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Entomology

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What It Takes: The Insect Zoo

From Beetles That Play Dead to Friendly Spiders, Go Behind the Scenes at One of Maryland Day’s Most Popular Exhibits

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Clubs 101: UMD Beekeeping

Get the Buzz About Collecting Honey, Making Candles, Counting Queens on Campus

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Rather Than Fight, These Two Species of Insect-Killing Fungi Share

UMD Study Reveals Beneficial Strains Coexist by Neatly Dividing Up Their Victims

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A Kernel of Hope in Stopping Pesticide Resistance on Farms

USDA Grant Supports Study of Mutations in Crop-Damaging Corn Earworm

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Ecologist Joins American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Margaret Palmer’s Election Brings Number of UMD Faculty in Academy to 22

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Double Cicada Mania Approaches—But Seeing Them Calls for a Road Trip

‘Bug Guy’ Explains ‘Bizarre’ Survival Strategy, Next Local Emergence

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Stop Raking Leaves This Spring and Keep the Carbon in Your Soil

UMD Research Finds That Removing Leaves From Yards Depletes Nutrients

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Fighting the ‘Insect Apocalypse’ With Knowledge

Entomology Grad Student’s Campus Displays Show Bug Loss’ Costs

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4 Do’s and Don’ts of Raking

Leave Some Leaves to Help Yard Ecosystems Thrive, Entomologist Advises Homeowners

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Real-life Zombies, Vampires and Ghosts?

UMD Experts Weigh in on the Creatures Haunting Our Neighborhoods This Halloween

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Study Finds 2021 Cicada Emergence Changed Forest Food Webs

UMD Researchers, Colleagues Uncover Ecosystem Impacts on Birds, Caterpillars and Trees

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A Baby’s-Eye View of UMD

Arboretum Program Introduces Caretakers and Kids to Plants, Pollinators Across Campus

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