People

David Kerns
Professor and Statewide IPM Coordinator, Associate Department Head for Extension Programs
College Station
Cotton
dlkerns@tamu.edu
979-458-0336

Jonathan Consford
Program Specialist – IPM
El Paso Research Center
Pecan, Cotton, Soil-borne fungal pathogens, Cover Crops, and Technology in Agriculture
jonathan.consford@ag.tamu.edu
915-701-3036

Stephen Biles
Extension Agent-IPM
Port Lavaca
Row crops and pasture crop and pest management
Stephen.biles@agnet.tamu.edu
361-552-9747

Wizzie Brown
Senior Extension Program Specialist
Travis County
Urban, structural, landscape, pollinators
ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
(512) 854-9600

Simeon Ross
Extension Program Specialist – I
Wharton
Corn, Sorghum, Cotton, Soy, Row crop
simeon.ross@ag.tamu.edu
979-532-3310

David Drake
EA-IPM
Commerce
Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, Cotton, other row and forage crops
drdrake@ag.tamu.edu
903-468-3295

Brad Easterling
Extension Agent-IPM
Garden City
Cotton, Wheat, Sorghum, Forage
breasterling@ag.tamu.edu
432-354-2381

Janet Hurley
Senior Extension Program Specialist – IPM
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center Dallas
Structural pest management, rodents, bats
jahurley@ag.tamu.edu
972-952-9213

Molly Keck
Senior Program Specialist – Integrated Pest Management
Bexar County
Landscape & Urban IPM, Apiculture
molly.keck@ag.tamu.edu
210-631-0400

 

Jose Santiago Gonzalez
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist
Corpus Christi, TX
Field crop entomology (Corn, Cotton, Sorghum, Forages)
j.santiagogonzalez@ag.tamu.edu
361-698-7425

Tyler Mays
Extension Agent-IPM
Hillsboro
Corn, cotton, sorghum, wheat, forage
tyler.mays@ag.tamu.edu
254.582.4022
Patrik Porter
Extension Entomologist
Lubbock
Row crops, insect identification
p-porter@tamu.edu
806-723-8427

Robert Puckett
Professor and Extension Entomologist
College Station
Structural, Urban
rpuck@tamu.edu
(979) 458-0853
Blayne Reed
Extension Agent IPM Hale, Swisher, & Floyd counties
Plainview
Field Crop Integrated Pest Management and agronomy with emphasis on cotton, corn, sorghum, wheat, and alfalfa with independent applied research.
blayne.reed@ag.tamu.edu
806-291-5267

Danielle Sekula
IPM Agent
Weslaco  (Hidalgo, Cameron, & Willacy counties)
Cotton, Sorghum, Corn, Sesame, Sunflowers, Citrus, etc.
danielle.sekula@ag.tamu.edu
956-968-5581

Kerry Siders
Extension Agent-IPM
Levelland
Sorghum, Forage
k-siders@tamu.edu
806 894-3150

Sonja Swiger
Professor/ Extension Entomologist
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center – Stephenville
Livestock, Medical and Veterinary Entomology – biting flies, mosquitoes, filth flies, ticks, poultry beetles
slswiger@ag.tamu.edu
254-968-4144

John Thobe
Extension Agent IPM, Bailey, Castro, and Parmer counties
Muleshoe
Row crops
John.Thobe@ag.tamu.edu
712-790-9828

Suhas Vyavhare
Extension Entomologist
Lubbock
Field Crops Entomology
suhas.vyavhare@ag.tamu.edu
806-723-8446

Keegan McCollum
Extension Agent – IPM
Gaines County
Cotton and Peanuts
Keegan.mccollum@ag.tamu.edu
325-226-6213
Lauren Ward
Honey Bee Program Specialist
Angleton
Apiculture
lauren.ward@ag.tamu.edu
979-864-1558 ext. 1508
Garett Slater
Apiculture Extension Specialist
Overton
Honey bee education and breeding
garett.slater@ag.tamu.edu
701-928-0418