ISU Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology

06/25/2026

Congratulations to Mayowa Aderoju, Ph.D. student in Plant Pathology at Iowa State University's Seed Science Center, on being selected for the prestigious FFAR Fellows Program! https://www.ppem.iastate.edu/news/2026/ppem-phd-student-mayowa-aderoju-selected-prestigious-ffar-fellowship

Mayowa Aderoju, a Ph.D. student in Plant Pathology at Iowa State University's Seed Science Center, has been selected as a fellow in the highly competitive Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows Program, an honor that recognizes emerging leaders poised to shape the future of agricu...

06/16/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Nick Peters on receiving the 2026–27 Marvin A. Pomerantz Award for Faculty Enrichment! This prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions in teaching, research, service, professional practice, and Extension.

06/10/2026

If you're attending the ASTA Leadership Summit
Please be sure to stop by today's Student Poster Networking Session reception - 5:00PM -7:00PM - to speak with these students about their exciting research in the field!

06/10/2026

What if the same field could produce two crops and new income opportunities for farmers?

Researchers at Iowa State University are exploring the promise of relay cropping, a system that allows farmers to grow two crops on the same acre in a single season. The approach could boost profitability while improving soil health, reducing erosion, and creating more resilient farming systems. 🌱

Read the full story and discover why relay cropping is generating so much excitement across the Midwest.

Around 40 farmers, researchers, industry professionals, and students gathered at Iowa State University's Sorenson Farm near Boone, Iowa, in early June to explore how relay cropping systems could help improve farm profitability, soil health, and crop diversity across Iowa.

04/28/2026

Big congratulations to 4 Iowa State University alumni: Morgan Smith, Nolan Monaghan, Olivia Marti & Evelyn Heidt. Named inaugural World Food Prize Foundation Alumni Ambassadors! 🌍🌱 Their leadership is helping drive the future of global food security.

04/14/2026

With mesh bags in hand, their heads mostly looking down, and a keen desire to find the motherload of morels, a secretive band of hunters is about to hit the woods in central Iowa. Learn more: https://www.farm-news.com/2026/04/10/the-hunt-is-on/

04/13/2026

Seven new soybean insect articles are now in the Crop Protection Network encyclopedia!

Explore updates on whitefly, twospotted spider mite, corn earworm, green cloverworm, woollybear complex, tarnished plant bug, and yellowstriped armyworm.

Stay informed this season with CPN!

This is the Crop Protection Network Encyclopedia page.

03/31/2026

Does pollinator habitat embedded within conventional farming systems provide overall benefits if pesticides remain in the surrounding landscape?

Pollinator declines are a global concern, and agriculture sits at the center of the challenge. As farms grow more efficient and landscapes become increasingly simplified, bees, butterflies and other pollinators are losing the varied habitats they depend on. One widely promoted solution is planting n...

03/30/2026

Need to identify pests? There's an app for that!
The technology will be like having an "expert crop advisor or extension agent in your pocket," say researchers working together to build an app and chatbot to help farmers. https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/iowa-states-pest-id-team-global-researchers-work-build-app-help-farmers