Entomology Archives

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Sampling aquatic insects – collection devices, statistical considerations, and rearing procedures

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July 30, 2019

Jackson, J.K., D.P. Batzer, V.H. Resh, R.W. Merritt, K.W. Cummins. 2019. Pages 17–42 in: Merritt, R.W., K.W. Cummins, and M.B. Berg (eds.), An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects of North America. 5th Ed., Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa.

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Meet Our 2019 Summer Interns!

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July 16, 2019

Our internship program, now in its 47th year, has ushered through hundreds of interns who have come in search of meaningful work.

Former Intern Deirdre Flemming Is Farming Like a Scientist

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April 25, 2019

“I feel like the farm is our living laboratory, and I look at farming like an entomologist. It’s an integrated system, and I’m never bored.”

Anaxipha hyalicetra sp. n. (Gryllidae, Trigonidiinae), a new sword-tailed cricket species from Arizona

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April 11, 2019

Cole, J.A., and D.H. Funk. 2019. Journal of Orthoptera Research 28(1):3–9.

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Stories From the Streams: Stream Fever

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March 25, 2019

Discover why streams that are too warm endanger the habitats of mayflies and other life sustaining insects. Episode 3 in the “Stories from the Streams” series from WHYY TV12.

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Salting for Safety is Taking a Toll

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January 30, 2019

In some areas, salt is necessary for safe winter driving and walking. But we have to decide how much is too much and what price we are paying for it.

Temperature affects acute mayfly responses to elevated salinity: implications for toxicity of road de-icing salts

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December 3, 2018

Jackson, J.K., and D.H. Funk. 2018. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 374(1764).

New Entomologist Cuts Her Own Path

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October 30, 2018

A year spent backpacking on the West Coast ignited a passion for fresh water in Maria Scarborough, the newest addition to our Entomology Group.

Meet Our 2018 Summer Interns!

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June 27, 2018

The internship experience allows undergraduates to see if they have the passion and fortitude necessary to meet the challenges of a research career.

Get Your Freshwater Science Taxonomic Certification

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June 20, 2018

Through the accurate and precise identification of these organisms, you will be better prepared to record taxonomic data for biomonitoring programs.