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Insect species outnumber all other life forms combined. We truly live on a planet of insects!

The Department of Entomology at The Ohio State University is the only university department in Ohio focused on the study of insects. We use insects as model systems to further fundamental understanding of molecular biology, physiology, genetics, ecology, and evolution. We provide instruction at the undergraduate (major and minor) and graduate levels (M.S. and Ph.D). Our extension and outreach programs provide non-biased, research-based information to stakeholders to help protect crops, natural resources, structures, and human and animal health.

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News

Entomology Stridulations: Spring 2022

Hope springs eternal, and in the Spring of 2022, we had many reasons to be hopeful.
Piermarini lab research is highlighted in recent Ohio State News article

Nanoparticles prove effective against the yellow fever mosquito. Carbon black is fatal for its larvae in standing water, by Tatyana Woodall, Ohio State News,
New Entomology Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunity

Ohio State Entomology hopes to provide a "full-ride" undergraduate scholarship for in-state tuition and fees by creating the Entomology Undergraduate Endowed Scholarship Fund (#317434).