Affiliations
The Department of Entomology has a close association with the following research and educational centers.
- Agroecology Major
- Agroecology is an interdisciplinary undergraduate major shared among Penn State’s Departments of Crop and Soil Sciences, Entomology, and Plant Pathology.
- Integrative Biosciences Graduate Programs
- These Ph.D. and M.S. programs are supported by the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State.
- Environmental Resource Management (ERM)
- ERM is an undergraduate major for students who are interested in environmental protection and the sustainability of our natural resources.
- Fruit Research and Extension Center (FREC)
- FREC is located in the southern part of the state and specializes in insect, disease, and plant research with fruit trees and grapes.
- Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC)
- MAAREC is a regional group focused on addressing the pest management crisis facing the beekeeping industry in the Mid-Atlantic region.
- Penn-Del IPM Research Group
- The Penn-Del IPM Research Group is a research and education consortium. Its 20 members are from different facets of the "green industry" in Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management
- PA IPM works to promote effective pest management in a manner that is profitable, safe, and environmentally compatible.
- Pesticide Education Program
- The program promotes responsible decision making on pesticide use.
- Schatz Center for Tree Molecular Genetics
- The Schatz Center’s high throughput facility has the capacity to sequence more than 100,000 DNA clones per year, i.e., over 70 million bases of new DNA sequence.
- USDA Pasture Research Laboratory
- This facility conducts research to ensure maximum profitability and sustainability of Northeastern grazing and cropping systems while maintaining the quality of ground and surface water.
- Valentine Turfgrass Research Center
- The 17-acre research facility is focused on high-maintenance turfgrass.

