Michael Skvarla's duties as the head of the Insect Identification Laboratory at Penn State include identifying insects and other arthropods submitted by the public, writing and maintaining entomology fact sheets, presenting science-based information to the public via seminars and workshops, and conducting limited original research.
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Recent Publications
New Information about Lizard Beetles (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Languria angustata (Beauvois, 1805) and Languria mozardi Latreille, 1807) in Pennsylvania
Skvarla, M. J., Tooker, J. & Murillo-Williams, A., Mar 17 2023, In: Coleopterists Bulletin. 77, 1, p. 28-31 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Limited detection of shared zoonotic pathogens in deer keds and blacklegged ticks co-parasitizing white-tailed deer in the eastern United States
Olafson, P. U., Poh, K. C., Evans, J. R., Skvarla, M. J. & Machtinger, E. T., Jun 2023, In: Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 37, 2, p. 179-188 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
All for One Health and One Health for All: Considerations for Successful Citizen Science Projects Conducting Vector Surveillance from Animal Hosts
Poh, K. C., Evans, J. R., Skvarla, M. J. & Machtinger, E. T., Jun 2022, In: Insects. 13, 6, 492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Patterns of deer ked (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) infestation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the eastern United States
Poh, K. C., Evans, J. R., Skvarla, M. J., Kent, C. M., Olafson, P. U., Hickling, G. J., Mullinax, J. M. & Machtinger, E. T., Dec 2022, In: Parasites and Vectors. 15, 1, 31.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tissue-damaging marking methods do not affect tick burdens on field captured Peromyscus spp.
Roberts, C. E., Burgess, E. R., Miller, T. M., Wise, A. M., Dickerson, C. J., Skvarla, M. J., Li, A. Y. & Machtinger, E. T., Dec 2022, In: Wildlife Society Bulletin. 46, 5, e1385.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
First Record of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) from Pennsylvania
Skvarla, M. J. & Schneider, S. A., Apr 2022, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 123, 4, p. 862-868 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Murder Hornet Mayhem: The Impact of the 2020 Giant Hornet Panic and COVID-19 Pandemic on Arthropod Identification Laboratories
Skvarla, M. J., Bertone, M. A. & Liesch, P. J., 2022, In: American Entomologist. 68, 2, p. 38-43 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Rediscovery of Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793) (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) in Eastern North America
Skvarla, M. J. & Ray Fisher, J., Nov 30 2022, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 124, 2, p. 332-345 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A quantitative method for collecting water mites in lotic, riffle-run habitats for water quality biomonitoring
Stenger, L. R. & Skvarla, M. J., 2022, In: Acarologia. 62, 3, p. 621-636 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Keds Are Alright: Community Collection of Ticks (Ixodida: Ixodidae) and Keds (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) from Hunter-Harvested Deer
Evans, J. R., Poh, K. C., Skvarla, M. & Machtinger, E. T., Nov 1 2021, In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114, 6, p. 686-693 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A Review of Terrestrial and Canopy Malaise Traps
Skvarla, M. J., Larson, J. L., Fisher, J. R. & Dowling, A. P. G., Jan 1 2021, In: Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114, 1, p. 27-47 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
The eriophyid mite aculops Ailanthi Lin, Jin, & Kuang, 1997 (Acariformes: Prostigmata: Eriophyidae) from treeofheaven in the United States-new state records and morphological observations
Skvarla, M. J., Ochoa, R., Ulsamer, A. & Amrine, J., 2021, In: Acarologia. 61, 1, p. 121-127 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Tick abundance and life-stage segregation on the American black bear (Ursus americanus)
Tiffin, H. S., Skvarla, M. J. & Machtinger, E. T., Dec 2021, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife. 16, p. 208-216 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
First Documented Report of Phytocoris buenoi Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae) Biting a Human
Skvarla, M. J., Jul 1 2020, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122, 3, p. 762-764 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
First Report of Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae: Lepidosaphes pallida (Maskell) on Russian Arborvitae (Pinales: Cupressaceae: Microbiota Decussata Kom.)
Skvarla, M. J., Oct 1 2020, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 122, 4, p. 1035-1037 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review