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The Entomological Society of British Columbia

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The Entomological Society of British Columbia serves professional entomologists, amateurs, educators all those with interest in entomology in BC and elsewhere. Website: https://www.entsocbc.ca/

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Distribution and diversity of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Canada, including new records and a species checklist | The Canadian Entomologist | Cambridge Core Distribution and diversity of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Canada, including new records and a species checklist - Volume 157

Distribution and diversity of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Canada, including new records and a species checklist
doi.org/10.4039/tce....
#NewInCanEnt

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The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness is seeking to hire a full time Guelph based Horticultural Entomologist. The application deadline is March 4, 2026. Full details here - www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx...

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Province of Ontario Hiring for Horticultural Entomologist

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness is seeking to hire a full time Guelph based Horticultural Entomologist. The application...

https://entsocbc.ca/province-of-ontario-hiring-for-horticultural-entomologist/

16.02.2026 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a devastating blow to Canadian dipterology, entomology, ecology, and beyond. Please share.
#diptera

@dipterists.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @canentomologist.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social @entsocontario.bsky.social @entsocbc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

12.02.2026 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Boreus, Newsletter of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, January 2026 Vol. 45(2) 

Cover Photographs Emerald Ash Borer damage to white ash wood found in 2025 by Troy Kimoto and the Canadian Forest Service (Pacific and Great Lakes Forestry Centre). 

1. Agrilus planipennis larval galleries and exit holes via visual survey, Fraxinus sp. Surrey, BC, Troy Kimoto 
2. Agrilus planipennis galleries via branch sampling, Fraxinus sp. Vancouver, BC, Troy Kimoto

Cover of Boreus, Newsletter of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, January 2026 Vol. 45(2) Cover Photographs Emerald Ash Borer damage to white ash wood found in 2025 by Troy Kimoto and the Canadian Forest Service (Pacific and Great Lakes Forestry Centre). 1. Agrilus planipennis larval galleries and exit holes via visual survey, Fraxinus sp. Surrey, BC, Troy Kimoto 2. Agrilus planipennis galleries via branch sampling, Fraxinus sp. Vancouver, BC, Troy Kimoto

The latest issue [45(2)] of our newsletter, Boreus, is now available! entsocbc.ca/wp-content/u...

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PPMABC Call for Abstracts

Abstract submissions for the the Professional Pest Management Association of British Columbia 2026 Annual Symposium are now open. The meeting will betaking place on Feb 20, 2026, at KPU...

https://entsocbc.ca/ppmabc-call-for-abstracts/

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Bacteria accumulate quicker on shorter lived flowers, but abiotic factors affect flower aging and bacterial accumulation Abstract. Outcomes of ecological interactions often depend on the abundance and identity of the organisms involved. Flower-bacteria interactions can strong

Wonder how flower longevity affects bacterial populations? Excited to share how environ, πŸ₯€longevity, and 🦠pop interact, now in Integrative & Comparative Biology! @sicb.bsky.social @sicbjournals.bsky.social by grad Rita Afagwu & undergrad Ciara Stewart from our lab!

academic.oup.com/icb/advance-...

10.12.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am still actively looking for postdoc positions β€” please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills!

I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.

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Did you publish with researchers outside your lab during grad school? Or published as faculty with a student not under your supervision?

I’m collecting examples of cross-lab collaboration in graduate training.

Please share your experience & this post!

Repository: bit.ly/4pT66BE

06.12.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Careers β€” E.S. Cropconsult E.S. Cropconsult Ltd. IPM Consultant Position

E.S. Cropconsult is looking for a IPM Consultant. This would a permanent position based in Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley. Application closes Jan 9: Check out escrop.com/employment for more information!

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Composite photo showing incoming president Michelle Tseng (left) and outgoing president Michelle Franklin (right) with award winners at the 2025 ESBC meeting. Award winners from left to right: Nathan Earley, Hannah Friesen, Bennett Klinger, Julie Sieg (not pictured)

Composite photo showing incoming president Michelle Tseng (left) and outgoing president Michelle Franklin (right) with award winners at the 2025 ESBC meeting. Award winners from left to right: Nathan Earley, Hannah Friesen, Bennett Klinger, Julie Sieg (not pictured)

The ESBC congratulates all the student award winners at #ESBC2025, including (left to right) Nathan Earley, Hannah Friesen, Bennett Klinger, Julie Sieg (not pictured)

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Governance Upgrade: ESA Members Beware A past ESA Governing Board member encourages fellow members to vote against proposed Bylaws amendments to reshape the ESA Governing Board.

Absolutely with Jesus Esquivel on this: Please reject the proposed changes Ent Soc members entomologytoday.org/2025/12/02/g...

03.12.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Job add for genetics/genomics: text is https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83638

Job add for genetics/genomics: text is https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83638

Job add for freshwater fisheries biology. Text is at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83637

Job add for freshwater fisheries biology. Text is at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83637

Job add for biology education position. Text is at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83639

Job add for biology education position. Text is at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83639

Wanna be my colleague? We've got TT positions open!

1 in genetics/genomics jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83638.
1 in biology education / open jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83639.
1 in freshwater fisheries biology jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83637

Date of first consideration is Jan 4 2026

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Nature’s greatest method actors: the insects that cosplay bumblebees When you’re an animal undercover, sometimes it’s not enough just to look like someone else

🚨New #behavioural #mimicry paper out in Proc B!🚨
In which we show that hoverflies have evolved to prefer the flower colour choices of their #bee models instead of their #fly relatives.
Conversation article here: theconversation.com/natures-grea...
Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

04.12.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
Acrylic paint showing a brick wall on the side and reflecting of the building on the left with pink, orange and brown. A blue bridge is at the top and a red shirted boater with a white a cap in a dark turquoise gondola drifts in multiple shades of blue water. 

I took a picture of it several years ago. The colors were much more subdued with sepia toned appearance. I was playing with gloss and pumice mediums on this painting - the water and the brick wall.

Acrylic paint showing a brick wall on the side and reflecting of the building on the left with pink, orange and brown. A blue bridge is at the top and a red shirted boater with a white a cap in a dark turquoise gondola drifts in multiple shades of blue water. I took a picture of it several years ago. The colors were much more subdued with sepia toned appearance. I was playing with gloss and pumice mediums on this painting - the water and the brick wall.

β€œDreaming of Ljubljana.” Acrylic on Canvas. I painted this from a photograph many years ago that had black and white qualities.

Please enjoy the view; inquire for more details.

#ArtAdventCalendar

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How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

New PhD position available! For applicants keen to combine evolutionary ecology, neuroscience and animal cognition. Based at UCL with me, @maxreuter.bsky.social, @fcamus.bsky.social and Tamara Boto (Bristol). Directly funded, see here for details and eligibility: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Emmanuel Hung

Emmanuel Hung

Augustus Negraeff

Augustus Negraeff

πŸŽ‰ Double Win for Gries Lab!
Emmanuel Hung (PhD) and Augustus Negraeff (Undergrad) earned the President’s Prize for best oral student presentations at the Joint Entomology Meeting.
πŸ‘ Emmanuel also received the ESC Postgraduate Scholarship (PhD)!

Read more: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...

25.11.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t miss this! #WalrusTalks are free to watch online β€” register.

Dr. Bobiwash is an Assistant Professor and an Indigenous Scholar @umanitoba.bsky.social He’s also a researcher in residence at the Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada.

Insightful and a great speaker. πŸ‘

24.11.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Added over 400 articles to Journal of @entsocbc.bsky.social in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. Articles are in BioStor biostor.org/issn/0071-0733 and should appear in BHL tomorrow #bhlsunday

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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd of people . Alt: An Arrested Development scene where Tobias shouts "There are dozens of us! Dozens!"

Are you a science communicator in British Columbia who wants to connect with other scicommers?? Shoot me a message, we're trying to start a group. πŸ§ͺπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
@uvicscience.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @sfu.ca @rascvancouver.bsky.social @viuniversity.bsky.social @thetyee.ca @pme.ubc.ca @wildernews.bsky.social

19.11.2025 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Pls share with grads and undergrads! Multiple grant opportunities from @xercessociety.bsky.social
Deadline is January 7, 2026.

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Program Title Page: BETTER TOGETHER CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIPS FROM MICRO TO MACRO Entomological Society of British Columbia 2025 Conference and AGM Page also shows a stylized drawing of a blue darner dragonfly

Program Title Page: BETTER TOGETHER CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIPS FROM MICRO TO MACRO Entomological Society of British Columbia 2025 Conference and AGM Page also shows a stylized drawing of a blue darner dragonfly

18.11.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A new entomological society of British Columbia (ESBC) t-shirt design. The design features a adult dragonfly perched on cattail, and below the water a dragonfly nymph perches on the same cattail. Watching from behind a rock is a giant waterbug.

A new entomological society of British Columbia (ESBC) t-shirt design. The design features a adult dragonfly perched on cattail, and below the water a dragonfly nymph perches on the same cattail. Watching from behind a rock is a giant waterbug.

We are excited to roll out a new t-shirt this year. We are working with a local artist to produce a new design. The new shirts and other new merch will be available for purchase at this years ESBC meeting.

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Attendees of the 2024 ESBC meeting seated in a conference room watching one of many scientific presentations.

Attendees of the 2024 ESBC meeting seated in a conference room watching one of many scientific presentations.

Registration is now open for the ESBC 2025 (Nov 21st – 22nd, Univ. of Fraser Valley Abbotsford). The conference theme this year is "Better together: celebrating partnerships from micro to macro". For details and to register please visit our meeting page - entsocbc.ca/meetings/

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Cover of Boreus, Newsletter of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, September 2025 Vol. 45(1)

Cover of Boreus, Newsletter of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, September 2025 Vol. 45(1)

The latest issue [45(1)] of our newsletter, Boreus, is now available!

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Angler Hatch Survey Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete survey gathering data on observations of insects for a study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Especially in need of information from #Canada, #SouthAmerica, #Africa & #Australia!

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How photographing bugs contributes to science – The Ridge Participants in a first of its kind event at Malcom Knapp Research Forest tried to find out

Check out this article about the recent bioblitz at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest with an interview with ESBC's own Debra Wertman -

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Special Projects Grant Recipients for 2025 - Entomological Society of British Columbia 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…

ESBC is happy to announce the 2025 recipients of our special project grants: Quinlan Wu, Karen Ashby and the Native Bee Society of BC (entsocbc.ca/special-proj...).

More details about our special project grant can be found here (entsocbc.ca/awards-schol...).

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Meetings - Entomological Society of British Columbia General Information ESBC holds an annual meeting and symposium, usually in October. The meeting and symposium are both open to the public, and anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend. As…

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 (entsocbc.ca/meetings/ ).

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BC Public Service Talent Management - JS Job Details The Team: The Office of the Chief Veterinarian is a dedicated and knowledgeable team that leads animal health policy and programming across British Columbia. This established group includes…

The BC Public Service has a posting for a provincial apiculture specialist. Application closes July 23. Full details here:

04.07.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@entsocbc is following 20 prominent accounts