Cornell University Insect Collection

Check out this online exhibit about Vladimir Nabokov.

Vladimir Nabokov: Lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov, often recognized as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, was also from early childhood impassioned by a very different subject: butterflies.

From the "What's Bugging You?" series from NYSIPM, a video about what do do if you find an insect in your home.

Identifying Pests in Your Home 10/4/2024 Dr. Jason Dombroski explains the importance of correct identification when you've found a bug in your home, useful applications to identify specimens, and ho...

****NEW DATE**** NOV 16
The Post-season Wrap-up will be on the 16th of November, 2024.
This is an informal get together for lepidopterists both amateur and expert to socialize and discuss specimens and photos of undetermined species from the previous season. The Cornell University Insect Collection, in Ithaca NY will be open and a few microscopes will be available.
Parking should be free in the nearby Hoy Rd Parking Garage. For those interested we can order some pizza for lunch and go out for dinner afterwards.
For the hardcore moth nerds, the collection will be opened on Sunday as well.

The director of the CUIC, Dr. Corrie Moreau did a great interview for the podcast "Who's Missing". Give it a listen.

Dr. Corrie Moreau — Who's Missing? DR. Corrie Moreau Dr. Corrie Moreau is a myrmecologist with a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from Harvard University. She’s the CALS Senior Associate Dean of DE&I at Cornell University and the Founder & Co-Chair of The Field Museum’s Women in Science. She joins Emily to discuss being a first genera...

Check out part 2 of the Field Guides podcast where we continue our tour of the CUIC and go mothing.

Ep. 58 - Insectapalooza! (Part 2) — The Field Guides Our six-legged celebration continues! In this second part, the guys wrap up their behind-the-scenes tour of the Cornell University Insect Collection with Jason Dombroskie, collection manager and director of the insect diagnostic lab, and THEN, Jason provides the guys with some eye protection and tak

The CUIC was featured in the most recent episode of The Field Guides podcast. Check it out for a behind the scenes tour.

Ep. 58 - Insectapalooza! (Part 1) — The Field Guides This month, Bill and Steve geek out over insects! And it’s because they were lucky enough to have an even bigger insect geek invite them on a field trip. Jason Dombroskie is the collection manager and director of the insect diagnostic lab at Cornell University. His invite to take the guys mothing ...

Our collection manager, Jason Dombroskie recently received the Research and Extension Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Extension and Outreach from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

The Post-season Wrap-up is back and looking forward to seeing both amateur and professional lepidopterists in person again starting at 09:00 on Saturday, 01 October 2022.

This is an informal get together for lepidopterists both amateur and expert to socialize and discuss specimens and photos of undetermined species from the previous season. The Cornell University Insect Collection, in Ithaca NY will be open and a few microscopes will be available.

Parking should be free in the nearby Hoy Rd Parking Garage. For those interested we can order some pizza for lunch and go out for dinner afterwards.

For the hardcore moth nerds, the collection will be opened on Sunday as well.

For masking requirements, we will follow Cornell's guidance at the time: https://covid.cornell.edu/visitors-events/

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Moth Species Not Seen Since 1912 Was Intercepted at Detroit Airport Customs officials said they had warded off a threat to the nation’s agriculture and natural habitats by intercepting the moth before it could take hold in the wild.

The CUIC and Insect Diagnostic Lab are hiring! Details about the 3 technician positions can be found here:

https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CornellCareerPage/job/Ithaca-Main-Campus/Temporary-Lab---Research-Technician---Entomology_WDR-00030558-1

https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCareerPage/job/Ithaca-Main-Campus/Technician-III---Entomology_WDR-00030582-1

https://cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCareerPage/job/Ithaca-Main-Campus/Technician-III---Entomology_WDR-00030575-1