Orchid bees
Tribe Euglossini
Photo: Tony Shen
Burying beetle
Nicrophorus orbicollis
Photo: Tony Shen
Stingless bees
Tetragonisca angustula
Photo: Tony Shen
Giant mayfly
Hexagenia limbata
Photo: Tony Shen
Rusty patched bumble bee
Bombus affinis
Photo: Jeremy Hemberger
Goldenrod soldier beetle
Chauliognathus pensylvanicus
Photo: Tony Shen
Colorado potato beetle
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Photo: Ben Bradford
Common blue damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Photo: Jeremy Hemberger
Valley carpenter bee
Xylocopa sonorina
Photo: Jeremy Hemberger
Spongy moth
Lymantria dispar
Photo: Jeremy Hemberger
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
Photo: Ben Bradford
Mining bee
Andrena sp.
Photo: Ben Bradford
Squash vine borer
Melittia cucurbitae
Photo: Jeremy Hemberger
Bumblebee mimic robber fly
Laphria thoracica
Photo: Jeremy Hemberger
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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Dr. Claudio Gratton elected Fellow of the Entomological Society of America
The Department of Entomology is excited to announce the election of Professor Claudio Gratton as a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America! Read the press release at entsoc.org, reproduced below: The Governing Board of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has elected nine new Fellows of the Society for 2022. Election as a Fellow…
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Welcome new graduate students!
The Department of Entomology is excited to welcome our excellent new class of graduate students for Fall 2022! They have each provided a photo and short bio as an introduction. Welcome all! Celeste Huff M.S. Entomology and Agroecology – Steffan Lab I am incredibly excited to learn more about the intricacies of the natural world…
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Wisconsin Insect Fest Returns!
After a two-year hiatus, Wisconsin Insect Fest returns! WIF was held at the Kemp Natural Resources Station near Minocqua, WI on July 29th and 30th, 2022, with Entomology professors, students, and the public in attendance. Learn more about this event on the event page, read the Channel 12 News coverage, and check out photos from…
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2022 Wisconsin Insect Fest
The 2022 Wisconsin Insect Fest was held at the Kemp Natural resources station on July 29th & 30th, 2022. For information about the next Insect Fest, visit the Wisconsin Insect Fest page. For photos and stories from the 2022 event, check out this post. When & Where: The UW-Madison Department of Entomology is hosting Wisconsin Insect…
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Paper by Sean Schoville wins recognition by the Royal Entomological Society
The Royal Entomological Society recently announced the winners of their “best paper” awards for papers published in their journals between 2019 and 2021. For the journal Systematic Entomology, Dr. Sean Schoville’s paper was selected, entitled “Has past climate change affected cold-specialized species differentially through space and time?”, and co-authored by Tierney C. Bougie, Roman Y.…
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.