Tag: Ohio State University

A visit to Ohio State University’s Department of Entomology

By Richard Levine I’m in Columbus, Ohio for the annual meeting of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW), and during some down-time was able to visit the Entomology Department […]

Entomology Today October 20, 2014 4 Comments

New Species of Bizarre, Worm-like Mite Discovered on Ohio State University Campus

By Samuel Bolton I recently had the good fortune of discovering a new species of mite that looks bizarre enough to be no less suitable for science fiction than science […]

Studying Insects in Vacant Lots Reveals Changes in Environment

Mary Gardiner, an assistant professor at Ohio State University’s Department of Entomology, has been studying 64 empty lots in eight Cleveland neighborhoods since 2009. She believes that insects can help […]