Category: Entomology and Wildlife Ecology
Modern-day alchemy
September 26, 2024 Written by Karen B. Roberts | Photo composite by Jeffrey C. Chase
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Sticky situation
December 01, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photos by Kathy F. Atkinson | Photo illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase | Video by Max DuganUniversity of Delaware graduate student Wil Winter is trapping mosquitoes in the wild, enticing them with honey, and tricking them to give up saliva for virus testing. This will help illuminate if disease-causing agents for West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus are in the area. The method was developed in Australia. Winter, who also works for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, is hoping it can work here. -
Radar data find no decline in insect numbers—but there’s a catch
November 18, 2025 | Written by Katherine Kornei | ScienceA new study found no evidence of widespread insect decline over the 10-year period it studied. The study used weather radar data to survey insect populations and suggests bugs could be sensitive to warmer winters. University of Delaware agricultural entomologist and molecular ecologist Michael Crossley was not involved in the study, but responded to the research, saying it only captures a small part of insect life. -
The moth defender
November 10, 2025 | Written by Beth Miller Photos by Evan Krape | Photo illustration by Jeffrey C. Chase | Video by Jeffrey C. Chase and Sam KmiecUniversity of Delaware senior Em Beauchamp spent the summer studying how spraying for mosquitoes affects caterpillars. She studied with renowned UD ecologist Douglas Tallamy, T.A. Baker Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
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