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Entomology
M.S., M.P.S. & Ph.D.

Graduate study opportunities prepare students in the basic aspects of insect life and the role of insects in relation to humans and their environment. The wide range of effects stemming from insect activity, from the beneficial to the deleterious, allows for a variety of research subjects in which insects play a major role. Thesis topics may concern insects that affect forests, shade trees and wood products, those relating to the health and well-being of humans, those playing key roles as parasites and predators of pest species, and those serving as food for many birds and vertebrate animals. Current research areas include population dynamics of forest defoliators, pheromone communications in beetles and moths, evolution of chemical communication, effects of forest practices on stream benthic insects, natural control of insects in forest systems and biochemistry of insect detoxification mechanisms.

Participating Faculty

• Lawrence Abrahamson; labrahamson@esf.edu
  Forest Insects, Pest Management
• John Castello; jdcastel@syr.edu
  Virology, Insect Vectors
• Melissa Fierke; mkfierke@esf.edu
  Forest Insects, Tree Defenses
• Tsutomu Nakatsugawa; tnakatsu@esf.edu
  Toxicology
• Dylan Parry; dparry@esf.edu
  Forest Insects, Biological Control
• Neil Ringler; neilringler@esf.edu
  Aquatic Entomology
• Stephen Teale; sateale@esf.edu
  Insect Pheromones
• Scott Turner; jsturner@syr.edu
  Physiology

Current Graduate Students in Entomology