Extension Entomology

Purdue Extension Entomology. Science-based information for the Hoosier state and our fellow citizens of planet earth. @PurdueInsects @PurdueExtension #insects

[MRTF @TurfFoundation]

Please consider joining us for the MRTF’s Day of Service this year! If you are interested, please be sure to use the link below to join the list : https://t.co/MaVjTRtBce

September 23, 2025: Abby & Libby Memorial Park (Delphi, IN) 10:00am – 3:00pm
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[Purdue Ag Research & Grad Education @AgResearchPU]

"While the project primarily focuses on field crops like corn, soybeans and occasionally wheat, two of our farms will focus on specialty crops as they are an important component of Indiana Agriculture.” -Laura Ingwell @PurdueInsects @PurdueAg

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[Extension Entomology @PurdueExtEnt]

Another step on the trans gene-facilitated herbicide treadmill. @PurdueExtension @PurdueAg

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[North Central IPM Center @ncipmc]

Spotted lanternfly is spreading. Get ready by reading the recently updated Spotted Lanternfly Pest Alert.

Prints are available for free upon request.
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@InvSp @CropLifeAmerica
@usfs_nrs @NortheastIPM @MarkBadertscher @southernipm
@ILAgriculture @IllinoisDNR @ILextension @uie_hort @PurdueExtension @PurdueExtEnt
@INdnrinvasive @ISDAgov @USDA_NIFA @USDA_APHIS @WIFruitNews @PurdueInsects @MSUDiagnostics @MSUExtension @ErinLizotte @Tmiles_MSU @MSUEntomology @MichDeptofAg @MichiganDNR @PAAgriculture @DCNRnews @psuextension @OSU_IPM @OhioVeggieDoc @UrbanAgNews @UrbanFarming @VegNetNews @ohiodnr @ohioagriculture

[Crop Protection Network @CropNetwork]

Check out Soybean Invertebrate Loss Estimates from the U.S. - 2023 from Extension at https://t.co/SfHoUWDkdk.

@WhitneyDCrow @bick_emily @SebeABrown @ScottGraham72 @OhBuggers @DominicDReisig @nick_seiter @thrashnbugs @ISU_IPM @ISUExtension @MSUExtService @PurdueExtEnt @EntsocAmerica @MSUEntomology @AginArk @MizzouIPM @UDExtension @UWMadisonExt @BugStewart @CUESNews @txextension @UnitedSoy @OSU_HortCropSci @SoybeanScience1 +more #agtwitter #agX #insects #soybean

[Extension Entomology @PurdueExtEnt]

Assistant Professor Elizabeth Long featured on WRTV for her work helping Indiana mint growers in their fight against Asiatic garden beetle @PurdueInsects @PurdueExtension
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[Purdue Agriculture @PurdueAg]

In pop culture, wasps, slugs, bats and swarming flies might belong in a horror film, but without them, our world wouldn't be green. We're celebrating these often-unappreciated pollinators for #NationalPollinatorMonth! 🪰🦇🐌 https://t.co/Hglbv3HZkA

[Jody Green @JodyBugsMeUNL]

Lone star tick family photo.
I saw the male and female questing and as I took the picture, a nymph crawled around to the front! #tick #lonestartick #tickcheck #nebraska @DouglasSarpyExt

[Doug Richmond @doctorDRich]

We captured our first #japanesebeetles this week. Should be in full swing within 2 weeks

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[Purdue Agriculture @PurdueAg]

Driven by pressing challenges facing agriculture, John Couture is committed to discovering solutions. The associate professor of @PurdueInsects and @PurdueFNR was named a @LifeAtPurdue University Faculty Scholar for his exceptional research. https://t.co/h4NJCOlwME

[Purdue Extension @PurdueExtension]

Why are Bradford and Callery pear trees considered problematic? Learn about their history and eco-impact from Ben McCallister, @PurdueFNR urban forestry specialist in the latest @PurdueLandscape Report. https://t.co/fcCbaDPptq

[Entomological Society of America @EntsocAmerica]

An infestation in a California home is believed to be the first record of a structural infestation by the bird flea Dasypsyllus gallinulae perpinnatus.

🔗 The Curious Case of Bird Fleas Infesting a Home /via @SMCMVCD https://t.co/MDhrh7jIva

[Extension Entomology @PurdueExtEnt]

Scattered reports of brood XIX cicadas emerging as far north as Parke county. Keep looking and listening. Photographs with date and location stamps are good data. https://t.co/r1VLPM6i7z

[MRTF @TurfFoundation]

Registration for exhibitors and sponsors is open! Attendee registration is not far off, so be sure to check https://t.co/U92ikVnR9z for all the info and updates.

[Extension Entomology @PurdueExtEnt]

No Crickets spitting at #BugBowl this year, but our outreach specialist @EntoEmily formed the #cricketquartet to demonstrate how insects, like crickets, use sound to communicate. #Vivaldi #SandraYoverHaasQuartet

[Purdue Agriculture @PurdueAg]

Are you brave enough to hold a hissing cockroach? Visit the @PurdueInsects bug zoo at #SpringFest!

[Extension Entomology @PurdueExtEnt]

@GeorgebarnesJr @LadyoftheLeps Sorry to say, we are not. Yuck!

[Extension Entomology @PurdueExtEnt]

If you haven’t made it to campus yet, it’s a beautiful day to join us at #Bugbowl

[Extension Entomology @PurdueExtEnt]

Chaos at the cockroach coliseum!

[Purdue Agriculture @PurdueAg]

Good morning, @LifeAtPurdue! Welcome to #SpringFest! 🌷🐾