Entomology

Uprooting bias: Decoupling discrimination from portrayals of invasive insects

Historic racial bias has frequently shaped portrayals of invasive insects and the words used to describe them. Scientists are working to push back against that biased language. “Historical Perspectives of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States: Uprooting Society Biases and Moving Forward,” an article written by Washington State University graduate Trinity Reeve, reviewed literature on […]

Trinity Reeve

Four WSU grad students selected for 2023-2024 ASEV scholarships

Four WSU graduate students are among the 25 individuals selected to receive highly competitive scholarships from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture.

Collage of a photo of four students. One stands next to a road, one is standing in a field, holding a bucket and equipment with a pickup truck, a driveway, and a line of trees behind, one is standing in front of wine barrels, and one is a professional head shot.

WSU sentinel plantings to guard against invasive pests, diseases at Washington ports

TACOMA, Wash.—Aiming to catch and identify invasive pests and diseases before they impact Washington farms and forests, scientists at Washington State University will plant trees and shrubs as sentinels at the Port of Tacoma. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s Office of International Programs and drawing on the involvement of community scientists, […]

Tacoma port