Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Burgess Lab
Led by Edwin R. Burgess · Entomology and Nematology
What we study
The Burgess Lab studies pests like filth flies, ticks, and mosquitoes that harm animals. They use field and lab work with tools like physiology, toxicology, and behavioral ecology to find safer control methods.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Fieldwork
- Other insects
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Isoxazolines and a meta-diamide are effective mosquito larvicides against Aedes aegypti , Anopheles quadrimaculatus , and Culex quinquefasciatus
2026 · Journal of Medical Entomology
Finds new chemicals that kill mosquito larvae.
- Toxicity and electrophysiological investigation of the phenylpyrazole ethiprole against the house fly, Musca domestica
2026 · Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
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- Target-site resistance genotype impacts temperature-dependent pyrethroid toxicity in Aedes aegypti
2026 · Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology
- Considerations for the Management of Ectoparasites on Cattle and Other Ruminants with Pesticides
2026 · Veterinary Clinics of North America Food Animal Practice
- Rapid and cost-effective screening of pyrethroid resistance markers in Musca domestica using RNAse H2 PCR
2026 · Scientific Reports
Tests a fast, cheap way to detect pesticide resistance in flies.
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