Dr. Ed Vargo – Professor and Endowed Chair
Professor and Endowed Chair
Email: ed.vargo@ag.tamu.edu
Phone: 979-845-5855
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Education
Ph.D. Entomology, 1986, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
B.S. Biology, 1980, Maharishi International University, Fairfield, IA
Selected Publications
List, F., A. M. Tarone, K. Zhu-Salzman and E. L. Vargo. 2022. RNA meets toxicology: efficacy indicators from the experimental design of RNAi studies for insect pest management. Pest Management Science; doi: 10.1002/ps.6884. PDF
Blumenfeld, A. J., P.-A. Eyer, A. M. Helms, G. Buczkowski and E. L. Vargo. 2021. Consistent signatures of urban adaptation in a native, urban invader ant Tapinoma sessile. Molecular Ecology; doi: 10.1111/mec.16188. PDF
Eyer, P.-A., A. J. Blumenfeld and E. L. Vargo. 2019. Sexually antagonistic selection promotes genetic divergence between males and females in an ant. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. 116(48): 24157–24163; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1906568116. PDF
Booth, W., O. Balvín, C. Schal, E. L. Vargo and J. Vilímová. 2015. Host association drives genetic divergence in the bed bug, Cimex lectularius. Molecular Ecology 24: 980-992; doi: 10.1111/mec.13086. PDF
Vargo E. L., J. R. Crissman, W. Booth, R. G. Santangelo, D. V. Mukha and C. Schal. 2014. Hierarchical Genetic Analysis of German Cockroach (Blattella germanica) Populations from within Buildings to across Continents. PLOS One 9(7): e102321; doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102321. PDF
Matsuura, K., C. Himuro, T. Yokoi, Y. Yamamoto, E. L. Vargo and L. Keller. 2010. Identification of a pheromone regulating caste differentiation in a termite. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, U.S.A. 107: 12963-12968; doi: 10.1073/pnas.1004675107. PDF
Matsuura, K., E. L. Vargo, K. Kawatsu, P. E. Labadie, H. Nakano, T. Yashiro and K. Tsuji. 2009. Queen Succession Through Asexual Reproduction in Termites. Science 323(5922): 1687; doi: 10.1126/science.1169702. PDF
Passera, L., S. Aron, E. L. Vargo and L. Keller. 2001. Queen Control of Sex Ratio in Fire Ants. Science 293(5533): 1308-1310; doi: 10.1126/science.1062076. PDF