Our department has a long history of excellence in research, extension, and graduate education and we continue to focus on these areas for the issues that confront us today and for the future.
The Department of Entomology works through two colleges-the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Natural Science. This two-college arrangement enables students to integrate the agriculture/natural resources and biological/physical sciences in an optimally beneficial way. We offer B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and consider graduate student education and postdoctoral experience to be one of our highest priorities.
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Welcome Dr. Zsofia Szendrei,
our new Vegetable Entomologist
I'm delighted to announce that Dr. Zsofia Szendrei has joined the faculty as our new Vegetable Entomologist! She began work on August 16. Dr. Szendrei joins us from a position as Research Associate at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where she was conducting research on the role of blueberry and cranberry plant volatiles in IPM. Her CV can be viewed here.
-- Ernest S. Delfosse, Professor and Chairperson.
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Rufus Isaacs, a 2009 recipient of the MSU Extension Outstanding Specialist award. Rufus was cited for his leadership in integration of biological controls and novel chemicals to assist Michigan’s small fruit growers. Rufus directs his team in providing regular IPM scouting reports, targeted in-season articles and other IPM reference resources for growers. His research program has garnered more than $2.6 million in grants that include farmer cooperators and on-farm demonstrations.
We also congratulate Beth Bishop, Enviro-weather Coordinator, who was recognized as an outstanding academic specialist by the Michigan Association of Extension Specialists. Beth has a highly respected record of service to the vegetable industry as a research associate with Dr. Ed Grafius. Over a year ago, she changed appointments to begin working with Enviro-weather in coordinating development of web-based tools that harness MSU’s climatology and IPM expertise for use by farm and natural resource managers.
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Entomology's Bug House hours
Check out the Halloween Open House on Saturday, October 31 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM.
The Bug House is open from 5:30-7:30 PM every Monday through December 8. Hours have been set aside for small groups (less than 10) to visit the Bug House with a guide available to answer your questions. The Bug House is located in Room 147 Natural Science. Please call Barb at (517) 355-4662 for additional information.
View the Bug House website for more information.