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The Department of Entomology provides professional expertise concerning arthropods to the commonwealth, the nation, and the world. This includes teaching, training, and advising undergraduate and graduate students; conducting basic and applied research on arthropods and the pathogens they vector; providing information about management of arthropods and the usefulness of beneficial arthropods available to clientele and the public; developing management strategies to control arthropod pests in Virginia; fostering development of entomological expertise at the state, national and international levels.
The department has three major focus areas that include: (1) Biomedical Research, with emphasis on insect genomics and urban/public health. This includes mosquito and tick biology and vector control as they affect urban and public health, and human and animal disease; (2) Natural/Agro Ecosystems Research, with emphasis on Integrated Pest Management/Biological Control of pest problems, and environmental monitoring and protection, and (3) Urban Entomology and Pesticide Safety Education.

PhD students must take or have taken at least one course in each of three core areas: (1) Biochemistry/Molecular and Cell Biology (Biochemistry for Life Sciences, Insect Physiology or Insecticide Toxicology); (2) Statistics (Biometry, Statistics in Research, or approved substitute); and (3) Information Management (Research and Information Systems in the Life Sciences). PhD students are expected to demonstrate competency in their area of specialization and are required to take a minimum of 24 hours of courses numbered 5000 or higher. Candidates for the PhD must demonstrate breadth of experience in at least one topic apart from the major area of study. This enrichment experience must be approved by the Advisory Committee and may take the form of foreign language, business, computer science or other pre-approved topic or concentration of courses in a selective area.