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Department of Entomology

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Department of Entomology We Sustain LifeOhio State Extension brings knowledge directly to you.

Our Extension specialists and program staff fulfill the land-grant mission of The Ohio State University by interpreting knowledge and research developed by Extension and other Ohio State faculty and staff, and other land-grant universities – so Ohioans can use the scientifically based information to better their lives, businesses and communities. 

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Our outreach efforts bring this information to growers, gardeners, families and youth across Ohio and beyond. 

Summer & Autumn 2024 Extension Materials

Licensure or Certificate Curriculum
  1. Shetlar D. 2024. General Pest Control: A Course for New Commercial Pesticide Applicators (Category 10a). Online course containing 17 chapters, and 64 lectures created for the Pesticide Education program and Ohio Department of Agriculture. https://cfaesosu.catalog.instructure.com/browse/psep/courses/general-pest-control-a-course-for-commercial-applicators-category-10a | https://scarlet.instructure.com/courses/1505

Fact Sheets, ohioline.osu.edu, and more
  1. Ivey M, Rotondo F, Leach A. X-Disease of Peach, Nectarine, and Cherry. 2024. https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-0013#

  2. Shetlar D, Wu S. Fall Armyworm Alert! Fall/winter 2024. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ohiolca.org/resource/resmgr/newsletter/olca_newsletter_-_fall_24-co.pdf

  3. Short SM, Pesapane R. Ixodes scapularis (Blacklegged tick). Trends in Parasitology. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2024.04.002

  4. Stroh E, Mateos Z, Ingwell L, Kaplan I, Leach A. Identifying Indiana’s Specialty Crop Pollinators. 2024. Purdue University Extension. https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/POL-12/POL-12.html

  5. Wu S. Best Management Practices for White Grub Management in Ohio. Fall/winter 2024. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ohiolca.org/resource/resmgr/newsletter/olca_newsletter_-_fall_24-co.pdf.

  6. Wu S. Third-generation ABW damage appearing in Ohio. 2024. https://www.greencastonline.com/weeviltrak/blogs/postdetails.aspx?id=228430.

Posts on Buckeye Yard & Garden Online, bygl.osu.edu & Buckeye Turf, buckeyeturf.osu.edu
  1. Basnagala S, Johnson R, Perry K.  Myths and facts - Africanized honey bees. Oct. 8, 2024

  2. Basnagala S, Perry K, Filbrun J, Snyder P.  Acrobat ant, Crematogaster cerasi (Fitch, 1855). Sept. 5, 2024

  3. Basnagala S, Perry K. Allegheny mound ants, Formica exsectoides Forel, 1886. Sept. 4, 2024

  4. Basnagala S, Perry K. Spined oak borer, Elaphidion mucronatum (Say 1823) and Pteromalid parasitoid. Aug. 16, 2024

  5. Basnagala S, Perry K. Asiatic garden beetle, Maladera formosae (Brenske 1898). Aug. 13, 2024

  6. Basnagala S, Perry K. Brown Prionid - Orthosoma brunneum (Förster 1771) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). July 25, 2024

  7. Basnagala S, Perry K. Immigrant Pavement Ant, Tetramorium immigrans Santschi, 1927. July 17, 2024

  8. Basnagala S, Perry K. Wharf Borer Beetle (Nacerdes melanura L., Coleoptera: Oedemeridae). May 24, 2024

  9. Basnagala S, Lee T-Y*, Perry K. Eastern Subterranean Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). May 13, 2024

  10. Basnagala S, Perry K. Larder Beetle, Dermestes lardarius L. (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). May 8, 2024

  11. Boggs J, Perry K. Wheel Bugs are on the Hunt: Look but Don’t Touch! Aug. 27, 2024

  12. Shetlar D, Wu S. Fall Armyworm Alert! https://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/news/fall-armyworm-alert. Sept. 4, 2024

  13. Wu S. “Giant Mosquitos” on Your Lawn. https://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/news/giant-mosquitos-your-lawn. Nov. 8, 2024

  14. Wu, S. Current Scenario of Crown and Root-feeding Pests. https://buckeyeturf.osu.edu/news/current-scenario-crown-and-root-feeding-pests. Oct. 2, 2024