News

  1. Burying Beetles – Remarkable parents!!

    Sep 27, 2023

    Suranga Basnagala

    September 2022 the entomology department received a voicemail from Christian Centa in Doylestown OH. He said seeing a mating pair of burying beetles in his backyard trying to bury a mouse carcass. He was aware of the rarity of the Burying beetles, recorded the scene without disturbing them, and sent me the videos.

  2. Purple Carrot-Seed Moth from OH - NEW STATE RECORD

    Sep 6, 2023

    By Suranga Basnagala   Depressaria depressana (Fabricius) - (Depressariidae), Common names – Blunt’s flat-body, purple carrot-seed moth  Native range - Palearctic region (Western Europe through Russia – China)  
  3. Important Sample Submission Update

    Aug 15, 2023

    Good afternoon, clients of the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic. We are excited to announce that we are now accepting credit card payment for  diagnostic samples processed by the Clinic, CFAES Wooster campus.

    Credit card payment

  4. Where to Send Your Sample

    Mar 1, 2019

    The Ohio State University faculty and staff within the Departments of Plant Pathology and Entomology are dedicated to serve stakeholders and clientele in the state of Ohio.

  5. The Clinic will no longer accept any samples that contain any material that does not originate from plants or insects

    Feb 12, 2019