Data modeling drives Texas A&M war on cattle ticks
Precision tick location tech boosts effort to protect U.S. beef supply
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December 3, 2025
November 12, 2025
Research maps monarch migration along Texas highways
Texas A&M scientists study how roads, wind and conservation affect one of nature’s most extraordinary journeys
November 3, 2025
Cost-share program available to help prevent southern pine beetle threats
Texas A&M Forest Service offers landowners technical and financial assistance
October 28, 2025
Sweet comeback for Texas honey harvest
Summer rains help honey production despite hive losses
October 15, 2025
AgriLife Research leads rice delphacid and hoja blanca virus studies
Scientists mapping pest behavior, identifying viral drivers and shaping new producer guidance for 2026 planting
October 9, 2025
AgriLife Extension publishes fact sheet on invasive pasture mealybug
Experts share latest insights and monitoring recommendations as invasive pest threatens Texas pastures
September 18, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife tackles rice delphacid devastation
Texas A&M AgriLife experts are serving as key research and Extension partners in a new multistate response led by USA Rice to address the devastating spread of rice delphacid, an invasive pest now threatening thousands of acres across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.
September 17, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service shares cotton jassid guidance
An invasive pest – the cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper – has prompted experts in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M Department of Entomology to mobilize monitoring efforts, assess potential impacts and prepare strategies to protect the future of Texas cotton production.
September 15, 2025
From maggots to mentorship: A forensics legacy at Texas A&M
Long before Jeff Tomberlin, Ph.D., professor of forensic entomology in the Texas A&M Department of Entomology, helped investigators solve murders with maggots, he was just a kid glued to the TV watching detective shows.
September 5, 2025
Renamed Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation signals new era in insect science
Cooperative research center bridges food security, waste management and agricultural bioeconomy solutions
September 4, 2025
Light-based insect analysis sharpens forensic timelines
Researchers have developed a technique that uses infrared light and machine learning to reveal the sex of blow fly larvae found on human remains.
September 2, 2025
Researchers urge for U.S. recognition of Chagas as endemic
Perspective article warns that underestimating Chagas risks diagnosis time, treatment and surveillance
August 20, 2025
Cracking the code of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks
Magalhaes melds entomology, epidemiology to safeguard human, animal health
August 18, 2025
Record honey bee losses prompt AgriLife Extension webinar
Statewide honey bee specialist hosts free webinar Aug. 29 to discuss pollinator health and potential solutions
August 1, 2025
Camp youth explore forensics and entomology
Texas A&M Department of Entomology camps offer hands-on experiences in insect science and forensic investigation
July 22, 2025
AgriLife Research scientist helps crack genome of a soft tick
Collaborative study tackles tick that threatens human health and pork industry
July 17, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife experts draw on past success to tackle screwworm
Veterans of 2016 Florida outbreak reflect on lessons learned, share insight to protect Texas livestock and wildlife
July 15, 2025
Emerald ash borer reaches southernmost U.S. point
Texas A&M Forest Service reports five new Texas counties with confirmed sightings
July 11, 2025
Uvalde County New World screwworm workshop scheduled July 23
Program to focus on surveillance, reporting, response measures for ranch and wildlife managers
July 2, 2025
Reduce your risk of West Nile virus infection
Stay safe from mosquito-borne disease by preventing bites
