People

David Kerns
Professor, Extension Entomologist, Associate Department Head & IPM Coordinator
Mailing Address: Department of Entomology, 2475 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-2475
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Row crop and pasture pest management, all crops
david.kerns@ag.tamu.edu
979-321-5824

Stephen Biles
Senior Extension Program Specialist
Port Lavaca, TX
311 Henry Barber Way, Suite 1, Port Lavaca, TX 77979
Counties of Responsibility: Calhoun, Refugio, Victoria, Arkansas, San Patricio, Bee, Goliad, Karnes, and Dewitt
Specialty: Row Crops and Pasture Management
biles-sp@tamu.edu
361-552-9747

Wizzie Brown
Senior Extension Program Specialist
Austin metro area
1600-B Smith Road, Austin, TX 78721
Counties of Responsibility: Travis, Williamson, Burnet, Blanco, Hays, Caldwell, Bastrop
Specialty: Urban/ structural entomology (ants, termites, cockroaches, etc), landscape pests, native pollinators, integrated pest management, creating insect friendly habitats
ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
512-854-9600

Omar Arvey Martinez Caranton
Extension Program Specialist
Fort Worth, TX
1200 Circle Dr, Suite 303, 76119
Counties of Responsibility: DFW area, District 3, 4 and 8
Specialty: Apiculture (Bees)
omar.martinez@ag.tamu.edu
682-419-3937


Jonathan Consford
Extension Program Specialist 1
El Paso, TX
1380 A&M Circle El Paso, Texas 79927
Counties of Responsibility: El Paso, Hudspeth, Culberson, Reeves, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Terrell
Specialty: Pecan, Cotton, Soil-borne fungal pathogens

David R. Drake
Extension Program Specialist
Commerce, TX
ETAMU-CASNR  PO Box 3011 Commerce, TX 76429
Counties of Responsibility: Extension District IV  – Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Franklin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Morris, Rains, Red River, Rockwall, Tarrant, Titus, Van Zandt
Specialty: Wheat, Small Grains, Row Crops
drdrake@ag.tamu.edu
903-468-3295

Brad Easterling
Extension Agent-IPM
Garden City, TX
PO Box 299, Garden City, TX 79739
Cotton, Wheat, Sorghum, Forage
Counties of Responsibility: Andrews, Crane, Crockett, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Pecos, Regan, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
Specialty: Cotton, Wheat, Sorghum, Forage
432-354-2389

Tyler Gilreath
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist
Amarillo, TX
6500 Amarillo Blvd. West Amarillo, TX  79106-1796
Counties of Responsibility: All counties in the Panhandle from Amarillo northward
Specialty: Row crop insect pest management
ryan.gilreath@ag.tamu.edu
972-989 – 5933

Jose Santiago Gonzalez
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist
Corpus Christi, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service, 10345 Hwy 44, Corpus Christi, TX 78406-1939
Counties of Responsibility: Coastal Bend District 11
Specialty: Field crop entomology, Integrated Pest Management
361-698-7425

Janet A. Hurley, ACE, MPA
Senior Extension Program Specialist – IPM
Dallas, TX
17360 Coit Road, Dallas, TX 75252
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Structural, Community, Public Health IPM, Rodents, Bats and Regulatory Issues
Structural pest management, rodents, bats
ja-hurley@tamu.edu
972-952-9213

Molly Keck
Extension Program Specialist (IPM and Apiculture)
San Antonio, TX
3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 212 | San Antonio, TX 78230
Counties of Responsibility: Bexar and surrounding counties
Specialty: Landscape and urban IPM, apiculture/beekeeping
210-216-5566

Rafia A. Khan
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist
Overton, TX
1710 FM3053, Overton, TX 75684
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Landscape, ornamentals, greenhouse, nursery, and turf
903-834-6191

Arash Kheirodin
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
Dallas, TX
17360 Coit Road, Office 208, Dallas, Texas 75252
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Controlled environment agricultural crops (e.g., tomato, pepper, lettuce)
arash.kheirodin@ag.tamu.edu
972-952-9243

Tyler Mays
Extension Program Specialist
Hillsboro, TX
216 Stadium Dr., P.O. Box 318, Hillsboro, Texas 76645
Counties of Responsibility: Hill, McLennan, (Bell, Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Freestone, Hamilton, Hood, Johnson, Leon, Limestone, Milam, Navarro, Robertson, Somervell, and Williamson)
Specialty: Pest Management of field and forage crops including small grains, corn, cotton, sorghum, and pastures
254-582-4022

Keegan McCollum
Extension Agent – IPM
Gaines County
Cotton and Peanuts
325-226-6213

Patrick Porter
Professor and Extension Entomologist
Lubbock, TX
1102 E. Drew Street, Lubbock, TX 79403
Counties of Responsibility: Southern High Plains
Row crops, insect identification
Specialty: Row crops, urban entomology, insect identification
806-746-6101

Robert Puckett
Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist
College Station, TX
2556 F&B Rd., BLDG 1804, College Station, TX, 77843
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Urban Pest Management
979-458-0853

Blayne Reed
Extension Program Specialist – IPM
Plainview TX
225 Broadway, Suite 6, Plainview, TX 79072
Counties of Responsibility: Hale, Swisher, Floyd, Briscoe, Randal, Armstrong, Motley, Cottle, Hall, Childress
Specialty: Field Crop Scouting and IPM, field scout training, PGR use in cotton, irrigation scheduling, with focus on cotton, sorghum, corn, wheat, peas, and alfalfa
806-291-5267

Simeon Ross
Extension Program Specialist – I
Wharton
Corn, Sorghum, Cotton, Soy, Row crop
979-532-3310

Danielle Sekula
Extension Program Specialist
Weslaco, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension/ District 12, 2401 E. Business 83, Weslaco, TX. 78596
Counties of Responsibility: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy, Kenedy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, Zapata, Kleberg, and Jim Wells, with emphasis in Cameron, Hidalgo, and Willacy
Specialty: Row crops, hay & forage, citrus, home & garden pests, house pests. Primary field crops in the unit are Cotton, Sorghum, Corn, and Sesame
956-968-5581

Kerry Siders
Senior Extension Program Specialist
Levelland, TX
1212 Houston St., Ste 2, Levelland, TX 79336
Counties of Responsibility: Hockley, Cochran, Lamb, Lubbock, Crosby, Lynn, and Garza
Specialty: Row Crops (cotton, grain sorghum, corn, wheat, hay crops, peanuts, sunflowers, and black-eyed peas; insects, weeds, and disease management; cotton harvest aids; and cotton root-knot nematodes)
Office: 806-894-3150 Cell: 806-638-5635

Garett Slater
Assistant Professor and Apiculture Extension Specialist
Overton, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Center at Overton 1710 FM3053, Overton, TX 75684
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Honey bee education and breeding
701-928-0418

Eddie Kyle Slusher
Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist – Pecan, Viticulture, and Fruit Entomology
Stephenville, TX
1229 N US Highway 281, Stephenville, TX 76401
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Pecan, Viticulture, and Fruit
eddie.slusher@ag.tamu.edu
859-242-2782

Sonja L. Swiger
Extension Entomologist
Stephenville, TX
1229 N US Hwy 281, Stephenville TX 76401
Counties of Responsibility: Statewide
Specialty: Livestock/Veterinary/Medical – Flies and Cows/Mosquitoes
slswiger@ag.tamu.edu
254-968-4144
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John Thobe
Extension Program Specialist
Muleshoe, TX
118 West Ave C, Muleshoe, Texas 79347
Counties of Responsibility: Bailey, Parmer, Deaf Smith, Oldham, Dallam, Hartley, Sherman, Moore, Potter
Specialty: Row crops, cotton, sorghum, corn
806-272-4583

Suhas Vyavhare
Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist
Lubbock, TX
1102 E. Drew Street, Lubbock, TX 79403
Counties of Responsibility: Southern High Plains
Specialty: Cotton and other row crops
806-723-8446

Lauren Ward
Extension Program Specialist
Angleton, TX
21017 County Rd. 171, Angleton, TX 77515
Counties of Responsibility: Houston area, Extension Districts 9 and 11
Specialty:  Honey bee education and beekeeping
979-864-1558 ext. 1508

Greg Wilson
Extension Program Specialist – IPM
San Angelo, TX
7887 N HWY 87, San Angelo TX, 76901
Counties of Responsibility: Tom Greem, Runnels, Coke, Sterling, Lampasas, Irion, Schlelcher, Mertzon, Concho, McCullough, Mason, Llano, Burnet, San Saba, Mills, Brownwood, Callahan, Taylor, Nolan, Fisher, Jones, and Shackelford
Specialty: Cotton, Wheat, Sorghum, Corn, Hay, Rangeland, and Pasture
Gregory.wilson@agnet.tamu.edu
972-743-0045