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The rain and floodwater most likely destroyed the insects’ underground nests, in addition to toppling trees or stumps that held nests, said Chris Hayes, an extension associate in urban entomology at North Carolina State University.—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024 In a laboratory study published in January, Jose Pietri, an associate entomology professor at Purdue University, and his colleagues showed that bedbugs were capable of both contracting and transmitting MRSA while feeding.—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024 In addition to the shopping, attendees can also take classes on taxidermy, wet specimen preservation, or entomology.—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2025 These insects do not bite or sting, according to assistant professor of extension entomology Jonathan Larson, who spoke to the Courier Journal in 2023.—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for entomology
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Etymology
French entomologie, from Greek entomon insect (from neuter of entomos cut up, from en- + temnein to cut) + French -logie -logy — more at tome
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