David Bruce Conn

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What insects are known to live in or associate habitually with bird nests or nest cavities, aside from insects that are parasites of the birds?

We have done preliminary research on insects living in Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) next boxes in the southeastern U.S.A. (see associated conference poster and published abstract on...

02 February 2015 1,740 15 View

Can bat population reduction due to White-nose Disease or other factors be linked to changes in guano communities that rely on bats for nutrients?

Besides our concern over bat populations for their own distinctiveness and inherent value, we must recognize that bats support unique communities of cave life through their guano deposition. ...

10 October 2014 3,503 5 View

What is the best method for collection and microscopical examination of a blood meal from the gut of a wild-caught blood-feeding fly?

My laboratory is initiating several studies that examine the roles of insects in disseminating parasites and pathogens among livestock, wildlife, and humans in complex agroecosystems. We are...

09 September 2014 3,816 10 View

What is the best method for getting rapid and uniform penetration of fixatives and resin into low-permeability structures such as cysts or spores?

Some of the most important stages of infectious pathogens and parasites are enclosed by highly resistant structures. These are frequently very difficult to study ultrastructurally because of...

08 August 2013 9,932 2 View