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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.

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Entomology

Forensics

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Recent Publications

  1. Foquet, B, Little, DW, Medina-Durán, JH, Song, H. The time-course of behavioural phase change in the Central American locust, Schistocerca piceifrons. J Exp Biol. 2022; :. doi: 10.1242/jeb.244621. PubMed PMID:36408689 .
  2. Scavo, NA, Zecca, IB, Sobotyk, C, Saleh, MN, Lane, SK, Olson, MF et al.. High prevalence of canine heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, in pet dogs in south Texas, USA, with evidence of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes contributing to transmission. Parasit Vectors. 2022;15 (1):407. doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05514-1. PubMed PMID:36329477 PubMed Central PMC9635171.
  3. Dong, B, Khan, L, Smith, M, Trevino, J, Zhao, B, Hamer, GL et al.. Spatio-temporal dynamics of three diseases caused by Aedes-borne arboviruses in Mexico. Commun Med (Lond). 2022;2 :134. doi: 10.1038/s43856-022-00192-7. PubMed PMID:36317054 PubMed Central PMC9616936.
  4. Fernández-Santos, NA, Hamer, GL, Garrido-Lozada, EG, Rodríguez-Pérez, MA. SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a High-Risk Migratory Population Arriving to a Migrant House along the US-Mexico Border. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2022;7 (10):. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7100262. PubMed PMID:36288002 PubMed Central PMC9607274.
  5. Nihranz, CT, Helms, AM, Tooker, JF, Mescher, MC, De Moraes, CM, Stephenson, AG et al.. Adverse effects of inbreeding on the transgenerational expression of herbivore-induced defense traits in Solanum carolinense. PLoS One. 2022;17 (10):e0274920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274920. PubMed PMID:36282832 PubMed Central PMC9595541.
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