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Phillip Shults
Research Program Support
Molecular Biologist

Phone: (785) 712-3850
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1880 Kimball Ave Suite 300
MANHATTAN, KS 66502

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Projects
Biology and Management of Dipteran Pests of Livestock and Other Animals
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 436363
Predicting and Mitigating Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) in North America
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441383
Ecology of Hemorrhagic Orbiviruses in North America
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 441386

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Assessing the feasibility, safety, and nutritional quality of using wild-caught pest flies in animal feed - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Immigration and seasonal bottlenecks: High inbreeding despite high genetic diversity in an oscillating population of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shults, P.T., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Zhang, X., Gerry, A., Eyer, P., Vargo, E. 2023. Immigration and seasonal bottlenecks: High inbreeding despite high genetic diversity in an oscillating population of Culicoides sonorensis (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). Journal of Medical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad068.
Comparative genetic study of the colony structure and colony spatial distribution between the higher termite Amitermes parvulus and the lower, subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes in an urban environment Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shults, P.T., Eyer, P., Moran, M., Richardson, S., Liu, K., Blumenfeld, A., Davis, R., Vargo, E. 2023. Comparative genetic study of the colony structure and colony spatial distribution between the higher termite Amitermes parvulus and the lower, subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes in an urban environment. Insectes Sociaux. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00919-2.
Are you still using 6-volt batteries for your insect traps? Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ewing, R.D., Brokesh, B., Shults, P.T., Cohnstaedt, L.W. 2023. Are you still using 6-volt batteries for your insect traps? American Mosquito Control Association. 39(1):61-64. https://doi.org/10.2987/22-7061.
A review of the vector status of North American Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, and other arboviruses of concern Reprint Icon - (Review Article)
McGregor, B.L., Shults, P.T., McDermott, E.G. 2022. A review of the vector status of North American Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) for bluetongue virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, and other arboviruses of concern. Current Tropical Medicine Reports. eVol 9:130–139 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s40475-022-00263-8.