Max Helmberger is an Academic Specialist in the Department of Entomology. His work mainly focuses on researching soil invertebrates, but he also has engaged in science communication projects by creating Claymation videos and board games about a variety of ecological topics! #Entomology #Ecology 🌍🧪🍁

After a 3 year hiatus, the Bug Talk podcast is making a comeback with Dr. Eric Benbow! In this episode, we learn a lot about Dr. Benbow’s ongoing projects, as well as some of his experiences working abroad in Africa and South America! Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/911479/episo... #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁

Congratulations to MSU Entomology professor Dr. Eric Benbow on the release of the second edition of "Carrion Ecology, Evolution, and Their Applications"!🌍🧪🍁 Read more here🔗: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1... #Entomology #Ecology #Forensics #Carrion

It's my birthday today, and I'd love it if you could donate any amount to @msu-entomology.bsky.social to help fund weekend insect programs. 🐛🪲 😀🎂

MSU Entomology is excited to announce the Tatter Family Entomology Graduate Fellowship! This fully funded opportunity includes a $35K salary, tuition, benefits and $5K research/travel support. Apps open Sept 1, 2025: www.canr.msu.edu/ent/graduate... #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁

MSU Entomologist Dr. Jeffrey Barrick is returning as a Hannah Distinguished Professor with joint appointments in MSU Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology and Entomology, bringing back the landmark Long-Term Evolution Experiment. Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/msu-wel... #Entomology #Ecology🍁🌎🧪

Asparagus beetles cause damage not only when they feed on spears and lay their eggs, but also when they feed on the ferns, making it difficult for the plant to store energy for the next season. Learn about available treatment options here🔗: www.canr.msu.edu/news/tacklin... #Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁

The Bee Urban Growers (BUG) Project is hosting a free urban agriculture and native pollinators field day with an open-to-all poster presentation session! Learn more/RSVP here: events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?ev... Sign up to present here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Entomology #Agriculture 🌎🧪🍁

MSU Department of Entomology PhD student Christopher Brown wants your moth illustrations! The MothEr Program is collecting hand drawn moth illustrations for an upcoming art project. Learn more and submit your work here🔗: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #Entomology #MSU #Moth #MSU #GoGreen 🌎🧪🍁

MSU Entomology alum Nikki Rothwell has been named the 2025 Cherry Industry Person of the Year for her impactful research and grower-focused solutions to fruit pest challenges in Michigan. 🍒👏 Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/cherry-... #MSU #CherryIndustry #Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁

Hey Bug and Education Friends! The @msu-entomology.bsky.social Bug House is crowdfunding to expand their outreach programs to Saturdays. Any amount you can donate will help: givingto.msu.edu/causes-to-su...

A new Michigan Fruit Decision website allows apple growers and crop consultants to search pest control methods by apple growth stage, specific pests or control measures!🍎🌳 The website is available for free on desktop and mobile! Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/apple-p... #Entomology #Ecology🌎🧪🍁

Earlier today, Dr. Amanda Lorenz was interviewed by WLNS-TV 6 News about some of the incredible insects at MSU's Bug House, as well as to talk about an ongoing fundraiser to expand their programming!🪳🪲🕷️ Watch the interview here🔗: www.wlns.com/top-stories/... #Entomology #Fundraiser #Ecology

Have you been wondering where all the mayflies are this year? Former MSU Entomology professor Richard Merritt breaks everything down in a Michigan Public Stateside interview! Full episode (Skip ahead to 12:39 for the mayfly segment): www.michiganpublic.org/show/statesi... #Entomology #Ecology🌎🧪🍁

MSU Entomology recently hosted a three-day training event that brought Bark and Ambrosia beetle experts together to provide a small group of participants with hands-on training to identify this difficult subfamily of insects! 🌎🧪 Learn more🔗: events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?ev... #Entomology #Ecology

MSU Entomology PhD Student DeShae Dillard was recently featured in a KBS LTAR StoryMap because of his work as an applied ecologist studying how agriculture impacts pollination and decomposition by fly communities! Learn more🔗: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/82a8... #Entomology #Agriculture #MSU 🌎🧪🍁

Meet the Great Lakes Plant Science Conference featured faculty speakers: 🦠 Sarah Lebeis, MSU ☀️ Alizée Malnoë, IU Bloomington 🍃 Adam Mott, UTSC 🧬 Ronan O’Malley, UChicago Attend #GLPSC2025 to network with cutting-edge plant scientists! Register and view the full agenda: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

Fulbright scholar Solo Arman Peralta Mercene recently earned his master’s in entomology at MSU. As he returns to the Philippines to help farmers fight pests, he reflects on how it all began—with a photo of his dad unknowingly wearing an MSU sweatshirt years earlier. www.canr.msu.edu/news/spartan...

Curious about bees in urban spaces? Join our FREE webinar, hosted by the BUG Project at MSU, on May 8 (6–7:30 PM) to learn how YOU can help track bee-plant interactions in your city! 🔗 Register: events.anr.msu.edu/UBee_Com_Sci/ #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁 #pollinators #iNaturalist #UrbanEcology

Insect artist Jennifer Angus is turning science into art—using ethically sourced bugs to create intricate, textile-inspired designs that challenge how we see the natural world. #Art #Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁 Read more here: www.canr.msu.edu/news/insect-...

We’re excited to share that Dr. Anthony Cognato has received the 2025 CANR Research Fellow Career Award for his outstanding contributions to insect systematics and collection stewardship! Join us in congratulating Dr. Cognato on this well-deserved honor! Read more: www.canr.msu.edu/news/cognato...

Did you know one of MSU’s campus trees helped early #EmeraldAshBorer research? Leaves from a Chinese Ash grown from South Korean seeds were used by Dr. Deb McCullough to study EAB's Native feeding habits. #Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁 Learn more: bealbotanicalgarden.msu.edu/campus-arbor...

It's 70 degrees in April, so we are Go Green, Go White! for orchard pollination at the Trevor Nichols Research Center @msu-entomology.bsky.social

Two 2023 studies involving MSU Entomology researchers have recently been recognized as two of the most read and cited articles in the Environmental Entomology journal, published by the Entomological Society of America!🌎🧪🍁 Read more about their amazing work here!💚🤍 www.canr.msu.edu/news/msu-stu...

This #EarthDay, we’re celebrating the tiny creatures that keep ecosystems running — and the scientists who study them. Insects are essential to healthy ecosystems. Through research and outreach, entomologists reveal their importance and protect their place in nature.🐛🌍 #Entomology #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁

Extreme heat conditions in spring disrupt 🫐 pollen physiology and 🐝 development, as shown in this new study from @msu-entomology.bsky.social alumna Dr. Jenna Walters, collaborating with colleagues in the MSU Plant Resilience Institute www.nature.com/articles/s41...

What a day! On Saturday, I got to meet some of our incoming @msu-entomology.bsky.social majors at Admitted Students Day! The enthusiasm and drive of these soon-to-be freshmen was such a privilege to be around. Big thanks to @bugclubmsu.bsky.social members for coming out at Breslin and the Bug House!

MSU Entomology is excited to announce that Lance Forsberg has been named Farm Manager at the MSU Entomology and Plant Pathology Research Centers!🌎🧪🍁 Read more here: www.michiganfarmnews.com/new-farm-man... #Entomology #Ecology #Agriculture

Registration is now open for the 1st Great Lakes Plant Science Conference! This conference will unite plant scientists and students to advance the field of plant science, foster collaborations, and inspire the next generation of plant science leaders.🌎🧪🍁 Learn more here: research.msu.edu/glpsc2025

Very excited to welcome Dr. Anders Huseth to @msu-entomology.bsky.social this fall! www.canr.msu.edu/news/anders-...

Dr. Rufus Isaacs' lab at MSU has recently contributed nearly 8,000 bee specimens to the A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection, providing valuable data for future research on bee decline, biodiversity, and climate change! Learn more about it here!: www.canr.msu.edu/news/new-bee... #Entomology 🌎🧪🍁

Interested in learning about the community ecology of insects? If so, check out this Q&A with MSU Entomologist, M. Eric Benbow, as he recounts his career journey, describes some of his research, and explains the importance of his work!🌎🧪🍁 Read the article here🔗: www.canr.msu.edu/news/meet-er...

Entomology 2025 Awards Opportunities are here! 2025 award nominations and applications are due by Monday, March 17 at 11:59 PM. Be sure to upload your applications/nominations here🔗: lnkd.in/erN6FxYu Please contact Heather Lenartson-Kluge at [email protected] with any questions!🌎🧪🍁

🎉MSU Entomology is proud to welcome 7 new faculty members in 2025!🎉 We are incredibly excited to have them joining us, and we look forward to all of their future contributions to this department!💚🤍 #MSUEntomology #GoGreen #Ecology 🌎🧪🍁

Faculty Spotlight! MSU Professor Dr. Cognato specializes in the taxonomy & identification of bark & ambrosia beetles, many of which are #InvasiveSpecies. He also directs the A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection. Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/people/antho... #NISAW #forestecol #entomology🧪🌎

Our lab, while the insects are sleeping. 📷 @michiganstateu.bsky.social

As an MSU Entomology Professor, Dr. Isaacs leads a lab that studies insect ecology & pest management, focusing on invasive species impacts on pollinators & berry crops like blueberries. Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/people/rufus... #NISAW #InvasiveSpecies #forestecol #entomology 🧪 🌎

Meet Dr. Marianna Szűcs! She leads MSU’s lab focused on improving biocontrol for invasive weeds & pests, using ecology & evolution to optimize natural enemy programs. Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/people/maria... #NISAW #InvasiveSpecies #forestecol #entomology 🧪 🌎

Meet Dr. Julianna Wilson! As an IPM Tree Fruit Outreach Specialist at MSU, she tackles invasive species like Spotted Lanternfly to protect Michigan’s orchards & forests with sustainable pest management. #NISAW #InvasiveSpecies #IPM #Entomology 🔗 Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/people/julia...

Faculty Spotlight! MSU Entomology faculty member Dr. Deborah McCullough was the first to identify the #EmeraldAshBorer in 2002. Her lab works on managing EAB & other invasive pests to protect North America's forests. Learn more: www.canr.msu.edu/people/debor... #NISAW #entomology #GoGreen 🧪🌎🍁

National Invasive Species Awareness Week starts today! MSU Entomology is tackling pests like EAB & Spotted Lanternfly to protect our ecosystems. Stay tuned as we highlight faculty research & NAISMA's webinars! Webinar schedule: naisma.org/programs/nis... #NISAW #forestecol #entomology 🧪🌍

🌿 Applications are now open for the EROF Program! 🌿 Gain hands-on research experience & mentorship during this paid opportunity. Perfect for students with limited access to academic resources. Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #EROF #ResearchOpportunity #InclusiveScience #entomology 🧪🌍🍁

Interested in invasive species, forest health, entomology, or the environment? The MSU Forest Entomology Lab is looking for undergraduate research assistants to work during the 2025 summer field session! Previous experience is not required.🧪🌍🍁 app.joinhandshake.com/stu/jobs/968...