CANR News

Category: Entomology and Wildlife Ecology

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

UD’s Jeff Buler and alumnus Matt Hardy team up on startup company to combat bird flu

February 10, 2025 | Written by Katie Peikes | Photo submitted by Matt Hardy

University of Delaware’s Jeff Buler and UD alum are part of a startup company called AgriNerds that has been selected to pitch its technology at an upcoming startup pitch event in Austin. AgriNerds uses its technology, the Waterfowl Alert Network to track where waterfowl are stopping so they can alert poultry farms in the vicinity of a heightened risk to bird flu.
Monarch butterflies in decline as experts weigh the impact of proposed federal protections

January 31, 2025 | Written by Delaware Public Media

Monarch butterflies migrate to warmer forested area, so they can survive the colder conditions. Over the past few decades, the number of monarchs overwintering in some areas has plummeted. To find out why, Delaware Public Media caught up this week with UD's Michael Crossley, agricultural entomologist and molecular ecologist.
Lab collab

January 15, 2025 | Written by Nya Wynn

Entomologist Brian Kunkel and plant diagnostician Jill Pollok share a collaborative relationship that bridges insect and plant pathology in tackling the region’s agricultural and ornamental challenges through University of Delaware Cooperative Extension.