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Photos and Contests

Announcing the Thirteenth Annual Photo Contest

The contest to select images for the 2018 covers of The Canadian Entomologist and the Bulletin of the Entomological Society of Canada is now open to submissions!  The cover images are intended to represent the breadth of entomology covered by the Society’s publications. Insects and non-insects in forestry, urban or agriculture; landscapes, field, laboratory or close-ups; or activities associated with physiology, behaviour, taxonomy or IPM are all desirable. A couple of ‘Featured Insects’ (for the spine and under the title) are also needed. If selected, your photo will grace the cover of both publications for the entire year. In addition, winning photos and a selection of all submitted photos will be shown on the ESC website.  The submission deadline for this contest has now passed.  Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners.

Contest Rules

  • Photos of insects and other arthropods in all stages, activities, and habitats are accepted. To represent the scope of entomological research, we also encourage photos of field plots, laboratory experiments, insect impacts, research activities, sampling equipment, etc. Photos should, however, have a clear entomological focus.
  • Digital images must be submitted in unbordered, high-quality JPG format, with the long side (width or height) a minimum of 1500 pixels.
  • Entrants may submit up to five photographs. A caption must be provided with each photo submitted; photos without captions will not be accepted. Captions should include the locality, subject identification as closely as is known, description of activity if the main subject is other than an insect, and any interesting or relevant information. Captions should be a maximum of 40 words.
  • The entrant must be a member in good standing of the Entomological Society of Canada. Photos must be taken by the entrant, and the entrant must own the copyright.
  • The copyright of the photo remains with the entrant, but royalty-free use must be granted to the ESC for inclusion on the cover of one volume (6 issues) of The Canadian Entomologist, one volume (4 issues) of the Bulletin, and on the ESC website.
  • The judging committee will be chosen by the Chair of the Publications Committee of the ESC and will include a member of the Web Content Committee.
  • The Photo Contest winners will be announced on the ESC website, and may be announced at the Annual Meeting of the ESC or in the Bulletin. There is no cash award for the winners, but photographers will be acknowledged in each issue the photos are printed.
  • Submission deadline is 15 August 2017. Entries should be submitted as an attachment to an email message; the subject line should start with “ESC Photo Contest Submission”. Send the email message to: photocontest@esc-sec.ca.

Winners of the Thirteenth Annual Photo Contest

1st Place: Adam Blake

Cortodera subpilosa, Cerambycidae Wagonwheel Road, Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia, Canada Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8 June 21, 2016

2nd Place: Bernard Roitberg

Foraging Bombyliid, Kelly Lake, BC.

3rd Place: Tim Haye

When camouflage fails  – a nymph of the stink bug, Palomena prasina, Delémont, Switzerland.

Winner “Entomologist in Action”: Julien Saguez

Trapview – St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil (Québec). This is not a mail box… In 2017, this automated pest monitoring system was used to record the abundance of armyworm moth (Mythimna unipuncta). It enables to catch insects and to take pictures that are automatically send to the user.

Honourable Mentions

Julien Saguez

Glyptapanteles militaris – Shawville (Québec).In 2017, many armyworm moth (Mythimna unipuncta) larvae were parasitized by the parasitoid Glyptapanteles militaris. Cocoons were collected in wheat fields in Shawville and reared until adult emergence. This picture shows the head of an adult of this beneficial insect.

Ward Strong

Horsefly eyes: I nabbed this tabanid just before it nabbed me, and forced a pose of its beautiful eyes. Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, BC.

Amanada Roe

A live Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) from the Insect Production and Quarantine Laboratory in the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. She is part of the only live colony of Asian longhorned beetles in Canada.

Thirteenth Annual Photo Contest Submissions

Tim Haye

Happy stink bug eggs - nymphs of Pentatoma rufipes shortly before emergence, Delémont, Switzerland

Tim Haye

When camouflage fails - a nymph of the stink bug, Palomena prasina, Delémont, Switzerland

Bernard Roitberg

Tabanid resting on an anemone, Manning Park, BC

Bernard Roitberg

Wandering (Unknown) Lepidopteran larva, Chilliwack, BC

Bernard Roitberg

Foraging Symphyta larva, Chilliwack BC

Bernard Roitberg

Foraging Bombyliid, Kelly Lake, BC

Jesse Macdonald

An introduced brown Mantis religiosa calmly perches on its finder’s hand [Summerland, British Columbia, Canada]

Jesse Macdonald

A bald-faced hornet (Dolichovespula maculate) emerges from a nest built around the branches of a plum tree [Summerland, British Columbia, Canada]

Amanda Roe

Eastern Tent Caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum (Fabricius)) found feeding on chokecherry in Sault Ste. Marie, ON on June 16th, 2017

Amanda Roe

A live Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) from the Insect Production and Quarantine Laboratory in the Great Lakes Forestry Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. She is part of the only live colony of Asian longhorned beetles in Canada.

Ward Strong

Syrphid on morning glory.jpg: Summer flowers such as this morning glory help sustain adult syrphids that can then act as biological control agents against aphids. Vernon, BC

Ward Strong

Torymus azureus on spruce needles.jpg: This female parasitoid Torymus azureus is resting during its search of spruce cones for its host, Kaltenbachia spp. Vernon, BC

Ward Strong

Larch seed midge eggs: Nestled against the young scales of a larch cone, these eggs (unknown species, possibly Resseliella) will hatch to tiny maggots that consume the seeds. Vernon, BC

Ward Strong

Horsefly eyes: I nabbed this tabanid just before it nabbed me, and forced a pose of its beautiful eyes. Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, BC

Ward Strong

Bumblebee on hawkweed: Bombus app. foraging on an alpine hawkweed. Monashee Provincial Park, BC.

Tim Haye

Trissolcus cultratus (Scelionidae) parasitising eggs of Pentatoma rufipes, Delémont, Switzerland

Tim Haye

Newly emerged nymphs of Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale, Delémont, Switzerland

Tim Haye

Happy stink bug eggs Happy stink bug eggs - nymphs of Pentatoma rufipes shortly before emergence, Delémont, Switzerland

Bernard Roitberg

Foraging Apis, Van Dusen Garden, Vancouver

Julien Saguez

Wireworms are considered as important soil pest insects. In Quebec, we realized an identification guide of the specimens collected in crop fields. It provides several high resolution photos of the most abundant genus

Julien Saguez

“La Belle Dame” was abundant in Québec during summer 2017. Larvae of this species were often observed in soybean fields. This adults was feeding on burdock (Arctium sp.) in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil (Québec)

Julien Saguez

This butterfly was often observed in Québec during summer 2017. The picture was taken on the riverbank of the St Lawrence River in St Vallier (Québec) a Sunday morning.

Julien Saguez

Trapview - St-Mathieu-de-Beloeil (Québec). This is not a mail box… In 2017, this automated pest monitoring system was used to record the abundance of armyworm moth (Mythimna unipuncta). It enables to catch insects and to take pictures that are automatically send to the user.

Julien Saguez

Glyptapanteles militaris - Shawville (Québec).In 2017, many armyworm moth (Mythimna unipuncta) larvae were parasitized by the parasitoid Glyptapanteles militaris. Cocoons were collected in wheat fields in Shawville and reared until adult emergence. This picture shows the head of an adult of this beneficial insect.

Jesse Macdonald

This preserved Paruroctonus boreus specimen – Canada’s only true scorpion – as seen under a black light, was found looking for warmth in a resident’s house in the fall of 2016 [Summerland, British Columbia, Canada]

Donna Giberson

Eight-spotted skimmer (Libellulidae, Libellula forensis), perching on a twig near the outflow to a large marsh pond at Sergeant Bay Provincial Park in southwestern BC.

Donna Giberson

Eight-spotted skimmer (Libellulidae, Libellula forensis), perching on a grass stem near the outflow to a large marsh pond at Sergeant Bay Provincial Park in southwestern BC.

Donna Giberson

Four-spotted skimmer (Libellulidae, Libellula quadrimaculata) perching on twig in marsh at Smuggler Cove Provincial Park in southwestern BC.

Cedric Gillot

Stalked eggs of green lacewing (Chrysopa sp. [Chrysopidae: Neuroptera]) on underside of cauliflower leaf. Grasswood, Saskatchewan

Adam Blake

Corythucha sp., Tingidae Cogburn Beach, Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8 21-May-16

Adam Blake

Rhagio sp., Rhagionidae Cogburn Beach, Harrison Lake, British Columbia, Canada Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8 21-May-16

Adam Blake

Pachydiplax longipennis, Libellulidae Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 13-Jun-15

View submissions to Previous Contests and Other Photo Collections

Gallery of previous photo contest submissions

Contains photos from the fifth through the eleventh annual photo contests

Other photo collections

Insect photographs by various members.

As part of the mandate of the Entomological Society of Canada these insect photographs are made available to the public free of charge,
providing that they are not for resale and that proper credit is given to the authors. The ESC thanks the photographers for their contribution.

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