Welcome from the Chair

Welcome! UM's Department of Entomology is proud to offer a rich diversity of research focus areas including basic and applied research in Agricultural Pest Management; Evolutionary Biology; Ecology & Biological Control; Freshwater and Estuarine Entomology; Insect Pathology; Molecular Biology, Pesticide Education, Assessment, & Policy; Physiology, Toxicology, & Molecular Genetics; Systematics & Morphology; and Urban, Structural, & Green Industries Pest Management.

Many students in the Entomology Graduate Program also find the department's relationship with the University's Integrated Pest Management program, and the Extension Service, to be valuable resources.

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Featured Faculty

William Lamp

Associate Professor

Dr. Lamp's lab studies insects in a variety of terrestrial and aquatic settings, with applications to agriculture, pest management, freshwater ecology, and biomonitoring. Plant-insect interactions and how species respond to human-induced changes in their environment are a particular focus.

Dr. Lamp has taught at UM for more than 20 years and was awarded the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching from the Entomological Society of America, Eastern Branch, for his mentoring, advising, and engaging teaching techniques.

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