iEcoLab visits Temple’s new field station
Last week a small group from the iEcoLab visited Temple University’s new Biological Field Station. The socially distanced tour was led by Dr. Amy Freestone,…
Year: 2020
Trapping spotted lanternfly with bottles!?
By now most of us have seen or heard of people using empty water bottles to catch spotted lanternflies. I was skeptical of how easy…
iEcoLab welcomes new graduate students, Josh and Stefani
With the start of the new academic year, the iEcoLab welcomed two new graduate students!…
Nick presents at the 2020 ESA meeting
In early August, iEcoLab graduate student Nick Huron presented at the 2020 ESA Annual Meeting. The meeting of course occurred virtually this year, and the…
Dr. Helmus is interviewed by The New York Times!
iEcoLab’s very own Dr. Helmus is back in the news again—this time with The New York Times! The article, published last week, discusses the spotted…
Timothy makes the most of staying inside!
iEcoLab graduate student Timothy Swartz had his field work plans derailed by COVID-19, but he’s still had quite a busy summer! Timothy originally planned on…
No field crew? No problem! Payton continues Lyme disease research
Since we last updated you summer 2019, grad student Payton Phillips has been hard at work with her research. She is focusing on Lyme disease…
Highlighting iEcoLab’s summer undergraduates
This summer the iEcoLab has a very strong, large group of undergraduates working on a variety of projects. New students that joined the lab this…
NBC interviews Dr. Helmus about spotted lanternfly… again!
Local news station NBC 10 interviewed Dr. Helmus about the spotted lanternfly invasion on Monday night. This is his second interview with NBC 10 about…
Payton and Timothy present at the 2020 IALE-NA conference
iEcoLab graduate students Payton Phillips and Timothy Swartz each presented at the North American Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (IALE-NA) annual…