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American Farm Bureau AgInnovation Challenge-finalists

How to Get Started in Ento-preneurship

If you are an entomologist or bug lover with an insect-inspired business idea, check out these tips to get started in finding the network, support, and funding to begin your entrepreneurial journey.

LeafByte on phone

How a Team of Grad Students Built a Mobile App for Entomologists

LeafByte is a free, open-source mobile app for quickly measuring leaf damage caused by herbivorous insect pests. If you've ever considered building a mobile app to aid in your research, here's a first-hand account from the Cornell entomology student who took LeafByte from idea to action.

Paederus fuscipes rove beetle and Skeeter drone model

The Sting of Defeat: A Brief History of Insects in Warfare

In the course of history, entomology has at times intersected with humanity's militaristic motives. From deploying harmful insects against enemies to modeling technological advances on insect biomechanics, explore some of the ways insects have been used in human warfare.