
It's the Season for Busy Ground-Nesting Bees!
A bee in the genus Andrena poking its head out of a tunnel it made in an urban yard. As …
Job Description As the director and diagnostic entomologist with the NCSU Plant Disease and Insect Clinic, Matt Bertone focuses on tools and techniques for the identification of arthropods, especially insects. Identification services are vital for addressing client pest management issues, monitoring for invasive and emerging pest taxa, and providing accurate diagnoses and nomenclature for species involved in scientific research. In addition to these services, Matt provides training for state extension personnel to recognize a wide variety of arthropods, publishes new records and biological information on local arthropods, and augments the NCSU Insect Museum’s specimen holdings through the collection and curation of arthropods, among other activities.
A bee in the genus Andrena poking its head out of a tunnel it made in an urban yard. As …
A European hornet (Vespa crabro) It’s feeling a lot like spring out there! As the warm weather bring feelings of …
Last year (2021) was a busy one for us at the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC). It was …
UPDATE: Registration for the course is now open! The Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) and collaborators are happy to …
A European hornet worker (left) and a porch light attracting several of these wasps (right) In recent weeks we’ve been …
The NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic is happy to announce the arrival of our newest lab member, …
We are excited to announce the NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (PDIC) will be returning to normal …
A greenhouse millipede, Oxidus gracilis, one of the most common arthropods around. Photo by Matt Bertone Recent heavy rains across …