Entomology
Air Flow Research Could Reduce Disease, Contamination Spread
March 24, 2023 • 5 min. readA Texas A&M study shows how modeling can enhance ventilation to mitigate microbe spread.
A Texas A&M researcher explains the mosquito gene manipulation study and how it might help protect humans and animals.
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
April 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.