Category: News
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2023 Wisconsin Insect Fest coming Saturday, August 19th to Upham Woods
Mark your calendars! The 2023 Wisconsin Insect Fest event is being planned as a one-day afternoon/evening event on Saturday August 19th, 2023 at the Upham Woods Outdoor Learning Center near…
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New paper co-authored by Sean Schoville explores the genetic history of a rare color morph of Colias butterflies
A new paper recently published in Scientific Advances explores the genetic history of a rare color morph of Colias butterflies. Read the abstract below, or read the full paper here.…
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PJ Liesch recognized as Best Communicator by the Agriculture Institute
PJ Liesch, extension entomologist and director of the insect diagnostic lab, received Best Communicator in the 2023 UW-Madison Agriculture Institute staff and faculty awards! Congratulations, PJ! The Best Communicator award…
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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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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…
