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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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.
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Featured video
Insect ecology and conservation major Em Beauchamp is "The Moth Defender": youtube.com/watch?v=07dHdS3uNVs
The Moth Defender
Em Beauchamp studied how pesticides used to control mosquitos can also affect caterpillars. She studied a population of Io moth caterpillars, with the help and supervision of UD ecologist Douglas Tallamy. Learn about our unique insect ecology and conservation major.
Latest news
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Cold-blooded club
April 30, 2026 | Written by Molly Schafer | Photos by Jim White and courtesy of Delaware Herpetology Club.Reptiles and amphibians, collectively known as herptiles or herps, may not win any popularity contests, but they are essential to a healthy ecosystem. A group of students from the University of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources founded the Delaware Herpetology Club to share their love of herps with the community. With more than 40 percent of amphibians worldwide threatened with extinction, along with 21 percent of reptiles, herps need all the help they can get. -
Stop attracting bugs to your yard with this simple light bulb switch
April 21, 2026 | Written by Jenny BrownDoug Tallamy, TA Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, urges everyone to use yellow bulbs in their outdoor lights, instead of white ones, as a way to help preserve insect populations. -
The green superheroes of UD
April 15, 2026 | Written by Diane Stopyra | Art by Bondé AngelineThis Earth Day, meet the Superheroes of UD — faculty whose day jobs appear ordinary until you learn what dastardly villains they’re really up against: Plastic. Methane. Floodwater. Heat. The danger doesn’t come with theme music, and the battles aren’t fought in the sky. But the stakes are bigger than that time Spiderman stopped a runaway train from careening through the Upper West Side. Two of those CANR superheroes — Doug Tallamy, Biodiversity Builder and Chris Williams, the Waterfowl Whisperer!
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