Megha Parajulee

Areas of Expertise

• Cotton Entomology
• Ecological Approaches to Pest Management
• Integrated Pest Management
• Multidisciplinary Cropping Systems
• Production Sustainability

Professional Summary

Megha Parajulee, Ph.D. is a Professor, Faculty Fellow, and Texas A&M Regents Fellow in the Department of Entomology located at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Lubbock. Parajulee joined Texas A&M University in 1994 as a cotton entomologist and is serving as the Cotton Entomology Program Leader since 2001. Parajulee is a leader in cotton entomology and cropping systems research, teaching, and service, with 116 refereed and over 330 non-refereed publications, 160 invited and 300 submitted presentations, and 35 M.S./Ph.D. students mentored, and $4.1 million funding support secured to his program during his career at Texas A&M.

Parajulee’s program focuses on increased use of integrated ecological approaches, grower education of multi-disciplinary approach to crop production, and production sustainability. He has been active internationally with plenary/keynote speaking roles in >20 countries and served as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Nepal and Uzbekistan. Parajulee is the founding editor-in-chief of Global Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences and co-edited a book on Principles and Practices of Food Security. Parajulee received the Texas A&M Vice Chancellor’s Award in Research Excellence, Faculty Fellow Award, Regents Fellow Award, Texas A&M Vice Chancellor’s Award in Team Research, Entomological Society of America Southwestern Branch IPM Excellence Award, and USDA Southern Region IPM Hall of Fame Award.