WELCOME TO ENTOMOLOGY AND WILDLIFE ECOLOGY


Our department offers outstanding academic programs for undergraduate and graduate students preparing for research, teaching, and extension careers in entomology, ecology and wildlife conservation.

Our teaching, research, and extension efforts emphasize whole-organism biology, conservation biology, and the interactions between humans and other species.

Our undergraduate programs

Our graduate programs

Roland Roth

Ecology Woods FUND

Ecology Woods is a 35-acre forest on the southern edge of UD’s Newark Farm, adjacent to Route 4 and the UD Athletics Complex. This location has been a unique site for ecological research, conservation, and student learning since the 1960s.

It was Dr. Roland Roth, a faculty member in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, who protected and nurtured this space for nearly 35 years.

Find out how you can help preserve Dr. Roth's work with a contribution to the Ecology Woods Fund.

What's new?

Featured video

 

A new course exposes University of Delaware students to the sustainable world of insect cuisine: youtube.com/watch?v=ykz9uYGYgxs

UD students explore the sustainable world of insect cuisine

 

In Insects as Food (ENWC 267), undergraduate students learned how insects are harvested, farmed and regulated; these Blue Hens came appreciate the roles insects can play in our food systems. Learn about our unique insect ecology and conservation major.

Faculty spotlight

Angela Holland
Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology
 

Dr. Holland investigates mammalian population ecology and conservation biology. Her courses include Wildlife Management and Quantitative Ecology.

Latest news

  • Georgie Cartanza, the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension poultry extension agent, stands in front of a elementary class.

    Peep into learning

    June 25, 2025 | Written by Michele Walfred
    Delaware’s 4-H Embryology Program brings baby chicks all across Delaware classrooms, libraries, afterschool programs and other locations as part of an emphasis on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). The program has delighted thousands of students for years, imprinting upon young minds a memorable experience of nature and science. The impact is powerful, reaching 42,000 participants in the past five years.
  • Lose the lawn, for Earth’s sake

    June 20, 2025 | Written By Kathleen M. Doyle Kent County Master Gardener
    Lawns are the most irrigated “crop” in the U.S, covering approximately 40 million acres of land — twice as much as our national parks. They provide no nourishment to any species (except Japanese beetles), and they degrade the soil and watershed due to their shallow roots and the chemicals property owners use to kill weeds and insects and to maintain the color. While patches of lawn are useful for children and pets, most homeowners blanket their property with turf. The impact of this monoculture of lawn devastates the environment.
  • Insects are dying: here are 25 easy and effective ways you can help protect them

    June 17, 2025 | Written by Tess McClure and Patrick Greenfield | The Guardian
    Entomologist Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware TA Baker Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, was interviewed by The Guardian about what people can do to save the declining number of insects around the world. Tallamy recommends planting native plants so local insects have food to go to. Tallamy said certain plants, called “keystone plants” not only support insects, but the birds that eat those insects.

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