Erika Machtinger

Associate Professor of Entomology

Erika Machtinger

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Veterinary entomology, including vector-borne diseases. Focus is on ecology and behavior associated with host-parasite interactions to improve or develop new control methods.

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Muscidae Diptera Musca Domestica Horses Hymenoptera Stomoxys Calcitrans Parasitoids Ticks Oviposition Houseflies Animals Pteromalidae Pests Monitoring Pathogens Ixodes Scapularis Spalangia Cameroni Poultry Biological Control Parasitism Manure Methodology Larval Development Deer Permethrin

Most Recent Publications

Parasitic control strategies: Bioactive crops and nutrition

Kashif Ishaq, Tanveer Ahmad, Mahvish Rajput, Mahvish Maqbool, Abhishek Gupta, Muhammad Imran, Erika T. Machtinger, 2023, on p. 136-150

Karen C. Poh, Zoey T. Cole, Danielle N. Smarsh, Hayley R. Springer, Kathleen Kelly, Laura B. Kenny, Erika T. Machtinger, 2023, American Journal of Veterinary Research

Selection for, and characterization of, fluralaner resistance in the house fly, Musca domestica

Rachel H. Norris, Oshneil S. Baker, Edwin R. Burgess, Aaron Tarone, Alec Gerry, Rebecca T. Trout Fryxell, Nancy C. Hinkle, Cassandra Olds, David Boxler, Kenneth L. Wise, Erika T. Machtinger, Jeffrey G. Scott, 2023, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Distribution of Biting Flies Associated with Swine Production Facilities in the Southeastern United States

Erika T. Machtinger, Edwin R. Burgess, Jessica E. Brown, 2023, Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology on p. 9-20

Chloe E. Roberts, Edwin R. Burgess, Taylor M. Miller, Anna Marie Wise, Cera J. Dickerson, Michael J. Skvarla, Andrew Y. Li, Erika T. Machtinger, 2022, Wildlife Society Bulletin

Filth Fly Parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) Monitoring Techniques and Species Composition in Poultry Layer Facilities

Alexandra A. Pagac, Christopher J. Geden, Edwin R. Burgess, Montana R. Riggs, Erika T. Machtinger, 2022, Journal of Medical Entomology on p. 2006-2012

Hannah S. Tiffin, Edwin George Rajotte, Joyce Megumi Sakamoto, Erika T. Machtinger, 2022, Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

Kylie D. Green, Hannah S. Tiffin, Jessica E. Brown, Edwin R. Burgess, Erika T. Machtinger, 2022, Ecosphere

Human Tick Removal Kit

Erika Machtinger, 2022,

Tick and Mosquito Repellent Guide and Card

Erika Machtinger, 2022,

Most-Cited Papers

C. J. Geden, D. Nayduch, J. G. Scott, E. R. Burgess, A. C. Gerry, P. E. Kaufman, J. Thomson, V. Pickens, E. T. Machtinger, 2021, Journal of Integrated Pest Management

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

Michael J. Skvarla, Erika T. Machtinger, 2019, Journal of Medical Entomology on p. 744-760

Effects of four commercial fungal formulations on mortality and sporulation in house flies (Musca domestica) and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans)

E. N.I. Weeks, E. T. Machtinger, S. A. Gezan, P. E. Kaufman, C. J. Geden, 2017, Medical and Veterinary Entomology on p. 15-22

Erika T. Machtinger, Christopher J. Geden, Phillip E. Kaufman, Amanda M. House, 2015, Journal of Integrated Pest Management

E. T. Machtinger, C. J. Geden, P. E. Teal, N. C. Leppla, 2015, Environmental Entomology on p. 330-337

Development and oviposition preference of house flies and stable flies (Diptera: Muscidae) in six substrates from Florida equine facilities

E. T. Machtinger, C. J. Geden, J. A. Hogsette, N. C. Leppla, 2014, Journal of Medical Entomology on p. 1144-1150

House and Stable Fly Seasonal Abundance, Larval Development Substrates, and Natural Parasitism on Small Equine Farms in Florida

E. T. Machtinger, N. C. Leppla, J. A. Hogsette, 2016, Neotropical Entomology on p. 433-440

News Articles Featuring Erika Machtinger

Grants awarded to Penn State faculty for tropical ecosystems research in Belize

Three projects have been awarded seed grants as part of the Penn State-Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education Research and Education Initiative to develop agroforestry systems .

Penn State announces tenure-line faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2023

The following is a list of academic promotions for tenured and tenure-line faculty members at Penn State, effective July 1, 2023.

‘Vector Biology Boot Camp’ empowers disease professionals

Penn State Extension, in partnership with the Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases, recently hosted the three-day “Vector Biology Boot Camp” to provide hands-on experience for vector-borne disease professionals in field collection and identification of medically important ticks and mosquitoes in the Northeast.

The bite stops here: Fighting Lyme disease with prevention

As spring temperatures rise, many people will spend more time on outdoor activities, increasing their risk of encountering pathogen-carrying ticks.

'Prescribed' Fires' Hidden Bonus: Fewer Ticks

A tool used to restore forest ecosystems could also be key to the battle against tick-borne disease, researchers say.

Prescribed fire could reduce tick populations and pathogen transmission

Prescribed fire — a tool increasingly used by forest managers and landowners to combat invasive species, improve wildlife habitat and restore ecosystem health — also could play a role in reducing the abundance of ticks and the transmission of disease pathogens they carry, according to a team of scientists.

8 best insect repellents: DEET and DEET-free bug sprays

One preventative and protective measure you can take to avoid bug bites is applying insect repellent. Figuring out which ones are actually effective can be confusing, though, seeing as the labels are often covered with complicated ingredients and jargon like “DEET” and “all-natural.”

It's tick season: Learn to protect yourself and your animals with free webinars

To educate the public about tick risk and tick bite prevention in these companion animals, Penn State Extension will offer the spring 2022 “Tick Webinar Series.” The vector-borne disease extension team will hold three webinars in May — Lyme Disease Awareness Month — at no cost to participants.

Ticks and mosquitoes may await the pandemic-weary seeking outdoor exercise

Pandemic-weary Americans have begun walking and hiking in recent months to get out of the house while avoiding infection with the novel coronavirus. At the same time, resource-strapped local health departments have been forced to divert money and people to covid-related activities, unwillingly creating openings for outside exercisers to get sick in other ways.

Ticks - biology, threats, protections - are focus of 10-week Penn State webinar series

Ticks, Lyme disease, other tick-borne diseases and Pennsylvania’s No. 1 position in all of that will be explained in detail in a free, 10-part webinar series from Penn State Extension that begins Thursday, July 9, with weekly installments scheduled through September 17.