Using Radiation to Sterilize Light Brown Apple Moth

Using Radiation to Sterilize Light Brown Apple Moth

Lanham, MD; November 30, 2011 -- A new study published in the Journal of Economic Entomology shows that radiation can be used to effectively sterilize the light brown apple moth (LBAM), an insect pest found in Australia, New Zealand, California, Hawaii, Sweden, and the British Isles. The light brown apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana (Walker), feeds on apples, pears, stonefruits, citrus, grapes, berries and many other plants. A native of Australia, it has been found in California since 2007. The California Department of Food and Agriculture has spent more than $70 million in CDFA and USDA funds to eradicate the LBAM, and estimates that failure to eradicate it could cost California growers over $133 million per year.

The article, "Radiation Biology and Inherited Sterility of Light Brown Apple Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae): Developing a Sterile Insect Release Program" is available now in PDF format at http://bit.ly/vuH0sT.

Using similar methodologies in two different laboratories, the authors coordinated radiation biology studies between two geographically isolated LBAM populations from Australia and New Zealand. The results showed that for both populations, an irradiation dose of 250 Gy administered to LBMA pupae induced >95% sterility in females and >90% sterility in males. These results can be used to initiate a suppression program against the LBMA where sterile males are released, mate with wild females, and no offspring are produced. If successful, this technique can largely eliminate the need for pesticides.

"These results suggest that a sterile insect technique (SIT) or F1 sterility program can be applied to control an infestation of Epiphyas postvittana, but these would still be reliant on complementary information such as physical fitness and modeling of overflooding ratios." according to the authors. "The challenge now is to identify the dose of radiation that would provide a balance between insect sterility and field competitiveness."

The Journal of Economic Entomology is published by the Entomological Society of America (http://www.entsoc.org), the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines.

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Press Registration for Entomology 2011

The Entomological Society of America invites journalists from accredited news organizations and public information officers to register for a complimentary press pass

Lanham, MD: October 28, 2011 -- Entomology 2011 (http://entsoc.org/entomology2011), the 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), is the world's most important annual conference on insect science anywhere. For four days, ESA’s Annual Meeting will bring together thousands of the scientific leaders of entomology –- scientists, researchers, educators, students, and others from around the globe -- who will participate in 86 symposia.

Topics will include honey bees, Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), Bed bugs, stink bugs, biodiversity, biofuels, pest management, arthropod disease vectors, the 5,000 Insect Genome Project, invasive species, climate change, social insects, the state of entomology in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami, and many others. In addition, the meeting will feature the Linnaean Games, an Insect Photo Salon, the Cockroach Monologues, Buzzwords, awards ceremonies, and numerous social events. The full program is available at http://entsoc.org/entomology2011.

Members of the media who would like to attend can contact the ESA (sro@entsoc.org; 301-731-4535, ext. 3009) for a press pass. Proper media credentials must be presented upon arrival during registration for the meeting, and the credentials must show a direct affiliation with an accredited news organization (print, TV or radio). Public Information Officers from universities may also receive press passes with proper credentials and ID.

Freelance journalists who do not have media credentials and a professional affiliation will not receive press passes. However, exceptions will be considered by the Executive Director of the ESA if freelancers belong to the National Association of Science Writers or a similar organization.

Companies or organizations producing publications, videos, and/or other electronic media intended for marketing, advertising, financial analysis, or public relations purposes may not register as members of the media.

For more information, contact Richard Levine at rlevine@entsoc.org.

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are students, researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, and hobbyists. For more information, please visit http://www.entsoc.org.

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Ento2011 Mobile App

ESA has gone mobile! You can now access the latest ESA Annual Meeting program information, schedules, news, and announcements, and you can create a personal schedule, link to exhibitors, and connect with other attendees―all from your smart phone.

The app is available via the Android Market and the iPhone App Store, and it's also available as a mobile web app and as a web-based application for desktops and laptops.

The app is fully integrated with the Confex abstract management system so you have the latest information at your fingertips! The app for Android is available now and for two weeks after the meeting. The iPhone app will be available later this week.

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For the 2012 Annual Meeting, a sponsorship opportunity is available for the mobile app. If your company is interested, contact Scot Oser, ESA's advertising sales manager, at soser@entsoc.org

Thanks to Alex Wild Photography for the photo of Temnothorax rugatulus. Ants in this laboratory nest are individually marked with dabs of paint to help researchers at the University of Arizona track their activities.

2012 World of Insects Wall Calendar

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The ESA 2012 World of Insects wall calendar is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

All registrants at the 2011 ESA Annual Meeting are entitled to one free copy with their registration.

Additional copies are available by using the order form. There are no returns permitted for the ESA calendar and all sales are final.

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Biology of the Soybean Aphid in the United States

A new, open-access article (DOI: 10.1603/PM10016) in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the biology and ecology profiles of the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura), an insect pest which can reduce soybean yields by $2.4 billion annually if left untreated.

The authors review the invasion history and distribution of the soybean aphid, as well as its biology and the feeding damage it causes. Biological control, host plant resistance, and other factors affecting soybean aphid populations are also discussed.

Though at present management of this pest is primarily through broad-spectrum insecticides, biological control has a significant impact on soybean aphid population growth, and aphid-resistant soybean varieties are becoming increasingly available.

The article will be useful to soybean growers, educators, individuals working in crop protection, and others involved with soybean production.

Click here for the article "Biology of the Soybean Aphid, Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in the United States."

The Journal of Integrated Pest Management, an open-access, peer-reviewed, extension journal covering the field of integrated pest management, is published by the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers,extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives,research technicians, consultants, students, and hobbyists.

Biology and Management of Thrips in Cotton Seedlings

A new, open-access article (DOI: 10.1603/IPM10024) in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management provides a brief summary of the various species of thrips present in U.S. cotton, their plant host range and injury to cotton, a general description of thrips biology, and management practices currently available to growers.

Several species of thrips are known to infest cotton seedlings in the United States and constitute one of the most common insect pest challenges for growers. The species complex, species abundance, extent of crop injury, and impact on lint yield varies widely across the cotton states.

Feeding by thrips results in distortion, malformation and tearing of seedling leaves, reduced leaf area and plant height, reduced root growth, and injury to or death of the apical meristem, the latter of which leads to excessive vegetative branching. Plant maturity (i.e., fruit production) can be delayed and in extreme cases, losses of as much a 30-50% of lint yield potential have been reported.

Click here for a free download of "Biology, Crop Injury, and Management of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Infesting Cotton Seedlings in the United States."

The Journal of Integrated Pest Management, an open-access, peer-reviewed, extension journal covering the field of integrated pest management, is published by the Entomological Society of America. Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers,extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives,research technicians, consultants, students, and hobbyists.

Legume ipmPIPE Provides Real-Time Pest Data

A new, open-access article (DOI: 10.1603/IPM11003) in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the background, usage, and value of the Legume Integrated Pest Management Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (ipmPIPE). The goal of the Legume ipmPIPE is to identify causes of losses (yield, quality, economic) in legumes and assist producers in minimizing those losses by implementing integrated pest management of pathogens and insect pests.

Legume ipmPIPE leverages a variety of programs and resources based on data collected from legume sentinel or mobile plots in as many as 25 states and in Canada and Mexico through collaborations with in-country scientists. It identified priority fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens or diseases and insect pests (including pathogen vectors) for monitoring based upon sampling and diagnostic protocols, and kit-based high output viral immunoassays for use by the National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) labs.

Another key feature is its enhanced communication between scientists specializing in legumes and collated data reporting from across the United States. It capitalizes upon a Web-based platform for information access and display to extension educators, research scientists, industry, and other stakeholders with a portfolio of management and education tools.

Project specialists have distributed a set of 24 pocket sized cards (print and online versions) to legume stakeholders and integrated pest management personnel that improves the accuracy of plant growth stage descriptions, plant pathogen or disease and insect pest diagnostics for legume crops such as common bean, chickpea, lentil, field pea, lima bean, and cowpea.

The greatest asset of the Legume ipmPIPE is the outstanding extension specialists, researchers, coordinators, diagnosticians, stakeholders, field workers, and others who each year provide “the eyes and feet on the ground” to make this project happen. The Legume ipmPIPE has also provided real-time national interaction and a communication conduit for extension specialists, researchers, and diagnosticians, and has increased their coordination and cooperation. It has forged new connections with legume stakeholders and industry enabling the Legume ipmPIPE to be more responsive to the needs of growers and their industry.

Although funding remains a significant challenge for all of the ipmPIPE components in the future, the Legume ipmPIPE coordinators anticipate continued service to the legume industry and stakeholders. An additional set of four diagnostic cards will be produced on topics related to seedling emergence issues, other legume viruses, and pest resistance to pesticides. In addition, weather forecasts and a real-time price discovery tool (spot prices provided periodically by legume crop suppliers) will be added to the Website. This commodity component will enhance the overall utility and economic value of the ipmPIPE to legume crop growers and other stakeholders, and the sustainability of their production and pest management system throughout the United States.

Click here for the full article, "Legume ipmPIPE: A New Option for Generating, Summarizing, and Disseminating Real-Time Pest Data to Stakeholders."

The Journal of Integrated Pest Management, an open-access, peer-reviewed, extension journal covering the field of integrated pest management, is published by the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers,extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives,research technicians, consultants, students, and hobbyists.

Entomological Society of America (ESA): Soybean Rust PIPE: Past, Present, and Future

Entomological Society of America (ESA): Soybean Rust PIPE: Past, Present, and Future: A new, open-access article (DOI: 10.1603/IPM11001) in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the origin, function, successes, ...

Soybean Rust PIPE: Past, Present, and Future

A new, open-access article (DOI: 10.1603/IPM11001) in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the origin, function, successes, limitations, and future of the Soybean Rust Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (PIPE).

Soybean rust (SBR), a potentially devastating disease of soybean caused by the fungus Phakospora pachyrhizi Sydow, was first detected in the continental United States in the fall of 2004. Beginning in 2005, the SBR-Pest Information Platform for Extension and Education (PIPE), has been used to provide soybean farmers with the information needed to make the best possible SBR management decisions. It is estimated that SBR-PIPE has saved farmers between $209-299 million, annually, since 2005.

The "engine" for the SBR-PIPE is state-of-the-art information technology delivered through the Internet, and the "fuel" for the engine is accurate and timely SBR monitoring data and observations made by trained individuals, as well as publicly available weather data used to run SBR predictive models. Some consider the SBR-PIPE to represent the best of what can be accomplished in the United States when everyone works together toward accomplishing a “must-do” mission.

However, the authors conclude that the future of the SBR-PIPE is uncertain. If funding for the sentinel network or the IT infrastructure continues to erode, there will likely be comparable erosion of the value of the SBR-PIPE to stakeholders. SBR monitoring in 2010 was only 25% of what it was in 2005. However, most scientists feel that this level of monitoring is acceptable as long as the emphasis in the South continues to detect early outbreaks in a timely manner. If monitoring levels are cut further in the South, it will be progressively more difficult to accurately follow SBR progress from year to year. If stakeholders feel like they can no longer trust the data being generated within the context of the SBR-PIPE, it will fold and cease to exist. However, as long as monitoring and the IT infrastructure can be maintained at its current level, the SBR-PIPE will continue to be a viable entity as long as it is needed.

Click here for the full article, "Soybean Rust PIPE: Past, Present, and Future."

The Journal of Integrated Pest Management, an open-access, peer-reviewed, extension journal covering the field of integrated pest management, is published by the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are researchers, teachers,extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives,research technicians, consultants, students, and hobbyists.

ESA's 2012 Election Results

http://www.entsoc.org/press-releases/esas-2012-election-results

The votes from the 2012 ESA Officers Election have been counted and the new officers have been selected for ESA national offices and for ESA Sections. In addition, the ESA membership has selected four new Honorary Members, and has approved of three amendments to the ESA Bylaws.

The following incoming officers will begin their terms at the ESA Final Business Meeting in Reno, Nevada, Wednesday, November 16, 2011:

National Offices

- ESA Vice President-Elect: Frank Zalom, University of California, Davis

- North Central Branch Representative to the ESA Governing Board: John Obrycki, University of Kentucky

- Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Section Representative to the ESA Governing Board: Carol Anelli, Washington State University

- Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Section Representative to the ESA Governing Board: John Oswald, Texas A&M University

- Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Section Representative to the Publications Council: Alec Gerry, University of California, Riverside

Certification Program

- Certification Board Director-Elect: Mustapha Debboun, U.S. Army Medical Department

- North Central Branch Representative to the ESA Certification Board: Stuart Mitchell, PestWest Environmental, Inc

Section Offices

- Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section Vice President-Elect: John Adamczyk

- Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology Section Vice President-Elect: Wes Watson, North Carolina State University

- Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Section Vice President-Elect: Jessica Ware, Rutgers University

- Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Section Vice President-Elect: Jeff Stuart, Purdue University

- Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology Section Treasurer: Richard Mankin

Honorary Membership acknowledges those who have served ESA for at least 20 years through significant involvement in the affairs of the Society that has reached an extraordinary level. Those holding the title of Honorary Member receive complimentary lifetime membership to the ESA, as well as complimentary lifetime registration to ESA Annual Meetings. At the Annual Meeting, new Honorary Members are presented with an inscribed plaque and an Honorary Member pin.

The following entomologists have been elected as ESA Honorary Members:

- Marvin K. Harris, Texas A&M University

- Gail E. Kampmeier, Illinois Natural History Survey

- Kevin L. Steffey, Dow AgroSciences

- Michael L. Williams, Auburn University

Below are the results of three amendments to the ESA Bylaws:

- Bylaws Amendment #1 (Appointing student liaisons to ESA Standing Committees) - APPROVED

- Bylaws Amendment #2 (Honorary Membership can exceed one percent of ESA membership) - APPROVED

- Bylaws Amendment #3 (Multi-Branch membership allowed upon remittal of the appropriate fees) - APPROVED

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are students, researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, and hobbyists. For more information, please visit http://www.entsoc.org.

Entomological Society of America Names 2011 Honorary Members

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is pleased to announce the selection of four new entomologists as Honorary Members of the Society. Honorary Membership acknowledges those who have served ESA for at least 20 years through significant involvement in the affairs of the Society that has reached an extraordinary level. Candidates for this honor are selected by the ESA Governing Board and then voted on by the ESA membership. All four will be honored at the Awards Ceremony at Entomology 2011 in Reno, Nevada this November (http://www.entsoc.org/entomology2011).

MARVIN K. HARRIS is a professor of entomology at Texas A&M University. A joint research (TAMU Texas Agricultural Experiment Station) and teaching (TAMU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) appointment during most of his career allowed participation that focused on basic and applied entomology primarily involving pecan insects and teaching and mentoring students at all levels. This facilitated developing and applying new knowledge in the classroom, scientific forums and the pecan agroecosystem, serving as major professor for 40 students who received degrees to date, teaching 2-4 courses annually that reached 800+ students in all, and interacting with colleagues and pecan producers to bring science to agriculture. Dr. Harris also served as an advocate for students, particularly undergraduates, on using professional societies to "Transition Their Educations Into Careers" as preparation for life after graduation.

His service to ESA includes: Chairman of Section F, 1984; Chairman and organizer for 1st and 2nd Robert H. Nelson Symposia; Chairman of Publications Council, 1985; Governing Council Representative of Amer. Reg. Prof. Entomol. (ARPE), 1985-1988; Southwestern Branch Representative to the Governing Board, 2003-2009; Chairman of the editorial board of Insecticide and Acaracide Tests of ESA, 1986; Chairman, Continuing Education Committee, ARPE, 1987; and Examiner for Pest Management Category of Certification for ARPE, 1986-1988.

GAIL E. KAMPMEIER is a senior research entomologist at the Illinois Natural History Survey, where she has been employed since 1979. She received her B.A. in French from Allegheny College (1973), and her M.Sc. in entomology from the University of Illinois (1984). Kampmeier’s scientific research interests are in the epidemiology of aphid-vectored plant viruses and the dynamics of arthropod movement and their implications in IPM programs. She has worked on multidisciplinary long distance movement projects with the corn leaf aphid in Illinois and the Russian wheat aphid in Colorado, and was secretary/treasurer for NCR-148 (Movement & Dispersal of Biota) from 1985-2000, and served as vice-chair (2001) and chair (2002).

Kampmeier has been an ESA member since 1979. She was elected to serve in the leadership of Subsection Cc (1993-1995), Section C (2002-2003, Program Committee for 2003 meeting), and as Section C Representative to the Governing Board (2004-2006; Executive Committee, 2006-2009). She served on the Membership Committee as Vice-Chair (1998-99) and Chair (2000-01), and was Governing Board liaison to that committee in 2004-2005. She served on the Strategic Planning Committee for two terms (2000-2005), representing Section C, and was Chair for 2002-2003. She served as subject editor for Arthropods in Relation to Plant Disease for the Journal of Economic Entomology from 2002-2005. For the North Central Branch, she has served on the Program Committee (1986-1987; 1989; 1993-1994; and 2002-03) and the Local Arrangements Committee (2005-2006).

Most recently she served as the organizer of the Annual Women in Entomology Breakfast at ESA Annual Meetings (2007-present), as ESA representative to the American Institute of Biological Sciences Council (2007), and as ESA Nominations Committee Chair (2008). She was elected the Plant-Insect Ecosystems Section Representative to the ESA Governing Board (2008-09), Chair of the Presidential Task Force on the ESA Website (2010), and currently serves as network administrator of the Women in Entomology Network (http://www.esanetworks.org).

KEVIN L. STEFFEY devoted his career almost exclusively to two endeavors: extension education related to insect management for field crops (supported by applied research activities) at the University of Illinois, and service to ESA. In mid-May 2009, following 30 years of dedicated and exemplary service, Kevin retired from the University of Illinois and started a second career as a technology transfer leader in insect management for Dow AgroSciences, where he is able to continue his training of young agriculturalists on the proper use and position of agricultural technology. While at the University of Illinois, where he was an extension specialist (100% appointment) since 1979, first with the Office of Economic Entomology, then with the Department of Crop Sciences (since 1996), his applied research and extension activities focused on management of some of the most important insect pests of field crops in the Midwest, including corn rootworms, European corn borer, and soybean aphid. During the course of his career, he has published numerous book chapters and invited monographs, peer-reviewed articles in journals, and more than 240 extension publications, including many extension and industry conference proceedings.

Dr. Steffey served the ESA as President of the North Central Branch (1998), as a member of the ESA Governing Board (1990-1993, 2000-2005), as ESA President (2004), and as a member of numerous committees, including the Restructuring Advisory Council (2006–2007). He was co-editor of the ESA’s Handbook of Corn Insects, published in 1999. He currently serves a co-editor of ESA’s Journal of Integrated Pest Management.

MICHAEL L. WILLIAMS is a professor with the Auburn University’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. He obtained his B.S. in biology from Arkansas State University (1967) and his M.S. (1969) and Ph.D. (1972) in entomology from Virginia Tech. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses and directs graduate student research. Williams’ research interests include biosystematics of scale insects, with emphasis on the soft scale insects (Homoptera: Coccidae); scale insects of Central and South America; natural host plant resistance to attack by scale insects; and factors involved in coevolution of scale insects and their host plants. Applied research interests include biology and control of ornamental plant pests, and integrated pest management tactics for scale insect populations.

Williams received the Southeastern Branch’s (SEB) Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching (1981). He has been active in ESA since 1973. On the national level, he served as the Southeastern Branch Representative to the ESA Governing Board (2005-2010), has served as the Secretary, Vice Chair, and Chair of ESA’s Teaching Subsection (1979-81), and as Chair of Symposia at ESA Annual Meetings (1978-81). He has served as a member of the Committees on Professional Training, Standards and Status (1980-83), Common Names of Insects (1982-84), Public Information (1986-89), and Education and Training (1989-91). He also chaired four special committees (1989, 1990, 1991, and 1997) and the Entomological Foundation’s undergraduate scholarships judging panel (1997). In the SEB, Williams has been a member of the Membership (1980-83) and Executive (1994-95) Committees and Chair of the Constitution Revision (1984-85), Meeting Site Selection (1989-90, 1999), Local Arrangements (1991, 2000) and served as Co-chair (2009).

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines. Founded in 1889, ESA today has more than 6,000 members affiliated with educational institutions, health agencies, private industry, and government. Members are students, researchers, teachers, extension service personnel, administrators, marketing representatives, research technicians, consultants, and hobbyists. For more information, please visit http://www.entsoc.org.

Entomological Society of America Names 2011 Fellows

The ESA Governing Board has elected ten new Fellows of the Society for 2011. The election as a Fellow acknowledges outstanding contributions in one or more of the following: research, teaching, extension, or administration. The following Fellows will be recognized during Entomology 2011 -- ESA's 59th Annual Meeting -- which will be held November 13-16, 2011 in Reno, Nevada:

Dr. Susan J. Brown, professor of biology at Kansas State University, is known internationally for her efforts to establish Tribolium castaneum, the red flour beetle, as a model organism for genetic studies of insect development. She received a B.A. in biology from Smith College and a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Missouri - Columbia. She began studying homeotic genes in Tribolium to understand how they might control morphological diversity in insects. Before Brown began her studies, Tribolium had enjoyed a long history of use as a model organism for population genetic and ecology studies. Although several homeotic mutants existed, they had not been analyzed in great detail. Her work on homeotic genes demonstrated the power of genetic and molecular analysis in a non-drosophilid insect and contributed to our understanding of how Hox genes function in insects to repress anterior fates while also directing segment- and species-specific characteristics. To understand how short-germ insects produce segments sequentially during embryogenesis, Brown also studies segmentation genes in Tribolium. Her research group has described a novel regulatory circuit of pair-rule gene interactions that defines segments reiteratively. Further studies determined how the output of this circuit regulates segment-polarity genes to produce segments sequentially. Brown’s current studies focus on the role of Wnt signaling in A-P axis patterning and regulation of the pair-rule gene circuit. Brown has contributed to the development of many genetic and genomic tools that have established Tribolium as a genetic model organism. These include molecular recombination maps, DNA libraries and other molecular resources, RNAi, and the use of transposons in genome-wide insertional mutagenesis. Brown played a lead role in the international consortium that sequenced and analyzed the genome of Tribolium, providing the first look at a beetle genome. She is director of the Arthropod Genomic Center, which hosts an annual symposium highlighting recent advancements in this field. She is also director of the K-State Bioinformatics Center, and she serves on the editorial board of BMC Genomics. These centers host Agripestbase, which is being developed to provide community access to genomic information for pest insects, including the Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) and the tobacco hornworm (Manduca sexta), as well as Tribolium. Brown pioneered the first concurrent B.S./M.S. degree at K-State, where she teaches classes in genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics.

Dr. James Carey is considered the world’s foremost authority on arthropod demography, having published over 200 scientific papers and three books on this or closely-related topics, including the monograph Longevity (Princeton, 2003) and the “go-to” book on insect demography, Demography for Biologists with Special Emphasis on Insects (Oxford, 1993). His landmark paper on “slowing of mortality at older ages,” published in Science in 1992 and cited more than 350 times, keys in on his seminal discovery that mortality slows at advanced ages. The UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Science cited this as one of “100 Ways in Which Our College Has Shaped the World.” Dr. Carey is also considered one of the world’s authorities on the demography and invasion biology of tephritid fruit flies, particularly the Mediterranean fruit fly. He published one of the first papers on the formal demography of any insect species (medfly) and discovered what has been termed by demographers as “Carey’s Equality”—a unique property of the life table that connects it to a stationary population. His research on the invasion status of the medfly in California has generated much-needed discussion within the entomological community about definitions of eradication, the concept of subdetectable levels of invasive pests, and the need for a paradigm shift in invasion biology of economically and medically important arthropod pests. Dr. Carey is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Gerontological Society of America, and the California Academy of Sciences. He chaired the system-wide University of California Committee on Research Policy, served on the system-wide UC Academic Council, and was vice chair of the UC Davis Department of Entomology. In addition, he serves as the associate editor of three journals: Genus, Aging Cell, and Demographic Research.

Dr. Angela E. Douglas is the Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at Cornell University. She received a B.A. in zoology from Oxford University in 1978, and a Ph.D. from Aberdeen University. Angela was awarded a ten-year Royal Society Research Fellowship, during which she developed a research program on insect nutritional physiology of phloem-feeding insects. Her fellowship research included the first direct physiological evidence that symbiotic bacteria provide aphids with essential amino acids, nutrients in short supply in the aphid diet of plant phloem sap. Following the fellowship, Angela was a faculty member at the University of York (UK) where she was promoted to a Personal Professorial Chair, and she took up her current position at Cornell University in 2008. Insect nutrition is central to her research, focusing especially on sugar and amino acid nutrition; and she has applied this research to investigate applied problems, including the causes of the mid-season population crash of aphid crop pests. Angela also conducts research on how the nutrition and immune system of insects interact with symbiotic microorganisms, including the application of genomic data to model metabolic and signaling networks in insect-microbial interactions. Her research is built on the commitment to explain how insects work in terms of underlying molecular mechanisms, and to use this information to predict how insects interact with other organisms and the wider environment. This commitment has informed Angela’s writing of many scientific reviews and three books, including The Symbiotic Habit (2010), and it guides her teaching of students and outreach activities for school teachers and the wider community.

Dr. Frank Gilstrap joined Texas A&M University in 1974, working as a teaching and biological control research faculty member in the Department of Entomology, then as associate director of AgriLife Research (1996-2003), and the as director of the Urban Solutions Center in Dallas (2005-2011). He retired from TAMU in late 2010. As an agency administrator, Gilstrap developed agency protocols and processes for protecting and managing intellectual property, managed production on nearly $5 million in state appropriated funds, and was administrative liaison to numerous Texas commodity groups. As Center Director, Gilstrap developed and implemented the Dallas Model©, a business approach for managing Center research and education in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. He also established more than 60 regional partnerships and collaborations with private and public leaders in the Metroplex and elsewhere, and facilitated significant changes for acquiring grant and contract funds, growing Dallas Center annual revenue from an average of $250,000 in 2000-2004 to average more than $2.1 million in 2007-2011. Gilstrap has been a continuous ESA member since 1972, and through 2010 attended all but one ESA Annual Meeting. A Board Certified Entomologist, he has served as an elected officer and 1989 President of the International Organization for Biological Control/Nearctic Regional Section (1979-1989), as a member of the Entomological Foundation Board of Directors (1997-2003), as 2003 President of the Foundation Board, as a project leader within the International Sorghum-Millet Collaborative Research Support Program (1979-1995), and as a member of the Program Board of Directors (1997-2004). Within ESA, Gilstrap served as President (2006), Chair of the Program Committee (1994), Chair of Section C (1993), and Chair of Subsection Ca (1982). Gilstrap was also a member of the ESA Governing Board (2000-2007), a member of the Entomological Foundation Board of Counselors (1997-2011), Chair of the ESA Annual Meeting Posters Sessions (1995), Chair of the ESA Annual Meeting Student Competition for the President's Prize (1993), a member of the Certified Entomologists Board of Directors (1995-98), a member of the editorial board for the Journal of Economic Entomology (1983-87; Chair in 1987), and from 1979-1989 he held numerous offices within the ESA Southwestern Branch and the Central Texas Chapter of ARPE. In 2011, the Texas A&M University Board of Regents approved Gilstrap as a Department of Entomology Professor Emeritus. He is presently employed by PI Consulting of McKinney Texas.

Dr. Anthony A. James is Distinguished Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics (School of Medicine) and Molecular Biology & Biochemistry (School of Biological Sciences) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where he received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Dr. James is working on vector-parasite interactions, mosquito molecular biology, and other problems in insect developmental biology. His research emphasizes the use of genetic and molecular-genetic tools to develop synthetic approaches to interrupting pathogen transmission by mosquitoes. His research group was the first to develop routine transgenesis procedures for mosquitoes, and they have been able to engineer single-chain antibodies that interfere with malaria parasite development in mosquitoes. He is collaborating with other researchers to develop RNAi-mediated approaches to prevent dengue virus transmission and an Aedes aegypti population-suppression strain based on flightless females. He also is using bioinformatics to study the evolution of control DNA involved in regulating genes involved in hematophagy. Dr. James has a strong interest in what it takes to move science from the laboratory to the field. He is the principal investigator on multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health and, in 2005, received an award from the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative to develop genetic strategies for control of dengue virus transmission. His research has also been supported by the Burroughs-Wellcome Fund and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. In addition to being elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2006, he received numerous other awards, including ESA’s Nan-Yao Su Award for Innovation and Creativity in Entomology (2009), was a co-recipient of the Premio de Investgación Médica Dr. Jorge Rosenkranz (2008), a recipient of the Burroughs-Wellcome New Initiatives in Malaria Award (2000) and the Burroughs-Wellcome Scholar Award in Molecular Parasitology (1994). He was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1994) and a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London (1992). In 2009, he was awarded the UCI Medal, the highest honor the university bestows on an individual who has made exceptional contributions its vision, mission and spirit. He has published over 140 papers, reviews, and policy documents, and has provided guidance to 34 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. He was a founding editor of the journal Insect Molecular Biology, and has served on the editorial boards of PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Experimental Parasitology and Entomological Research.

Dr. Brad Mullens is a professor at the University of California, Riverside. He received his B.S. in agriculture (animal science) and M.S. in agricultural biology (entomology) from the University of Tennessee, and his Ph.D. in entomology from Cornell University. He enjoys interacting with students and teaches courses in the natural history of insects, medical and veterinary entomology, and aquatic insects. Most people consider agriculture as plant crops, but animal agriculture is at least as important in many states and has its share of damaging arthropod pests and associated diseases. Brad works in veterinary entomology, particularly on biting midge vectors of bluetongue viruses to ruminants (e.g. cattle and desert bighorn sheep), fly pests of poultry and dairy systems, poultry ectoparasite control, and host-ectoparasite relationships. He has been an ESA member for nearly 35 years and has served on the editorial boards or as subject editor for the Journal of Medical Entomology and the Journal of Economic Entomology and has been active many times in helping judge or moderate student paper/poster competitions and sessions. He also serves on the editorial boards for the journals Medical and Veterinary Entomology and Veterinarni Medicina. His approximately 130 reviewed, scientific papers focus on field ecology and ultimately integrated control (cultural, biological, and chemical tactics). Internationally, he has worked in Denmark (Musca biological control and poultry mite ecology) and Reunion Island (stable fly biological control). Most recent were field projects in Spain (ecology and management of midges) related to the ongoing bluetongue outbreak in Europe. In 2008 he helped draft a scientific opinion dealing in part with vector control and surveillance to reduce potential for bluetongue spread there. He is a fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, and received the Best Paper Award for Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2005-06), the Lifetime Achievement Award for Veterinary Entomology (2005), and ESA’s Recognition Award in 2009.

Dr. Naomi E. Pierce is the Hessel Professor of Biology at Harvard University's Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and is also curator of Lepidoptera in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. She received her B.S. in biology from Yale University and her Ph.D. from Harvard. During her dissertation she made groundbreaking contributions to the field of insect behavioral ecology by looking at the symbiosis between species and the effect this has on species interactions and diversification. Since then, she has contributed to the field of entomology and evolutionary biology while always keeping insects as the focus of her research. She and her colleagues in the Pierce Lab study the behavioral ecology of species interactions, including insect–plant associations, symbioses between ants and other organisms, and endosymbioses between ants and their bacterial associates. This has ranged from field studies measuring the costs and benefits of symbioses between ants and other organisms, to genetic analyses of biochemical signaling pathways underlying interactions between plants, pathogens, and insects. This research is relevant to both biomedical models of host defense/pathogen virulence, and agricultural models of insect/plant coevolution. She has also been involved in reconstructing the evolutionary ‘Tree of life’ of insects such as ants, bees, and butterflies, and in using molecular phylogenies to make comparative studies of life history evolution and biogeographical distributions. Dr. Pierce has over 80 publications, and has mentored numerous graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate students. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a senior fellow of the Harvard Society of Fellows, and she has received prizes such as a Fulbright Fellowship and a MacArthur award.

Dr. Marlin E. Rice, currently a senior research scientist with Pioneer Hi-Bred International in Johnston, IA, is nationally recognized for his work in extension entomology. He dedicated his extension career to the creative development and innovative delivery of IPM information to crop producers, agri-business consultants, and extension educators. His efforts span 26 years at Texas A&M University, the University of Idaho, and Iowa State University, where he was a professor of entomology. Dr. Rice is a popular speaker and a prolific writer. He gave over 700 extension presentations at field days, short courses, and producer meetings. He authored 105 extension and 87 refereed publications, and wrote nearly 750 newsletter articles. At Iowa State University, he was executive editor of Integrated Crop Management, which he transformed into the first full-color, weekly, crops extension newsletter published by a land-grant university. The newsletter is now Internet-based and during 2007 it received over one million page views. In 2006, he created “Bugcasts”—the first extension podcasts on insect pest management. His perspectives on Iowa agricultural have been quoted in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and numerous farming magazines. He co-authored with Larry Pedigo two editions of Entomology and Pest Management and is a co-editor of ESA’s Handbook of Corn Insects. He co-developed with Kevin Steffey the Journal of Integrated Pest Management—the first peer-reviewed, Internet-based, open-access, extension-focused, pest management journal. His recognitions include Outstanding Extension Agent—Pest Management (Texas A&M University), and at Iowa State University he received the University Extension New Professional Award, the Excellence in Applied Research and Extension Award, and the Outstanding Achievement in Extension Award. He was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Zimbabwe. Dr. Rice was elected to the ESA Governing Board for nine years. He served as Section E Representative, SecretaryTreasurer, and President. During 2000 he was the ESA Annual Meeting Program Chair in Montreal. He received an M.S. (entomology) from the University of Missouri and a Ph.D. (entomology) from Kansas State University.

Dr. Fred Stephen began his forest entomology career at the University of California, Berkeley. Under the direction of Don Dahlsten, Fred studied colonization and ecological succession of western pine beetle and its natural enemies in Ponderosa pine. He finished his Ph.D. in 1974 and accepted a position at the University of Arkansas, where he is now a professor of entomology. His research and teaching interests are forest entomology and insect ecology. He has studied a diverse group of forest insects, including southern pine beetle, periodical cicada, gypsy moth, Nantucket pine tip moth, Pales weevil, pine sawyers, red oak borer and most recently Sirex wood wasps. His investigations of these insect-forest systems include research on population dynamics, biological control, sampling methods, predictive models, natural history, development rates, community interactions, pesticide impacts, and forest health. He has been active in interdisciplinary research projects throughout his career and, building upon more than 20 years of field research on southern pine beetle population dynamics, collaborated in developing a computer-based model to enable forest pest managers to predict southern pine beetle infestation growth and tree mortality in pine forests. Dr. Stephen has received multiple awards, including the A.D. Hopkins Award for Distinguished Service to Southern Forest Entomology, the Robert G. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant University Faculty Award for Excellence, and the Burlington Northern Outstanding Faculty-Scholar Award for excellence in research. He was invited to provide testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, and to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. He also served as North American co-chair of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations Working Party on “Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles.” During his tenure at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Stephen conceived, developed, and taught courses in insect ecology, agricultural issues, biological control, research methods in ecological entomology, and forest resources protection. He has been a major advisor to 32 graduate students, five postdocs, and has served on more than 100 additional graduate student advisory committees. He is most proud of his graduate students, who have become successful forest entomologists in a variety of scientific and professional venues.

Dr. Diane Ullman received her B.S. in horticulture from the University of Arizona in 1976 and her Ph.D. in entomology from the University of California in 1985. She began her academic career in the Department of Entomology at the University of Hawaii-Manoa in Honolulu, Hawaii. After eight years, she relocated to the University of California, Davis, where she is a faculty member in the Department of Entomology and serves on the graduate faculty in entomology as well as plant pathology. Dr. Ullman was chair of the Department of Entomology at UC Davis (October 2005 - September 2006), after which she was named associate dean for undergraduate academic programs in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (October 2006 to present). Ullman's research revolves around insects that transmit plant pathogens, in particular plant viruses. She is best known for advancing international knowledge of interactions between thrips and tospoviruses and aphids and citrus tristeza virus. She also made important discoveries regarding host plant resistance to aphids and thrips and regarding the biology and vector competence of mealybugs, leafhoppers and whiteflies. Her contributions played a fundamental role in developing novel strategies for management of insects and plant viruses, ranging from use of induced resistance to RNA interference. She is author of nearly 100 refereed publications that have been cited 1,724 times in the scientific literature, and has also written for several trade journals and contributed chapters to books. She is known for innovative teaching strategies and has played a fundamental role in developing a Career Discovery Group Program for freshmen at UC Davis, and is pioneering the use of an art-science fusion paradigm in undergraduate education. She received the University of Hawaii Presidential Citation for Meritorious Teaching (1990), the Hawaiian Entomology Society Entomologist of the Year Award (1992), the University of Hawaii Regent’s Medal for Excellence in Research (1993), the USDA Higher Education Western Regional Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching (1993), the UC Davis Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity and Community (2008), and she has been an NSF ADVANCE Distinguished Lecturer.

The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world dedicated to the science, magic, and mystery of the world’s most abundant life form -- insects. With more than 6,000 active members, the ESA helps to promote understanding of insects and solve world problems associated with them, including world hunger, disease prevention, and urban pest control. ESA is a 501c(3) not-for-profit membership society headquartered in Lanham, MD.

Entomologists Launch 5,000 Insect Genome Project (i5k)

Lanham, MD; June 15, 2011 – It’s been called “the Manhattan Project of Entomology,” an undertaking that has the potential to revolutionize the way we think about insects.

The i5k Initiative, also known as the 5,000 Insect Genome Project, was recently launched with a letter to Science (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6023/1386.citation) from ten signers known as the i5k Ad Hoc Launch Group. Now the latest issue of American Entomologist features an interview with four of the signers about the project's origins, purpose, and goals.

The Initiative aims to sequence the genomes of 5,000 insects and other arthropods over the next five years in order to “improve our lives by contributing to a better understanding of insect biology and transforming our ability to manage arthropods that threaten our health, food supply, and economic security.”

"We hope that generating this data will lead to better models for insecticide resistance, better models for developing new pesticides, better models for understanding transmission of disease, or for control of agricultural pests," said Daniel Lawson, a coordinator at the European Bioinformatics Institute. "Moving into the genetics era revolutionizes what you can do, what you can try to assay in your species, what you can infer from your experiments."

According to Gene E. Robinson, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "This will provide information that breeders would need to look for ways of dealing with insect resistance to pesticides. It would also provide geneticists with information on what might be vulnerable points in an insect's makeup, which could be used for novel control strategies."

As the costs of genomic sequencing continue to fall due to technological improvements, it will soon become feasible to cheaply sequence the genomes of 5,000 insects of medical and agricultural importance, and then to mine the genomes for data which could lead to better insect control and management products and techniques.

"For example, we could mine data for cytochrome p450 detox genes. Those genes are involved with detoxifying chemicals that are inside insects, so if we know about those genes from one insect to another, we can use that information to actually kill the insects," said Kevin J. Hackett, a national program leader at the USDA Agricultural Research Service. "Or if you take beneficial insects like honey bees, which do not have as many detoxifying genes and are more susceptible to chemicals, that kind of information could be used to help protect bees."

The leaders of the i5k Initiative invite entomologists around the world to sign up and to create wiki pages at http://arthropodgenomes.org/wiki/i5K in order to recommend which insect genomes should be sequenced in the future, report which insect genomes are already being sequenced, and to start conversations with other scientists who are working on similar projects.

"We're trying to find out who's working on what insects, and if they feel that having genomic information about their insects would help," said Susan J. Brown, a professor at Kansas State University. "Quite a few researchers are probably working on transcriptomics, looking at the genes that are transcribed under certain contexts, environmental conditions or life stages. Looking at the whole genome will help us understand these comparatively and not just in one organism."

"We want this to be a broad-based, inclusive effort," said Dr. Robinson. "We want all people to be involved, we want all insects of agricultural importance, all insects of medical importance, and so forth. Workshops will be organized and held, and there will be opportunities for further input, interactions, and the ability to shape the project."

To find out more, read the interview in American Entomologist at http://entsoc.org/PDF/2011/AE-15k.pdf, and to participate, visit the i5k wiki website at http://arthropodgenomes.org/wiki/i5K.

American Entomologist (http://entsoc.org/Pubs/Periodicals/AE) is a quarterly magazine published by the Entomological Society of America (ESA). Founded in 1889, ESA is a non-profit organization committed to serving the scientific and professional needs of more than 6,000 entomologists and individuals in related disciplines.

Contacts:

Dr. Kevin J. Hackett
Agric Res Service USDA
(301) 504-4680
kevin.hackett@ars.usda.gov

Dr. Gene E. Robinson
University Of Illinois
(217) 333-2910
generobi@life.uiuc.edu

Prof. Susan J Brown
Kansas State University
(785) 532-3935
sjbrown@ksu.edu

Dr. Daniel Lawson
European Bioinformatics Institute
+44 (0)1223 494 627
lawson@ebi.ac.uk

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The Best Things About ESA Annual Meetings

What's the best thing about attending an Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA)? We asked dozens of people at Entomology 2010 in San Diego, California. Check it out, and plan on attending Entomology 2011 in Reno, Nevada.

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President's Entomology 2011 Welcome Message

Welcome to Reno and Entomology 2011 – the 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America!
This is the fourth time we have met in Reno for our Annual Meeting. The first three were in 1986, 1991, and 2008, under Presidents Lowell R. Nault (“Skip”), William A. Allen, and Mike Gray, respectively. It’s interesting to note that the membership in those years was 7,721, 7,052, and 6,056, and our current membership is 6,410. Although the increase from 2008 is slight, the trend is in the right direction, and we all have a role to play in helping to make ESA more relevant to new students and non-traditional members. Many societies of our size are seeing declining membership and weak budgets, and we are strong in both of these key measures.

Themes, Subthemes, and ESA Goals. We have an exciting program again this year, with a unique mixture of social and scientific issues, and two Plenary Sessions. The meeting theme for Entomology 2011 is “Identify… Clarify… Speak Out!” This reflects the need for entomologists to inform others about exactly what it is that we do and don’t do. Rapid communication on key issues has not been a hallmark of ESA, and our voices need to be heard, individually and collectively. Arthropods touch the lives of every person on the planet, every day, in both positive and negative ways. Let’s talk about how entomology is the encompassing discipline for many of these interactions.

There are three subthemes for Entomology 2011, each aligned with one of our new goals. The first subtheme is “Entomology and Social Responsibility,” an area where there is an important nexus of science and society. Three of the six Program Symposia, one of the Section Symposia, and several Member Symposia and submitted papers and posters deal with this issue. These are particularly exciting symposia, because an ESA National Meeting has never had this degree of focus on social issues. One issue of particular visibility is the dominance of white males in elected leadership positions in ESA. Therefore, I proposed a new ESA goal that in 10 years the leadership of ESA will look like the membership of ESA.

The second subtheme of the meeting is “Providing Informed, Objective, and Timely Communication,” which relates to the second new ESA goal, that ESA will increasingly become known as a society that provides objective, timely information for the policymakers and the public on important scientific issues. Many of the Program, Section and Member Symposia, plus oral presentations and posters, focus on the role of entomology in key issues such as invasive species; integrated pest management; international collaboration; students and young professionals; food safety; food security; agricultural and environmental sustainability; climate change; Homeland Security; human and animal diseases; systematics and taxonomy; and other priority areas.

The third subtheme of the meeting is “Increasing Global Involvement,” which is related to the third new goal, for ESA to engage even more formally with other entomological groups at all levels. Our new International Branch is key to this activity. Several activities around this subtheme are being developed for Entomology 2011 and into the future.

Keynote address. During the Opening Plenary Session, at 6:30 pm on Sunday, November 13, Ms. Christianne Corbett, a research associate at the American Association of University Women, will discuss women in leadership positions in scientific societies. Ms. Corbett is co-author of Where the Girls Are: The Facts About Gender Equity in Education and the book Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Both of these books are available as free downloads, and I recommend that you check them out before the meeting.

Founder’s Memorial Award Lecture. Dr. Angela Douglas, Daljit S. & Elaine Sarkaria Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at Cornell University, will present the lecture in honor of Professor Reginald Chapman. This presentation will be the highlight of the second evening Plenary Session, starting at 4:45 pm on Monday, November 14.

Symposia. There will be 86 Symposia offered during Entomology 2011 (six Program Symposia, 35 Section Symposia, and 45 Member Symposia). TheProgram Symposia are: 1) Identifying the Current Status of Women in Entomology, Clarifying Initiatives for Retention, and Speaking Out to Share Experience (organized by Patricia Prasifka and Rayda K. Krell); 2) Identify, Clarify, Speak Out: Turning Young People onto Science Through Insects and Ensuring a Future for Entomology! (Sharron Quisenberry and Thomas A. Green); 3) Citizen Scientists in Entomology Research (John Carlson and Mark S. Fox); 4) Bee Declines I - Identification, Clarification, and Communication of the Real Truths(Rosalind James, Jeff Pettis, Theresa Pitts-Singer, and James Strange); 5) The Molecular Physiology of Arthropod Vectors and Pests: Towards the Development of Novel Control Agents and Approaches (Peter M. Piermararini); and 6) Basic Science to Application for Management of Bed Bug Populations (Kenneth F. Haynes, Subba R. Palli, Michael F. Potter, and James D. Harwood).

Virtual Posters. For the third straight year, there will be Virtual (electronic) Posters presented at Entomology 2011. You will be able to view posters from international colleagues who could not attend the meeting, and even discuss the posters with them via streaming video at specific times. This is a great way for the international scientific community to participate in the meeting and interact with attendees at the meeting.

Student Activities. Monday will again focus on student activities. Last year the suggestion was made by many students to try not to schedule student presentations and posters at the same time. Thus, this became a priority for me this year. The Program Committee, led by Co-chairs Andrew Norton and Paul Ode, has been able to make this scheduling change. Student papers will be in the morning, and student posters will start during lunch, and be up for viewing all afternoon. We will also focus on highlighting student activities in the lead-up to Entomology 2011, in eNews and in my occasional column, JustDel.

Section Meetings. Section meetings and symposia will take place on Tuesday, November 14, from 2:00 – 4:30 pm. There will be no competing activities during this time period, and I encourage you to take an active role in your Section, and consider running for an elected office, or volunteer for a committee.

ESA is a society of volunteers. Last year, over 400 members―14% of the attendees—volunteered their time by serving on committees, judging student papers or posters, chairing student paper sessions, working at the help desk, etc. for the Annual Meeting. Our meetings could not be run without this cadre of dedicated people, and I thank them all very much on behalf of ESA for their service.

I am especially grateful to the Annual Meeting Program Committee: Student Competition Co-Chairs Jerome Grant and Michael Jackson; Poster Co-Chairs Megha Parajulee and Bonnie Pendleton; Section Presidents and Vice-Presidents, respectively, Douglas E. Norris and Christopher Geden (Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology); Jeffrey Scott and Subba Palli (Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology); Rogers Leonard and Bonnie Pendleton (Plant-Insect Ecosystems); and Jason Cryan and Kelly Miller (Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity); Student Liaison Cheri Abraham; and Director of Meetings Keith Schlesinger and Meetings Assistant Cassie Mescher. Finally, the meeting would not be possible without the expertise and professionalism of the entire ESA staff, particularly staff liaisons Mary Falcone and Debi Sutton, and new Executive Director C. David Gammel.

Entomology 2011 Program Co-Chairs Andrew Norton and Paul Ode have earned my highest accolades for their dedication. There are literally thousands of details that Program Co-Chairs for a large meeting like this must handle, and they have done so quickly and with good humor. The success of Entomology 2011 is largely due to their magnificent service, so please thank them personally in Reno.

We’ve tried a number of new things for Entomology 2011. I hope you find the meeting challenging, interesting, informative, and fun, and that it helps you Identify, Clarify and Speak Out! about entomological issues. See you in Reno!

Hang in There!

Ernest S. Delfosse, 2011 ESA President

Angela Douglas to Give Founders’ Memorial Lecture

Dr. Angela Douglas, the Daljit S. and Elaine Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at the Department of Entomology at Cornell University, has been selected to deliver the Founders’ Memorial Award lecture at Entomology 2011 – the 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) – this November in Reno, Nevada. This year’s honoree is the late Dr. Reginald Frederick Chapman (1930-2003), who had a long and distinguished career as an entomologist in university and government institutions in Britain and America.

ESA established the Founders’ Memorial Award in 1958 to honor scientists whose lives and careers enhanced entomology as a profession and who made significant contributions to the field in general and in their respective subdisciplines. At each Annual Meeting, the recipient of the award addresses the conferees to honor the memory and career of an outstanding entomologist.

Dr. Angela Douglas studies nutritional physiology, including the contribution of symbiotic microorganisms to insect nutrition. She has worked for some years on plant sap feeding insects—especially aphids—and has recently initiated a parallel program on the interactions between drosophilid fruit flies and their gut microbiota. In her research, Angela seeks to explain how insects work in terms of underlying molecular mechanisms, and to use this information to predict how insects interact with other organisms and the wider environment. She also has a general interest in cooperative relationships and has written three books on the subject, including The Symbiotic Habit (Princeton University Press),published in 2010.

Angela hails from the New Forest in the south of England. She received a BA in zoology at Oxford University and a Ph.D. at the University of Aberdeen. She worked at the Universities of East Anglia, Oxford, and York in the UK, before moving to the US in 2008. She has received various awards, including a 10-year research fellowship from the Royal Society of London (1986-96), and a research fellowship from the Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (2005-08). Angela is a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society of London.

At Cornell, Angela is taking forward her strong research and teaching commitment to insect physiology. Her greatest achievement by far is her contribution to training students and postdoctoral associates, many of whom have successful careers in research and teaching at various universities around the world, in industry, and in non-governmental organizations.

Dr. Reginald Frederick Chapman, the subject of Dr. Douglas’s speech, had the unusual ability to combine exacting original research with inspired teaching. His early career in Africa encouraged a broad approach and exercised his curiosity about the natural world. Later, at Birkbeck College, he had responsibility for an M.Sc. course in entomology, most of which, initially, he taught by himself.

This gave him a very wide grasp of entomology and provided the basis for his extremely successful book, The Insects: Structure and Function. First published in 1969, The Insects has become widely accepted as a graduate text throughout the English-speaking world. The text is arguably one of the most influential books in entomology in the last 50 years, and it was the best selling of the five textbooks he authored.

The scientific contributions for which Reg is most renowned were studies on insect-plant interactions, especially sensory and behavioural aspects of food selection, mainly in locusts and grasshoppers. Reg was one of the first to make quantitative observations of insects in the field, and to combine lab and field studies.

Even after over 100 publications establishing his international reputation for work on food selection, his later years saw publications on plastron respiration in an arachnid, muscle degeneration, and the electrophysiology of olfaction in a whip spider. It is arguable that if he had adopted the approach of most of his contemporaries and confined his attentions to a single theme, sometimes using a single technique, then he would have made a more telling mark and gained greater acclaim. That, however, was never an issue for Reg; the science was the important thing, not the glory.

Honors, such as giving the Distinguished Scientist Lecture at the University of Georgia, receipt of the Silver Medal from the International Society of Chemical Ecology, being appointed Honorary Fellow of the Royal Entomology Society, and being elected a Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, pleased him but were never an end in themselves. His broad scientific knowledge led him to be an active member of eight scientific societies.

It is very fitting that Angela Douglas be the awardee for the Founders’ Award in honor of Reginald Chapman, as she is currently working with Stephen Simpson to produce a new edited version of Chapman’s The Insects: Structure and Function.

Christianne Corbett to Speak at Entomology 2011

Christianne Corbett, a senior researcher at the American Association of University Women (AAUW), will be the keynote speaker at Entomology 2011, the 59th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA).Her speech will take place during the opening Plenary Session on Sunday, November 13, 2011.

An important subtheme of Entomology 2011 is “Entomology and Social Responsibility,” an area where ESA President Delfosse feels there is an important nexus of science and society, and one issue of particular visibility is the dominance of white males in elected leadership positions in ESA. Ms. Corbett's presentation, "Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics," will address these issues.

In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law and business, why are there so few women scientists, especially in more senior positions? This presentation will describe recent research findings that point to environmental and social barriers –- including stereotypes, gender bias and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities -– that continue to block women’s participation and progress in science, technology, engineering, and math. The presentation will provide insight into the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions in organizations like the ESA where women make up a large percentage of the membership but are much more rare among the elected leaders, and it will offer ideas for what each of us can do to more fully open scientific and engineering fields to girls and women at every level.

Before coming to AAUW, Ms. Corbett worked as a legislative fellow in the office of Rep. Carolyn Maloney and as a mechanical design engineer in the aerospace industry. She holds a master's degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a bachelor's degrees in aerospace engineering and government from the University of Notre Dame. As a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana from 1992 to 1994, she taught math and science to secondary school students. She is the author of "Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics," a research report that presents in-depth yet accessible profiles of eight key research findings that point to why there are so few women in the higher levels of math and science.

Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 104, Number 2

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Ecoinformatics for Integrated Pest Management: Expanding the Applied Insect Ecologist's Tool-Kit
pp. 331-342(12)
Authors: Rosenheim, Jay A.; Parsa, Soroush; Forbes, Andrew A.; Krimmel, William A.; Law, Yao Hua; Segoli, Michal; Segoli, Moran; Sivakoff, Frances S.; Zaviezo, Tania; Gross, Kevin

Rapid Communication

Seeds of Change: Corn Seed Mixtures for Resistance Management and Integrated Pest Management
pp. 343-352(10)
Authors: Onstad, David W.; Mitchell, Paul D.; Hurley, Terrance M.; Lundgren, Jonathan G.; Porter, R. Patrick; Krupke, Christian H.; Spencer, Joseph L.; Difonzo, Christine D.; Baute, Tracey S.; Hellmich, Richard L.; Buschman, Lawrent L.; Hutchison, William D.; Tooker, John F.

Apiculture and Social Insects

Potential of Ozone as a Fumigant to Control Pests in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Hives
pp. 353-359(7)
Author: James, R. R.

Arthropods in Relation to Plant Disease

Host Plant Determines the Phytoplasma Transmission Competence of Empoasca decipiens (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
pp. 360-366(7)
Authors: Galetto, L.; Marzachì, C.; Demichelis, S.; Bosco, D.

Seasonal Abundance of Draeculacephala minerva and Other Xylella fastidiosa Vectors in California Almond Orchards and Vineyards
pp. 367-374(8)
Authors: Daane, Kent M.; Wistrom, Christina M.; Shapland, Elaine B.; Sisterson, Mark S.

Isolation and Identification of Acaricidal Compounds in Inula japonica (Asteraceae)
pp. 375-378(4)
Authors: Duan, D. D.; Bu, C. Y.; Cheng, J.; Wang, Y. N.; Shi, G. L.

Biological and Microbial Control

Effects of Rearing Conditions on Reproduction of Spathius agrili (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of the Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
pp. 379-387(9)
Authors: Gould, Juli R.; Ayer, Tracy; Fraser, Ivich

Commodity Treatment and Quarantine Entomology

Host Status of Grapefruit and Valencia Oranges for Anastrepha serpentina and Anastrepha ludens (Diptera: Tephritidae)
pp. 388-397(10)
Authors: Mangan, Robert L.; Thomas, Donald B.; Moreno, Aleena M. Tarshis

Heated-Controlled Atmosphere Postharvest Treatments for Macchiademus diplopterus (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) and Phlyctinus callosus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
pp. 398-404(7)
Authors: Johnson, S. A.; Neven, L. G.

Systemic Insecticides Reduce Feeding, Survival, and Fecundity of Adult Black Vine Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on a Variety of Ornamental Nursery Crops
pp. 405-413(9)
Authors: Reding, Michael E.; Ranger, Christopher M.

Temperature-Dependent Fumigant Activity of Essential Oils Against Twospotted Spider Mite (Acari: Tetranychidae)
pp. 414-419(6)
Authors: Lim, Eu Gene; Roh, Hyun Sik; Coudron, Thomas A.; Park, Chung Gyoo

Ecology and Behavior

Is Elytral Color Polymorphism in Sweetpotato Weevil (Coleoptera: Brentidae) a Visible Marker for Sterile Insect Technique?: Comparison of Male Mating Behavior
pp. 420-424(5)
Authors: Shiromoto, Keiko; Kumano, Norikuni; Kuriwada, Takashi; Haraguchi, Dai

Effects of Soil Cations on the Foraging Behavior of Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
pp. 425-435(11)
Authors: Botch, Paul S.; Judd, Timothy M.

Visual Cues Are Relevant in Behavioral Control Measures for Cosmopolites sordidus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
pp. 436-442(7)
Authors: Reddy, Gadi V. P.; Raman, A.

Effects of Rearing Density, Age, Sex, and Food Deprivation on Flight Initiation of the Red Flour Beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
pp. 443-451(9)
Authors: Perez-Mendoza, Joel; Campbell, James F.; Throne, James E.

Ecotoxicology

Efficacy of Ground Spray Application of Bait Sprays With Malathion or Spinosad on Mexican Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Texas Citrus
pp. 452-458(7)
Authors: Conway, Hugh E.; Forrester, O. Thomas

Field and Forage Crops

Bioenergy Crops Miscanthus × giganteus and Panicum virgatum Reduce Growth and Survivorship of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
pp. 459-464(6)
Authors: Nabity, Paul D.; Zangerl, Arthur R.; Berenbaum, May R.; DeLucia, Evan H.

Population Dynamics and Diapause Response of the Springtail Pest Sminthurus viridis (Collembola: Sminthuridae) in Southeastern Australia
pp. 465-473(9)
Authors: Roberts, John M. K.; Umina, Paul A.; Hoffmann, Ary A.; Weeks, Andrew R.

Effects of Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) Damage on Sugarcane Yield
pp. 474-483(10)
Authors: Sandhu, Hardev S.; Nuessly, Gregg S.; Cherry, Ronald H.; Gilbert, Robert A.; Webb, Susan E.

Sublethal Effects of Cry 1F Bt Corn and Clothianidin on Black Cutworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larval Development
pp. 484-493(10)
Authors: Kullik, Sigrun A.; Sears, Mark K.; Schaafsma, Arthur W.

Forest Entomology

Evaluation of Pheromone-Baited Traps for Winter Moth and Bruce Spanworm (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
pp. 494-500(7)
Authors: Elkinton, Joseph S.; Lance, David; Boettner, George; Khrimian, Ashot; Leva, Natalie

Effect of Trap Type, Trap Position, Time of Year, and Beetle Density on Captures of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
pp. 501-508(8)
Authors: Hanula, James L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott

Phenology and Laboratory Rearing Procedures of an Asian Longicorn Beetle, Glenea cantor (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)
pp. 509-516(8)
Authors: Lu, Wen; Wang, Qiao; Tian, Ming Yi; Xu, Jin; Qin, Ai Zhi

Evaluation of Double-Decker Traps for Emerald Ash Borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
pp. 517-531(15)
Authors: Poland, Therese M.; McCullough, Deborah G.; Anulewicz, Andrea C.

Horticultural Entomology

Variable Developmental Rate and Survival of Navel Orangeworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) on Pistachio
pp. 532-539(8)
Authors: Siegel, Joel P.; Kuenen, L.P.S. Bas

A Novel Pheromone Dispenser for Mating Disruption of the Leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
pp. 540-547(8)
Authors: Lapointe, Stephen L.; Stelinski, Lukasz L.; Robinson, Richard D.

Effects of Selected Fertilizers on the Life History of Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) Biotype B
pp. 548-554(7)
Authors: England, K. M.; Sadof, C. S.; Cañas, L. A.; Kuniyoshi, C. H.; Lopez, R. G.

Pheromone-Baited Traps for Assessment of Seasonal Activity and Population Densities of Mealybug Species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in Nurseries Producing Ornamental Plants
pp. 555-565(11)
Authors: Waterworth, Rebeccah A.; Redak, Richard A.; Millar, Jocelyn G.

Susceptibility of Low-Chill Blueberry Cultivars to Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Oriental Fruit Fly, and Melon Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
pp. 566-570(5)
Authors: Follett, Peter A.; Zee, Francis T.; Hamasaki, Randall T.; Hummer, Kim; Nakamoto, Stuart T.

Host Status of Vaccinium reticulatum (Ericaceae) to Invasive Tephritid Fruit Flies in Hawaii
pp. 571-573(3)
Authors: Follett, Peter A.; Zee, Francis T.

Species Dependent Influence of (−)-α-Pinene on Attraction of Ambrosia Beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to Ethanol-Baited Traps in Nursery Agroecosystems
pp. 574-579(6)
Authors: Ranger, Christopher M.; Reding, Michael E.; Gandhi, Kamal J. K.; Oliver, Jason B.; Schultz, Peter B.; Cañas, Luís; Herms, Daniel A.

Effectiveness of Insecticides in Controlling the First and Second Generations of the Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in Table Grapes
pp. 580-585(6)
Author: Vassiliou, V. A.

Effects of Insecticides on Behavior of Adult Bactericera cockerelli (Hemiptera: Triozidae) and Transmission of Candidatus Liberibacter psyllaurous
pp. 586-594(9)
Authors: Butler, Casey D.; Byrne, Frank J.; Keremane, Manjunath L.; Lee, Richard F.; Trumble, John T.

Household and Structural Insects

Insecticidal Activity of Essential Oils From Eleven Eucalyptus spp. and Two Hybrids: Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Their Major Components on Blattella germanica
pp. 595-600(6)
Authors: Alzogaray, Raul A.; Lucia, Alejandro; Zerba, Eduardo N.; Masuh, Hector M.

Cobweb Management and Control of the Spider Holocnemus pluchei (Araneae: Pholcidae) on Buildings
pp. 601-606(6)
Authors: Vetter, Richard S.; Reierson, Donald A.; Rust, Michael K.

Elimination of Field Colonies of a Mound-Building Termite Globitermes sulphureus (Isoptera: Termitidae) by Bistrifluron Bait
pp. 607-613(7)
Authors: Neoh, Kok-Boon; Jalaludin, Nur Atiqah; Lee, Chow-Yang

Interspecific Competition Between Solenopsis invicta and Two Native Ant Species, Pheidole fervens and Monomorium chinense
pp. 614-621(8)
Authors: Chen, Yin-Cheng; Kafle, Lekhnath; Shih, Cheng-Jen

Developmental Stages and Caste Composition of a Mature and Incipient Colony of the Drywood Termite, Cryptotermes dudleyi (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)
pp. 622-628(7)
Authors: Neoh, Kok-Boon; Lee, Chow-Yang

Insecticide Resistance and Resistance Management

Metabolic Mechanisms Only Partially Explain Resistance to Pyrethroids in Australian Broiler House Populations of Lesser Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
pp. 629-635(7)
Authors: Lambkin, Trevor A.; Furlong, Michael J.

Tools for Resistance Monitoring in Oriental Fruit Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) and First Assessment in Brazilian Populations
pp. 636-645(10)
Authors: Siegwart, M.; Monteiro, L. B.; Maugin, S.; Olivares, J.; Carvalho, S. Malfitano; Sauphanor, B.

The A2′N Mutation of the RDL γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Conferring Fipronil Resistance in Laodelphax striatellus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae)
pp. 646-652(7)
Authors: Nakao, Toshifumi; Kawase, Ayumi; Kinoshita, Ayako; Abe, Reiko; Hama, Masako; Kawahara, Nobuyuki; Hirase, Kangetsu

Insecticide Susceptibility of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) in China
pp. 653-658(6)
Authors: Zheng, Xuesong; Ren, Xiubei; Su, Jianya

Medical Entomology

Suppression of Host-Seeking Ixodes Scapularis and Amblyomma Americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Nymphs After Dual Applications of Plant-Derived Acaricides in New Jersey
pp. 659-664(6)
Authors: Jordan, Robert A.; Dolan, Marc C.; Piesman, Joseph; Schulze, Terry L.

Plant Resistance

Endophyte Isolate and Host Grass Effects on Chaetocnema pulicaria (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Feeding
pp. 665-672(8)
Authors: Ball, Olivier J.-P.; Gwinn, Kimberly D.; Pless, Charles D.; Popay, Alison J.

Effect of Pyramiding Bt and CpTI Genes on Resistance of Cotton to Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Under Laboratory and Field Conditions
pp. 673-684(12)
Authors: Cui, Jinjie; Luo, Junyu; Van Der Werf, Wopke; Ma, Yan; Xia, Jingyuan

Sampling and Biostatistics

Among-Sampler Variation in Sweep Net Samples of Adult Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) in Cotton
pp. 685-692(8)
Authors: Spurgeon, D. W.; Cooper, W. R.

Stored-Product

Biological Control of Indianmeal Moth and Rice Weevil by Parasitoids With Reference to the Intraspecific Competition Pattern
pp. 693-701(9)
Authors: Nam, Youngwoo; Ji, Jeongyeon; Na, Ja Hyun; Chun, Yong Shik; Ryoo, Mun Il

Use of a Web-Based Model for Aeration Management in Stored Rough Rice
pp. 702-708(7)
Authors: Arthur, F. H.; Yang, Y.; Wilson, L. T.

Symposia for Entomology 2011

The following six Program Symposia have been accepted for Entomology 2011:

* Bee Declines I - Identification, Clarification, and Communication of the Real Truths
Organizers: Rosalind James, Jeff Pettis, Theresa Pitts-Singer, and James Strange

* Basic Science to Application for Management of Bed Bug Populations
Organizers: Kenneth F. Haynes, Subba R. Palli, Michael F. Potter, and James D. Harwood

* Citizen Scientists in Entomology Research
Organizers: John Carlson and Mark S. Fox

* The Molecular Physiology of Arthropod Vectors and Pests: Towards the Development of Novel Control Agents and Approaches
Organizer: Peter M. Piermararini

* Identify, Clarify, Speak Out: Turning Young People onto Science Through Insects and Ensuring a Future for Entomology!
Organizers: Sharron Quisenberry and Thomas A. Green

* Identifying the Current Status of Women in Entomology, Clarifying Initiatives for Retention, and Speaking Out to Share Experience
Organizers: Patricia Prasifka and Rayda K. Krell

The following Section Symposia have been selected for Entomology 2011:

Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

• Cost-effective Alternatives to Traditional Sequencing: Applying Next Generation Molecular Technologies to Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Organizers: Michelle Sanford, Rebecca T Trout

• Culicoides Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Vectors Of Economical Important Arboviral Diseases Of Livestock: Vector Status, Biology And Control
Organizer: Eva Veronesi

• Identify and Clarify Current Arthropod Repellent Research
Organizer: Mustapha Debboun

• Identify.. Clarify.. Speak Out.. About IPM Implementation in Schools
Organizers: Dawn Gouge, Thomas A. Green, Tim Stock, Carrie Foss, Janet A. Hurley

• Pinpointing the Problem: Assessing the Impact of White-tailed Deer on the Spread of Cattle Fever Ticks (Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus and R. (B.) annulatus) in South Texas
Organizers: Kimberly H. Lohmeyer, Pia Untalan Olafson

• Predictors of Vector and Disease Dynamics
Organizers: Dina M Fonseca, Kristen Bartlett-Healy

Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology

• Biology, Biochemistry and Genomics of Pine Bark Beetles
Organizers: Gary J. Blomquist, Claus Tittiger, Christopher I. Keeling

• Epigenetics, Phenotypic Plasticity, and Insect Evolution: First Insights from an Emerging Field
Organizers: Amy L. Toth, Jennifer Brisson

• Insect Olfaction & Taste: Identifying, Clarifying and Speaking about the Key Issues
Organizers: Walter S. Leal, John Carlson

• Signaling Workshop
Organizer: Qisheng Song, Subba R. Palli, Vincent Henrich, David Denlinger

Plant-Insect Ecosystems

• Bee Declines. II. Causes, Solutions, and Activating the Public
Organizers: Rosalind James, Jeff Pettis, Theresa Pitts-Singer, James Strange

• Biodiversity, Global Change and Insect-Mediated Ecosystem Services
Organizers: Rachael Winfree, Neal Williams, Deborah L. Finke

• Biological Control of Invasive Wood Borers: Feasibility, Potential, Progress and Challenges
Organizers: Jian J. Duan, Juli Gould

• Chemical Signaling, Defense and Counter-Defense Between Insect Herbivores and Their Hosts
Organizers: Godshen R. Pallipparambil, Joe Louis

• Evolution and Biological Control
Organizers: Ruth A. Hufbauer, George Roderick, M. Navajas

• Host Plant Volatiles: Identifying New Approaches for Insect Pest Management
Organizers: Ian Kaplan, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

• Identify and Clarify: Regulatory Compliance for the Rearing, Releasing, Shipping, and Studying of Arthropods in Today's World: Part 1: Demystifying the Permit Process-Understanding the Black Box
Organizers: Colin Stewart, Kevin Hoffman

• Identify and Clarify: Regulatory Compliance for the Rearing, Releasing, Shipping, and Studying of Arthropods in Today's World: Part 2: Regulatory Compliance for Rearing, Releasing, Shipping, and Studying Arthropods
Organizers: Scott W. Myers, Lisa Gail Neven

• Impact of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Agroecosystems
Organizers: Anne L. Nielsen, George C. Hamilton

• Insecticide Mixtures: IRM, Science, Scope, Solutions and Rationale – IRAC US Symposium Series: No.7
Organizers: Charles A. Staetz, Caydee Savinelli

• Invasives, Climate Change, and Forest Management: the Forest Service Research Perspective
Organizer: Nancy E. Gillette

• New Approaches to Mass Production and Augmentation Biological Control
Organizers: Sasha M. Greenberg, Walker Jones, Norman C. Leppla

• Speaking Out on Biofuel Entomology: Identifying the Problem and Clarifying the Goals
Organizers: Daniel A. Strickman, Kevin Hackett

• The Future is Now: Blended Refuge, Resistance, and Rootworm Options for Tomorrow
Organizers: Joseph L. Spencer, Lance J. Meinke, Bruce E. Hibbard

• The Larry L. Larson Symposium: 20 Years of Research On New Insecticide Modes of Action, Its Implication on Insect Control And Insecticide Resistance Management.
Organizers: Luis E. Gomez, Mike P. Tolley

Systematics, Evolution and Biodiversity

• An Overlooked Insect Group. Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata), Model Organisms for Systematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Studies
Organizers: Seth M. Bybee, Jessica L. Ware

• Hardly Boring: Cerambycid Workers Symposium
Organizers: Ann M. Ray, Amy Berkov

• Illuminating the Phenome: The Future of Morphology in Entomology
Organizers: Katja Seltmann, Matthew J. Yoder, Andrew R. Deans

• Social Insect Evolution Today: Clarifying Leading Hypotheses with Novel Approaches
Organizers: Theresa Pitts-Singer, Brielle J. Fischman, S. Hollis Woodard

• Taxonomy and Systematics of the Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera)
Organizer: Kojun Kanda

• Web-based Digital Insect Identification: Our Progress, Challenges, And Opportunities
Organizers: Muhammad Haseeb, Terrence W. Walters, Moses Kairo

Member Symposia selections will be announced soon.

Note that a speaker may present up to 2 invited (e.g. symposia) oral presentations OR 1 invited and 1 submitted oral presentation. In addition to the above, any speaker may present up to 1 poster.

Entomophagy Reconsidered at Entomology 2010

These video clips were shot during a symposium called "Entomophagy Reconsidered: Current Status and Challenges, Potential Directions, and an Invitation to Entomologists," which took place at Entomology 2010, the 58th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in San Diego, California.

Due to the length of the symposium, the presentations are presented as individual videos.

Click here for Entomophagy Videos.

Insect scientists battle invasive species in Hawaii

Hundreds of entomologists will meet at the Hilton Waikoloa Village March 27-30, 2011 to present research on "Invasive Species of the Pacific Region," the theme of this year's Annual Meeting of the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America (ESA).

Each year, invasive species such as the coffee berry borer (see http://tinyurl.com/4nplzgy) cause millions of dollars of damage to Hawaiian crops. Members of the media are invited to attend the following symposia to learn more about:

•Hawaiian Insect Diversity: Evolutionary Biology Meets Conservation Management
•Prevention, Containment and Management of Invasive Ornamental Pests
•Major Pests in Minor Crops: Challenges and Strategies in Specialty Crops
•Population Perspectives in Insect Ecology: Models & Data
•What's New in Industry
•Monitoring and Management of the Spotted Wing Drosophila in Cherries and Berries
•Urban Pest Management: Foundations and Frontiers
•Our Contributions: How Graduate Student Research Is Improving Integrated Pest Management
•The Increasing Frequency of Tephritid Outbreaks in California: What Is Going on?
•Integrated Management Strategies for Alien Predators in Conservation Lands of the Pacific
•Lessons Learned with New Teaching and Research Experiences for Undergrads: What Worked and What Didn't
•New approaches assessing biological weed control agents pre- and post-release to meet changing regulatory requirements
•Invasive Species in the International Arena

Among the insects that will be discussed are the ambrosia beetle, leafroller moths, chilli thrips, whiteflies, subterranean termites, drywood termites, ants, carabid beetles, bed bugs, wasps, fruit flies, and many more.

In addition, coffee growers and producers are invited to attend a symposium on the coffee berry borer, the most important insect pest on coffee worldwide (http://tinyurl.com/4nplzgy).

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The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is the largest organization in the world dedicated to the science, magic, and mystery of the world's most abundant life form -- insects. With more than 6,000 active members, the ESA helps to promote understanding of insects and solve world problems associated with them, including world hunger, disease prevention, and urban pest control. ESA is a 501c(3) not-for-profit membership society headquartered in Lanham, MD.

For more information or for a press pass, contact Robert Hollingsworth at Robert.Hollingsworth@ARS.USDA.GOV or (808) 959-4349.

For more information about the ESA Pacific Branch meeting, visit http://entsoc.org/Pacific/meetings/archives/2011.