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Welcome to the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University!

We currently are one of the top entomology departments in the United States. We offer three Entomology degrees (B.S, M.S. and Ph.D.) and a Bachelors of Science degree in Forensic and Investigative Sciences (FIVS) that is nationally accredited by the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Our Programs

Entomology

Forensics

Extension Programs

Recent Publications

  1. Kojin, BB, Compton, A, Adelman, ZN, Tu, Z. Selective targeting of biting females to control mosquito-borne infectious diseases. Trends Parasitol. 2022;38 (9):791-804. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2022.05.012. PubMed PMID:35952630 PubMed Central PMC9372635.
  2. Hamer, SA, Nunez, C, Roundy, CM, Tang, W, Thomas, L, Richison, J et al.. Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies longer than 13 months in naturally-infected, captive white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Texas. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2022; :1-10. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2112913. PubMed PMID:35950943 .
  3. Finney, M, Romanowski, J, Adelman, ZN. Strategies to improve homology-based repair outcomes following CRISPR-based gene editing in mosquitoes: lessons in how to keep any repair disruptions local. Virol J. 2022;19 (1):128. doi: 10.1186/s12985-022-01859-2. PubMed PMID:35908059 PubMed Central PMC9338592.
  4. Oh, J, Levy, JG, Kan, CC, Ibanez-Carrasco, F, Tamborindeguy, C. CLIBASIA_00460 Disrupts Hypersensitive Response and Interacts with Citrus Rad23 Proteins. Int J Mol Sci. 2022;23 (14):. doi: 10.3390/ijms23147846. PubMed PMID:35887193 PubMed Central PMC9324546.
  5. Lima, AF, Bernal, J, Venâncio, MGS, de Souza, BHS, Carvalho, GA. Comparative Tolerance Levels of Maize Landraces and a Hybrid to Natural Infestation of Fall Armyworm. Insects. 2022;13 (7):. doi: 10.3390/insects13070651. PubMed PMID:35886827 PubMed Central PMC9316814.
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Assistant Professor – Extension Entomology – Amarillo

Assistant Professor, Extension Entomology – Overton

Extension Program Specialist I – San Angelo

Extension Agent – IPM – Seminole

Extension Program Specialist I – Urban IPM – Dallas

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