NO3- Time to Die
Love on The Golf Course

This is the sixth short news article written by students, during the professional development class of Spring 2023, about each other's research.

Penn State Entomology Brings Home Win

Graduate students from the Penn State Entomology Department competed and won first place in the Entomology Games at this March's Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Conference.

Harnessing the hunger of predatory organisms in a reduced tillage system

This is the fifth short news article written by students, during the professional development class of Spring 2023, about each other's research.

What's the Buzz? April 2023

Pollinator Garden of Merit— Lorrie Preston Outstanding Pollinator Plants — Salix discolor, American pussy willow, by Lorri Schmick Protecting Pollinators— Avoiding Invasives: Acer platanoides, Norway maple, by Jen Mohler From the Center for Pollinator Research—New publication: Pollinator Plants to Support Bees

Bringing Sight to the World

This is the fourth short news article written by students, during the professional development class of Spring 2023, about each other's research.

Why are snails and slugs so slow?

Wander through your backyard or walk along a stream and it’s likely you’ll see a snail – small, squishy animals with shells on their backs. Snails are found in water, whether in salty oceans, rivers or lakes. They’re also on land: in forests, grasslands and even your garden.

Grozinger receives 2023 President’s Award for Excellence Academic Integration

Christina Grozinger, Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology, has been awarded the 2023 President’s Award for Excellence in Academic Integration. The award is given to a full-time faculty member who has exhibited extraordinary achievement in the integration of teaching, research or creative accomplishment and service.

Tomato Drought will Impact Insect Communities Without a Doubt

This is the second short news article written by students, during the professional development class of Spring 2023, about each other's research.

How does the Fall Armyworm disarm plant defenses?

This is the first short news article written by students, during the professional development class of Spring 2023, about each other's research.

Study: Mapping people’s knowledge of bees may aid in pollinator conservation
New Buzz on Epidemics: Landscapes Affect the Way Bumble Bee Diseases Beehave

This is the tenth short news article written by students, during the professional development class of Fall 2022, about each other's research.

Center for Pollinator Research's 2023 Bee of the Year
Pest from the West – An Outlaw in the Potato Fields

This is the ninth of ten short news articles written by students, during the professional development class of Fall 2022, about each other's research.

Grant will promote STEM graduate studies for students from diverse backgrounds

A consortium of institutions led by faculty in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has received a $75,000 planning grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation aimed at expanding the recruitment of and opportunities for Black, Indigenous and Latino students to enroll in science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduate programs.

How I met your mother – A bumble bee perspective

This is the eighth of ten short news articles written by students, during the professional development class of Fall 2022, about each other's research.

Beyond “if you see it, squash it”

This is the seventh of ten short news articles written by students, during the professional development class of Fall 2022, about each other's research.

Horror in the Tomato Field

This is the sixth of ten short news articles written by students, during the professional development class of Fall 2022, about each other's research.

Picky Pollinators

This is the fifth of ten short news articles written by students, during the professional development class of Fall 2022, about each other's research.

Death by a Thousand Guts
PSU Beekeeping Club ‘caught the bug’ for treating bees
Identify night singing insects with new field guide

PSU undergraduate student Celia Graef has authored a new pocket guide which provides information about PA's most common night singing insects. Email IBC Education Specialist Heather Desorcie for a physical copy/copies!

Boy’s discovery reveals highly complex plant-insect interaction

A backyard discovery by 8-year-old Hugo Deans, son of Penn State Professor of Entomology Andrew Deans, eventually led to the revelation that oak galls — plant growth triggered by insects — are part of an elaborate relationship among ants, wasps and oak trees, turning a century of knowledge about plant-insect interactions on its head.

Master Gardener puppet show pairs pollinator education with catchy tunes

Penn State Extension Master Gardeners from Centre County recently debuted “POLLINATORS! The Musical,” a 30-minute production aimed at providing pollinator education in a fun and catchy way. Two upcoming performances will be held on Sept. 11 at the Millbrook Marsh Nature Center.

International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health, Policy slated for 2023

By Chuck Gill

Student Research Spotlight - Casey Cruse

This is the second of eleven short news articles written by students, during the professional development class, about each other's research.

Student Research Spotlight - Elena Gratton

This is the first of eleven short news articles written by students, during the professional development class, about each other's research.

Bee Hotels at the Arboretum at Penn State: A Reflection

IBC Education Progam Specialist Heather Desorcie reports on the use of, and visitors to, the bee hotels recently installed at the PSU Arboretum's Pollinator and Bird Garden

Now Seeking Applications: Apes Valentes Undergraduate Award and Dutch Gold Honey Undergraduate Scholarship
Birds Biting Bad Bugs: Using Community Science for Spotted Lanternfly Research

CPR member and Entomology graduate student Anne Johnson uses community science to discover key predators of the invasive spotted lanternfly.