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Dr. Tanja McKay
Assistant Professor
Arkansas State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Veterinary Entomology
Address
Department of Biological Sciences
Arkansas State University
P.O.Box 599
State University, AR 72467
PHONE: 870-972-3240
FAX: 870-972-2638
E-MAIL: tmckay@astate.edu
Education
- Ph.D. 2002 Entomology from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
- MS 1998 Entomology from University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- BS 1995 Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Program Area
- Veterinary Entomology
Research Area
- Use of parasitoid wasps to control house flies and stable flies in dairy operations
- Ovipostion behavior of Muscidifurax zaraptor, a house and stable fly parasitoid
- Impact of poultry litter fertilizers on ground-dwelling anthropods
- Biodiversity of dung beetles in Arkansas
- Monitoring stored grain insects in rice storage facilities
Publications
- S. M. McElroy, A. L. Szalanski, T. McKay, A. J. Bermudez, C. B. Owens, and C. D. Steelman.2005. Molecular assay for the detection of Cochlosoma anatis in house flies and turkey specimens by polymerase chain reaction. Veterinary Parasitology. 127:165-168.
- Szalanski, A. L., C. B. Owens, T. McKay, and C. D. Steelman. 2004. Detection of Campylobacter sp., and Escherichia coli O157:H7 from filth flies by polymerase chain reaction. Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 18: 241-246.
- McKay, T. and A. B. Broce. 2004. Discrimination of self-parasitized hosts by the pupal parasitoid Muscidifurax zaraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 97: 592-599.
- Szalanski, A. L., T. W. Palmer, T. McKay, and C. D. Steelman. 2004. Infectivity of Steinernema spp. (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) to adult litter beetles, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: enebrionidae) in the laboratory. Biocontrol, Science and Technology. 14: 81-85.
- McKay, T. and A. B. Broce. 2003. Response of Muscidifurax zaraptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to the olfactory stimuli from hosts and their habitat. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 76: 31-37.