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Khan, Rafia

Rafia Khan

Assistant Professor
Extension Entomologist
Office:  
Overton
Email:  
Phone:  
(903) -834- 6191

Education

Undergraduate Education
B.S., Zoology, University of Dhaka
Graduate Education
M.S. Austin Peay State University
M.S. University of Dhaka
Ph.D. Entomology, University of Florida

Areas of Expertise

  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Field and Greenhouse Horticulture Insect Pests
  • Insect Identification
  • Insect Biology

Professional Summary

Rafia A. Khan, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension center, Overton. Her primary responsibility is to provide leadership, applied research, and Extension programming focused on commercial ornamental nursery crops, and residential ornamental and turfgrass integrated pest management. Nursery industry is an economic and growing industry in East Texas and growers need help to manage their pest problems. She is working on some important pests of ornamental pests like thrips, mealy bugs, Crape Myrtle bark scales, European pepper moth and their management.