What’s special about this program?

UD couples insect and wildlife ecology and conservation providing a holistic program that provides our graduates with a more diverse set of professional skills and career options. With our unique focus on ecology and conservation, we celebrate the benefits and importance of insects.

We provide students with early research experience, including summer undergraduate fellowships. Students can also pursue a senior thesis, where they will design a research project and defend it in front of a faculty committee. 

A faculty advisor will advise you throughout your academic career, which allows us to get to know each student and become a powerful reference and advocate. Our dedicated faculty work closely with our students on study abroad, in-class field excursions, and local research opportunities, and hands-on labs.

Our campus includes working farms, a botanic garden, an apiary, an insect zoo, the UD Insect Research Collection, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, where many of our undergraduate students work.

Our majors part of a tight-knit community and lead a variety of clubs, including the Beekeeping Club, the Entomology Club, and Blue Hen Birding.