The Entomology Department at a Glance Research, teaching, and extension have been the backbone of the Department of Entomology for more than 100 years. Our faculty, students and post-doctoral fellows remain committed to these three areas, in addition to outreach and public service. We maintain our historical focus on insects and their relatives, but the Department's interests also span a diversity of subdisciplines, including ecology, aquatic biology, molecular and developmental biology, genetics, biological control of insects and weeds, systematics, evolutionary biology, integrated pest management, toxicology, and insect pathology. Graduate Programs
The Entomology Department offers M.S. Students may also enroll in interdisciplinary graduate programs such as Biological Sciences Graduate Program (BISI), Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences (MEES) and Toxicology. Our Entomology program currently enrolls 45-50 graduate students. Approximately half of these students pursue a degree in Entomology, and the other half enter an interdisciplinary program. Training of students and the teaching, research and extension activities of faculty and staff are enriched and facilitated by interactions with many off-campus public, governmental, and private organizations. These include the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and National Agricultural Library, Smithsonian Institution, National Institutes of Health, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, National Park Service, and others. At the University of Maryland
The department belongs to the College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS), but with many partial appointments in the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) and/or Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, which are administered through the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR). The Entomology Chair reports to both CMNS and AGNR Deans.
