Human and veterinary health
Improving health. Mosquitos transmit malaria, West Nile Virus, dengue and other serious human diseases. MSU entomologists are exploring multiple approaches to addressing these global problems including determining how mosquitos behave when confronted with different insecticides and repellents; understanding environmental factors associated with mosquito populations; and how bacteria affect mosquito development and survival. View a gallery of images.
Faculty working with human and veterinary health
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M. Eric Benbow
Associate Professor
Insect-microbe interactions in aquatic, disease and forensic ecological systems
benbow@msu.edu
517-410-9247
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Ke Dong
Professor
Mechanisms of action of neuroactive insecticides and insecticide resistance
dongk@msu.edu
517-899-6171
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Wayne Jiang
Associate Professor and Associate Director of IR-4 Laboratory
Analytical chemistry, pesticide residue study, laboratory GLP training
jiangwa@msu.edu
517-336-4672
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Jennifer Pechal
Assistant Professor
Host-microbiome interactions and decomposition ecology
pechalje@msu.edu
517-355-6514
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Barry Pittendrigh
MSU Foundation Professor
Evolution and functional genomics of insecticide resistance
pittendr@msu.edu
517-432-6109
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Edward Walker
Professor
Vector-borne diseases
walker@msu.edu
517-884-5389
