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
Entomologists Require Ethical Guidance for Compassionate Management of Delusional Parasitosis Cases
Murphy-Hollies, K., Skvarla, M. & Verble, R., 2024, In: American Entomologist. 70, 1, p. 44-48 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
First Modern Record of a Giant Lacewing (Neuroptera: Ithonidae: Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793)) from Texas
Skvarla, M. J., Oswald, J. D. & Janowiecki, M. A., Jan 31 2024, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 125, 2, p. 285-290 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
First Records of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae: Acanthococcus Lagerstroemiae) from New Jersey and New York
Skvarla, M. J., Chase, K. D., Riley, C. B. & Slone, J., Mar 1 2024, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 125, 3, p. 428-432 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Water mites and their use as bioindicators of water quality conditions: a Pennsylvania case study
Stenger, L. R., Ferguson, F. M. & Skvarla, M., 2024, In: Acarologia. 64, 1, p. 146-163 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Diversity of Arthropods that Visit Xyris spp. (Xyridaceae): New Observations from Guyana
Torres-Cruz, T. J., Ré, L. A., Johnson, J. R., Geiser, D. M. & Skvarla, M. J., Jan 31 2024, In: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 125, 2, p. 246-255 10 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
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
Report of Two Rove Beetle Species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), Oxybleptes kiteleyi Smetana, 1982 and Omalium rivulare (Paykull, 1789), Collected in Colored Water Traps
Skvarla, M. J., Ferro, M. L. & Thayer, M. K., Dec 21 2023, In: Coleopterists Bulletin. 77, 4, p. 542-548 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Identification and Management of Cydalima perspectalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) in North America
Coyle, D. R., Adams, J., Bullas-Appleton, E., Llewellyn, J., Rimmer, A., Skvarla, M. J., Smith, S. M. & Chong, J. H., 2022, In: Journal of Integrated Pest Management. 13, 1, 24.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