectularius: Effects of temperature, mass, and life stage. Journal of Insect Physiology 59(11): 1133-1139. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., and A.G. Appel. 2013. Standard metabolic rates of Lepisma saccharina and Thermobia domestica: effects of temperature and mass. Journal of Insect Physiology 59(6): 638-645. [PDF]
- DeVries, Z.C., and R.P. Henry. 2012. Effects of hypoxia on oxygen uptake and surfacing behavior in the giant aquatic salamander Siren lacertina. Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology 45(2): 135-143. [PDF]