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August 09, 2018

Group picture of the University of Costa Rica students outsideThe ISU/UCR Study Abroad Exchange is a reciprocal travel exchange program for student groups in horticulture and allied sciences between Iowa State University (ISU) and the University of Costa Rica (UCR).

August 02, 2018

Honey bee colonies for operations with 5 or more colonies in Iowa as of April 1, 2018, totaled 45,000 colonies. TChart comparing number of honey bee colonies in Iowa by quarterhis is 275 percent above the 12,000 colonies on April 1 last year, and 10 percent above the 41,000 colonies last quarter.

August 01, 2018

A new soybean pest, the soybean gall midge, has been detected and confirmed in 8 Iowa counties.  It has also been detected in the region; Nebraska (2011) and South Dakota (2015). 

The link includes photos of the midge and damage and a map of infested counties. If you see these midges infesting a soybean field in Iowa, please let Dr. Erin Hodgson  know via email (ewh@iastate.edu) or Twitter (@erinwhodgson)

July 27, 2018

Scott Hutchins, Entomologist (ISU Alumnus) selected by Donald Trump as new head of scientific research for the US Department of Agriculture.

Read the full story.

July 25, 2018

Brown recluse spiders have been found in Iowa but they remain rare.  And since they are reclusive (hence the name!) bites by BRS (and all spiders!) are not common.  But BRS is a frequent misdiagnosis for other skin irritations.  And to be clear, they are not the cause of human limb amputations.  https://www.livescience.com/63124-recluse-bite-amputation.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

 

July 25, 2018

This is not about insects, but since earthworms "crawl" that's close enough to entomology for most people.  Asian jumping worms were recently confirmed in Iowa for the first time.

July 19, 2018

The ISU Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic's move to its new location in the Advanced Teaching and Research Building was featured in the latest issue of Inside Iowa State

July 17, 2018

ISU Department of Entomology graduate, Dr. Scott Hutchins has been selected by President Trump to serve as the U.S. Undersecretary of Research, Education, and Economics (REE) for the USDA.

July 11, 2018

Tom Sappington, USDA-ARS and ISU Entomology Department Affiliate was highlighted in Entomology Today for the publication of a collection of reports that describe insect pests of corn, cotton, soybean and wheat in Journal of Integrated Pest Management. These articles describe the frequency of key insect pest infestations and factors that contribute to increasing or decreasing their populations.

July 02, 2018

Dr. Ryan Smith oversees a program that makes use of traps across the state to monitor the dynamics of the state’s mosquito populations.  Read more in the ISU News Service release from June 26, 2018.

 

June 01, 2018

A proposal submitted by Megan Rogers  and Dr. Ryan Smith was selected for funding for Fall, 2018 College of Liberal Arts Dean's High Impact Award for Undergraduate Research.

May 03, 2018

R. Isaí Madriz received his Ph.D. from ISU with Dr. Greg Courtney.  He received a Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship and has produced the following insect board game for educators.

March 29, 2018

Isaí Madriz, ISU Entomology Ph.D. alumni, had his latest story published on the National Geographic Voices page. This story is part of a nine month project with Fulbright and National Geographic exploring the surrounding areas of Chile's Northern Patagonia Ice Field.

The story is about the rare primitive crane fly. 

March 28, 2018

Iowa Monarch LeadershipThe Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium was one of four groups that was presented the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Leader Awards at the Iowa Agriculture Leaders Dinner on March 6.

March 27, 2018

Linnaean Games Team 2018Iowa State had a very strong presence at this year’s North Central Branch-Entomological Society of America meeting. A group of 15 entomology students attended the 2018 NCB-ENT meeting in Wisconsin this past week. 

January 31, 2018

Congratulations to our fall 2017 Entomology scholarship recipients: Edmund Norris, Rebekah Reynolds, Ashley St. Claire, and Niranjana Krishnan

January 30, 2018

The 2018 Department of Entomology Newsletter (pdf) is now available, featuring Wendy Wintersteen named 16 Iowa State University president, BugGuide upgrade from crowdfunding, Jurenka and O'Neal pollinator patent, Midwestern Center for Disease Vectors, Faculty of Distinction...

January 17, 2018

Congratulations to Erin Hodgson, who was selected as the 2018 winner of the Entomological Society of America North Central Branch Distinguished Achievement Award in Extension. The award recognizes demonstrated excellent performance through program creativity, impact, achievement...

January 17, 2018

Isai received his Ph.D. from ISU with a major in Entomology.  Greg Courtney was his major professor. His latest story is published on the National Geographic Voices page. This story is part of a nine month project with Fulbright and National Geographic exploring Chile's Northern Patagonia Ice Field. 

This story is about a remote, pristine area called Ofqui isthmus.

December 04, 2017

Dr. R. Isaí Madriz R. Isaí Madriz, an ISU Entomology alumni, recently had one of his stories published as part of the National Geographic Voices project. This story is part of a nine month project with Fulbright and National Geographic exploring Chile's Northern...

August 11, 2017

The U.S. Postal Service on August 3, 2017 issued Protect Pollinator stamps to “pay tribute to the beauty and importance of pollinators.” “Two of our continents most iconic” insects are featured: the monarch butterfly and the western honey bee.  The insects are pictured pollinating five plants native to North America:  coneflower, golden ragwort, zinnia, New England aster, and goldenrod.  The Protect Pollinators stamps are Forever® stamps for $0.49 each.  

July 27, 2017

Congratulations to Betsy Buffington on receiving the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators (AAPSE) Distinguished Achievement in Pesticide Safety Education Award. Betsy has been instrumental in the development of Worker Protection Standards training materials, online educational resources, and manual development at the national level and received the award...

June 20, 2017

Hodgson ELA cohortCongratulations to Dr. Erin Hodgson on completing the 2016-2017 Emerging Leaders Academy

June 09, 2017

Ge Zhang and Teresa Blader each placed third in their respective highly-competitive student competitions at the Entomological Society of America - North Central Branch meeting held in Indianapolis, IN, June 4-6, 2017.
Teresa Blader and Erika Rodbell co-presented a paper at the Entomological Society of America - North Central Branch meetings held recently in Indianapolis, IN. 
Erika Rodbell and Teresa Blader competed in the Triplehorn Pinning Challenge. 

March 21, 2017

Donald Lewis (left) and Jerry DeWitt in summer of 1977.Happy 40th Anniversary to Dr. Donald Lewis, Extension Entomologist, who started at ISU on March 21, 1977.  Photo is from the summer of 1977; Dr. Jerry DeWitt (right) and Lewis.

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