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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Graduate students Emma Terris and Celeste Huff win ESA NCB student competitions
The delegation from UW-Madison to the Entomology Society of America’s North Central Branch meeting in Fort Collins, CO made a splash this week with a first place finish by Emma Terris in the M.S. Student Ten Minute Paper competition and a third place finish by Celeste Huff in the M.S. Student Poster competitions. Emma’s presentation…
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“Insect Eavesdropper” from the Bick Lab featured in Vegetable Growers News
Dr. Emily Bick and graduate student Dev Mehrotra (Computer Science) were featured in the April 2024 edition of Vegetable Growers News, in an article discussing their “Insect Eavesdropper” technology. These devices can be attached to field and vegetable crops and contain microphones that are able to pick up the subtle sounds of insects feeding on…
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Two Entomology students participate in UW-Madison Three Minute Thesis finals
Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) is an international research communication competition in which graduate students explain their research to a general audience. Students in research-based master’s and PhD programs from all disciplines are eligible to compete, and prizes were awarded to the winners. The Department of Entomology was fortunate to have 2 finalists among the 11 selected…
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Swarm to Table 2024 coming Saturday, April 13!
The UW-Madison Undergraduate Entomology Society, Slow Food UW, and MIGHTi are pleased to announce the 2024 Swarm To Table event, to be held 2:00-5:00 pm, Saturday, April 13th, at The Crossing (1127 University Ave, Madison, WI 53715). Swarm to Table is a celebration of insects in food, art, and human culture, with a gourmet tasting…
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New faculty profile: Adela Oliva Chavez studies tick vector biology and disease control
The following interview was originally featured in the eCALS newsletter. Adela Oliva Chavez joined the UW–Madison faculty in January 2024 as an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology. What is your hometown? Where did you grow up? I am originally from Honduras and grew up part of the time in a small town called El…
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.