The Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is a world-class graduate training and research institution committed to advancing research in insect biology in both basic and applied contexts. We offer MS and Ph.D. degrees in Entomology and two undergraduate majors (Entomology & Global Health). Our faculty and staff members along with our graduate students, postdoctoral associates, affiliated and emeritus professors offer a dynamic and interdisciplinary research and teaching environment to prepare students for a future in entomology.
Values such as inclusion, integrity, community, and respect are an integral part of department culture and official code of conduct.
Department News
- Single Mow of Park Trails Not Enough to Reduce Ticks
January 31, 2023 By bbradford
Dr. Xia Lee, public health entomologist in the Vectorborne, Respiratory, and Invasive Diseases Unit at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, shares an update on […]
- Russ Groves and Shawn Steffan feature in latest issue of CALS Grow Magazine
December 2, 2022 By bbradford
The Fall 2022 issue of Grow Magazine, published by the UW College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is out and features two articles highlighting recent […]
- Entomology Digest – Fall 2022
October 10, 2022 By bbradford
Letter from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, Our faculty search for a Vector Biologist/Ecologist continues. The vacancy remains posted on the […]
- Christelle Guédot receives NIFA SCRI funding for insect mating disruption project
By bbradford
Christelle Guédot, associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Entomology, recently received $49,979 in funding for a project titled “Killing them softly: Defining […]
- Professor Rick Lindroth to retire after 37 years
By bbradford
A special congratulations is also due to our friend and colleague, Dr. Richard (Rick) Lindroth who will be retiring from the Department of Entomology after […]
Advancing research in insect biology in both basic and applied contexts.
Embodying the Wisconsin Idea, making the boundaries of our work the boundaries of the Wisconsin and beyond.
Interdisciplinary instruction to inform students, collaborators, and the community.
We focus on high-impact science that leverages our collective expertise on arthropod biology to solve problems in agriculture, the environment, and human health.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison occupies Ho-Chunk Land, a place their nation has called Teejop (Day-JOPE) since time immemorial. In an 1832 treaty, the Ho-Chunk were forced to cede this territory. Decades of ethnic cleansing followed when both the federal and state government repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin.
This history of colonization informs our shared future of collaboration and innovation. Today, UW-Madison respects the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation, along with the eleven other First Nations of Wisconsin.
Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration and settlement that bring us together here today. And please join us in uncovering such truths every day. Learn more about the Department’s Mission and Values.