Department of Entomology

From “eww” to “cool”: Why you should welcome slugs, bats and wasps Imagine: darting wasps, crawling slugs, soaring bats and swarming flies. The opening scene to a horror film? Probably more than one, however, aside from popular culture’s general aversion to these species, this group of animals has something else in common. They are all pollinators.

Members of the Purdue Entomology department had a great time collecting and identifying insects with families at Mind BOGgling at the Lilly Nature Center family day!

What Purdue researchers learned from the 2024 eclipse While most vehicles driving towards the path of totality in the 2024 solar eclipse were loaded with family, friends and enough snacks to get everyone through hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic, Purdue Agriculture researchers had already filled their cars with recorders, microphones, bees, plexiglass....

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Bug Bowl 2024 is TOMORROW!! See our agenda for the day linked below!
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How the Purdue Agricultural Centers are Providing Valuable Research for Indiana’s Farmers At Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, they’re not only preparing students to become our next generation of ag leaders, they’re also conducting valuable research to benefit Indiana’s farmers. “The Purdue Agricultural Centers—being Purdue-owned, being Purdue-managed—allow us to

FULL EPISODE: Greater Lafayette, Indiana | John McGivern's Main Streets Greater Lafayette, Indiana, is two cities, and we didn’t come only for Purdue University. If we told you we were going to a place where people raise wolves, ...

Sponsor Appreciation!
Bug Bowl 2024 is April 13th! See our agenda for the day linked below!
https://ag.purdue.edu/department/entm/extension/bugbowl/events.html

The HAT Soil Health Podcast- Research at Purdue’s Ag Centers On this episode of the HAT Soil Health Podcast, we discuss the Purdue Agricultural Centers that are located around the state and how their research projects are providing valuable resources for Indiana farmers. Our guests are Joel Wahlman, Superintendent of the Southeast Purdue Agricultural Center a...

Spring Fest and Bug Bowl 2024 is April 13th! See our agenda for BUG BOWL linked below!
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Warmer weather is right around the corner, which means it's time to get ready for the annual ! Explore agriculture through STEM activities and demos, insect and animal petting zoos, exhibits and more with the whole family. purdue.ag/springfest

The countdown begins. One month until Spring Fest and Bug Bowl! Make plans to join us!

CASH-Tz: improving access to safe grain storage in Tanzania Fighting food insecurity isn’t as simple as growing more food. One of the biggest hurdles for countries on the path to alleviating hunger is actually what to do with surplus grain after harvest. Grain that is not sold or eaten immediately, nor stored properly, is vulnerable to insects and fungi th...

Congratulations to Joao Pedra for being a Distinguished Agriculture Alumni. Pedra graduated with his PhD in '04 from Department of Entomology

The Department of Entomology is looking to fill our next faculty position. The position information for the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology is linked below. Please share with qualified candidates that might be interested in joining our department.

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How creepy crawlers court While couples buy rose bouquets, make dinner reservations and dress up for date night, researchers in Purdue Entomology are putting another twist on Valentine’s Day. Chris Wirth, Purdue Entomological Research Collection manager shares some of the world’s strangest, yet captivating bug mating rit...

Welcome Dr. Leon Robert to our department!

The College of Agriculture welcomes 11 new faculty members The Purdue College of Agriculture welcomes 11 new faculty to campus, kicking off the start of the 2024 spring semester.

Purdue Student Farm serves as 1 of nearly 40 entomology research sites across the United States The Purdue Student Farm, located on campus on Cherry Lane, is just one of the nearly 40 sites that an entomology research team visits once per month. Their research is focused on monitoring high tunnels across three states to document various pests, weeds, temperature changes and crop production.

A new book by researchers in Purdue Agricultural Sciences Education and Communication and the Department of Entomology puts Purdue University's land-grant mission in a global context. The book offers lessons in international development built on the group’s experience with Scientific Animations Without Borders - SAWBO.

https://ag.purdue.edu/news/2023/12/book-offers-on-the-ground-lessons-in-international-development.html

Research team explores genomic options to enhance honeybee resilience Beekeepers lose between 30% and 40% of their colonies annually, mostly to parasites and pathogens. Losses during one bad year in Indiana reached 60%.

Detection & Prediction: How technology is fighting a future of tree diseases and invasive insects The black walnut tree (Juglans nigra), prized for its rich, dark color in hardwood furniture and floors, is native to Indiana and the eastern United States. It’s no surprise that settlers who moved westward across the country put walnuts in their pockets to plant the beloved trees across the new f...