MSU Department of Entomology

🌏 Sharing knowledge globally: MSU Entomology faculty member Sarah Smith led workshops on bark and ambrosia beetles in Southeast Asia, engaging participants in hands-on training. Learn more about Smith's work: https://lnkd.in/g6fyj46c

🔬 MSU Entomology alumnus Dr. Scott Shaw co-discovered Syntretus perlmani, the first parasitoid wasp of adult flies! Discover more about this groundbreaking work in Nature: https://lnkd.in/gkfxd5kj

We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible achievements of our students and faculty at Entomology 2024 in Phoenix, AZ. Their hard work, innovation, and dedication continue to position MSU as a leader in entomology research and education. Achievement Awards: 🌟 Dr. Deb McCullough received the National Award for Excellence in Integrated Pest Management 🌟 Winter Kracji earned the Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section Undergraduate Student Achievement Award Student Competition Awards 🏆 Ignatius Andika – 2nd place, P-IE Section: IPM Horticulture presentations 🏆 Ray Rantz – 2nd place, P-IE Section: IPM General and Field Crops presentations 🏆 River Mathieu – 1st place, P-IE Section: Ecology and Toxicology presentations 🏆 Zhuo Chen – 1st place, PBT Section: Physiology presentations 🏆 Jordy Hernandez – 1st place, SysEB: Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics posters 🏆 Chris Brown – 2nd place, P-IE and FIT: Biodiversity and Conservation posters Congratulations to all our award recipients! Your accomplishments make us proud to be Spartans. 💚🤍 #EntSoc2024 #MSUEntomology #GoGreen

🚨 Spotted lanternflies are moving into Michigan, threatening crops like grapes and apples. Efforts to control their spread are focusing on managing their primary host, the invasive tree-of-heaven. MSU Entomology graduate student Tim Harrison and faculty advisor Deb McCullough, are conducting research to better understand this pest and its impact on local agriculture. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gXPg4Pt2 #SpottedLanternfly #MSUExtension #InvasiveSpecies

🌿 New Biopesticides for Spotted-Wing Drosophila Management! 🌿 Dr. Julianna Wilson, Assistant Professor of Tree Fruit Entomology at MSU, has received a USDA grant to develop yeast-based biopesticides targeting the invasive spotted-wing drosophila (SWD), which impacts cherry and berry crops. Using RNA interference technology, her research aims to create eco-friendly alternatives to traditional insecticides, potentially lowering costs and environmental impact for farmers. Learn more about this exciting project: https://lnkd.in/g3NK-KZa #SustainableAg #PestManagement #MSUEntomology

The MSU Entomology Department is excited to share that we are recruiting an Assistant Professor of Medical and Veterinary Entomology! View the position posting here: https://lnkd.in/gkz7q4pZ Apply by Oct 31 for full consideration.

Over 200 attendees attended Bee Palooza yesterday! This celebration of pollinators was organized by PhD student Ronnie Miller in Rufus Isaacs's program and featured bumble bee petting courtesy of Koppert US; MSU Bug House's resident hissing cockroaches, beetles, and isopods; and so much more! WILX-TV featured some of the fun on last night's broadcast: https://lnkd.in/gGcZD4bt

So excited to welcome our new cohort of Entomology majors! Our 12 new students are from 4 US states, including Michigan, and Japan! Together, they make up Team Sesia spartani, and are united under our 2024-2025 theme, 'Embracing diversity'!

The MSU Entomology Department is thrilled to welcome new faculty member Dr. Andrea Glassmire! Dr. Glassmire will join us starting January 2025 and will focus on insect-plant interactions and chemical ecology. Learn more about her future goals here: https://lnkd.in/g8zzGUrS

We welcomed our new cohort of MSU Entomology Graduate Students this week at New Student Orientation! Our 9 incoming students will be working with 5 different faculty members on projects related pesticide resistance, insect biodiversity, phenology, modeling, and integrated pest management. Among our tour stops was the A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection in the Natural Sciences Building.