Category: Research
Posts about research
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Posted on November 22, 2023
Dr. Emily Bick’s “Insect Eavesdropper” wins ESA Antlion Pit competition, nominated for 2023 WARF Innovation Award
UW-Madison Asst. Prof. Emily Bick develops tools and strategies to support data-driven precision agriculture management techniques. She has created a machine-learning algorithm to detect and […]
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Posted on March 24, 2023
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 […]
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Posted on October 10, 2022
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 […]
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Posted on July 26, 2022
Paper by Sean Schoville wins recognition by the Royal Entomological Society
The Royal Entomological Society recently announced the winners of their “best paper” awards for papers published in their journals between 2019 and 2021. For the […]
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Posted on May 5, 2022
Entomology undergraduates showcase their research
On May 3rd, 2022, Introductory Biology 152 students including several who worked with labs in the Department of Entomology presented posters on their research at […]
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Posted on February 18, 2022
‘Super pest’ Colorado potato beetle has the genetic resources to sidestep our attacks
The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a “super pest” that wreaks havoc on […]
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Posted on January 16, 2019
Mosquito Repellent Made from Bacteria in Worms
Research in the Paskewitz lab by Mayur Kajla and colleagues has recently identified a novel mosquito repellent from bacteria. Susan Paskewitz discussed the recently-published findings […]