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.

The impacts of modern agriculture on insect diversity

Insect Biodiversity Fellow Laura Laiton reports on how monocultural farming practices can change to better serve diverse and beneficial insect communities

Students gain research, mentoring skills in Penn State-SFU collaboration

Jordan Pietrzykoski had never conducted research before. But the junior psychology major and neuroscience minor at Saint Francis University in Loretto was looking for research opportunities to broaden her educational experience.

Entomologists to study how climate change may influence pollinator stressors

A Penn State-led team of researchers will use a newly awarded $682,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to examine how climate change may influence and interact with various stressors that affect the health of pollinators.

Mining for knowledge: Scientists identify bee that can aid black cherry recovery

A ground-nesting bee family — commonly known as miner bees — could play a heightened role in rebuilding black cherry populations in Pennsylvania and beyond, according to Penn State entomologists who investigated pollinators’ contributions to the valuable hardwood species.

Bug of the Month: January

We are hopping into the new year by highlighting the differential grasshopper, Melanoplus differentialis. This factsheet was produced by Insect Biodiversity Center graduate student fellow Francesca Ferguson

Spotted lanternfly lore: Penn State experts clear up falsehoods about pest

With endless information available 24/7 on the internet and social media, it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

Honeydew contaminated with systemic insecticides threatens beneficial insects

Neonicotinoids and other systemic insecticides can contaminate honeydew, which is an important food source for beneficial insects in agroecosystems, according to an international team of researchers.

Scientists Uncover the Evolutionary Genetic Pathway That Colors Bumble Bee Stripes

Roar supercomputer provides computational power for data-intense gene expression studies.