News
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MSU Entomology Welcomes Largest Freshman Class in Department History
Published on September 14, 2026
The Department of Entomology welcomes its largest-ever incoming undergraduate class, along with four new graduate students, for the 2026-27 academic year. -
Spotted lanternfly is spreading in Michigan, and MSU Extension is helping Michiganders prepare
Published on September 10, 2026
From homemade traps and community workshops to preparing growers, MSU Extension is helping Michiganders respond to spotted lanternfly and slow its spread. -
MSU entomologists rediscover beetle species first documented by Spartan scientist more than a century ago
Published on August 28, 2026
MSU entomologists discovered a species of bark beetle in the Philippines that had not been documented since it was first collected in the early 1900s by Charles Fuller Baker, an MSU alumnus and pioneer entomologist. -
New pesticide decision website for apple and peach growers
Published on August 26, 2026
The free “MI Fruit Decision” website now contains decision making tools for peach and apple growers to improve pest management programs using data from many years of MSU pesticide efficacy trials.
Events
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Sep 8
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Sep 16
MSU Extension: 2 Day Multicultural Self Awareness Workshop
September 16, 2026 – September 17, 2026 MSU Union, Lake Superior Room
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/
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