What a great experience for undergrads to create and present a scientific poster on their own work!!!!!

My first sighting of the 13-year periodical cicadas of Brood XIX. They are on their way in Starkville, MS!
Imaging living underground for 13 years and getting eaten before you even have the chance to molt and spread your wings!

Termite University (July 24-25, 2024) is approved for credit in #Mississippi #Louisiana #Tennessee #Alabama and #Arkansas . Register now! extension.msstate.edu/content/termit… Online registration closes Jul. 22, 2024!! #entomology #pestmanagement #termite #MSUExt #IPM #Midsouth

The Mississippi Entomological Museum (MEM) here at Mississippi State University is hiring for a new Collection Manager. The MEM research collection contains almost 2 million pinned specimens, and more than 35,000 are being added annually. explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/en-us/job/5075…
#Entomology

It's official! Starkville has been named the BEST SMALL TOWN IN THE SOUTH by USA TODAY. #StarkvilleMS #HailState

Read the official news release here: starkville.org/?p=36270

🔬 New opening at U.S. Navy : Supervisory Entomologist/Natural Resource Specialist! Lead the Applied Biology Branch, manage pest control programs, and shape environmental policy. 🌱 Apply by 04/23! #ScienceJobs #Entomology #Conservation Department of Defense 🇺🇸

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We are hiring! Like wood boring beetles or working with invasive species? Apply here:

explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/en-us/job/5074…

The University of Florida is looking for tenure-accruing Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Urban Entomology #Entomology #UrbanEntomology #PestManagement
explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/5310…

I would be very interested to see this method applied to calculate the value of #pestmanagement to #Mississippi and the #Midsouth region.
#Entomology

Almost $12 Billion in revenue and a 6.2% increase from the previous year. Wow! #PestManagement

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Our paper showing that Wolbachia influences Drosophila thermal limits is now published!

Liam Ferguson Bel van Heerwaarden

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There is a funded Master Student position available in my lab, please help to spread the word!

Two grad students from LSU Entomology @LSU LSU AgCenter were injured this past week during the southeastern Entomological Society of America meeting in Augusta during a random act of violence! Please consider supporting them.

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Congratulations to MSU student winners at the Southeastern Entomology Branch Meeting. Michael Huoni (2nd MS Poster, Mary Jane Lytle (2nd PhD Paper), and Brett Farmer (2nd PhD Paper).

Bug's Eye View is a FREE digital newsletter from MSU Extension entomologist Dr. Blake Layton. The newsletter features a different insect each week!

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MSU has landed an impressive #41 on Forbes' 2024 'America's Best Large Employers' list, becoming the only SEC school to make the Top 50. This achievement puts MSU among the top 3 universities to crack the list, alongside Notre Dame and Purdue.
Learn more: bit.ly/3OYuSjX

An effective integrated #pest management program is so important for protecting our nation's food supply.
It astonishes me how few people realize that there are professionals and experts behind the scenes constantly working to protect the food we all eat. foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/family…

I am looking forward to cracking open my brand-new book on Formosan subterranean #termite s ! #termite #termite control #pestmanagement

German cockroaches fed sucralose in lab tests were less likely to survive after several days, with apparent links to water loss and changes in gut bacteria.

🔗 Artificial Sweetener Could Be New Tool in Cockroach Management entomologytoday.org/2024/01/10/suc…

Termite University (Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2024) is now approved for credit in #Louisiana #Tennessee #Alabama #Arkansas #Mississippi . Online registration closes Jan. 29, 2024!! extension.msstate.edu/content/termit…… #entomology #pestmanagement #termite #MSUExt