Folks, we have been working on this for many years. It was such a great experience working with PBS’s Deep Look.🐝 Check out this video from PBS: Deep Look, Varroa Mites Are a Honeybee's 8-Legged Nightmare pbs.org/video/varroa-m… Purdue Agriculture Purdue Entomology

Good morning, Purdue University! Welcome to #SpringFest! 🌷🐾

If you haven’t made it to campus yet, it’s a beautiful day to join us at #Bugbowl

Chaos at the cockroach coliseum!

Are you brave enough to hold a hissing cockroach? Visit the Purdue Entomology bug zoo at #SpringFest!

No Crickets spitting at #BugBowl this year, but our outreach specialist Emily Justus formed the #cricketquartet to demonstrate how insects, like crickets, use sound to communicate. #Vivaldi #SandraYoverHaasQuartet

Registration for exhibitors and sponsors is open! Attendee registration is not far off, so be sure to check mrtf.org/event/turf-and… for all the info and updates.

Why are Bradford and Callery pear trees considered problematic? Learn about their history and eco-impact from Ben McCallister, Purdue Forestry & Natural Resources urban forestry specialist in the latest Purdue Landscape Report Report. puext.in/4abkk8y

An infestation in a California home is believed to be the first record of a structural infestation by the bird flea Dasypsyllus gallinulae perpinnatus. 🔗 The Curious Case of Bird Fleas Infesting a Home /via SMCMVCD entomologytoday.org/2024/05/09/cur…

Scattered reports of brood XIX cicadas emerging as far north as Parke county. Keep looking and listening. Photographs with date and location stamps are good data. extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E…

Driven by pressing challenges facing agriculture, John Couture is committed to discovering solutions. The associate professor of Purdue Entomology and Purdue Forestry & Natural Resources was named a Purdue University University Faculty Scholar for his exceptional research. ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/05/j…

Lone star tick family photo. I saw the male and female questing and as I took the picture, a nymph crawled around to the front! #tick #lonestartick #tickcheck #nebraska Nebraska Extension in Douglas-Sarpy Counties & 4H

In pop culture, wasps, slugs, bats and swarming flies might belong in a horror film, but without them, our world wouldn't be green. We're celebrating these often-unappreciated pollinators for #NationalPollinatorMonth! 🪰🦇🐌 ag.purdue.edu/news/2021/06/f…

We captured our first #japanesebeetles this week. Should be in full swing within 2 weeks extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E…

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Long featured on WRTV for her work helping Indiana mint growers in their fight against Asiatic garden beetle Purdue Entomology Purdue Extension wrtv.com/news/local-new…

Spotted lanternfly is spreading. Get ready by reading the recently updated Spotted Lanternfly Pest Alert. Prints are available for free upon request. ncipmc.org/communications… Invasive Species Ctr CropLife America Northern Research Northeastern IPM Ctr Mark Badertscher Southern IPM Center IL Department of Ag

Check out Soybean Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the U.S. - 2023 from Extension at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/s…. Whitney Emily Bick, Ph.D. Sebe Brown Scott Graham David Owens Dominic Reisig Nick Seiter Ben Thrash Iowa State Plant Protection ISU Extension and Outreach MSU Extension Extension Entomology

Another step on the trans gene-facilitated herbicide treadmill. Purdue Extension Purdue Agriculture scijournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ps…

"While the project primarily focuses on field crops like corn, soybeans and occasionally wheat, two of our farms will focus on specialty crops as they are an important component of Indiana Agriculture.” -Laura Ingwell Purdue Entomology Purdue Agriculture ag.purdue.edu/news/2024/10/s…

Please consider joining us for the MRTF’s Day of Service this year! If you are interested, please be sure to use the link below to join the list : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… September 23, 2025: Abby & Libby Memorial Park (Delphi, IN) 10:00am – 3:00pm abbyandlibbymemorialpark.org