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Boreus, Vol. 45(1), is now available

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September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

How photographing bugs contributes to science Participants in a first of its kind event at Malcom Knapp Research Forest tried to find out By Hanna Hett ● Environment ● July 9, 2025 Photo of a perched swallowtail butterfly. During the BioBlitz, participants captured photos of insects and uploaded them to iNaturalist. Photo: Debra Wertman

Malcolm Knapp Research BioBlitz Article

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July 12, 2025September 17, 2025

Check out this article about the recent BioBlitz at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest with an interview from ESBC’s own Debra Wertman.

Special Projects Grant Recipients for 2025

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July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

ESBC is happy to announce the 2025 recipients of our special project grants.

Quinlan Wu – Quinlan is an undergraduate student at UBC. Quinlan will use grant funds to collect and catalogue the larvae of Dytiscus diving beetles within Metro Vancouver, and to produce a larval key.

Karen Ashby – Karen runs The Paper Nest, a pesticide-free pest removal company. She will be using grant funds to create online and physical outreach materials relating to beneficial aspects of wasps, and to encourage peaceful coexistence with wasps whenever possible.

Native Bee Society of BC – The Native Bee Society will use grant funds to create educational materials relating to native pollinators, to be distributed at outreach events throughout the province.

ESBC 2025 Save the Date!

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July 5, 2025July 5, 2025

The 2025 Entomological Society of British Columbia conference and annual general meeting will be held November 21-22, at the University of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford campus. Check our meeting page for more details as they are announced.

Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Insect BioBlitz The Entomological Society of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia’s Malcolm Knapp Research Forest invite you to participate in an Insect BioBlitz event Where: Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, Maple Ridge, British Columbia. See map below for the designated survey area. Parking is available at the main entrance to the Research Forest. Directions are available at: https://www.mkrf.forestry.ubc.ca/about/directions/ When: 9 AM–6 PM on Saturday July 5th and Sunday July 6th, 2025. Observers may participate for any amount of time during the event hours. How: Participants join the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Insect BioBlitz iNaturalist project at: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/malcolm-knapp- research-forest-insect-bioblitz and upload observations of insects and other arthropods. Observations can include photographs and sound recordings, and documentation of collected specimens (depending upon individual knowledge and capacity). Qualified iNaturalist identifiers are encouraged to participate. Contact: debra.wertman@ubc.ca There is a trail map of the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest below. Below the map are logos for Malcolm Knapp Research Forest and the ESBC.

Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Insect BioBlitz, 5–6 July 2025

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June 11, 2025July 2, 2025

The Entomological Society of British Columbia and UBC’s Malcolm Knapp Research Forest invite you to participate in an Insect BioBlitz event at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. Synergy Semiochemicals will also be attending the BioBlitz with insect traps and a display of pinned insects collected from Malcolm Knapp Research Forest!

Uplands Park Insect BioBlitz

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June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

Friends of Uplands Park Society (FOUP) are partnering with CICADA, an entomologist club at the University of Victoria, to put on the 4th Insect Bioblitz in Uplands Park. The event will be held the weekend of June 20 to 22, 2025. Hoping you can attend and record your photo findings on iNaturalist.

Join Us Online! April 8, 2025 12 - 1 pm PST Conservation Science Seminar Series 2025 Contact Us: WLRSConSci@gov.bc.ca Visit: Conservation Science Intranet BC'S COMMUNITY BUMBLE BEE PROJECT: 2024 RESULTS AND CALL FOR 2025 VOLUNTEERS There are approximately 37-39 bumble bee species in British Columbia, and most are wide-ranging and live in a variety of habitats across the vast provincial landscape. This project aims to collect quantitative data that can be used to assess the conservation status of all bumble bees in the province. Data collection involves establishing long term (> 10 years) bumble bee monitoring routes throughout the province, and concurrently build a community of trained volunteers who, once per year, would survey these routes within the areas they live and work. In 2022, 2023, & 2024 we asked government staff to participate in this community bumble bee monitoring project. To date over 130 staff have participated and completed over 130 bumble bee survey routes throughout the province. Join us to hear about these and other exciting results and how you can join Team Bee for one day of surveys, learn about bees and their threats, and help survey bumble bees during the summer of 2025. Jennifer Heron, MSc, RPBio Invertebrate Conservation Specialist, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Branch, WLRS Jenny's work focuses on the development and implementation of provincial conservation assessment and recovery of invertebrate species at risk. She has a particular interest in native bees and thermal springs invertebrates. She is cochair of the COSEWIC Arthropods Specialist Subcommittee, and an RBio with a MSc from UBC

BC’s Community Bumble Bee Project: 2024 Results and Call for Volunteers (Apr 8)

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April 7, 2025April 7, 2025

Join the Bumble Bee Project on April 8th from 12 – 1 pm to hear about project and other exciting results and how you can join Team Bee for one day of surveys, learn about bees and their threats, and help survey bumble bees during the summer of 2025. – Zoom Link

City Nature Challenge BioBlitz 11 - 3 @ Beaver Lake In Partnership: Entomological Soceity of BC, Fraser River Discovery Centre, Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, California Academy of Science

Beaver Lake BioBlitz: City Nature Challenge (Apr 26)

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April 6, 2025April 6, 2025

Get ready to immerse yourself in nature and contribute to community science! Bring your smartphone and join us on April 26 at 11:00 am – 3:00 pm in competing with cities across North America to collect the most observations of wildlife and plants. Explore the forest surrounding Beaver Lake while using the iNaturalist app. See full event details here.

BC Bee Atlas Webinar

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March 14, 2025March 14, 2025

The Native Bee Society of BC (NBSBC) is running a BC-Wide Bee Atlas Project, to map the diversity, distribution, and floral partners of BC’s more than 500 different native bee species. This program is modeled after the highly successful Oregon Bee Atlas, and relies on community scientist volunteers trained through the Master Melittologist Program.

NBSBC will be presenting a webinar on March 27^th at 7 PM to introduce the BC Bee Atlas, including the need for a Bee Atlas, how training through the Master Melittologist Program works and the importance of understanding bee populations and their floral hosts in order to protect Canada’s bees and their unique ecosystems. Please RSVP here for the zoom link: https://www.bcnativebees.org/event-details/bc-bee-atlas-webinar

16th Annual Geoffrey G. E. Scudder Lecture Beaty Biodiversity Museum Auditorium FEB 6TH, 3-4PM Dr. Akito Kawahara, Professor, Curator, and Director McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity Florida Museum of Natural History Presenting: Evolution of anti-bat defenses in moths: Sonar jamming, acoustic deflection, and visual lures Optional tour of the Spencer Entomological collection after the lecture

2025 Scudder Lecture

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February 1, 2025February 1, 2025

The 16th Annual Geoffrey G. E. Scudder Lecture will be on Feb 6th at 3-4 PM in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum Auditorium. Dr. Akito Kawahara will presenting a lecture on the “Evolution of anti-bat defenses in moths: Sonar jamming, acoustic deflection, and visual lures”.