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Bumble Bees and Climate Chaos
Bumble bees face perilous times due to changing climate, land-use changes, and other factors. Dr. Claudio Gratton was featured in…
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Controlling Crop Pests with RNA
New pest control technologies, including RNA-based products, offer novel ways of targeting important crop pests while reducing conventional pesticide inputs. …
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Taking Ticks Seriously
Deer ticks pose significant health risks to Wisconsin residents and Governor Tony Evers recently signed a bill requiring the DNR…
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Beetles Suspected in Horse Deaths
Extension entomologist PJ Liesch was recently interviewed by both the Wisconsin State Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the…
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Can Monarchs Change with the Climate?
Monarch expert Dr. Karen Oberhauser was recently featured in the Washington Post regarding monarch butterflies and the challenges they face…
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The Color of Butterfly Wings
Dr. Sean Schoville and graduate student Khuram Zaman were recently featured in Molecular Ecology Spotlight. Zaman and Schoville have been…
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Bugs and Suds: Liesch to Talk Insects at Science on Tap Event
Extension entomologist PJ Liesch will be discussing insects at the Science on Tap Event in Minocqua on Wednesday, December 4th. …
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UW Students Take 2nd Place at ESA Linnaean Games
Every year, teams of entomology students from around the country face off at the Linnaean Games—a head-to-head entomology-themed trivia competition…
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Early Cold Snap Doesn’t Faze Ticks
Despite the early snow around Halloween and unseasonably cold temperatures, ticks can still be encountered. Tick levels seem to be…
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Welcome Dr. Amy Trowbridge!
The entomology department is excited to announce our new forest entomologist, Dr. Amy Trowbridge. Amy’s research focuses on how climate…
