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The rain and floodwater most likely destroyed the insects’ underground nests, in addition to toppling trees or stumps that held nests, said Chris Hayes, an extension associate in urban entomology at North Carolina State University.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
In a laboratory study published in January, Jose Pietri, an associate entomology professor at Purdue University, and his colleagues showed that bedbugs were capable of both contracting and transmitting MRSA while feeding.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
In addition to the shopping, attendees can also take classes on taxidermy, wet specimen preservation, or entomology.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
These insects do not bite or sting, according to assistant professor of extension entomology Jonathan Larson, who spoke to the Courier Journal in 2023.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
In a laboratory study published in January, Jose Pietri, an associate entomology professor at Purdue University, and his colleagues showed that bedbugs were capable of both contracting and transmitting MRSA while feeding.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
In addition to the shopping, attendees can also take classes on taxidermy, wet specimen preservation, or entomology.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025
These insects do not bite or sting, according to assistant professor of extension entomology Jonathan Larson, who spoke to the Courier Journal in 2023.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Entomology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entomology. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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entomology
noun
en·to·mol·o·gy
ˌent-ə-ˈmäl-ə-jē 
plural entomologies
: a branch of zoology that deals with insects
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