Author: bbradford
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Scott Chapman, Dan Heider receive national IR-4 awards
Scott Chapman, a scientist in the Department of Entomology, and Dan Heider, a research program coordinator in the Department of Horticulture, were recently honored with national awards from the USDA’s IR-4 Project.…
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Swarm To Table food and insect celebration returns April 15, 2023
The UW-Madison Undergraduate Entomology Society, Slow Food UW, and MIGHTi are pleased to announce the 2023 Swarm To Table event, to be held 2:00-5:00 pm, Saturday, April 15th, at The…
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Single Mow of Park Trails Not Enough to Reduce Ticks
Dr. Xia Lee, public health entomologist in the Vectorborne, Respiratory, and Invasive Diseases Unit at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, shares an update on research investigating whether current tick…
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Russ Groves and Shawn Steffan feature in latest issue of CALS Grow Magazine
The Fall 2022 issue of Grow Magazine, published by the UW College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, is out and features two articles highlighting recent work by Russ Groves and…
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Entomology Digest – Fall 2022
Letter from the Chair Entomology Community and Friends of the Department, Our faculty search for a Vector Biologist/Ecologist continues. The vacancy remains posted on the Jobs at UW site, and…
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Christelle Guédot receives NIFA SCRI funding for insect mating disruption project
Christelle Guédot, associate professor and extension specialist in the Department of Entomology, recently received $49,979 in funding for a project titled “Killing them softly: Defining the future of insect mating…
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Professor Rick Lindroth to retire after 37 years
A special congratulations is also due to our friend and colleague, Dr. Richard (Rick) Lindroth who will be retiring from the Department of Entomology after 37 years of a highly…
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Gigi La Budde hosts the Undergraduate Entomology Society in Spring Green
On Saturday, October 1st, the Undergraduate Entomological Society (UES) visited Spring Green, Wisconsin where they were guided by Gigi La Budde thorough dry sand prairies, oak savannas, and lush deciduous…
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PhD student Kristina Lopez wins award for Best Student Presentation at Society of Vector Ecology meeting
Kristina Lopez, a PhD student in Entomology advised by Dr. Susan Paskewitz, was awarded the 2022 Dan Strickman Memorial Award for Best Student Presentation at the 2022 Society of Vector…
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Kemp Station: A hidden gem of scientific research
Julia Wiessing, a UW undergraduate majoring in Entomology, recently published the following piece about Kemp Station in The Daily Cardinal. Learn more about Kemp Station here. Driving north, away from…
