Purdue Appoints First Chair in Urban Entomology

Michael E. Scharf, an associate professor of entomology at the University of Florida, has been appointed as the first O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Endowed Chair in Urban Entomology at Purdue University. The chair was funded with a $1.5 million gift from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation, established by and named for the late owner and president of pest control leader, Orkin. Full article.