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https://mem.org.msstate.edu

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The Mississippi Entomological Museum (MEM) is located in the Clay Lyle building at Mississippi State University near Starkville, MS and is part of the Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Pathology Department. The MEM was formed in 1979, under the leadership of Dr. William H. Cross, to combine several private and institutional collections that were present in the state. The MEM initiated the Mississippi Arthropod Survey in 1982 and the Midsouth Arthropod Survey in 1990, with the latter emphasizing arthropods in unique and threatened habitats in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. Current staff and museum associates include 18 researchers in Mississippi who are working on taxa in Araneae, Acarina, Plecoptera, Homoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera. DONATE to our Mississippi Entomological Museum Advancement Fund: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/811/foundation/interior-form.aspx?sid=811&gid=1&pgid=2318&cid=8458&dids=466

10/15/2026
10/15/2026
10/05/2026

The Mississippi Native Plant Society and their local partners in mission invite you to join our third annual Fall Propagation Workshop Series. Participants will learn the basic types of propagation...

REMINDER! Mississippi Native Plant Society's Fall Propagation Workshops:Join us on October 31st for a MS Native Plant So...
10/05/2026

REMINDER! Mississippi Native Plant Society's Fall Propagation Workshops:

Join us on October 31st for a MS Native Plant Society native plant Propagation workshop.

To register, and for more information on the workshop in Starkville at the Mississippi Entomological Museum, visit

The Mississippi Native Plant Society and their local partners in mission invite you to join our third annual Fall Propagation Workshop Series. Participants will learn the basic types of propagation...

10/02/2026

Isabella Warden, left, a graduate entomology student at Mississippi State University, watches while Harry Jones, arthropod zookeeper with the Mississippi Bug Blues campaign, speaks with a group of attendees while holding a roach Tuesday during an educational event at the Starkville Public Library. The Mississippi Bug Blues is a campaign that was started by MSU's entomology department to educate the public about invasive species and pests. The campaign's members participate in roughly 100 programs like Tuesday's library event annually, according to the campaign's website. (Braden Simmons/Dispatch Staff)

08/26/2026
08/15/2026
New article from the staff of the Museum of Entomology and the California Academy of Science
05/20/2026

New article from the staff of the Museum of Entomology and the California Academy of Science

Male ants remain one of the least documented sources of morphological information in ant taxonomy, despite their frequent occurrence in biodiversity surveys and their potential value for systematic research. Within the ant subfamily Formicinae, identification resources for male ants are particularly...

05/15/2026

Mississippi PMPs,
The Formosan subterranean termite has been officially confirmed in Wayne County for the first time. At this time only a small number of specimens have been found.

Thank you to Mississippi PMP Michael West with West Pest Control for working with his BPI Inspector and getting these submitted to the Insect ID Lab. If you find Formosans in a county where they are not yet considered "established" (see map) please collect and ship them with collection info to the address here: https://extension.msstate.edu/insects/insect-identification

05/15/2026

Mississippi PMPs:

My colleague with the Mississippi Entomological Museum and I have produced an poster with in-depth information on identifying 6 of the more common pest ants in the Midsouth. A PDF is freely available at: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/common-pest-ants-the-midsouth.

Thanks to a grant we will be printing out three hundred 35" x 23" posters and will also be offering them to Mississippi companies for their office as a reference for technicians. More details about obtaining a poster coming soon!

Address

100 Old Highway 12, Clay Lyle Building
Starkville, MS
39762

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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+16623252990

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