Dr. Micky Eubanks
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
m-eubanks@tamu.edu

Micky Eubanks is a Professor in the Department of Entomology. Micky is a native of Mississippi and completed his B.S. (‘89) and M.S. (‘91) degrees in Biology at the University of Mississippi. Micky completed his Ph.D. (’97) in Entomology with an emphasis in insect ecology at the University of Maryland.

He was the David G. Burpee Postdoctoral Fellow in Plant-Insect Interactions at Bucknell University (’97-’98) before joining the faculty of Auburn University in 1999. Micky moved to Texas A&M University in 2007 where he currently teaches undergraduate courses in General Entomology and Disease Ecology and a graduate course in Insect Ecology. He served as Assistant Department Head for Graduate Studies from 2008 – 2010 and was named a Texas AgriLife Research Faculty Fellow in 2011.

Micky’s research program focuses on applied insect ecology, especially the effects of insect herbivores on plants and the biology and ecological impact of invasive pests. He has worked extensively with a wide variety of crops including cotton, corn, tomato, soybean, and collards. His work in those systems has increased the efficacy of pest management programs. Micky ’s work with red imported fire ants has helped researchers understand why fire ants are so successful at invading new areas and his studies of fire ant food preferences and requirements has led to the development of more attractive and effective insecticidal baits.