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
- Changing of the Guard
July 1, 2020 By ddlang
July 1st marks the changing of the guard. Thank you Dr. Susan Paskewitz for your service to the department. Dr. Russ Groves is the new […]
- Take Kids on a Backyard Safari
June 26, 2020 By ddlang
PJ Liesch was quoted in National Geographic magazine via MSN in this article: “Spending time in nature and specifically looking for insects or other creatures […]
- Download the Tick App and Help Researchers Track Ticks
June 22, 2020 By ddlang
A free citizen science opportunity from the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases is available now: The Tick App. Researchers have developed a mobile […]
- UW Entomology Alum Receives Killam Annual Professorship at University of Alberta
June 2, 2020 By pliesch
UW Entomology alum Nadir Erbilgin (Ph.D. 2001) received the University of Alberta Killam Annual Professorship. This award is granted to only 8 faculty annually based […]
- New App Helps Wisconsin Farmers, Researchers Track Wild Bee Populations
May 25, 2020 By pliesch
Dr. Claudio Gratton and Katy Thostenson were recently featured in this story from Wisconsin Public Radio on the launch of the WiBee app—a smartphone app […]
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.