The PERC contains over 1.3 million prepared specimens, representing approximately 140,000 insect species, and supports research, extension, teaching, and outreach in the Department of Entomology at ...

Ongoing areas of research Insect ecology and pest-plant interactions Insect biochemistry, physiology and toxicology Insect systematics and evolutionary biology Insect genetics, genomics and molecular ...

Get Involved Purdue Undergraduate Students Volunteer, research credit (independant or capstone), and a limited number of paid positions are available. Contact Chris for more information. Prospective ...

PERC Personnel Aaron D. Smith, Associate Professor and PERC Director Chris Wirth, PERC Collection Manager Robert C. Brown, USDA APHIS PPQ Stephen Cameron, Professor Brenna Decker, Clinical Assistant ...

Welcome to the Department of Entomology Graduate Student Tracking System! This system has been implemented in an effort to reduce paper usage, streamlining the processing of documents between students ...

Collection Overview The PERC is involved with InvertNet, a project funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Digitization of Biological Collections program. This initiative aims to make ...

Applying to the Purdue Entomology Graduate Program Application Deadlines If applying for fall semester admission, please apply by December 1 to ensure consideration for entrance fellowships. However, ...