Bugged Summer 2026
DOWNLOADAugust 6, 2026
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Awards
We recognized the department's 2026 award winners, including Distinguished Alumnus Lukasz Stelinski, student scholarship and fellowship recipients, travel award winners and outstanding faculty, staff and service honorees.
Feature Story
In honor of National Moth Week, we explored highlights from the A.J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection, showcasing four remarkable Michigan moth species, including the Spartan clearwing, sweetheart underwing, hummingbird clearwing and luna moth.
Announcements
Applications for the 2027 Tatter Family Entomology Graduate Fellowship open Sept. 1, offering funding and research support to outstanding M.S. and Ph.D. students pursuing graduate studies in entomology at MSU.
News
- Urban growers are more likely to adopt pollinator-friendly practices when educational resources and support systems are accessible
- Smart traps detect codling moth activity earlier than conventional monitoring methods, helping improve spray timing in apple orchards
- Heartland Apicultural Society Conference returned to Michigan with hands-on training for beekeepers
- Bee Palooza 2026 will focus on simple ways communities can support pollinator conservation
- Community members explored moths, beetles and other nocturnal insects during an MSU blacklighting event
People Spotlight
We followed Marianna Szűcs' launch of Michigan's first biological control program for invasive scarlet lily beetles, learned about adjunct curator John Fricke' work in the Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection and celebrated several faculty milestones.
Student Features
Meet the 2026 Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship Fellows and get to know featured undergraduate Amelia Hawk and graduate student Ray Rantz as they share their paths into entomology and experiences at MSU.
