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Featured entomology alumni Dan Lawson
Published on August 1, 2016
Dan Lawson is the recipient of our department’s first Distinguished Alumni Award and will accept his award and present a seminar on campus Oct. 24, 2016. -
Entomology doctoral student awarded $12,000 NCR-SARE grant
Published on July 25, 2016
Adam Ingrao received a North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education graduate student grant for his work on "Luring generalist predators from field borders to control crop pests." -
Rufus Isaacs on how more wild bee habitats would benefit growers
Published on July 11, 2016
Hear Isaacs talk with WKAR -
Pollinator science “on tap” draws a crowd
Published on June 29, 2016
Over 100 people attended the new pollinator event, Beez and Brewz, on June 21, for a fun evening of short presentations about the current status of bees in Michigan with a fermented beverage angle. -
Popular Bee Palooza continues to bring families the thrill of bees
Published on June 29, 2016
MSU Entomology's 2016 Bee Palooza hosted a crowd of over 500 on a lovely Sunday, June 19. -
MSU Entomology wins entomology quiz team competition
Published on June 24, 2016
MSU Entomology won the North Central Entomological Society of America Linnaean games for the second year straight. -
Excellence in MSU Entomology celebrated at 2016 Awards Ceremony
Published on June 24, 2016
The Entomology Department gathered Thursday evening, April 28, 2016, to recognize excellence in the Department by honoring students at the Entomology Awards Ceremony. -
Rufus Isaacs and team work to protect bees and pollinators
Published on June 24, 2016
It's been four years since MSU entomologist Rufus Isaacs and his team set out to find methods that could help growers ensure their crops were pollinated in the face of rising threats to traditional honey bee colonies. -
Zach Huang’s research gives new insight into the destructive Varroa mite
Published on June 24, 2016
MSU researcher Zachary Huang is working hard to gain insight into the reproductive secrets of one of the world’s tiniest and most destructive parasites – the Varroa mite. -
Bahlai and Landis test online image sharing as a predictive tool
Published on June 2, 2016
Entomology post-doc Christie Bahlai and professor Doug Landis examined photographing and sharing images of flowers for its ability to capture ecological phenomena, the visitation rates of pollinators to flowers of different species. -
Zachary Huang shares reflections on bees from behind the camera lens
Published on May 19, 2016
Apiologist Zachary Huang recently wrote a photo essay featured in MSU's Faculty Voice about his reflections as he travels and observes bees along the way. -
Larry Olsen honored with Department retirement celebration
Published on May 13, 2016
The Entomology Department honored and, at his request, “roasted” Larry Olsen on April 28, 2016, at the Kellogg Center. -
Mike Kaufman interview keeps Zika threat in perspective for Michigan
Published on May 13, 2016
Listen to MSU entomologist Michael Kaufman's interview with Kirk Heinze on Greening of the Great Lakes, where he talks about Zika's low threat in Michigan. -
Mota-Sanchez video gives us a look at Mexico’s monarch sanctuaries
Published on May 11, 2016
Entomologist David Mota-Sanchez is part of the USDA NC-507 monarch butterfly conservation rapid response team that is surveying and improving monarch butterfly habitat in the north central states. -
Stuart Gage organizes Ecoacoustics Congress 2016 at MSU
Published on May 6, 2016
Professor Emeritus Stuart Gage is leading organization of the Ecoacoustics Congress June 6-8, 2016, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center on the East Lansing, Michigan, campus.