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Dr. Tanja McKay
Director of Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor of Entomology
Education
- BS - 1995- Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
- MS - 1998- Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- PhD - 2002- Entomology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Courses Taught
- General Entomology (Undergraduate)
- Insect Taxonomy (Graduate)
- Economic Entomology (Undergraduate)
- Aquatic Entomology (Graduate)
- Medical and Veterinary Entomology (Undergraduate/Graduate)
- Invertebrate Zoology (Undergraduate)
- Forensic Entomology (Undergraduate/Graduate)
Research Interests
Veterinary Entomology
Major research interests are with flies of veterinary importance, especially house flies (M. domestica), stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans), face flies (Musca autumnalis), and horn flies (Haematobia irritans). Currently investigating: 1) the use of parasitoid wasps to control house flies and stable flies in dairy operations in Arkansas, North Carolina and Mississippi; 2) the impact of poultry litter fertilizers on ground-dwelling arthropods; 3) oviposition behavior of Muscidifurax zaraptor, a parasitoid of filth flies; and 4) the biodiversity of dung beetles in Arkansas.
Contact Information
P:
870-972-3240
F:
870-972-2638
tmckay@astate.edu
Website
http://myweb.astate.edu/tmckay/
Office
Building: Lab Science East
Room: 313
