Utah State University is home to several different insect collections. Click the icons below to learn more about the EMUS and the Ichneumonid Special Collection, both housed in the Biology and Natural Resources Building at USU.
Other insect collections on the Logan campus include the USDA Pollinating Insect Lab which focuses on bees, the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab for plant-specific insect pests, and the Entomology Club's outreach collection for Insect Tours.
Entomological Museum of Utah State University
Formerly the American Entomological Institute
For inquires about the entomology collections, visits, research opportunities, or loan requests, please contact Dr. James Pitts at james.pitts@usu.edu or pittssadlerlab@gmail.com.
For inquires specifically about the Ichneumonid Special Collection (formerly AEI), please contact Dr. David Wahl at david.wahl@usu.edu.
For more information specifically about the USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect Lab, view their website at https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/logan-ut/pollinating-insect-biology-management-systematics-research/
To schedule an Insect Tour for a class or group with the Entomology Club, contact the club's Outreach Coordinator at usu.insect.tours@gmail.com and visit the club website at https://usuinsecttours.wixsite.com/usuentomologyclub.
To send in samples* for identification, visit the Utah Plant Pest Diagnostic Lab (UPPDL) website at https://extension.usu.edu/pests/uppdl/index. *Note, only submit insects found specifically on plants or if you know the insect is a plant pest.