Professor
University of Maryland, College Park
4291 Fieldhouse Drive
4112 Plant Sciences Building
College Park, MD 20742
United States
(w) (301) 405-3959
About
Dr. Bill Lamp became an entomologist on the day he stepped in the headwaters of the Mississippi River and discovered the diversity in form and function of insects. He has never lost this enthusiasm for insect life, and has made research and teaching the science of entomology a priority in his career at the University of Maryland. Now a Professor in the Department of Entomology, Bill received his B.S. in Zoology from the University of Nebraska, M.S. in Entomology from The Ohio State University, and Ph.D. in Entomology/Weed Science from the University of Nebraska. Together with his students, his lab investigates applied aspects of insect ecology in two disciplines within entomology: plant-insect interactions and aquatic entomology. He currently has over 75 books, book chapters, and journal articles on aquatic and pest insect ecology. With improved understanding of species interactions within the human environment, his work is designed to inform management and decision-making to reduce the impact of insect pests and to restore natural ecosystem services provided by and for insect species.
Projects
| GNE21-257 | Dragonflies as potential biological control on farms: prey assessment using a DNA approach |
| LNE20-408R | Managing Agricultural Drainage Ditches for Conservation Biological Control on the Delmarva Peninsula |
| GNE18-177 | Movement of Spiders from Drainage Ditches to Agricultural Fields to Enhance Conservation Biocontrol |
| GNE18-187 | Evaluating the Effect of Potato Leafhopper Feeding on Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Alfalfa |
| GNE15-104 | Cold tolerance of the invasive kudzu bug and its potential impact on soybean production in the Northeast |
| GNE12-047 | Spatial pattern of infestation risk and management of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in soybeans |