Erika T. Machtinger, Ph.D.

Infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei causes distinct differences in sarcoptic mange disease syndromes among sympatric carnivoran species
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Tiffin, Hannah S., Brown, Justin D., Kelly, Kathleen, Van Why, Kyle R., Ternent, Mark, Camire, Andrew C., Schuler, Edward J.A., Marconi, Richard T., Machtinger, Erika T., 2025

PREVALENCE OF DIROFILARIA MICROFILARIA IN AMERICAN BLACK BEARS (URSUS AMERICANUS) IN PENNSYLVANIA, 2018-2020
Journal of Parasitology, Mazzatosta, Alia, Cleveland, Christopher A., Yabsley, Michael J., Haynes, Ellen, Tiffin, Hannah S., Machtinger, Erika T., Johnson, Joshua B., Ternent, Mark, Carrollo, Emily, Brown, Justin D., 2025

A scoping review of applied tick control research in North America: funding, implementation, and advancement
Journal of Medical Entomology, Lehane, Áine, Mader, Emily M., Poggi, Joseph D., McCoy, Kaci D., Gruntmeir, Jeff, Weldon, Caroline T., Machtinger, Erika, 2025

Highlights of veterinary entomology, 2023: beyond the barnyard: exploring the wild side of veterinary entomology
Journal of Medical Entomology, Machtinger, Erika T., 2025

Maximizing and sustaining the efficacy of tick tubes for management of Ixodes scapularis through optimized deployment strategies
Journal of Medical Entomology, Tiffin, Hannah S., Green, Kylie D., Burgess, Edwin R., Machtinger, Erika T., 2024

Frequencies of house fly proto-Y chromosomes across populations are predicted by temperature heterogeneity within populations
Journal of Heredity, Foy, Patrick, Loetzerich, Sara, Boxler, David, Burgess, Edwin, Trout Fryxell, R, Gerry, Alec, Hinkle, Nancy, Machtinger, Erika, Olds, Cassandra, Tarone, Aaron, Watson, Wes, Scott, Jeffrey, Meisel, Richard, 2024

Commercial products are not effective at repelling European deer keds, Lipoptena cervi (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) but may increase mortality after exposure
Journal of Medical Entomology, Skvarla, Michael J., Poh, Karen, Norman, Calvin, Machtinger, Erika T., 2024

Aggressive interactions among white-Tailed deer (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) at 4-poster devices for host-Targeted tick control
Journal of Medical Entomology, Bai, Ningzhu, Pesapane, Risa, Machtinger, Erika T., Li, Andrew, 2024

Comparative susceptibility of adult house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and an important predator, Carcinops pumilio (Coleoptera: Histeridae), to Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae)
Journal of Medical Entomology, Geden, Christopher, White, Roxie, Pagac, Alexandra, MacHtinger, Erika T., 2024

An integrative framework for tick management: the need to connect wildlife science, One Health, and interdisciplinary perspectives
Current Opinion in Insect Science, Machtinger, Erika T., Poh, Karen C., Pesapane, Risa, Tufts, Danielle M., 2024

Resolution of Clinical Signs of Sarcoptic Mange in American Black Bears (Ursus americanus), in Ivermectin-Treated and Nontreated Individuals
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Tiffin, Hannah, Brown, Justin D., Ternent, Mark, Snavely, Brandon, Carrollo, Emily, Kibe, Ethan, Buderman, Frances E., Mullinax, Jennifer Koehl, Machtinger, Erika T., 2024

Knowledge and perception of equine ticks and tick-borne diseases of Pennsylvania horse owners and caretakers
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Smarsh, D. N., Kenny, L. B., Poh, Karen, Spindler, M., Spindler, Matthew, Poh, K. C., Machtinger, Erika, 2024

Differential burdens of blacklegged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) on sympatric rodent hosts
Journal of Vector Ecology, Brown, Jessica E., Tiffin, Hannah S., Pagac, Alexandra, Poh, Karen C., Evans, Jesse R., Miller, Taylor M., Herrin, Brian H., Tomlinson, Trey, Sutherland, Cameron, Machtinger, Erika T., 2023

Susceptibility of the adult house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) and 3 of its principal parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to the GHA strain of Beauveria bassiana and 4 isolates from field-collected muscid flies
Journal of Medical Entomology, Pagac, Alexandra A., Geden, Christopher J., Martin, Gregory P., Patterson, Paul H., Machtinger, Erika T., 2023

Parasitic control strategies: Bioactive crops and nutrition, Ishaq, Kashif, Ahmad, Tanveer, Rajput, Mahvish, Maqbool, Mahvish, Gupta, Abhishek, Imran, Muhammad, Machtinger, Erika T., 2023

Selection for, and characterization of, fluralaner resistance in the house fly, Musca domestica
Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, Norris, Rachel H., Baker, Oshneil S., Burgess, Edwin R., Tarone, Aaron, Gerry, Alec, Trout Fryxell, Rebecca T., Hinkle, Nancy C., Olds, Cassandra, Boxler, David, Wise, Kenneth L., Machtinger, Erika T., Scott, Jeffrey G., 2023

Distribution of Biting Flies Associated with Swine Production Facilities in the Southeastern United States
Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology, Machtinger, Erika T., Burgess, Edwin R., Brown, Jessica E., 2023

An assessment of equine veterinarian knowledge and perceptions of ticks and tick-borne diseases in the United States to inform continuing education needs
Equine Veterinary Education, Smarsh, Danielle, Machtinger, Erika, Kenny, Laura, Smarsh, Danielle, Kenny, L, Kirkland, B, Poh, Karen, Springer, H, Orr-Gissinger, Erin L., Poh, Karen, Orr‐Gissinger, Erin, Machtinger, E, Kirkland, Brittani, Springer, Hayley R., 2023

Parasitic Control Strategies: Bioactive Crops and Nutrition, Ishaq, Kashif, Ahmad, Tanveer, Rajput, Mahvish, Maqbool, Mahvish, Gupta, Abhishek, Imran, Muhammad, Machtinger, Erika, 2023

Topical permethrin may increase blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) repellency but is associated with cutaneous irritation in horses
American Journal of Veterinary Research, Poh, Karen, Cole, Zoey, Smarsh, Danielle N., Springer, Hayley R., Kelly, K, Kenny, L, Machtinger, Erika, 2023

A comparison of European deer keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena cervi (Linnaeus)) and blacklegged ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae: Ixodes scapularis Say) on elk (Cervus canadensis (Erxleben)) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann, 1780)) in Pennsylvania
Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, Skvarla, Michael, Poh, Karen, Struckhoff, Emily, Machtinger, E, 2023

Tissue-damaging marking methods do not affect tick burdens on field captured Peromyscus spp.
Wildlife Society Bulletin, Roberts, Chloe E., Burgess, Edwin R., Miller, Taylor M., Wise, Anna Marie, Dickerson, Cera J., Skvarla, Michael J., Li, Andrew Y., Machtinger, Erika T., 2022

Filth Fly Parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Monitoring Techniques and Species Composition in Poultry Layer Facilities
Journal of Medical Entomology, Pagac, Alexandra A., Geden, Christopher J., Burgess, Edwin R., Riggs, Montana R., Machtinger, Erika T., 2022

Human Tick Removal Kit, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

Evaluation of tick control tube month of placement and modifications to increase visitation by small mammals
Ecosphere, Green, Kylie D., Tiffin, Hannah S., Brown, Jessica E., Burgess, Edwin R., Machtinger, Erika T., 2022

Human Tick ID Card, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

Tick and Mosquito Repellent Guide and Card, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

Protecting Horses from Horse and Deer Fly Bites, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

Pests and Parasites of Horses, Machtinger, Erika, Weeks, Emma, Geden, Christopher, Lacher, Erika, 2022

Patterns of deer ked (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) infestation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the eastern United States
Parasites and Vectors, Poh, Karen C., Evans, Jesse R., Skvarla, Michael, Hickling, Graham, Kent, Cody M., Olafson, Pia U., Mullinax, J., Machtinger, E, Hickling, Graham J., Mullinax, Jennifer M., Machtinger, Erika T., 2022

An Exploratory Study on the Microbiome of Northern and Southern Populations of Ixodes scapularis Ticks Predicts Changes and Unique Bacterial Interactions
Pathogens, Kumar, Deepak, Downs, Latoyia P., Adegoke, Abdulsalam, Machtinger, Erika, Oggenfuss, Kelly, Ostfeld, Richard S., Embers, Monica, Karim, Shahid, 2022

A Call for the Development of a Sustainable Pest Management Program for the Economically Important Pest Flies of Livestock: A Beef Cattle Perspective
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Smith, K. V., Delong, K. L., Boyer, C. N., Thompson, J. M., Lenhart, S. M., Strickland, W. C., Burgess, E. R., Tian, Y., Talley, J., Machtinger, E. T., Trout Fryxell, R. T., 2022

Small Mammal Use of Cotton in Tick Control Tubes Is Dependent on the Month of Use but Independent of Odor or Cotton Size
Ecosphere, Green, Kylie, Tiffin, Hannah, Brown, Jessica, Burgess, IV, Edwin, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

Limited detection of shared zoonotic pathogens in deer keds and blacklegged ticks co-parasitizing white-tailed deer in the eastern United States
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Olafson, Pia, Poh, Karen, Evans, Jesse, Skvarla, M, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

All for One Health and One Health for All: Considerations for Successful Citizen Science Projects Conducting Vector Surveillance from Animal Hosts
Insects, Poh, Karen, Evans, Jesse, Skvarla, Michael, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

Can restoration of fire-dependent ecosystems reduce ticks and tick-borne disease prevalence in the eastern United States?
Ecological Applications, Gallagher, Michael, Kreye, Jesse, Machtinger, Erika, Schmidt, Nathan, Everland, Alexis, Everland, A, Schmidt, Nathaniel, Skowronski, Nicholas, 2022

High Prevalence of Antibodies against Canine Parvovirus and Canine Distemper Virus among Coyotes and Foxes from Pennsylvania: Implications for the Intersection of Companion Animals and Wildlife
Microbiology spectrum, Kimpston, Caellaigh, Hatke, Amanda, Castelli, Benjamin, Otto, Nathan, Tiffin, Hannah, Machtinger, Erika, Brown, Justin D., Van Why, Kyle, Marconi, Richard, 2022

Tick Control in a Connected World: Challenges, Solutions, and Public Policy from a United States Border Perspective
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tiffin, Hannah, Rajotte, Edwin George, Sakamoto, Joyce Megumi, Machtinger, Erika, 2022

Landscape distribution and abundance of animal-associated adult filth flies on commercial swine facilities in North Carolina, US
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Machtinger, E. T., Brown, J. E., Burgess, E. R., 2021

Tick abundance and life-stage segregation on the American black bear (Ursus americanus)
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Tiffin, Hannah, Skvarla, Michael, Machtinger, Erika T., 2021

Spatial Heterogeneity of Sympatric Tick Species and Tick-Borne Pathogens Emphasizes the Need for Surveillance for Effective Tick Control
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Machtinger, Erika T., Nadolny, Robyn M., Vinyard, Bryan T., Eisen, Lars, Hojgaard, Andrias, Haynes, Scott A., Bowman, Loretta, Casal, Cory, Li, Andrew Y., 2021

The Keds Are Alright: Community Collection of Ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and Keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Hunter-Harvested Deer
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Evans, Jesse Ray, Poh, Karen C., Skvarla, Michael, Machtinger, Erika T., 2021

Surveillance of Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Suburban Natural Habitats of Central Maryland
Journal of Medical Entomology, Milholland, Matthew T., Eisen, Lars, Nadolny, Robyn M., Hojgaard, Andrias, Machtinger, Erika T., Mullinax, Jennifer M., Li, Andrew Y., 2021

Pathogen Coinfections Harbored by Adult italic toggle="yes"Ixodes scapularis from White-Tailed Deer Compared with Questing Adults across Sites in Maryland, USA
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, Milholland, Matthew T., Xu, Guang, Rich, Stephen M., MacHtinger, Erika T., Mullinax, Jennifer M., Li, Andrew Y., 2021

An Extension of Their Work: Extension's Role in Vector-Borne Disease Education
American Entomologist, Poh, Karen C., MacHtinger, Erika T., 2021

Tales from the Field: Training Undergraduate Researchers for Fieldwork
American Entomologist, Poh, Karen, Tiffin, Hannah, Evans, Jesse, Brown, Jessica, Skvarla, Michael, Machtinger, Erika, 2021

Tick Shower Hanger, Machtinger, Erika, Tejada de Rivero, Maria, 2021

Horn Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) - Biology, Management, and Future Research Directions
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Brewer, Gary J., Boxler, Dave J., Domingues, Luisa D., Trout Fryxell, Rebecca T., Holderman, Chris, Loftin, Kelly M., Machtinger, Erika, Smythe, Brandon, Talley, Justin L., Watson, Wes, 2021

Filth Fly Impacts to Animal Production in the United States and Associated Research and Extension Needs
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Machtinger, Erika T., Gerry, Alec C., Murillo, Amy C., Talley, Justin L., 2021

House Fly (Diptera: Muscidae): Biology, Pest Status, Current Management Prospects, and Research Needs
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Geden, C. J., Nayduch, D., Scott, J. G., Burgess, E. R., Gerry, A. C., Kaufman, P. E., Thomson, J., Pickens, V., Machtinger, E. T., 2021

Corrigendum: Horn fly (Diptera: Muscidae)-Biology, management, and future research directions (Journal of Integrated Pest Management (2021) DOI: 10.1093/jipm/pmab019)
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Brewer, Gary J., Boxler, Dave J., Domingues, Luísa N., Trout Fryxell, Rebecca T., Holderman, Chris, Loftin, Kelly M., Machtinger, Erika, Smythe, Brandon, Talley, Justin L., Watson, Wes, 2021

Managing Winter Tick, Dermacentor albipictus, on White-tailed Deer Farms and Hunting Preserves, Springer, Hayley, Machtinger, Erika, Springer, H, Brown, Jessica, 2021

First Canadian Record and Additional New State Records for North American Deer Keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena cervi (Linnaeus) and L. mazamae Rondani)
Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, Skvarla, M, Trout-Fryxell, Rebecca, Butler, R, Jones, C, Burrell, M, Bacca, S, Poh, Karen, Evans, Jesse, Machtinger, Erika, 2021

2018 Deer ked and tick collections in Eastern US, Poh, Karen, Evans, Jesse, Skvarla, M, Olafson, Pia, Hickling, Graham, Mullinax, Jennifer, Machtinger, Erika, 2021

Sudden Mortality in Captive White-Tailed Deer with Atypical Infestation of Winter Tick
Journal of Medical Entomology, Machtinger, Erika, Springer, Hayley R., Brown, Jessica, Olafson, Pia, 2021

Toxicity of fluralaner, a companion animal insecticide, relative to industry-leading agricultural insecticides against resistant and susceptible strains of filth flies
Scientific Reports, Burgess, Edwin R., Geden, Christopher J., Lohmeyer, Kimberly H., King, B. H., Machtinger, Erika T., Scott, Jeffrey G., 2020

Special collection: Protocols in medical and veterinary entomology
Journal of Insect Science, Machtinger, Erika T., Poh, Karen C., 2020

A tissue digestion protocol for measuring Sarcoptes scabiei (astigmata: Sarcoptidae) density in skin biopsies
Journal of Insect Science, Tiffin, Hannah S., Cockerill, Robert, Brown, Justin D., Machtinger, Erika T., 2020

Practical guide to trapping Peromyscus leucopus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) and Peromyscus maniculatus for vector and vector-borne pathogen surveillance and ecology
Journal of Insect Science, Machtinger, Erika T., Williams, Scott C., 2020

Collecting deer keds (diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena nitzsch, 1818 and neolipoptena bequaert, 1942) and ticks (acari: Ixodidae) from hunter-harvested deer and other cervids
Journal of Insect Science, Poh, Karen C., Skvarla, Michael, Evans, Jesse R., Machtinger, Erika T., 2020

Choice of laboratory tissue homogenizers matters when recovering nucleic acid from medically important ticks
Journal of Medical Entomology, Jones, Amanda M., Van De Wyngaerde, Marshall T., Machtinger, Erika T., Rajotte, Edwin G., Baker, Thomas C., 2020

Tick tubes reduce blacklegged tick burdens on white-footed mice in Pennsylvania, USA
Journal of Applied Entomology, Brown, Jessica E., Miller, Taylor M., Machtinger, Erika T., 2020

Host distribution and pathogen infection of fleas (Siphonaptera) recovered from small mammals in Pennsylvania
Journal of Vector Ecology, Fedele, Kaila, Poh, Karen C., Brown, Jessica E., Jones, Amanda, Durden, Lance A., Tiffin, Hannah S., Pagac, Alexandra, Li, Andrew Y., Machtinger, Erika T., 2020

Behavioral inhibition of the house fly (Diptera: Muscidae) when exposed to commercial equine fly repellents
Journal of Economic Entomology, Tuorinsky, Elizabeth V., Machtinger, Erika T., 2020

Bait station system, Hummell, Grace, Machtinger, Erika, Li, Andrew, 2020

A technique for dissecting the salivary glands from the abdomens of deer keds (diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena nitzsch, 1818 and neolipoptena bequaert, 1942)
Journal of Insect Science, Skvarla, Michael, Poh, Karen, Evans, Jesse, Machtinger, Erika, 2020

Evaluation of filth fly species composition and abundance using two monitoring methods in swine confinement housing
Journal of Medical Entomology, MacHtinger, Erika T., Burgess, Edwin R., 2020

Trapping white-tailed deer (artiodactyla: cervidae) in suburbia for study of tick-host interaction
Journal of Insect Science, Roden-Reynolds, Patrick, Machtinger, Erika T., Li, Andrew, Mullinax, Jennifer, 2020

Livestock Pests
Forensic Entomology: International Dimensions and Frontiers, Talley, Justin, Machtinger, Erika, 2020

Tick control bait box use by Peromyscus spp. influenced by habitat placement but raises questions on disease ecology
Ecosphere, Machtinger, Erika T., Li, Andrew Y., 2019

Bed Bugs in Poultry Facilities: Identification, Scouting, and Control Options, Machtinger, Erika, Martin, Gregory, 2019

Deer keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena and Neolipoptena) in the United States and Canada: New state and county records, pathogen records, and an illustrated key to species
Journal of Medical Entomology, Skvarla, Michael J., Machtinger, Erika T., 2019

Protecting Livestock Against Ticks in Pennsylvania, Machtinger, Erika, Springer, Hayley, 2019

Common Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases in Pennsylvania, Machtinger, Erika, 2019

Lesser Mealworm Beetles in Poultry and Game Bird Facilities, Machtinger, Erika, Lhamon, E, 2019

Protecting Companion Animals Against Ticks in Pennsylvania, Machtinger, E, Springer, H, Springer, Hayley, Machtinger, Erika, 2019

Livestock entomology, Talley, Justin, Machtinger, Erika, 2019

Tick Bite Risk and Tick-Borne Disease Perceptions of School District Administrators in the Mid-Atlantic United States
Journal of School Health, Machtinger, Erika, Li, Andrew, Liu, Yifen, 2019

Development of nontarget wildlife exclusion devices for small mammal trap protection
Wildlife Society Bulletin, Roden-Reynolds, Patrick, Hummell, Grace, Machtinger, Erika T., Li, Andrew Y., 2018

Lyme Disease, Machtinger, Erika, 2018

Working with Nature to Control Nature, Stewart, Karla, Machtinger, Erika, 2018

Repellencies and toxicities of five ant-derived defensive compounds against the lone star tick, amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)
Applied Entomology and Zoology, Machtinger, Erika T., Yang, Xiaolong, Chen, Jian, Li, Andrew Y., 2018

Tracking another pest. Better understanding deer keds and their risks
Pennsylvania Game News, Skvarla, Michael, Machtinger, E, 2018

Biological Control of Livestock Pests: Entomopathogens, Weeks, Emma, Geden, Christopher, Machtinger, Erika, Leemon, Diana, Geden, Christopher, 2018

Deer Keds, Skvarla, Michale, Machtinger, Erika, 2018

Filth Fly Control on Equine Farms, Machtinger, Erika, 2018

Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease, Machtinger, Erika, 2018

Biological control of livestock pests: Entomopathogens, Weeks, Emma N.I., Machtinger, Erika T., Leemon, Diana, Geden, Christopher J., 2018

Biological control with parasitoids, Machtinger, Erika T., Geden, Christopher J., 2018

Science delivery to the community: Establishing an extension program at academic institutions, Machtinger, Erika, 2018

The challenge of the sarcoptic mange epidemic in Pennsylvania black bears: The role of the One Health Initiative in veterinary entomology, Machtinger, Erika, Greenberg, Hannah, Ternent, Mark, Brown, J, 2018

Asian Longhorned Tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Machtinger, Erika, Skvarla, Michael, 2018

Evaluation of four commercial natural products for repellency and toxicity against the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)
Experimental and Applied Acarology, Machtinger, Erika T., Li, Andrew Y., 2017

Effects of four commercial fungal formulations on mortality and sporulation in house flies (Musca domestica) and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans)
Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Weeks, E. N.I., Machtinger, E. T., Gezan, S. A., Kaufman, P. E., Geden, C. J., 2017

Effect of wildlife-targeted tick control products on white-footed mice and white-tailed deer, Machtinger, Erika, Li, Andrew, 2017

Integrated tick management in Maryland: The effect of current control products on ticks and their hosts, Machtinger, Erika, 2017

Program Symposium: Igniting the Spark: Science Communication by the Next Generation of Entomologists, Morrison, Rob, Dye-Braumuller, Kyndall, Ronai, Isobel, Morey, Amy, Machtinger, Erika, Kuhn, William, Velez, Ana, 2017

Manure preferences and postemergence learning of two filth fly parasitoids, spalangia cameroni and muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
PLoS One, Taylor, Caitlin E., Machtinger, Erika T., Geden, Christopher J., Kramer, Matthew, 2016

House fly (Musca domestica) (Diptera: Muscidae) mortality after exposure to commercial fungal formulations in a sugar bait^†
Biocontrol Science and Technology, Machtinger, E. T., Weeks, E. N.I., Geden, C. J., Kaufman, P. E., 2016

House and Stable Fly Seasonal Abundance, Larval Development Substrates, and Natural Parasitism on Small Equine Farms in Florida
Neotropical Entomology, Machtinger, E. T., Leppla, N. C., Hogsette, J. A., 2016

Impacts of extended laboratory rearing on female fitness in Florida colonies of the parasitoid Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) with an analysis of Wolbachia strains
Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Machtinger, Erika, Geden, C. J., LoVullo, E. D., Shirk, P. D., 2016

Oviposition deterrence and immature survival of filth flies (Diptera: Muscidae) when exposed to commercial fungal products
Journal of Insect Science, Machtinger, E. T., Weeks, E. N.I., Geden, C. J., 2016

Symposium: New Approaches to Biological and Integrated Control Changing Global Perspectives on Filth Fly Management, Machtinger, Erika, Chiel, Elad, 2016

Comparison of the Olfactory Preferences of Four of Filth Fly Pupal Parasitoid Species (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) for Hosts in Equine and Bovine Manure
Environmental Entomology, Machtinger, E. T., Geden, C. J., 2015

Linear dispersal of the filth fly parasitoid Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) and parasitism of hosts at increasing distances
PLoS One, Machtinger, Erika T., Geden, Christopher J., Leppla, Norman C., 2015

Use of pupal parasitoids as biological control agents of filth flies on equine facilities
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Machtinger, Erika T., Geden, Christopher J., Kaufman, Phillip E., House, Amanda M., 2015

Comparison of Host-Seeking behavior of the Filth Fly Pupal Parasitoids, Spalangia cameroni and Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
Environmental Entomology, Machtinger, E. T., Geden, C. J., Teal, P. E., Leppla, N. C., 2015