CANR News

Category: Entomology and Wildlife Ecology

September 26, 2024 Written by Karen B. Roberts | Photo composite by Jeffrey C. Chase

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 Kmiec

University 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.
Delaware Botanic Gardens opens educational talks at new pavilion

October 28, 2025 | Written by Coastal Point

University of Delaware TA Baker Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources Doug Tallamy spoke to 175 people at the Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek. The New York Times bestselling author focused on how homeowners can help save their yards by planting native plants.
A living legacy: UD's Ecology Woods named in honor of late professor

October 17, 2025 | Written by Josh Shannon | Newark Post

The 35-acre forest known as UD’s Ecology Woods was named this year in honor of Roland Roth, the late UD professor who utilized the woods as an educational resource. The Roland Roth Ecology Woods, an untouched lush forest gem in South Campus, has been used in teaching since 1965, a place for students to learn about field techniques, animal research, and a place to practice trapping birds and mammals to study.