The document provides a curriculum vitae for Rudy Bueno Jr., Ph.D., a public health entomologist. It outlines his education, including a B.S. from University of Texas at El Paso, M.S. from University of Texas at El Paso, and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. It also lists his professional experience in public health entomology, adjunct faculty positions, and publications and committee experience.

1. Curriculum Vitae for
Rudy Bueno, Jr., Ph.D.
Public Health Entomologist
27222 Orth Lane
Conroe, TX 77385
713-705-7327
rudybuenojr@gmail.com
Education:
B.S. University of Texas at El Paso 1975 Biology
M.S. University of Texas at El Paso 1979 Biology
Ph.D. Texas A&M University 1995 Entomology
Professional Experience:
Public Health Entomologist Independent Consultant Feb. 2014-present
Adjunct Faculty Texas A&M University Sept. 2007-present
Division Director Harris County Mosquito Control Feb. 2005-Dec. 2013
Adjunct Faculty Baylor College of Medicine Dec. 2012-June 2014
National School of Tropical Medicine
Adjunct Faculty University of Texas School of Aug. 2008-Dec. 2009
Public Health
Division Manager Albuquerque Environmental Health Mar. 1997-Jan. 2005
Department
Adjunct Faculty University of New Mexico Aug. 2002-Dec. 2004
Research Technician Texas A&M University May 1991-July 1996
Graduate Publications:
Bueno, Jr., R. 1979. A survey of coccidia in migratory waterfowl along the central flyway and cross-transmission
experiments in the pekin duck, Anas platyrhynchos domestica. Masters Thesis. University of Texas at El Paso.
Bueno, Jr., R. 1995. Bioclimatic effects on the production and storage of Aphelinus perpallidus (Gahan)
(Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a primary parasite of the blackmargined aphid of pecans, Monellia caryella (Fitch)
(Homoptera: Aphididae). Doctoral Dissertation. Texas A&M University.
Graduate Committee Member:
Dietrich, E.B.G. 2001. Pyriproxyfen bait for control of plague vector fleas (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) on rock
squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae). Master’s Thesis. Texas A&M University.
Rodriquez, L. F. 2008. Emerging Arboviruses in Harris County, TX. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Texas
School of Public Health.
Bloemer, J. M. 2009. Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and dengue virus in Harris County: An estimate of risk.
Master of Public Health Thesis. University of Texas School of Public Health.
White, S. L. 2009. A comparison of gravid and under-house CO2-baited CDC light traps for mosquito species of
public health importance in Houston, Texas. Master’s Thesis. Texas A&M University.

2. Poh, K. 2015-on-going. Determinants of spatial and temporal variation of WNV transmission in Texas. Doctoral
Dissertation. Texas A&M University.
Selected Peer Reviewed Publications:
Allison, R. M., F. J. May, L. Li, H. Guzman, R. Bueno, Jr., J. A. Dennett, R. B. Tesh, and A. D. Barrett. 2011.
Evolution of New Genotype of West Nile Virus in North America. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 17:785-793.
Curtis, A., X. Ye, E. Heob, J. Targhetta, V. Salvato, M. Reyna, and R. Bueno, Jr. and L. Holmes. 2014. A
comparison of three approaches to identify West Nile Virus mosquito space-time hotspots in the Houston vicinity
for the period 2002 to 2011. J. Applied Geography 51: 58-64.
Davis, C. T., Li Li, Fiona J. May, R. Bueno, Jr., J. A. Dennett, A. A. Bala, H. Guzman, D. Elizondo-Quiroga, R. B.
Tesh, and A. D. Barrett. 2007. Genetic stasis of dominant West Nile Virus genotype, Houston, Texas. Emerg.
Infect. Dis. 13:601-604.
Dennett, J. A., T. Wuithiranyagool, M. Reyna-Nava, A. Bala, R. B. Tesh, R. E. Parsons, and R. Bueno, Jr. 2007.
Description and use of the Harris County gravid trap for West Nile Virus surveillance 2003-2006. J. Amer. Mosq.
Cont. 23: 359-362.
Dennett, J. A., A. Bala, T. Wuithiranyagool, Y. Randle, C. B. Sargent, H. Guzman, M. Siirin, H. K. Hassan, M.
Reyna-Nava, T. R. Unnasch, R. B. Tesh, R. E. Parsons, and R. Bueno, Jr. Associations between two mosquito
populations and West Nile Virus in Harris County, Texas 2003-06. 2007. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. 23:264-275.
DiMenna, M.A, R. Bueno, Jr., R. R. Parmenter, D. E. Norris, J. M. Sheyka, J. L. Molina, E. M. LaBeau, E. S.
Hatton, and G. E. Glass. 2006. Comparison of mosquito trapping method efficacy for West Nile Virus surveillance
in New Mexico. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 22: 246-253.
DiMenna, M.A., Bueno, Jr., R., Parmenter, R. R., Norris, D. E.., Molina, J. L. , LaBeau, E. M., Hatton, E. S., and
Glass, G. 2006. Emergence of West Nile Virus in mosquito communities of the New Mexico Rio Grande Valley. J.
Med. Entomol. 43:594-599.
DiMenna, M.A., Bueno, Jr., R., Parmenter, R. R., Norris, D. E., Sheyka, J.M., Molina, J. L., LaBeau, E.M., Hatton,
E.S., Roberts, C.M., and Glass, G. 2007. Urban habitat evaluation for West Nile Virus surveillance in mosquitoes
in Albuquerque, New Mexico. J. Amer. Mosq. Assoc. 23:153-160.
Eisen, R.J., P. J.Reynolds, P. Ettestad, T. Brown, R. E. Enscore, B. J. Biggerstaff, J. Cheek, R. Bueno, Jr., J.
Targhetta, J. A. Montenieri, and K. L. Gage. Residence-linked human plague in New Mexico: A habitat suitability
model. 2007. Accepted in the Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Eisen, R.J., R. E. Enscore, B. J. Biggerstaff, P. J.Reynolds, P. Ettestad, T. Brown, J. Pape, D. Tanda, C. E.
Levy, D. M. Engelthaler, J. Cheek, R. Bueno, Jr., J. Targhetta, J. A. Montenieri, and K. L. Gage. 2007. Human
plague in the southwestern United States, 1957-2004: Spatial models of elevated risk of human exposure to Yersinia
pesits. J. Med. Entomol. 44:530-537.
Fredregill, C. L., G. C. Motl, J. A. Dennett, K. L. Flatt, and R. Bueno, Jr. 2011. Thermal fog efficacy tests against
mosquitoes in storm drains in Harris County, Texas. 2008-2009. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. 27:61-68.
Fredregill, C. L., G. C. Motl, J. A. Dennett, R. Bueno, Jr., and M. Debboun. Efficacy of two larvasonic units
against Culex larvae and effects on common aquatic non-target organisms in Harris County, Texas 2013-2014.
Submitted to the Journal of American Mosquito Control Association.
G. Molaei, T.G. Andreadis, P.M. Armstrong, R. Bueno, Jr., J. Dennett, A. Bala, Y. Randle, H. Guzman, A.
Travassos da Rosa, T. Wuithiranyagool, and R. B. Tesh. 2007. Host feeding pattern of Culex quinquefasciatus
(Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile Virus in Harris County, Texas. . Amer, J. Trop. Med.
and Hyg. 77:73-81.

3. Kim, M. L., D. J. King, H. Guzman, R. B. Tesh, A. Travassos Da Rosa, R. Bueno, Jr., J. A. Dennett, and C. L.
Afonso. 2008. Biological and phylogenetic characterization of pigeon paramyxovirus serotype 1 circulating in wild
North American pigeons and doves. J. Clinical Microbiology 46: 3303-3310.
Kim, M. L., H. Guzman, R. Bueno, Jr., J. A. Dennett, A. J. Auguste, C. V. F. Carrington, V. L. Popov, S. C.
Weaver, D. W. C. Beasley, and R. B. Tesh. 2009. Characterization of Culex Flavivirus (Flaviviridae) strains
isolated from mosquitoes in the United States and Trinidad. Virology 386: 154-159.
Mann, B. R., A. R. McMullen, D. M. Swetman, V. Salvato, M. Reyna, H. Guzman, R. Bueno, Jr., J. A. Dennett, R.
B. Tesh, and A. D. T. Barrett. 2013. Continued evolution of West Nile virus in Houston, Texas, USA, 2002-2012.
Emerg. Infect. Dis. 19:1418-1427.
May, F. J., Li Li, S. Zhang, H. Guzman, D. W. C. Beasley, R. B. Tesh, S. Higgs, R. Raj, R. Bueno, Jr., Y. Randle,
L. Chandler, and A. D. T. Barrett. Genetic variation of St. Louis encephalitis virus. 2008. J. General Virology 89:
1901-1910.
McMullen, A. R., F. J. May, Li Li, H. Guzman, R. Bueno, Jr., J. A. Dennett, R. B. Tesh, and A. D. T. Barrett.
Evolution of new genotype of West Nile virus in North America. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 17:785-793.
Molaei, G., T. G. Andreadis, P. M. Armstrong, R. Bueno, Jr., J. A. Dennett, S. V. Real, C. Sargent, A. Bala, Y.
Rnadle, H. Guzman, A. Travassos Da Rosa, T. Wuithiranyagool, R. B. Tesh. 2007. Host feeding pattern of Culex
quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) and its role in transmission of West Nile virus in Harris County, Texas. Amer.
J. Trop. Med. And Hyg. 77:73-81.
Sames, W. J., R. Bueno, Jr., J. Hayes, and J. K. Olson. 1996. Insecticide susceptibility of Aedes aegypti and Aedes
albopictus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas and Mexico. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 12: 487-490.
Schotthoefer, A. M., R. J. Eisen, J. J. Jugeler, R. Ettestad, P J. Reynolds, T. Brown, R. E. Enscore, J. Cheek, R.
Bueno, Jr., J. Targhetta, J. A. Montenieri, and K. L. Gage. Changing socioeconomic indicators of human plague in
New Mexico, USA. 2012. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 18:1151-1154.
Self, J. M., K. L. Flatt, R. A. Reed, and R. Bueno, Jr. 2010. Implementing a program for alternating insecticides in
ground ULV adulticide applications in Harris County, TX. Wing Beats 21: 24-29. Florida Mosquito Control
Association.
Stark, P. M., J. H. Wiggins, K. L. Flatt, and R. Bueno, Jr. 2012. Insecticide resistance surveillance in Harris
County, TX. Wing Beats 23:6-15. Florida Mosquito Control Association.
Vessey, N. Y., P. M. Stark, K. L. Flatt, and R. Bueno, Jr. A multiunit CO2 anesthetizing system for use in
transferring mosquitoes during field cage insecticide efficacy tests. 2008. J. Amer. Mosq. Cont. Assoc. 463-464.
White, S. L., M. P. Ward, C. M. Budke, T. Cyr, and R. Bueno, Jr. 2009. A comparison of gravid and under-house
CO2-baited CDC light traps for mosquito species of public health importance in Houston, TX. J. Med. Entomol.
46:P 1494-1497.
Professional Organizations
Board Member, West Central Mosquito and Vector Control Association, 2000-2004
Board Certified Entomologist, 2000-2004
Gamma Sigma Delta Agricultural Honor Society
Member, American Mosquito Control Association, 2005-Present
Member, Entomological Society of America, 1985-2004
Member, Society of Vector Ecology, 2000-2004
Member, Texas Mosquito Control Association, 2005- Present
Member, Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2011-2013

4. Selected Education/Training Synergistic Activities:
 Integrated Pest Mosquito Management of Endemic and Exotic Mosquito Borne Diseases. Greater Houston Pest
Control CEU Workshop. Invited Speaker, 2016.
 Challenges for Texas Mosquito Control. Texas Mosquito Control Association Conference. 2016.
 National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Extramural Research Program Office
(NCDZIED ERPO). Vector Borne Disease Regional Centers of Excellence/Western Gulf Center of Excellence
for Vector Borne Diseases. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control. 2016.
 Blood-Feeding Behavior and Viral Symbionts in Three Major Mosquito Vector Species in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Funded by the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Insect Vector Disease Program. Dr. Gabe
Hamer (Principal Investigator); David Ragsdale, Ismael Badillo-Vargas, Rudy Bueno, Estelle Martin, Matthew
Medeiros, Charles Johnson, and Richard Metz. 2016.
 Social-Ecological Factors of Influencing Receptivity to Zika Virus and the Efficacy of Interventions in
Communities Along the Texas-Mexico Border. Funded by the National Institutes of Health.
 New York City Zika Ad-Hoc Panel. Department of Health and Human Services, Vector Surveillance and
Control. 2016
 Integrated Biosurveillance Test Bed for Detecting and Predicting Emergence of Mosquito-Borne Diseases.
Funded by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Dr. Gabe Hamer (Principal Investigator); Ismael
Badillo-Vargas, Matthew Medeiros, Estelle Martin, Rudy Bueno. 2016.
 North Texas Mosquito Education Seminar, Dallas, TX. 2016.
 ADAPCO Non-Commercial Pesticide Application (TX Dept. of Agriculture) Certified Education Unit
Workshop (8 sites) Instructor, 2016.
 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Structural Pest Control Applicator Recertification and Technician
Assistant Educational Event. A Cooperative Educational with the Greater Houston Pest Control Association.
2015.
 The Importance of GIS in the Harris County, TX Mosquito Control Program (2005-2013) and Preliminary
Assessment in Ft. Bliss, TX. Texas A&M University.
 ADAPCO Non-Commercial Pesticide Application (TX and OK Dept. of Agriculture) Certified Education Unit
Workshop (7 sites) Instructor, 2015.
 Status of Arbovirus Surveillance and Vector Control along the United States‐Mexico Border. University of
Texas at El Paso. Invited Speaker, 2015.
 Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology, 2007-present, Adjunct Faculty
 Consultant/University of Texas at El Paso (Binational, Tri-State Vector Control Group, 2014-15)
 University of Texas at El Paso Seminar Presenter. Veterinary Services Department. 2014.
 ADAPCO Non-Commercial Pesticide Applicator (TX and OK Dept. of Agriculture) Certified Education Unit
Workshop (8 sites) Instructor, 2014.
 Baylor National School of Tropical Medicine, 2012-2014. Adjunct Faculty
 Harris County Pesticide General Permit Training Instructor, 2012. Harris County Attorney Office
 Harris County Pesticide General Permit Working Group, 2010-2013. Harris County Attorney Office
 Harris County Mosquito Control Division Symposium Presenter, 2012. American Mosquito Control
Association Annual Conference
 Insecticide Resistance Management Regional Workgroup, 2007. Harris County Public Health and
Environmental Services Mosquito Control Division
 North Central Texas Mosquito Education Seminar. Presenter, 2014
 Texas Department of Agriculture, Certified Continuing Education Unit Instructor, 2012-2014. Harris County
Public Health and Environmental Services Mosquito Control Division
 Texas Environmental Health Association Annual Conference. Certified Continuing Education Unit Instructor.
2013
 Texas West Nile Virus Task Force, 2012-2013
 Zoonosis Disease Conference. Certified Education Unit Instructor. 2013. Harris County Public Health and
Environmental Services Veterinary Public Health Division