News
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USDA awards more than $16.2M for MSU greenhouse renovations
Published on October 8, 2026
The upgrade efforts, which will help researchers advance solutions to some of agriculture's toughest challenges, will also receive matching funds from MSU that create $32.5M in new support. -
Earn RUP and CCA credits through 2026-2027 MSU Pesticide Safety Webinar Series: The RUP/CCA Credit Clinic
Published on October 5, 2026
The series includes 10 webinars covering pesticide safety and application topics. Pesticide and education credits are available for participants in Michigan and participating New England states. Registration is now open. -
New pesticide decision website for apple, peach and cherry growers
Published on October 2, 2026
The free “MI Fruit Decision” website now contains decision making tools for apple, peach, tart cherry and sweet cherry growers to improve pest management programs using data from many years of MSU pesticide efficacy trials. -
MSU Entomology Welcomes Largest Freshman Class in Department History
Published on September 14, 2026
The Department of Entomology welcomes its largest-ever incoming undergraduate class, along with four new graduate students, for the 2026-27 academic year.
Events
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Oct 7
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Oct 12
Bug House October Open House
October 12, 2026 5:30PM – 7:30PM MSU Bug House, Room 147 Natural Science Building

Cultivating a welcoming community within the Department
MSU Entomology aims to foster an accessible and supportive community for all members. Learn more about our commitment to a vibrant, open and welcoming culture here.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We collectively acknowledge that Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. In particular, the University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw. We recognize, support, and advocate for the sovereignty of Michigan’s twelve federally-recognized Indian nations, for historic Indigenous communities in Michigan, for Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and for those who were forcibly removed from their Homelands. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold Michigan State University more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.
Link to the Land Acknowledgment information from AIIS: https://aiis.msu.edu/land/