• Les Drew Spider Collection acquired by ARC

    Published on June 29, 2012
    In March of 2013, Dr. Richard Snider was contacted by Mrs. Norma Drew, regarding her late husband’s spider collection.

  • Kenneth Christiansen Collembola Collection now part of the ARC

    Published on May 30, 2011
    Through the efforts of Dr. Richard Snider, arrangements had been made to bring the Ken Christiansen Collembola Collection to MSU upon Ken's retirement from Grinnell College in Iowa.

  • Bruce Wilson donation of Lepidoptera to the ARC

    Published on April 28, 2009
    Thanks to the efforts of Mo Nielsen, in April, Mr. Bruce Wilson of Owosso, MI donated his Lepidoptera collection to the ARC.

  • Neil Erickson donation of Lepidoptera to the ARC

    Published on November 20, 2008
    Mr. Neil Erickson of Wittmore, MI, has graciously donated his insect collection to the ARC.

  • The ARC gets needed renovations

    Published on October 22, 2008
    In 2008, through the generous allocation of funds by the Michigan Agriculture Experiment Station, Department of Entomology, and the ARC Endowment fund, nearly $50,000 was received for the renovation of new space.

  • The John Perona Collection

    Published on December 19, 2007
    Through the long-time efforts of Mo Nielsen, and the generous offer of the Michigan Entomological Society to purchase the collection and donate it to MSU, the John Perona collection is now at the ARC.