Alumni Profile As a freshman at the University of British Columbia, Jessica Ware envisioned a career as a marine biologist. But in an invertebrate zoology class, she was stunned to learn there are more species of insects than any other animal on the planet. About a million insect species have been identified but several million […]
Entomology
Alvaro Toledo Among Faculty Awarded Rutgers Global Seed Grant for Projects Addressing Health Inequities
Alvaro Toledo, assistant professor in the Department of Entomology, is the recipient of a Global Health Seed Grant awarded by the Rutgers Global Health Institute. The project, “Ectoparasites and Diseases of Poverty in Low-Income Urban Communities,” is funded by Rutgers Global, the institute’s partner in awarding seed grants, for implementation during the 2022–2023 academic year. […]
Senior Story: Marisa Shinal (SEBS ’22), Finding Her Calling in Entomology at SEBS
As a student at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison, NJ, Marisa Shinal was interested in the biological sciences. She enrolled as a biology major at Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, but midway through her studies, she found herself at a crossroads and recognized the need to change majors. Ultimately, she found her passion […]
Entomology Graduate Program Scores Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Grayson Tung and Zoe Narvaez, doctoral students in the Graduate Program in Entomology, were named fellows of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited […]
In Memoriam: Rutgers Professor Fred C. Swift (GSNB’58) Entomology
Fred C. Swift passed away September 7, 2021, at the age of 94. Fred joined the Department of Entomology in 1961 with responsibilities for teaching and conducting research focusing on the development of IPM programs for New Jersey’s tree fruit growers. He retired in 1992. He is survived by his wife Deborah, three children and […]
Are you seeing spots? What community members can do about spotted lanternfly
By Anne L Nielsen, PhD, Extension Specialist in Entomology Spotted lanternfly (SLF), the jumpy plant hoppers that resemble brightly colored moths when in flight, are being spotted throughout New Jersey. While some New Jersey residents are already familiar with these invasive bugs, others are getting their first glimpses of the 1″ long adults. There is […]
All You Have To Do Is Leave Your Porch Light On: Local Citizen Science Initiative Goes International
It’s night in the woods. Flashlight beams dart through the trees. Moonshiners? A cult? Neither. It’s Moth Night, and a bevy of moth seekers armed with flashlights, blacklights, mercury vapor lights, and white sheets are illuminating the wondrous, nocturnal Lepidoptera alighting among the trees. This scene has been witnessed annually in East Brunswick, New Jersey, […]
Boots on the Ground: Citizen science combines recreation with data collection
This article was reprinted from the Summer 2021 issue of Explorations, SEBS alumni magazine. Do you have a smartphone or computer, and a love for science? Researchers at Rutgers are looking for you. Why? Researchers can’t be everywhere. That’s why they rely on citizen scientists all over New Jersey and beyond to observe the world […]
A New Jersey Treasure Saved Twice: The Rutgers University Insect Collection
The little-known Rutgers University Insect Collection is one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of New Jersey insects in the world. It was conceived in 1888 by the Reverend George Hulst, the first director, and the first acting professor of entomology of the Rutgers Department of Entomology. Then beginning in 1889, through the tireless […]
Rutgers Inspires Establishment of New Jersey One Health Task Force
New Jersey is the first state to legislate a task force to fight disease transmission from animals to people The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for scientists to address how humans, animals and the environment affect each other and to develop protocols to stop diseases from transmitting from animals to humans. Last month, New […]