Popenoe Entomology Club

The bug club, at Kansas State University.
We do community outreach, insect collection, and just turned 100.

[Popenoe Entomology Club @PopenoeEntoClub]

Happy Earth Day 🌎🐛 Show some love to the earth and all its critters today!

📷 Rachel, Navi, & Chip

[ScienceKS @KScienceFest]

Find Popenoe Entomology Club booth at Kansas Science Festival at @ManhattanPL on April 26th to explore the wonders of the insect world!

[Popenoe Entomology Club @PopenoeEntoClub]

We are the 2024 Student Organization of the Year 🎉
Congratulations to everyone who makes this club so great! We're now a two-time winner of this award.

In 2024 we hosted or co-hosted 60+ events, had over 70 members attend at least one meeting, and volunteered 411 hours!

[Popenoe Entomology Club @PopenoeEntoClub]

Dawson Christensen is one of our outreach coordinators and an MS student in the Dept of Entomology 💜

His research focuses on stored product entomology, but his passion lies in behavioral ecology🪲
His favorite bug is the lesser grain borer!

[Popenoe Entomology Club @PopenoeEntoClub]

Our secretary is Kaitlin Schieuer, an MS student in the Department of Entomology🐝

Her research focuses on insect communities in urban gardens and farms. She hopes to continue with her passion for pollinator conservation by working for the USDA after graduating.

[Popenoe Entomology Club @PopenoeEntoClub]

Congratulations to Hazel Scribner, M.S. and Dr. Sabita Ranabhat on their recent graduation! They both received plaques for their outstanding service to Popenoe and the community 🎉

We will miss you both dearly! 💜

[ESA Early Career Professionals Committee @ECP_Entsoc]

💫 Deadline extended 💫

There is still time for your work to be featured in the next #EntSocECP newsletter! DM us your papers by Wednesday, December 18th to be featured!

[Popenoe Entomology Club @PopenoeEntoClub]

Our treasurer is Andrés Holguín Rocha, a PhD student in the Department of Entomology.

He hopes to help communities affected by alpha-gal syndrome through his research on non-pathogenic microorganisms in the Lone Star tick (Ambylomma americanum) 🥩

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Our VP is Rupinder Singh, a PhD student in the Department of Entomology🦗

Rupinder studies the role of sorghum polyphenols in mediating resistance to stored product pest infestation. He's also a member of the Entomology Academic Teams and International Coordinating Council.

[K-State Department of Entomology @KStateEntom]

Call for applications ⭐️ The #KState Summer 2025 Internships in Agricultural Plant Sciences is seeking applications!
https://t.co/7EhyrKX8sn

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All smiles at #EntSoc24 🐛🐞🪲

[Entomological Society of America @EntsocAmerica]

Don't wait any longer to download the #EntSoc24 mobile app! Explore and search the full, up-to-date program, including sessions, presentations, and posters. Plan out your schedule, navigate the convention center, connect with colleagues, and more. https://t.co/fajKDZGQSr

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Meet our 2024-2025 officer team!

Our club president is Rachel Johnson, a PhD student in the Department of Entomology 🦟

Her research focuses on RNAi in the diamondback moth. She is also a team captain of the Entomology Games teams and an ESA Science Policy Fellow.

[ESA Early Career Professionals Committee @ECP_Entsoc]

🌟 Attention early career professionals! 🌟

Are you presenting at #EntSoc24 in Phoenix? DM us or tag us in posts about your presentations so we can spread the word about your amazing work!😎

[Popenoe Entomology Club @PopenoeEntoClub]

Thanks to everyone who participated in our lab tours! We hope you enjoyed meeting professors and learning about the diversity of entomological research being pursued at K-State 🪲

And thank you to all the faculty members who showed off their labs and their research!

[Rafeeque @rafeequemavoor]

Free scientific illustrations for biologists! 😍

@NIH has released a library of 500+ free scientific illustrations to create figures, presentations, and illustrations!

all freely available in the public domain.

Retweet and spread the message!
https://t.co/p1bD1kxO7H

[SomosEnto Latin/Hispanic Community at ESA @Somosento1]

We come to a close of the Hispanic Heritage Month with full hearts and excited for what comes next. If you are attending the @EntsocAmerica Annual Meeting, please join us at the 12th Latin/Hispanic Symposium. Connect with #SomosEnto 🦋🌎, great collaborations start here!

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We ❤️ the Insect Zoo!

Major thanks to the Insect Zoo staff, especially Tansy (aka PEC Outreach Coordinator), for preparing lots of fun critters for us to hold and learn about!

#entomology #insectzoo #bugs

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Major congrats to our club president, Rachel!👏👏

[K-State Department of Entomology @KStateEntom]

Rachel Johnson, PhD candidate, has been selected for the @EntsocAmerica Science Policy Fellows Program Class of 2024!

https://t.co/TA1HGy9xqx

[ESA Early Career Professionals Committee @ECP_Entsoc]

✨Attention Early Career Professionals! ✨

Have you published in the last six months? 🤩 Your work can be featured in the #EntSocECP newsletter! DM us your papers or send them to [email protected]. Deadline is September 16th!