WHO CAN I CONTACT ABOUT HELPING ME CONTROL FIRE ANTS IN MY AREA?

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension IPM agents are available to provide fire ant management program support to all counties contiguous to the four main urban areas listed below. Click on the map at right to find the Extension office nearest you or scroll down to find an agent in the four main urban areas of Texas.

Dr. David Ragsdale
Professor and Department Head
412 Minnie Belle Heep Building
2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77803-2475
979/845-2516
979/845-6305 (fax)
Email: dragsdale@tamu.edu

Dr. Charles Allen
Professor and Extension Specialist
7887 Highway 87 North
San Angelo, Texas 76901
Office Phone: 325.653.4576
Fax: 325.658.4364
E-mail: CTAllen@ag.tamu.edu
Bio Page

HOUSTON and surrounding counties-Dr. Paul R. Nester
Extension Program Specialist – IPM, Houston/Metro area and surrounding counties
3033 Bear Creek Drive
Houston, TX 77084
Phone: 713.274.0950 office
E-mail: p-nester@tamu.edu
Web: https://harris.agrilife.org/program-areas/fireant/

AUSTIN and surrounding counties-Elizabeth “Wizzie” Brown
Extension Program Specialist – IPM, Austin and surrounding counties
1600-B Smith Rd.
Austin, Texas 78721
Phone: (512) 854-9600
Fax: (512) 854-9611
E-mail: ebrown@ag.tamu.edu
Web: http://travis-tx.tamu.edu

Molly Keck
Extension Program Specialist – IPM, SAN ANTONIO and surrounding counties
Bexar County Office
3355 Cherry Ridge, Suite 212
San Antonio, Texas 78230
Phone: (210) 467.6575 or 467.6578
Fax: (210) 930.1753
E-mail: MEKeck@ag.tamu.edu
Web: http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu

Dr. Robert Puckett
Assistant Professor and Extension Entomologist – College Station
Building 1050, Room 100
2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77803-2475
Phone: 79-458-0853
Email: rpuck@tamu.edu
Web: http://urbanentomology.tamu.edu|
Profile Page: http://entomology.tamu.edu/people/puckett-robert/