Bugged Fall 2025
DOWNLOADDecember 11, 2025
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Awards
Our department celebrated multiple 2025 ESA award winners, including first-place and second-place student presentation honorees and national recognition for an alum in systematics and biodiversity research.
Feature Story
Doctoral student Junkai Wang’s lifelong love of insects led to the discovery of Nocticola vagus, a new parthenogenetic cockroach species and the first of its genus ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.
Announcements
The department's podcast, Bug Talk, has returned with new episodes featuring MSU Entomology faculty, and recent fellowship support and community partnerships are expanding research, outreach and student opportunities.
News
- MSU entomologists contributed to global pollinator-habitat research
- MSU transformed 30 acres of campus into pollinator-friendly landscapes
- New pollination resources released for urban growers
- MSU welcomed its largest freshman cohort in department history
- Faculty and students participated in the inaugural Global Symposium on Insects for Food, Feed & Food Security in Africa
People Spotlight
We welcomed new faculty and affiliates, including science communicator Gwen Pearson and microbial evolution expert Jeff Barrick. You can also read a dedicated feature on graduate student Amelia McGinnis and how fellowship support shaped her academic path.
Student Features
Read about undergraduate Sabrina Bak and graduate student Kelly Waters, who share their research interests, academic experiences and the moments that inspired their passion for entomology.
