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Dec 18, 2025
After 32 years with OSU, Denise Ellsworth is retiring in December. For the last 14 years, Denise has coordinated the department's pollinator education program across the state and region. Before moving to Entomology, Denise spent 18 years as a county extension educator in the Akron/Canton area.
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Oct 9, 2025
Tilmon's keynote will share untold story of Maud Doria Haviland, pioneering woman entomologist
Entomological Society of America | Annapolis, MD; June 11, 2025
Kelley J. Tilmon, Ph.D., professor of entomology at The Ohio State University, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2025, the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America.
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Sep 29, 2025
Distinguished Alumni Award: Dr. Bruce McPheron, BS ’76 Entomology
Dr. Bruce McPheron became an entomologist at the age of 11, and he has The Ohio State University to thank. A chance encounter with insect displays at the Union County Fair led to entomology projects in Ohio 4-H, and the die was cast.
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Sep 26, 2025
The Lantern contacted entomology to learn more about the invasive insect behind the "See IT? STOMP IT!" trend. Read about the conversation with Dr. Ellen Klinger and Dr. Ashley Leach in the Lantern's article "Spotted Lanternflies Have Taken Over Campus, Here's What to Know".
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Jul 28, 2025
They may be tiny, but bed bugs are wreaking havoc across Ohio — and your summer travel plans could be their ticket home. With four Ohio cities ranked among the top 15 most bed bug-infested metro areas in the U.S., Seun Oladipupo, our own assistant professor of urban entomology at The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) is sounding the alarm.
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Apr 7, 2025
Mosquitoes have been transmitting the West Nile virus to humans in the United States for over 25 years, but we still don’t know precisely how the virus cycles through these pests and the other animals they bite.
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Mar 21, 2025
The Department of Entomology would like to congratulate Paola Nicole Feliciano and Hannah Dehus
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Mar 12, 2025
Entomology professor Pete Piermarini and Yeaeun Park, co-author of the study and a graduate student at Ohio State, address this question and the “wasabi receptor” in mosquitoes that’s attached to it.
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Dec 10, 2024
The honorific title, awarded annually on a competitive basis to full professors, recognizes outstanding contributions and significant impact in teaching, research, outreach, and engagement. “Mary Gardiner is an exceptional researcher, mentor, and leader whose work exemplifies the best of CFAES and Ohio State,” said Cathann A. Kress, Ohio State vice president for agricultural administration and CFAES dean.
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Nov 15, 2024
Exciting news from the Entomological Society of America annual conference 2024 Student Awards Ceremony!
Ohio State Entomology undergraduate and graduate students presented research talks and posters, many received very well-deserved awards:
