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Insect ID Request form and Instructions
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Insect ID Request Form
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Insect ID Request form (fillable)
Insect ID Request form (fillable)
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Penn State Department of Entomology offers insect identification services
With more than a million different species of insects in the world, it is no wonder that bugs "bug" us.
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Meet the Skvarla Lab
Join the Entomology Department as we learn about the Skvarla lab!
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How a Childhood Project Inspired a Life-Long Career
Michael Skvarla, Ph.D., is an extension educator and the director of the Insect Identification Laboratory at the Pennsylvania State University. While a Pennsylvania native, he graduated with his B.S. from Purdue University and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas, all in entomology. His graduate studies and experience at the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville, Maryland, give him a broad background that comes in handy when a particularly unique specimen is submitted for identification.
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Insect Identification
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Michael Skvarla
Extension Educator, Insect Identification Lab Director
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Penn State’s Great Insect Fair returns to Snider Ag Arena on Sept. 30
Technology is an integral part of everyday life in the 21st century. Fittingly, Penn State’s 2023 Great Insect Fair will highlight the theme, “Bugs in the System,” focusing on the technology used in entomology. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Snider Agricultural Arena on the University Park campus.
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Penn State's Great Insect Fair imagines a world without bugs
Appreciating insects' role in agriculture and the environment will be the focus of Penn State's 2019 Great Insect Fair, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Snider Agricultural Arena on the University Park campus.