As the Nominating Committee was unable to identify two or more nominees for the positions of Director-at-Large or Societal Director (Second Vice-President), the following information about the Committee’s nominees is provided for information only, without the option to vote. The nominees will be presented by the Board to members as part of a slate for […]
The Assistant Editor works closely with the Editor to produce four quarterly editions of The Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada, in March, June, September, and December. Generally, the Assistant Editor’s work involves laying out each issue of the Bulletin using the edited material provided by the Editor. The time commitment can range from […]
This blog post references the recently published ‘Three brothers in biology: bugs, birds, books, conservation, and politics’ – The Canadian Entomologist. 2025;157:e5. doi:10.4039/tce.2024.42 – by Robert (Rob), Sydney (Syd) and Richard (Dick) Cannings. Their article and this blog post are modified from the closing plenary address presented at Entomology 2022, the Joint Annual Meeting of […]
Dear members, Please visit the tribute video to Jeremy McNeil, produced by Walter S. Leal. A transcription of the tribute follows: Jeremy McNeil was born on November 20th, 1944 in Tunbridge, England. The following year his family moved to Newfoundland, Canada. Jeremy returned to England for high school and worked for two years as a […]
The Canadian Journal of Plant Science announces a call for papers for a new Collection: Bugs in the North: Insect-Crop Interactions in Continental Climate Agriculture, guest-edited by Dr. Tyler Wist (AAFC), Dr. Hector Carcamo (AAFC), Dr. Boyd Mori (University of Alberta), and Marie-Ève Gagnon (AAFC). Please note the deadline for papers has been extended to […]
The Entomological Society of Canada is seeking enthusiastic members to take on leadership roles in the Society. A Director at Large and a Societal Director (Second Vice President) will be selected by members via an online ballot. The Director at Large will serve on the Governing Board for three years, while the Second Vice President […]
The Biological Survey of Canada is hosting a student collection competition! If you made a collection of insects, plants, or other biological material for university credit this year, you could win up to $150! Photograph your work and enter before January 31st 2024! Get more out of your collection than a letter grade, while contributing […]
https://www.ippcathens2024.gr/ The Congress is hosted by the Hellenic Society of Phytiatry in Athens, Greece and is organized under the auspices of the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS), and of the Agricultural University of Athens. A wide range of topics will be covered in a rich 4 days scientific program while well- […]
The Status of Insects RCN Annual Meeting will be held January 25-26, 2024. Anyone with an interest in the causes and consequences of insect decline, and solutions to mitigate insect biodiversity loss, is welcome to attend the meeting so please extend this invitation to colleagues, students, and other networks you are part of that may be interested […]
For those making advance plans: JAM 2024 will be held in Quebec City, 20-23 October 2024. More information will follow in the new year.