Entomology
Aggie Entomologists Show How Ant Colonies Adapt To Urbanization
Oct 3, 2022 • 4 min. readA group of Texas A&M researchers has identified behavioral and physiological changes in ants disturbed by development and urban sprawl.
This year’s emergence is likely smaller than years past, a Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist says.
Coloration Signals Among Male Locusts Reduce Mating Mistakes
Aug 25, 2022 • 5 min. readA Texas A&M professor has identified a sex-adapted color-change gene that helps the insects distinguish between females and fellow males in swarms.
Aggies Working To Protect One Of Nature’s Most Critical Species, The Honey Bee
Aug 20, 2022 • 3 min. readAug. 20 is National Honey Bee Day. Here's how Texas A&M's Honey Bee Research Program is working to better understand this "keystone species."
Monarch Butterflies Facing Battle For Survival, Experts Say
Aug 2, 2022 • 6 min. readTexas A&M AgriLife entomologists explain the factors behind the endangered pollinators' population decline.
Self-Deleting Genes Could Control Mosquitoes And Prevent Vector-Borne Diseases
May 11, 2022 • 4 min. readTexas A&M AgriLife scientists are testing genetic modification technology with safeguards in mind.
Texas A&M AgriLife Tick Research Gets $1 Million Boost
Apr 25, 2022 • 5 min. readFederal grant money will fuel the development of new tools in the fight against cattle fever ticks.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is taking a novel approach to protection from bites and disease.
Algorithm Shows That Under The Right Conditions, Mosquitoes Can Even Flourish In Winter
Dec 7, 2021 • 4 min. readA mathematical model developed by Texas A&M researchers can predict temperatures within mosquito breeding grounds, which can be used to estimate populations and track vector-borne diseases.
A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension expert answers questions about the annual swarm of the beetles as temperatures drop.