Date: August 21st, 2025 @ 9:00am - 12:00 pm
Price: $49
Location: Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707
Learn about the amazing adaptations of caterpillars from host specialization to defensive mechanisms. Discuss the critical role caterpillars play in food webs and how to promote them in your garden. Discover signs of caterpillar activity, tools to identify them, and explore outdoors to hone your search skills.
This program takes place in-person at Mt. Cuba Center Thursday, August 21, 2025.
About the Instructor:
Ellen Lake, PhD, is the Director of Conservation and Research at Mt. Cuba Center. She taught environmental education and was the Education Director at the Brandywine and Red Clay Valley Associations. Ellen has a master’s degree in Entomology and Ph.D. in Entomology and Wildlife Ecology from the University of Delaware, where she researched biological control of mile-a-minute W**d and how to integrate W**d management techniques to restore plant communities. Ellen has extensive experience researching insect-plant interactions, including work for the USDA in the Greater Everglades ecosystem.
Register Here:
https://mtcubacenter.org/event/pollinator-meadows-grasslands-to-gardens/
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