Recent Spotlight Items

Emerald Ash Borer

The emerald ash borer has killed more than 40 million ash trees in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kentucky, and New York.

Entomology Department Graduate Student Recruitment Weekend - February 4 - 7, 2010

Traveling expenses for qualified applicants will be paid by the Penn State Entomology Department.

O'Keefe Foundation Gift will Enhance Penn State Honeybee

Penn State research on honeybee health and Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) will receive a boost as a result of a $100,000 gift from the E.B. O'Keeffe Foundation. The award will fund a competitive graduate fellowship that will pair a student's area of study with a leading researcher already working on that problem. The search for candidates will be conducted nationally beginning this fall.

Penn State Entomologist Wins Prestigious Wolf Award For Agriculture

A researcher in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences is the recipient of the prestigious 2008 Wolf Prize for Agriculture for his scientific contributions in the field of chemical ecology.

New Faculty Member Strengthens Honey Bee Research at Penn State

Dr. Christina Grozinger's research focuses on genomic analysis of chemical communication in honey bees, which is an important aspect of colony organization and health.

Employment Opportunity - Post-doctoral Scholar

Video: Evolution-proof insecticides may stall malaria forever

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Colony Collapse Disorder

Dennis vanEngelsdorp on TED video: Where have the bees gone?

Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Acting State Apiarist for Pennsylvania and Sr Extension Associate in Entomology discusses the disappearance of honey bees in this 2008 TED video.