Pete Teel

Areas of Expertise

• Medical-Veterinary Entomology
• Tick biology
• Ecology
• Integrated tick management

Professional Summary

Pete Teel, Ph.D., leads a multidisciplinary research program on the biology, ecology and integrated management of ticks associated with livestock, wildlife, companion animals and humans. Research is focused in four areas: 1) tick-host-pathogen-landscape-climate interactions using systems modeling and field-based technologies to address ecological and managerial questions, 2) tick suppression tactics in Integrated Tick Management, 3) non-invasive technologies (NIRS and Raman) for detecting tick-infested animals in surveillance and management programs, and 4) comparative studies of Ixodidae and Argasidae. Teel also provides co-leadership in Education projects under the Western Gulf Center of Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases.