Graduate Degree Program Summary

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Graduate Degrees Offered

M.S.; Ph.D.
Specializations - what's a specialization?
  • Environmental Studies (Ph.D. only)
Areas of Study
  • Apiculture
  • Insect Ecology
  • Insect Physiology and Toxicology
  • Management of Insects and other Arthropods
  • Plant-Arthropod Interactions
  • Stress Biology
  • Plant Resistance to Biotic and Abiotic Stresses
  • Systematics
  • Medical and Veterinary Entomology


Distance Education Opportunities

M.S. with all areas of study

Entomology



Application Checklist and Deadlines

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Application Deadline

   Rolling admissions. Applications are reviewed monthly.



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Description

The Department of Entomology offers resident M.S. and Ph.D. programs and distance M.S. programs. The department makes a firm commitment to its students and provides strong mentoring relationships between the students and major professors.

The department offers a strong curriculum and provides numerous professional opportunities for its students. This student-centered focus is reflected in the many awards received by the students and in their consistent placement in professional careers.

The Department of Entomology is part of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and is involved in research, teaching, and extension arenas. Department faculty are internationally recognized and work in both applied and basic entomology. The department has research sites across Nebraska and collaborative relationships with both domestic and international scientists and educators.



Courses and More

The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:


Faculty and Research

Lisa Baird vCard icon
Plant-Insect Interactions; Plant Stress Biology
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Frederick Baxendale vCard icon
Insect and Mite Pests; Arthropods
 
Jeffrey Bradshaw vCard icon
Field and Specialty Crop Pests; Host Plant Resistance, Insect and Plant-Disease Ecology
 
Gary Brewer vCard icon
Insect Affecting Sunflowers, Management of Livestock Pests
 
Jennifer Brisson vCard icon
Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
 
Matthew Brust vCard icon
Coleoptera; Orthoptera; Lepidoptera; Taxonomy; Ecology; Diagnostics
 
M. Roberto Cortinas vCard icon
Veterinary and Medical Entomology; Parasitology; Vector Ecology; Animal and Human Disease
 
Michael Culy vCard icon
Seed Corn Production; Integrated Pest Management; Product Development; Pesticide Regulatory
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Stephen Danielson vCard icon
Insect Ecology; Insect Pests of Field Crops
 
Marion Ellis vCard icon
Apiculture
 
John Foster vCard icon
Insect Resistant Plants; Maize; Insect Genetics
 
Ashley Hall vCard icon
Forensic Biology
 
Neal Haskell vCard icon
Forensic Entomology
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Eileen Hebets vCard icon
Evolution and Diversification of Animal Communication Systems
 
Gary Hein vCard icon
Arthropod Pests of Small Grains and Specialty Crops
 
E.A. Heinrichs vCard icon
Insect Resistant Plants; Integrated Pest Management; International Agriculture
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Tiffany Heng-Moss vCard icon
Insect Resistant Plants; Functional Genomics; Turfgrass Insect Pest Management
 
W. Wyatt Hoback vCard icon
Tiger Beetle Larvae; Limnology
 
Thomas Hunt vCard icon
Pest Management; Crops
 
Scott Hutchins vCard icon
Agriculture and Urban Pest Management; Bioeconomics; Economic Entomology
     Adjunct Faculty
 
William Hutchison vCard icon
Systems approach to Integrated Pest Management; Vegetable, fruit
     Adjunct
 
David Isenhour vCard icon
Plant-Insect Interactions
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Thomas Janousek vCard icon
Mosquitoes and Arthropods of Medical Importance
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Shripat Kamble vCard icon
Novel Biochemical and Toxicological Pest Management; Termites; Cockroaches; Human Exposure to Pesticides
 
Lance Meinke vCard icon
Insect-Plant Interactions; Applied Insect Ecology and Behavior; Integrative Pest Management
 
Nicholas Miller vCard icon
Insect genetics and genomics; insect-plant interactions; insect adaptation to control measures
 
Daniel Moellenbeck vCard icon
Plant Resistance to Insects
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Thomas Powers vCard icon
Nematology; Agricultural Pests; Diagnostic Methods
 
Sean Putnam vCard icon
Insect Biochemistry; Physiology
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Brett Ratcliffe vCard icon
Scarab Beetles; Insect Genetics
 
Gautam Sarath vCard icon
Biomass and Forage Qualities; Warm-Season Prairie Grasses; Prairie Legumes; Seed Germination and Plant Development; Histone Biotinylation
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Michael Scharf vCard icon
Biochemical and Physiological Mechanisms of Resistance; Caste Determination in Termites
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Blair Siegfried vCard icon
Insecticide Resistance, Toxicology
 
Steven Skoda vCard icon
Screwworm; Insect Genetics
     Adjunct Faculty
 
David Taylor vCard icon
Filth Flies; Insect Genetics
     Adjunct Faculty
 
Tom Weissling vCard icon
Pest Management
 
Robert Wright vCard icon
Corn and Grain Sorghum Insects; Insect Pest Management
 
Junwei Zhu vCard icon
Chemical Ecology; Sensory Physiology; Livestock Animal Protection
     Adjunct Faculty
 

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