Michael Skvarla
Extension Educator; Director, Insect Identification Lab
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Mites Canada Coleoptera History Steel Mite Deer Traps Arthropods Biodiversity Methodology Cerambycidae World Hippoboscidae Trombidiformes Mexico Carabidae Buprestidae Buffaloes Scolytidae Diptera Acariformes Lipoptena Canopy SoilMost Recent Publications
First Records of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus Lagerstroemiae) from New Jersey and New York
Michael J. Skvarla, Kevin D. Chase, Christopher B. Riley, Jeremy Slone, 2024, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington on p. 428-432
First Modern Record of a Giant Lacewing (Neuroptera: Ithonidae: Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793)) from Texas
Michael J. Skvarla, John D. Oswald, Mark A. Janowiecki, 2024, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington on p. 285-290
Diversity of Arthropods that Visit Xyris spp. (Xyridaceae): New Observations from Guyana
Terry J. Torres-Cruz, Lauren A. Ré, Jack R. Johnson, David M. Geiser, Michael J. Skvarla, 2024, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington on p. 246-255
Water mites and their use as bioindicators of water quality conditions: a Pennsylvania case study
Logan R. Stenger, Francesca M. Ferguson, Michael Skvarla, 2024, Acarologia on p. 146-163
External parasites of Pennsylvania deer
Michael Skvarla, 2024,
Entomologists Require Ethical Guidance for Compassionate Management of Delusional Parasitosis Cases
Kathleen Murphy-Hollies, Michael Skvarla, Robin Verble, 2024, American Entomologist on p. 44-48
Report of Two Rove Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Oxybleptes kiteleyi Smetana, 1982 and Omalium rivulare (Paykull, 1789), Collected in Colored Water Traps
Michael J. Skvarla, Michael L. Ferro, Margaret K. Thayer, 2023, Coleopterists Bulletin on p. 542-548
New Information about Lizard Beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languria angustata (Beauvois, 1805) and Languria mozardi Latreille, 1807) in Pennsylvania
Michael J. Skvarla, John Tooker, Adriana Murillo-Williams, 2023, Coleopterists Bulletin on p. 28-31
Superfamily Chrysidoidea
Michael Skvarla, 2023, on p. 361-383
European paper wasps
Michael Skvarla, 2023,
Most-Cited Papers
A review of Cunaxidae (Acariformes, Trombidiformes): Histories and diagnoses of subfamilies and genera, keys to world species, and some new locality records
Michael J. Skvarla, J. Ray Fisher, Ashley P.G. Dowling, 2014, ZooKeys on p. 1-103
A Review of Terrestrial and Canopy Malaise Traps
Michael J. Skvarla, Jonathan L. Larson, J. Ray Fisher, Ashley P.G. Dowling, 2021, Annals of the Entomological Society of America on p. 27-47
A comparison of trapping techniques (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, and Curculionoidea excluding Scolytinae)
Michael J. Skvarla, Ashley P.G. Dowling, 2017, Journal of Insect Science
Catalogue of snout mites (Acariformes: Bdellidae) of the world
Fabio A. Hernandes, Michael J. Skvarla, J. Ray Fisher, Ashley P.G. Dowling, Ronald Ochoa, Edward A. Ueckermann, Gary R. Bauchan, 2016, Zootaxa on p. 1-83
Deer keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena and Neolipoptena) in the United States and Canada: New state and county records, pathogen records, and an illustrated key to species
Michael J. Skvarla, Erika T. Machtinger, 2019, Journal of Medical Entomology on p. 744-760
Revision of torrent mites (Parasitengona, Torrenticolidae, Torrenticola) of the United States and Canada: 90 descriptions, molecular phylogenetics, and a key to species
J. Ray Fisher, Danielle M. Fisher, Michael J. Skvarla, Whitney A. Nelson, Ashley P.G. Dowling, 2017, ZooKeys on p. 1-496
An Update to the Adventive Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphidoidea) of America North of Mexico, with Notes on Intercepted Species
Michael J. Skvarla, Susan E. Halbert, Robert G. Foottit, Andrew S. Jensen, Eric Maw, Gary L. Miller, 2017, Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington on p. 90-111
Terrestrial arthropods of Steel Creek, Buffalo National River, Arkansas. I. Select beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae, Curculionoidea excluding Scolytinae)
Michael Joseph Skvarla, Danielle M. Fisher, Kyle E. Schnepp, Ashley P.G. Dowling, 2015, Biodiversity Data Journal
Torrenticola trimaculata n. sp. (Parasitengona: Torrenticolidae), a three-spotted water mite from Eastern North America: Taxonomic history, species delimitation, and survey of external morphology
J. Ray Fisher, Danielle M. Fisher, Whitney A. Nelson, Joseph C. O’Neill, Michael J. Skvarla, Ron Ochoa, Gary R. Bauchan, Andrea J. Radwell, Ashley P.G. Dowling, 2015, Acarologia on p. 71-116
Collecting deer keds (diptera: Hippoboscidae: Lipoptena nitzsch, 1818 and neolipoptena bequaert, 1942) and ticks (acari: Ixodidae) from hunter-harvested deer and other cervids
Karen C. Poh, Michael Skvarla, Jesse R. Evans, Erika T. Machtinger, 2020, Journal of Insect Science
News Articles Featuring Michael Skvarla
Apr 15, 2024
The Cicadapocalypse is nigh. 7 cicada facts to know before it hits.
Periodical cicadas are getting ready to emerge from underground in a rare double emergence event
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Apr 11, 2024
Yellow-eyed grasses may have more insect visitors than previously thought
Scientists previously believed that a family of flowering plants called yellow-eyed grasses didn’t attract many insect visitors, but the recent discovery of a fungus that hijacks the plant and forms fungal “pseudoflowers” has researchers rethinking this assumption.
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Mar 18, 2024
9-year-old Arkansas girl catches rare pink grasshopper, names it Millie
A pink grasshopper, a rare find, was found in Benton, Arkansas
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Feb 10, 2024
Too warm: Plants, insects, people likely to pay the price for warm winters
A harmless to humans bug was found that slowly kills evergreens in Pennsylvania
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Jan 23, 2024
These 6 U.S. Cities Are Crawling With Bedbugs — Again
These metro areas had the most bedbug problems last year — and the year before — judging by pest control data
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Dec 08, 2023
Should I Be Concerned about Christmas Tree Bugs (And How Do I Get Rid of Them?)
What to do about bugs on your Christmas tree
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Nov 21, 2023
College of Ag Sciences recognizes faculty, staff for research achievements
Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences lauded outstanding accomplishments in research during the 2023 Research Awards Ceremony, held Nov. 1 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center on the University Park campus.
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Oct 31, 2023
Could Paris bedbugs come to Philly? Sure, but that’s assuming we don’t already have them.
Philly’s in the top three of most bedbug-infested cities in the U.S.
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Oct 25, 2023
Which Pennsylvania spiders are dangerous to humans? How to identify and avoid them Read more at: https://www.centredaily.com/news/state/pennsylvania/article280597534.html#storylink=cpy
Very few spider species pose a direct threat to humans -- Spider bites are rare, and medically significant incidents are even less common
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Sep 11, 2023
Does the Viral Paper Bag Wasp Deterrent Trick Really Work?
Michael Skvarla talks about the viral TikTok trend about getting wasps to leave
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