Emilie Demard

Biology

Assistant Professor


Emilie Demard

Contact Information

Office Location: BNR235A
Phone: 435-797-9361
Email: e.demard@usu.edu

Educational Background

PhD, Entomology2022
MS, Agronomy2016
BS, Biology2013

Licensures & Certifications

Human Research Group 1: Social, Behavioral, & Educational Researchers, The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative, 2025
Non Commercial Pesticide Applicator License, Department of Agriculture and Food, 2025
CIRTL Associate Certificate, The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, 2024
Professional Advancement Career Training (PACT) Initiative, Entomology Society of America, 2024
Public Applicator License, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 2022
Acarology Summer Program, University of Arkansas, 2019

Biography

I earned a M. Sc. in Agronomy from AgroSup Dijon (France) in 2016 and a PhD in Entomology from the University of Florida (UF) in 2022. I worked as a postdoc at UF from 2022-2025.

Research Interests

Integrated Pest Management, cultural control, biological control, acarology.

Awards

Excellence in Post-Doctoral Research, 2025

Florida Entomological Society

Henry and Sylvia Richardson Research Grant, 2024

Entomological Society of Anerica

Early Career Researchers Award, 2022

International Organization for Biological Control


Publications | Journal Articles

Academic Journal

  • Demard, E., (2025). Genome sequence of the hibiscus mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis (Newstead) an invasive pest of citrus. G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf154
  • Demard, E., (2025). Unexpected discovery of Typhlodromus (Typhlodromus) athiasae in the United States and complementary descriptions of 3 additional Phytoseiidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata) species from vineyards and walnut orchards in California. Annals of the Entomological Society of America

An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

Publications | Technical Reports

AES Reports

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Other

    Magazine/Trade Publications

      An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

      Extension

      Research Capacity Fund (Hatch) , 2025 - Ongoing

      Graduate Students Mentored

      Valerie Martin, Biology 2026