Department of Entomology

College Priorities

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. Deans, C, Sword, GA, Behmer, ST. Journal of Insect Physiology First evidence of protein-carbohydrate regulation in a plant bug (Lygus hesperus). J. Insect Physiol. 2019; :. doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.05.004. PubMed PMID:31112715 .
  2. Hawkings, C, Calkins, TL, Pietrantonio, PV, Tamborindeguy, C. Caste-based differential transcriptional expression of hexamerins in response to a juvenile hormone analog in the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). PLoS ONE. 2019;14 (5):e0216800. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216800. PubMed PMID:31107891 .
  3. Poh, KC, Chaves, LF, Reyna-Nava, M, Roberts, CM, Fredregill, C, Bueno, R Jr et al.. The influence of weather and weather variability on mosquito abundance and infection with West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas, USA. Sci. Total Environ. 2019;675 :260-272. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.109. PubMed PMID:31030133 .
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Position Openings and Announcements

Professor and Head, Department of Entomology – Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor – Extension Entomology – Weslaco

Extension Agent – IPM – El Paso

 

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