Lanham, MD; June 1, 2009 – ESA will begin accepting entries for the YouTube Your Entomology video contest beginning on June 22, 2009, and ending on October 15, 2009.

This unique, new contest will give ESA members the opportunity to showcase their talents and creativity through video.

As previously announced by President Marlin Rice, members may submit entries of no more than two minutes in four different categories:

• Discovery (research-based)

Lanham, MD; June 1, 2009 – Dr. Edward D. Walker has been selected by the ESA Founders’ Memorial Award Judging Panel to deliver the Founders’ Memorial Award lecture at the ESA Annual Meeting this December in Indianapolis, Indiana. The honoree is the late Dr. George B. Craig, Jr.

Fewer allergen concentrations could reduce asthma incidences

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Lanham, MD; May 4, 2009 – A poll conducted by the BioMedical & Life Sciences Division (DBIO) of the Special Libraries Association (SLA) to identify the 100 most influential journals of biology and medicine over the last 100 years listed Annals of the Entomological Society of America among them. In the poll, 686 DBIO members participated, choosing Annals as the overwhelming winner of the “Journals of Land Invertebrates” category.

Lanham, MD; April 27, 2009 – Each year, the Entomological Society of America (ESA) features the Linnaean Games at its Annual Meeting. The Games  are a lively question-and-answer, college bowl-style competition on insect facts played between university-sponsored student teams. It is an important and entertaining component of the ESA Annual Meeting.

Two teams from each of ESA’s five regional Branches will compete in the national competition this December at the ESA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana. The teams, members, and coaches are listed below:

Lanham, MD; April 9, 2007 – The Entomological Society of America (ESA), in cooperation with the American Phytopathological Society (APS), announces the publication of the Handbook of Forage and Rangeland Insects, the latest in ESA’s Insect Pest Handbooks series. This new handbook will help growers, land managers, extension personnel, researchers, students, and teachers in the U.S. and Canada identify beneficial and injurious arthropods and determine methods for their management.

Three-year study finds possible alternatives to honey bees

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Isolongifolenone found as effective as DEET against mosquitoes and ticks

Lanham, MD; February 5, 2009 – Isolongifolenone, a natural compound found in the Tauroniro tree (Humiria balsamifera) of South America, has been found to effectively deter biting of mosquitoes and to repel ticks, both of which are known spreaders of diseases such as malaria, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease.

Introducing the the Nan-Yao Su Award for Innovation and Creativity in Entomology

Lanham, MD; October 20, 2008 – An estimated 2,500 entomologists and professionals in related disciplines from around the world will gather November 16-19 at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Reno, Nevada to exchange scientific information at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA). The Meeting will feature 67 symposia on topics such as agriculture, biotechnology, climate change, pest control, Integrated Pest Management, invasive species, regulation, ecology and medical entomology.

Some featured symposia include: