CANR News

Category: Entomology and Wildlife Ecology

September 20, 2023 Written by Dante LaPenta

Camden County mosquito spraying draws questions over pesticides

August 21, 2026 | Written by Liz Kilpatrick | The Retrospect

Doug Tallamy, University of Delaware entomologist and TA Baker Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources, is quoted in this article about mosquito spraying. Tallamy says mosquito control should be focused on the larval stage rather than adults.
5 things to know about ticks this summer

August 21, 2026 | Written by UDaily Staff

Blue Hen faculty, students and alumni in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) work to advance our understanding of ticks and Lyme disease. Here are five things they want everyone to know before heading outdoors.
How these Delaware students are using hungry flies to fight food waste

August 07, 2026 | Written by Tim Furlong | NBC10 Philadelphia

University of Delaware graduate students are studying a possible way to reduce food waste using black soldier fly larvae to digest food scraps and create compost. They are collecting food waste from a local restaurant and grain from a local brewery and using bins of thousands of black soldier fly larvae to process that waste.