WELCOME TO OUR EXCEL SUMMER RESEARCH PROJECT
This website is dedicated to an ongoing undergraduate research project at Lafayette College. We are investigating and monitoring the Spotted Lanternfly to better understand potential management practices, ecologic impacts, and economic effects of this invasive species. Given the SLF’s recent proliferation, it is imperative that people within and near impacted areas work together to mitigate the spread of this damaging, impactful insect.
We ask that the public assist us in collecting data for this project that will help us understand the insect’s spread and behavior. In the navigation bar, there is a page called “Trap and Upload Directions” that shows you how to contribute to our database. We have also allocated mitigation and educational resources here.
OUR TEAM
Dr. Nancy McCreary Waters is an Associate Professor of Biology, teaching at Lafayette College since 1985. Her courses include ecology, aquatic ecology, environmental biology, as well as teaching in introductory biology and other interdisciplinary courses. Her research projects focus on population- level and community-level phenomena, and the physiological adaptations of organisms to environmental changes.
Analisa Coppa is a rising sophomore from Long Island NY, majoring in neuroscience.
Sakib Arnob is also a rising sophomore, hails from Bangladesh, and is double majoring in biology and economics.
Together we are investigating SLF in the tri-state area and hope to enlist your help!