Boreus, the ESBC Newsletter, will be published at the end of June 2017! We encourage entries of photos, reports, any entomological news, obituaries of entomologists, and anything else of an entomological nature to be submitted to boreus@entsocbc.ca. Submissions are welcome until 15 June
Announcement of a book launch by ‘Biological Survey of Canada’
A new book has been published by the Biological Survey of Canada (BSC) namely, “A Handbook to the Ticks of Canada” by Lindquist et al. See flier for more details. Ticks are an important part of Canadian biodiversity and are also of significant
Spencer Entomology Collection louse and flea photographs
Spencer Entomology Collection louse and flea photographs! The ESBC is pleased to announce the completion of a project we helped fund: the digital photographic archiving of a collection of slide-mounted material at risk of degradation and loss. This is the
MacCarthy Pest Management Lecture at Simon Fraser University April 12
We are pleased to announce this year’s H. R. MacCarthy Pest Management lecture. The speaker will be: Dr. George Heimpel, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota And the title: Biological control as a conservation science: advances from the
Job Posting: Plant Health Technician (Abbotsford Agriculture Center)
For more information, see the job posting.
Upcoming symposium at the University of BC – Kelowna campus on the science and stewardship of pollinators
The Entomological Society of British Columbia, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum and the British Columbia Ministry of Environment invite you to a symposium on the science and stewardship of pollinators.
Entomological Society of Canada – Award Nominations
Nominations for the Entomological Society of Canada Awards are now open! Please find attached the call for nominations for ESC Awards from the Chair of the Awards Committee. The deadline for submissions is 28 February, 2017 – see award details here.
The latest issue of Boreus, Vol. 36(2), is now available
The latest issue of our newsletter, Boreus, is now available! >> Boreus 36(2) Check out past issues at http://entsocbc.ca/publications/boreus-newsletter/
New citizen science project on apple maggot
A new website launched recently aimed at informing the residents of the Okanagan Valley about Rhagoletis pomonella, an invasive Tephritid fruit fly also known as apple maggot. The website, called the ‘Apple maggot Prevention Project using Landscape Ecology’, or A.P.P.L.E.
T-shirts Have Arrived!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our t-shirt contest that took place this summer. T-shirts printed with the winning design are now available for purchase, so grab one before they’re all gone! T-shirts feature six-legged BC residents on the