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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Many Factors Affect Monarch Butterflies
Dr. Karen Oberhauser discusses the many factors affecting monarch butterflies in this recent article from National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/12/monarch-butterflies-risk-extinction-climate-change/
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Waunakee Passes Resolution to Help Monarch Butterflies
The Village of Waunakee, Wisconsin has passed a resolution to join the effort to help increase resources for monarch butterflies. Emeritus professor and Waunakee resident, Dr. Dave Hogg, met with the Waunakee Village Board to discuss the threats facing monarchs and conservation efforts: http://www.hngnews.com/waunakee_tribune/news/government/article_b9429a07-8785-5f47-a69e-416ef978729a.html
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The Spread of the Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Since its arrival in the state in 2010, the invasive brown marmorated stink bug has spread to over 25 counties. PJ Liesch of the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab provides an update on this invasive insect on his blog What’s Crawling in the Lab: http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/insectlab/2018/11/19/bmsb-2018/
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Dr. Ken Raffa Received the Entomological Society of America’s Plant-Insect Ecosystems Lifetime Achievement Award in Entomology
Congratulations to Dr. Ken Raffa, who recently received the Entomological Society of America’s Plant-Insect Ecosystems Lifetime Achievement Award in Entomology: https://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2018/11/19/kenneth-raffa-receives-2018-esa-plant-insect-ecosystems-lifetime-achievement-award-in-entomology/?utm_source=ecals_email_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ecals_email_newsletter.
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Historic Flooding Leads to Unprecedented Late Season Mosquito Pressure
Wisconsin saw historic flooding events in late summer, which lead to unprecedented late season mosquito pressure in much of the state according to Extension entomologist PJ Liesch in his latest article for Wiscontext: https://www.wpr.org/wiscontext-why-wisconsin-saw-surge-mosquitoes-summer-2018-ended
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.