UW-Madison Department of Entomology
The 2019-2020 academic year began with two new additions, a student and a study system, to the fruit crop entomology lab: Matt Hetherington joined the fruit team and began developing a project to improve sustainable management of the tarnished plant bug in strawberry. We are pleased to announce that this project was recently awarded a …
The Guédot Lab is committed to equity, diversity, and justice within our research group, department, and the broader scientific community. We believe that Black lives matter. We demand justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and too many other Black people murdered by police or white supremacists in our country. We stand alongside …
Last evening, we share a beautiful sunset at Olin Park as a lab team. Usually, our summer get togethers are full of shared food, jokes, and games, but due to COVID-19, we had to do things a bit different this time around. Instead everyone brought their own food and blanket, and we stayed socially distanced, …
Two undergraduate research projects in our lab are focused on feeding habits of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB). This invasive pest was first found in Wisconsin in 2010, has become a nuisance overwintering in houses in Madison, Milwaukee, and Green Bay areas, and just this past summer was found in apple orchards. We’re hoping to …