Orchid bees
Tribe Euglossini
Burying beetle
Nicrophorus orbicollis
Stingless bees
Tetragonisca angustula
Giant mayfly
Hexagenia limbata
Rusty patched bumble bee
Bombus affinis
Goldenrod soldier beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Common blue damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Valley carpenter bee
Xylocopa sonorina
Spongy moth
Lymantria dispar
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
Mining bee
Andrena sp.
Squash vine borer
Melittia cucurbitae
Bumblebee mimic robber fly
Laphria thoracica
Welcome to the Department of Entomology!
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.
The Department is housed in Russell Laboratories and makes extensive use of campus greenhouse facilities and the agricultural research stations located throughout the state for research, outreach and educational purposes. Russell Labs houses three departments: Entomology, Forest and Wildlife Ecology, and Plant Pathology. The building is centrally located on the UW-Madison campus making it ideal for collaborative work with other departments.
Values such as inclusion, integrity, community, and respect are an integral part of department culture and official code of conduct.
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Department News
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New bug-tracking project aims to help monitor health of Wisconsin waterways
A new project known as BenthicNet is training students to collect aquatic insects that can be used to track the health of waterways across Wisconsin. It gets its name from organisms known as benthic invertebrates that live on the bottom of streams, lakes and rivers. They include aquatic insects in addition to snails, clams and worms that spend part…
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Faculty position available – Assistant Professor of Fruit Crop Entomology
The Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is seeking to fill a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Extension Fruit Crop Entomology to provide leadership in developing outreach and research to address the needs of stakeholders and improve management of Wisconsin’s fruit crops (i.e., apple, cranberry, grape, small fruits/berries). A successful candidate…
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UW Entomology students Victoria Salerno and Sophie Perry recognized at ESA
Two UW-Entomology students, Victoria Salerno (co-advised by Dr. James Crall and Dr. Russ Groves) and Sophie Perry (Dr. Christelle Guedot) received second place in their respective student competition categories at the national Entomology Society of America. Victoria was recognized for her presentation in the SysEB: Honey bees and native bees category with her talk titled…
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Dr. Emily Bick receives International Date Palm Prize
Dr. Emily Bick was recently awarded the International Date Palm Award in Saudi Arabia, presented by the National Center for Palms and Dates at the Sixth International Date Palm Conference and Exhibition, where she gave the plenary address. The prize recognizes innovation research supporting the date palm industry. Dr. Bick was recognized for her work…
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Invasive tree-killing pest ‘highly likely’ to show up in Wisconsin, expert says
The following article was originally posted on Wisconsin Public Radio’s website: https://www.wpr.org/news/invasive-tree-killing-pest-highly-likely-wisconsin Hemlock woolly adelgid could threaten millions of trees. Experts say the pest is ‘knocking at our door.’ State agencies are teaming up to prevent an invasive forest pest from making its way into Wisconsin and threatening millions of the state’s hemlock trees. The…
Meaningful Research
Advancing research in insect biology in both basic and applied contexts.
Top-notch Instruction
Interdisciplinary instruction to inform students, collaborators, and the community.
Far-reaching Impact
Embodying the Wisconsin Idea, making the boundaries of our work the boundaries of the Wisconsin and beyond.
Vision
We focus on high-impact science that leverages our collective expertise on arthropod biology to solve problems in agriculture, the environment, and human health.