UMD's Department of Entomology makes new strides everyday in Ecology, Biology, Genetics, and Pest Management.https://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mgxkljer2k2q🏆🐛Congratulations to the recipients of the Spring 26 Ernest N. Cory Undergraduate Scholarship, recognized for their extraordinary efforts in Entomology - Tara Dinh, Amy Goodman, X Hafer, and El Simon. https://entomology.umd.edu/news-events/news/congrats-spring-2026-cory-award-recipients13 Mar 2026 18:35 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxkljer2k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mgxkd4aszk2g✨Spotlight on Ento Grad Student, Allison👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Mar 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxkd4aszk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mgs3tfirz22kAmy Goodman, BSCI undergrad & Lamp lab member, is making a splash with her honor’s research, “Is Straw Addition an Effective Management Strategy to Increase Odonata Abundance and Diversity Within Farm Ponds?” https://www.lamplabmd.com/news/amy-awarded-honors-college-grant11 Mar 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs3tfirz22khttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mgfrjwntd22rWe are proud to share that the Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA) recognized Mike Raupp with their highest honor-The TCIA Award of Merit. This award celebrates Mike’s commitment to elevating industry standards and equipping professionals with the knowledge needed to protect trees and ecosystems.06 Mar 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfrjwntd22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mfu5fckvkk2c🎉Congratulations to Ph.D. candidate Ángela Sáenz, the inaugural recipient of the Allen Steinhauer Scholarship, awarded in recognition of her outstanding research accomplishments! go.umd.edu/2828 https://go.umd.edu/282827 Feb 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu5fckvkk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3meqszyzrr22d📅Save the Date for an ento double header! Feb 19th at 7PM, The Bug Guy, Prof Emeritus Mike Raupp and MD State Entomologist Max Ferlauto present “Caterpillars in Winter in Two Acts.” https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/caterpillars-in-winter-in-two-acts/🐛🌨️13 Feb 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqszyzrr22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mcki36q35k2k✨Dr. Sara Via is wrapping up her 28-year career with University of Maryland. As Sara heads into retirement, we hope you will join us in celebrating her contributions to research, teaching, and climate education and wish her all the best in her next chapter! go.umd.edu/267l16 Jan 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcki36q35k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mckhun3hek2k🦟Thanks Dr. Joshua Raji, Asst Prof at Baylor Univ, for stopping by UMD to share your research into mosquito chemoreceptors. By understanding more about mosquito olfactory processes, Joshua hopes to improve vector control methods & reduce the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases. go.umd.edu/267j https://go.umd.edu/267j16 Jan 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckhun3hek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mcfononaac2tHarriet Harris wrapped up BSCI481 last semester.The course was a deep dive into insect morphology, systematics & evolution that required a collection.Now, w/ a collection under their belt & UMDs vast teaching collection at their disposal, Harriet is excited to TA BSCI120 an intro course to insects.14 Jan 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcfononaac2thttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mcdgsbkg2k2l💮🐝DYK that perfume flower orchids evolved exceptionally fast, thanks to their strange pollinators - euglossine bees. Dr. Jasen Liu studies these plant-insect interactions & stopped by UMD to share more about the importance of scent in the process of adaptation & speciation. 🐝💮https://go.umd.edu/264013 Jan 2026 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcdgsbkg2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3maocwxcdns2x✨🪰Pick Lab’s recent paper gets spotlight in Development. Learn about the inspiration behind their research, the challenges and breakthroughs they had in the lab along the way, and the key findings they eventually published. 🪰✨ [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3maocwxcdns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3mam6bc22a22eNew research co-authored by Dr. Evan Economo helps ant-swer fascinating questions about evolution in complex societies.👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Dec 2025 21:24 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam6bc22a22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m6zaasthzs2f🙏Thanks Dr. Abba Gumel for stopping by Entomology to share how mathematical models are being used to fight malaria. https://entomology.umd.edu/news/seminar-blog-using-math-to-fight-malaria02 Dec 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zaasthzs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m6hubjqryk2qEven with Champion status, Maryland Champion Trees are not invincible. UMD Prof Emeritus Mike Raupp names a few invasive insects that have had devastating effects on our region’s trees and shares lessons learned to mitigate their impacts. https://video.mpt.tv/video/growing-into-greatness-marylands-champion-trees-rgmjmz/25 Nov 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hubjqryk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m6hua6a3lk2q👋Say hello to Ryan the newest business paw-tner in Entomology’s administrative suite. Ryan is 9 month old cuddle bug who will hold in person office hours on occasion.🐶❤️25 Nov 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hua6a3lk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m6f6k3ev6c2p📓🐝This Thanksgiving break enjoy some reading off the sylla-buzz. Scroll through excerpts from a beekeeper's journal🐝📓 https://www.umdbeelab.com/last-week-in-the-apiary24 Nov 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6f6k3ev6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m63nes2fv22e🏆🪰When asked to share her research at #EntSoc25 #InsectTerp Yas Helbling said, "no probllama!" Her talk, “Comparison of 𝐴𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠 𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑖 behavior on 𝑀𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑔𝑜 𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎 stems with and without glandular trichomes” earned her 1st place in the Undergrad 10-Min Presentation competition. go.umd.edu/251i20 Nov 2025 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63nes2fv22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m5jg6ozdgc2p🦟UMD Alum Ben Burgunder (M.S. ’25, Fritz Lab) loves mosquitoes. He shares why even the peskiest species of mosquitoes are worth learning about. https://youtu.be/iUcaLgHRXxY?si=wEdl0X2DPJSfR2Ol. 🦟 🙏Thanks Natural History Society of Maryland for making this presentation available for broader audiences!13 Nov 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jg6ozdgc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m5egrpgkvc2y🌳🪲Biocontrol has had mixed outcomes. In some cases it has proved to be effective in others it has failed. Dan Gruner, entomologist @UofMaryland, chats w/@undarkmag about balancing the ecological risks & benefits of biocontrol strategies.🪲🌳 go.umd.edu/24ny11 Nov 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5egrpgkvc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m4xzwyz2i22h🐝🧬 Globally, bumble bees have over 400 known color patterns - far more than the 265 bumble bee species. Dr. Heather Hines, Prof at Penn State, stops by UMD to share her investigations into the genetic basis of these color patterns. 🧬🐝 go.umd.edu/24j8 https://go.umd.edu/24j806 Nov 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xzwyz2i22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m4xv7w4xgs25🦟Turns out St. Leger Lab results are simply irresistible (queue the music🕺), to mosquitoes that is! St. Leger Lab helped develop a floral-scented fungus to attract and kill mosquitoes🦟 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/science/fungus-mosquitoes-genetic-engineering.html06 Nov 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4xv7w4xgs25https://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m4ir2zxhdk2w🦟Fritz lab helps debunk mosquito myth👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ir2zxhdk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m4inxj37ys2wMaking its first bugpearance on winter term schedule INSECT APOCALYPSE - REAL OR IMAGINED?31 Oct 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4inxj37ys2whttps://bsky.app/profile/umdentomology.bsky.social/post/3m4invkpyds2wCleaning Dept of Ento cork boards unearthed these vintage insect information cards from Endangered Species Chocolate. Exciting to see insects showcased in conservation efforts during the late 90s and early 00s. Enjoy the throw back👇31 Oct 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:55b74fwurwign4ffdp2afvmp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4invkpyds2w