While Wisconsin has seen a recent boom of mosquitoes, cooler temperatures in the near future should help bring an end to mosquito season according to […]

Recent heavy rains have resulted in an explosion of “floodwater” mosquitoes in many parts of Wisconsin, as Mosquito expert Susan Paskewitz describes in this recent […]

While Wisconsin is known as “America’s Dairyland”, that wasn’t always the case.  Insect Diagnostician, PJ Liesch, recently published an article with Wiscontext telling the story […]

The University of Wisconsin Arboretum has a strong legacy of research, including many projects conducted by past and present members of the entomology department, including […]

Graduate student Audrey Simard’s research on gutstion fluid and the potential impacts on pollinators was recently featured in this article from The Country Today: http://www.thecountrytoday.com/Country-Life/Country-Life-News/2018/08/06/div-class-libPageBodyLinebreak-Student-studies-guttation-fluid-effects-on-pollinators-div.html

In a surprise for the state’s farmers, armyworms have been popping up in damaging numbers in crop fields around Wisconsin according to Integrated Pest Management […]

The Northern Black Widow (Latrodectus variolus) is a rarely encountered spider in Wisconsin according to extension entomologist PJ Liesch in this column for Wisconsin Public […]

Researchers at UW-Madison have teamed up with colleagues at Columbia University to create and launch The Tick App to collect data on ticks encountered by the general […]

No two years are the same when it comes to outdoor pests like ticks.  Ticks are not only abundant this year, but they’re showing up […]

Congratulations to Dave Hogg on his recent retirement from the UW-Madison Entomology Department. Dave has been an exemplary colleague, mentor, advisor, and friend since he […]