News
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Onion thrips movement into celery: Scout now and rotate insecticides
Published on July 21, 2026
As onion fields mature, onion thrips may leave those fields and move into nearby celery. At this time of the season, celery fields, particularly those located near onion fields, require increased scouting as onion harvest approaches. -
Michigan Moths: Highlights from the A.J. Cook Collection
Published on July 20, 2026
MSU Entomology highlights a few fascinating moths from Michigan’s A.J. Cook Collection in celebration of National Moth Week. -
MSU Extension welcomes new IPM educator to west Michigan Fruit Ridge
Published on July 15, 2026
Martín Brubaker, M.Sc., started working as an MSU Extension educator in June 2026. -
While MSU greenhouse updates spark innovative research, needs remain
Published on July 14, 2026
After the most recent phase of the project, 60% of the MSU Plant Science Research Greenhouse Complex has been renovated. Funding is needed to address the remaining 40% and provide all greenhouse users access to the latest tools and environmental controls.
Events
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Aug 10

Cultivating a welcoming community within the Department
MSU Entomology aims to foster an accessible and supportive community for all members. Learn more about our commitment to a vibrant, open and welcoming culture here.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We collectively acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan’s twelve federally-recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.
Link to the Land Acknowledgment information from AIIS: https://aiis.msu.edu/land/