bugs – Temple Update

Spotted Lanternflies Land on Campus – Again

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 18:06:25 +0000

The Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive species from China, is taking over trees around Temple University for the second year in a row. Temple Update spoke to ecology professor and researcher Dr. Matthew Helmus to find out why the species is so abundant on campus, especially under Morgan Hall and The View at Montgomery. He says it has to do with the height of tall buildings and the fact that the…

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Spotted Lanternflies Invade Temple’s Campus

Thu, 19 Sep 2019 23:00:00 +0000

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has issued an alert after an “invasive species” has been spotted in over 14 counties in eastern Pennsylvania, including right here on campus. The bugs are hard to miss, and students were beginning to wonder where they came from. Temple Update spoke to some of them. Junior Adelena Parker-Lewis said, “Honestly like I have been noticing them on the…

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Rad Dish Co-Op’s Garden Doubles as an Organic Classroom

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:16:58 +0000

Rad Dish is Temple University’s student run Co-Op, and once you get past the clever name you’ll realize the people behind Rad Dish are quite clever as well. The Co-Op provides Temple students and faculty with local, sustainable, and organic food five days out of the week. Established over a year and a half ago, Rad Dish has continued to grow in popularity and reputation amongst people in the…

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