How to Use entomology in a Sentence

entomology

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  • Many pieces also feature anatomy studies and entomology illustrations, in addition to scenery from around the world.
    — Lisa Thorn, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Sheng Li, the lead author of the paper and entomology professor, told the New York Times.
    — Grace Donnelly, Fortune, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Monday, the first day of the five-day program in July, focused on entomology, the study of insects.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2019
  • Let’s face it, a lot of entomology is how to kill insects that munch crops, deliver disease with their bites, or even destroy your house.
    — Jack Payne, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 July 2018
  • Plus, the materials were tested in an entomology lab to ensure that bed bugs can’t get through!
    — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2019
  • In recent years, Dr. Schmidt’s easy-to-understand insect pain scale brought him to a wider world outside entomology.
    — Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Even a small amount of time browsing the site may move you from insect skeptic to entomology enthusiast.
    — Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 17 June 2018
  • He was born in Britain and grew up in Bristol, where his father was a professor of entomology and an authority on beetles.
    — Craig S. Smith, New York Times, 23 June 2017
  • That took an adult with more knowledge about entomology and the government quarantines in faraway places.
    — Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2021
  • When Wagner started out in entomology, the only way to be sure what species a caterpillar belonged to was to raise it through metamorphosis and see what emerged.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The first modern use of forensic entomology is thought to have occurred in 19th-century France, when a doctor analyzed the remains of a child found in an apartment building.
    — Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Floyd Shockley has trekked to Zambia to gather moths and to South America to forage for beetles, because the manager of one of the world’s largest entomology collections needs to go where the insects are.
    — Washington Post, 20 May 2021
  • Rauch extolled Jünger’s passion for the natural world—botany and entomology—and his visions of the future; the writer had dreamed up the drone and the smartphone in his novels, decades before their arrival in reality.
    — Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
  • David Shetlar, a professor of entomology at Ohio State University, said in the '50s and '60s students would have to study similar species because bedbugs were so hard to find.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland.com, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Morris, who studies entomology, named the species after the pop diva in an attempt to highlight treehoppers.
    — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Riley’s eventual success launched the field of applied entomology—using bugs to protect crops—and secured his legacy as its founder.
    — Martin J. Kernan, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Bed bugs — tiny insects that hide in cracks, feed on blood and are expensive to get rid of — have been on the rise since 2000, said Karen Vail, a professor in the department of entomology and plant pathology at the University of Tennessee.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Some cicadas were just getting ready to start crawling out of the ground about three weeks ago, said Cliff Sadof, an entomology professor at Purdue University.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 21 May 2021
  • The specimens were discovered by the entomology student Longfeng Li, who brought them to be classified by the Smithsonian.
    — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2017
  • The specimens were discovered by the entomology student Longfeng Li, who brought them to be classified by the Smithsonian.
    — Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2017
  • Hopefully an entomology specialist with Texas A&M will be able to identify the species and offer some type of suggestion.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Ken Walker, a senior curator of entomology at the Melbourne Museum, told the Guardian that the countless numbers of webs appear about once a year and that the phenomenon is beautiful.
    — Washington Post, 16 June 2021
  • In their pursuits, UCR’s entomology department researchers are garnering attention from across the country and around the globe.
    — Nicole Miller-Coleman, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Aug. 2017
  • Chalmers is now working with Brian Fisher, the curator of entomology at the academy, on a formal proposal for an ant statue.
    — Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2023
  • University of Kentucky entomology students have developed a list of bee-friendly trees and shrubs for the Ohio Valley region.
    — Sarah Stolz, Cincinnati.com, 15 June 2017
  • In 2020, the Ig Nobel Prize in entomology (the study of insects) went to a research team that collected evidence finding that many entomologists are afraid of spiders, which are not insects.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022
  • These days, all of Tom’s siblings have moved on and made careers out of their respective passions: Sandra is a writer; Larry is an entomology professor; and Jim is an actor and a filmmaker.
    — Ilana Frost, Peoplemag, 23 June 2023
  • The insect is helpless in the tender grasp of eight-year-old Wen (Kristen Cui), whose amateur entomology expedition is interrupted by the appearance of a figure who dwarfs her in turn.
    — Adam Nayman, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2023
  • For wildlife, oaks are usually the best bet, according to Doug Tallamy, a professor of entomology at the University of Delaware.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2021
  • The party was held in the entomology offices of the American Museum of Natural History.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023

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