Texas A&M Department of Entomology Feature Articles

Texas AgriLife Entomologists Discuss Issues at 2009 Entomology Science Conference

Mon, 09 Nov 09 14:25:00 CST

Change and collaboration were the topics of many discussions during the first week of November as the Department held its annual Entomology Science Conference.
The event brings together both on-and off- campus faculty and Extension agents from both the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Texas AgriLife Research to discuss various entomological topics affecting the state.

Texas AgriLife Entomologist and Department Gain Recognition with the Entomological Society of America

Tue, 13 Oct 09 9:25:00 CDT

Congratulations to Bart Drees and Michelle Sanford for their outstanding achievements within the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Professor and Extension specialist Dr. Bastiaan "Bart" Drees was elected to be the Southwestern Branch representative on the ESA Governing Board and Ph.D. student Michelle Sanford was announced as the latest recipient of the John Henry Comstock Award by the Southwestern Branch.

Dr. Gregory Sword Named Perry Adkisson Distinguished Seminar Speaker

Mon, 28 Sep 09 11:05:00 CDT

The Department of Entomology introduced Dr. Gregory Sword of the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia, as this year's Perry Adkisson Distinguished Seminar Speaker during the 2009 Departmental seminar series on September 10. Sword is a senior lecturer for the School of Biological Sciences and heads the Molecular Ecology Lab. The lab's research ranges from molecular genetics and behavior to landscape scale ecology and phylogenetics.

Texas AgriLife Research Welcomes Dr. Mike Brewer to Corpus Christi

Mon, Fri, 11 Sep 09 15:05:00 CDT

The Department and Texas AgriLife Research welcomes Dr. Mike Brewer to the entomologist position at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Corpus Christi. Brewer joined the center on September 1 from Michigan State University, where he was an associate professor as well as the coordinator for MSU's IPM program.

Dr. Raul Villanueva Named Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist for Weslaco

Mon, 24 Aug 09 14:05:00 CDT

For Dr. Raul Villanueva, the Rio Grande Valley will be called home as he settles into his new post as assistant professor and Extension Specialist for the Texas AgriLife Extension and Research Center in Weslaco.
Dr. Villanueva joined Texas AgriLife Extension on August 20th and will be working with producers and the communities in the Valley area. Before coming to Weslaco, he worked as a research associate at North Carolina State University.

Welcome Dr. Aaron Tarone

Fri, 7 Aug 09 14:05:00 CDT

As another fall semester dawns in less than three weeks, the Department welcomes Dr. Aaron Tarone to the faculty roster. A native of Modesto, California, Tarone joined the Department August 1 as an assistant professor in molecular forensics. He most recently served as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Southern California in the laboratory of Sergey Nuzhdin.