A shout out to awesome team NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology for a brilliant field day at Mtn Hort for their 75th anniversary. A fantastic event!

Just published! Effective Seed Sterilization Methods Require Optimization Across Maize Genotypes by J. Jacob Parnell et al. @NCState_PMB NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology Agricultural Research Service KU Ecology & Evolutionary Biology doi.org/10.1094/PBIOME…

Dealing With Ear Rots in Drought Damaged Corn corn.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/08/dealin…

Welcome to our incoming NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology graduate students. Looking forward to seeing where the future takes you! #ThinkandDo NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

The bugs were out on display at #Packapalooza. Always a draw card! NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

A fun night with really engaged students and pizza. I love my job! NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology

I love sneaking out for #HowlingCowIceCream and finding others from NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology have the same thought!! #HotDayInRaleigh

Congratulations to our NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology alumni awardees. Super proud to congratulate Kelly Oten and Tom Mitchell for their achievements and being alumni of our department.

Department head fun! Supporting the golf tournament for the Waldvogel endowment while welcoming Chris Hayes as our new pest management extension associate. NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

It was great to catch up with the NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology guest speaker Mark Farman A very cool presentation on fungal genome introgressions.

There was much fun, laughter and community for NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology last night. My smile muscles were hurting today!

🌾🌽 Run with the Pack! We are searching for our next department head to lead NC State's Crop and Soil Sciences into our 2nd century. 🐺 💯 Please share widely.

Just published! Blaise Jumbam et al. identified the core mycobiome for 8 cyst nematode species. In total, 744 species of fungi were found to be associated with cyst nematodes. Blaise Jumbam, Ph.D. Zasada Lab Purdue Agriculture doi.org/10.1094/PBIOME…

Team NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology presenting at the blueberry meeting. New pests and diseases, and native pollinators. This team makes sure we have blueberry production in NC. NC State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

When your son publishes his first paper you have to retweet it! Nice work Patrick McSweeney

Celebrating our NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology newest professor Dr. Michael Reiskind. Loving the opportunity to celebrate with Dean Garey Fox.

Yearbooks are a great tool to see how previous students viewed events like inaugurations. The pictures below show a change in attitudes (or at least editors) toward Richard Nixon at his two inaugurations. Check out my article and thread 🧵 about using yearbooks in the classroom.

Having inspired an appreciation for insects in over 10,000 students, NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology professor Clyde Sorenson is now being honored with a 2025 UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching Excellence. 🐛🏆 Read more about his dedication to teaching: ncst.at/sEfL50UYa66

CALS Professor Clyde Sorenson was recognized as NC State’s winner of the 2025 UNC Board of Governors Award for Teaching Excellence. Additionally, CALS Professor Craig Yencho was recognized as the recipient of the UNC System’s 2024 Oliver Max Gardner Award.

Rain couldn’t stop the 2025 #TurfgrassFieldDay! Two powerhouse departments, the latest in turfgrass science, faculty and students sharing exciting research, great BBQ, and even pesticide credits—what’s not to love? #DepartmentHeadAdventures NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology