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Retirement Celebration for Dr. Tim Kurtti and Dr. Uli Munderloh!
The Department of Entomology is celebrating the retirements of Dr. Tim Kurtti and Dr. Ulrike (Uli) Munderloh, lead researchers of the UMN Tick Lab since 1986.
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Dr. Vera Krischik’s Japanese Beetle research in the Star Tribune
Dr. Vera Krischik in the Department of Entomology was interviewed by the Star Tribune for her research on establishing a native soil pathogen that kills Japanese beetles as an alternative management option.
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Entomology in the Media
The faculty in the department of entomology are always finding ways to bring factual, easy to understand information to the public. Check out all they are doing here!
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Dr. Vera Krischik on Mosquitos - WCCO TV
Science-backed tricks to keep mosquitoes out of your yard
![monarch butterfly on a purple cone flower](/sites/entomology.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_third/public/2023-05/monarch.jpg?itok=79d55qQ6)
MPR interview with Dr. Vera Krischik and Cody Prouty
Dr. Vera Krischik and researcher Cody Prouty interviewed with MPR talking about their research on monarchs and pesticides.
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Bill Hutchison and Sally Nelson, New Article in Good Fruit Grower
Hutchison and Nelson study hail-netting as an insect exclusion tactic in apple orchards in Minnesota
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Uli Munderloh, Co-Author in Science Publication: Dome1–JAK–STAT signaling between parasite and host integrates vector immunity and development
In this study, the authors explore the identity and characteristics of the tick receptor for IFN-γ to uncover the mechanisms and biological significance of a cross-species cell signaling cascade that extends from mammals to their ectoparasites.
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PNAS publication including co-authors Amy Morey, Bill Hutchison, Rob Venette, Eric Burkness, and Julie Peterson
Co-authors Amy Morey, Bill Hutchison, Rob Venette, Eric Burkness, and Julie Peterson discuss Helicoverpa zea population dynamics, and how climate change has affected the pest's overwintering range and migration timing.
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New Catalog Published by Robin Thomson: Catalog of the Hydroptilidae (Insecta, Trichoptera)
On January 16, 2023 Catalog of the Hydroptilidae (Insecta, Trichoptera) was published by Robin Thomson
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Let’s just eat the bugs
Entomophagy (the practice of eating insects as food) is common in many cultures around the world, with bugs on the menu as a delicacy or just a regular part of an everyday diet. In fact, up to 80 percent of the world’s nations, particularly in tropical areas, eat insects. Read more.