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
- UW–Madison Recertified by Bee Campus USA
August 6, 2024 By bbradford
In June, the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation recertified UW-Madison as a Bee Campus, extending its status as one of eight universities in Wisconsin and […]
- Save the Date: Graduate Student Welcome Weekend, Aug 23-25, 2024
July 2, 2024 By bbradford
1st and 2nd year Entomology graduate students and their advisors – the department’s DEI Committee would like to invite you to the 2nd annual department welcome weekend! Housed […]
- In Wisconsin, Mannequins Help Teach People How To Spot Ticks
By bbradford
Some of the outreach and educational work done by staff at the Midwest Center of Excellence – Vector-Borne Disease on tick-bite prevention was recently highlighted […]
- Congressman Mark Pocan visits the MCEVBD to learn about tick and mosquito bite prevention efforts
May 30, 2024 By bbradford
Congressman Mark Pocan and staffers visited campus on May 30 and the first stop was the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Disease. Center students […]
- Cicadapalooza: A celebration of Cicadas coming June 8 at the Lake Geneva Public Library
May 24, 2024 By bbradford
Visit Lake Geneva, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Entomology Department, is proud to announce Cicadapalooza—a fun, family-friendly, and FREE pop-up event with tours and […]
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.