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Driven To Discover: Ben Sammarco
Article by Karen B. Roberts | August 20, 2019
Undergrad looks for ways to improve honey bee disease resistance
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Scientists who selfie
Article by Dante LaPenta | June 05, 2019
Imogene Cancellare investigates public’s view of scientists, science communications on Instagram
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Teaching the A's and Bees of food
Article by Lauren Bradford | May 17, 2019
Information on food production, waste, and healthy eating with Delaware youth
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.
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Driven To Discover: Ben Sammarco
Article by Karen B. Roberts | August 20, 2019
Undergrad looks for ways to improve honey bee disease resistance
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Scientists who selfie
Article by Dante LaPenta | June 05, 2019
Imogene Cancellare investigates public’s view of scientists, science communications on Instagram
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Teaching the A's and Bees of food
Article by Lauren Bradford | May 17, 2019
Information on food production, waste, and healthy eating with Delaware youth
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Faculty Spotlight
Doug Tallamy
Professor of Entomology
Dr. Tallamy studies researches how plants that evolved elsewhere impact food webs and biodiversity. He speaks nationwide about his concerns that the approach to gardening must change. He contends the widespread planting of ornamental plants, native to other parts of the world, is creating ecosystem-wide problems.
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Non-native plants in homeowners’ yards endanger wildlife, UD researchers report
Human-dominated landscapes are one of the most rapidly expanding and least-understood ecosystems on Earth. Historically, in urban areas, landowners convert native plant communities into habitats dominated by non-native species. While less susceptible to pest damage and demanding less maintenance, non-native plants are extremely poor at supporting insects — critical food for higher order consumers like birds.
Insect catering
There is a growing body of research supporting the use of native plants in landscaping to preserve local biodiversity and sustain native wildlife populations. Doug Tallamy has worked for several decades to understand the need for natives in the landscape, examining their value to native insects in urban food webs. He has focused on insect use of native vs. non-native landscape plants. In a recent study, Tallamy and several other researchers examined how nativar traits may affect insect feeding.