Howard Ginsberg, Ph.D.
Howie is a Scientist Emeritus with the Eastern Ecological Science Center.
His research explores transmission dynamics and factors that influence human exposure to vector-borne zoonotic pathogens, so as to develop efficient approaches to surveillance and management. He also studies bee foraging ecology and faunistic trends.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in entomology from Cornell University in 1979.
Honors and Awards
Dr. Ginsberg received the Director’s Award for Natural Resource Research, 1999, from the U.S. National Park Service.
Distinguished Service Award, 2021, from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Science and Products
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Pathogenicity of Steinernema carpocapsae and S. glaseri (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
The entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser) and S. glaseri (Steiner) are pathogenic to engorged adult, blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis (Say), but not to unfed females, engorged nymphs, or engorged larvae. Nematodes apparently enter the tick through the genital pore, thus precluding infection of immature ticks. The timing of tick mortality, and overall mortality after 17 d,
Authors
E. Zhioua, R.A. LeBrun, H. S. Ginsberg, A. Aeschliman
Conservation of invertebrates in US National Parks
Entomologists who enter national parks often are surprised by the diversity of life and geography found in these remarkable natural areas. There are ichneumon wasps, carabid beetles, leps…and, of course, there are trees and mountains. In contrast, an average person entering the same parks will see the magnificent mountains and rivers, the endless forests and meadows, and the abundant wildlife. The
Authors
Howard S. Ginsberg
Vector-host-pathogen relationships: transmission dynamics of tickborne infections
No abstract available.
Authors
T.N. Mather, H. S. Ginsberg
Lyme disease and conservation
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that is widespread in North America, especially in the northeastern and northcentral United States. This disease could negatively influence efforts to conserve natural populations in two ways: (1) the disease could directly affect wild animal health; and (2) tick control efforts could adversely affect natural populations and communities. Lyme disease affects se
Authors
H. Ginsberg
Transmission risk of Lyme disease and implications for tick management
Transmission risk of Lyme disease at a site can be estimated using the probability of exposure (P1 = probability of being bitten by at least one infected tick); P1 =1 - (1 - kt)n, where n = number of tick bites per person and kt = spirochete prevalence in questing ticks. This probability is more directly related to the likelihood of acquiring Lyme disease than the standard measure of transmission
Authors
Howard S. Ginsberg
Natural population regulation and management of Ixodes dammini
No abstract available.
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg
Ecology and Environmental Management of Lyme Disease
No abstract available.
Geographical spread of Ixodes dammini and Borrelia burgdorferri
No abstract available.
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg
Distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in residential lawns on Prudence Island, Rhode Island
The distribution of nymphal Ixodes dammini Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin in residential lawns was assessed by flagging on Prudence Island, RI. The number of ticks per sample was five times greater in lawns adjacent to woods than in lawns adjacent to other lawns. Relative tick abundance was negatively correlated with distance from the woods, but the decline was gradual. Spirochete prevalence
Authors
M.C. Carroll, H. S. Ginsberg, K.E. Hyland, Renjie Hu
Ecology and management of ticks and lyme disease at Fire Island National Seashore and selected eastern National Parks
No abstract available.
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg
Methods for control of tick vectors of Lyme Borreliosis
During the IVth International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis in Stockholm, 1990, a workshop on control of Lyme disease vectors briefly reviewed: basic ecological principles for tick control; biocontrol of ticks; chemical control, including the use of repellents and use of permethrin-treated rodent nest material; tick control by habitat modification; and reduction of tick host availability. It was
Authors
T.G.T. Jaenson, D. Fish, H. S. Ginsberg, J.S. Gray, T.N. Mather, J. Piesman
Increased population densities of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) on Long Island, New York
Lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum comprised a significantly greater proportion of total ticks flagged on eastern Long Island and Fire Island, New York, in 1986 and 1990 than in samples reported by other authors from the 1940s (when A. americanum was not collected by flagging or from hosts) and the 1970s. Therefore, population densities of A. americanum apparently have increased in recent years
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg, C.P. Ewing, A.F. O'Connell, E.M. Bosler, James G. Daley, M. W. Sayre
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 109
Pathogenicity of Steinernema carpocapsae and S. glaseri (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) to Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)
The entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae (Weiser) and S. glaseri (Steiner) are pathogenic to engorged adult, blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis (Say), but not to unfed females, engorged nymphs, or engorged larvae. Nematodes apparently enter the tick through the genital pore, thus precluding infection of immature ticks. The timing of tick mortality, and overall mortality after 17 d,
Authors
E. Zhioua, R.A. LeBrun, H. S. Ginsberg, A. Aeschliman
Conservation of invertebrates in US National Parks
Entomologists who enter national parks often are surprised by the diversity of life and geography found in these remarkable natural areas. There are ichneumon wasps, carabid beetles, leps…and, of course, there are trees and mountains. In contrast, an average person entering the same parks will see the magnificent mountains and rivers, the endless forests and meadows, and the abundant wildlife. The
Authors
Howard S. Ginsberg
Vector-host-pathogen relationships: transmission dynamics of tickborne infections
No abstract available.
Authors
T.N. Mather, H. S. Ginsberg
Lyme disease and conservation
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that is widespread in North America, especially in the northeastern and northcentral United States. This disease could negatively influence efforts to conserve natural populations in two ways: (1) the disease could directly affect wild animal health; and (2) tick control efforts could adversely affect natural populations and communities. Lyme disease affects se
Authors
H. Ginsberg
Transmission risk of Lyme disease and implications for tick management
Transmission risk of Lyme disease at a site can be estimated using the probability of exposure (P1 = probability of being bitten by at least one infected tick); P1 =1 - (1 - kt)n, where n = number of tick bites per person and kt = spirochete prevalence in questing ticks. This probability is more directly related to the likelihood of acquiring Lyme disease than the standard measure of transmission
Authors
Howard S. Ginsberg
Natural population regulation and management of Ixodes dammini
No abstract available.
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg
Ecology and Environmental Management of Lyme Disease
No abstract available.
Geographical spread of Ixodes dammini and Borrelia burgdorferri
No abstract available.
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg
Distribution of Ixodes dammini (Acari: Ixodidae) in residential lawns on Prudence Island, Rhode Island
The distribution of nymphal Ixodes dammini Spielman, Clifford, Piesman & Corwin in residential lawns was assessed by flagging on Prudence Island, RI. The number of ticks per sample was five times greater in lawns adjacent to woods than in lawns adjacent to other lawns. Relative tick abundance was negatively correlated with distance from the woods, but the decline was gradual. Spirochete prevalence
Authors
M.C. Carroll, H. S. Ginsberg, K.E. Hyland, Renjie Hu
Ecology and management of ticks and lyme disease at Fire Island National Seashore and selected eastern National Parks
No abstract available.
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg
Methods for control of tick vectors of Lyme Borreliosis
During the IVth International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis in Stockholm, 1990, a workshop on control of Lyme disease vectors briefly reviewed: basic ecological principles for tick control; biocontrol of ticks; chemical control, including the use of repellents and use of permethrin-treated rodent nest material; tick control by habitat modification; and reduction of tick host availability. It was
Authors
T.G.T. Jaenson, D. Fish, H. S. Ginsberg, J.S. Gray, T.N. Mather, J. Piesman
Increased population densities of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) on Long Island, New York
Lone star ticks, Amblyomma americanum comprised a significantly greater proportion of total ticks flagged on eastern Long Island and Fire Island, New York, in 1986 and 1990 than in samples reported by other authors from the 1940s (when A. americanum was not collected by flagging or from hosts) and the 1970s. Therefore, population densities of A. americanum apparently have increased in recent years
Authors
H. S. Ginsberg, C.P. Ewing, A.F. O'Connell, E.M. Bosler, James G. Daley, M. W. Sayre