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

M. Eric Benbow

Professor, Aquatic & Forensic Entomology
Insect-microbe interactions in aquatic, disease and forensic ecological systems
benbow@msu.edu
517-410-9247
Ke Dong

Professor Emeritus
Mechanisms of action of neuroactive insecticides and insecticide resistance
dongk@msu.edu
517-899-6171
Wayne Jiang

Associate Professor, Analytical Chemistry
Analytical chemistry, pesticide residue study, laboratory GLP training
jiangwa@msu.edu
517-336-4672
Jennifer Pechal

Assistant Professor, Insect-Microbe Interactions
Host-microbiome interactions and decomposition ecology
pechalje@msu.edu
517-355-6514
Barry Pittendrigh

Lab Director, Adjunct Professor
Evolution and functional genomics of insecticide resistance
pittendr@msu.edu
517-432-6109
Edward Walker

University Distinguished Professor
Vector-borne diseases
walker@msu.edu
517-884-5389