Author: Entomological Society of Canada

Introducing a New Entomological Society of Canada Membership Category – The “Entomology Enthusiast”

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Who is an Entomology Enthusiast? An individual engaged in entomological pursuits such as collecting, learning about, observing or photographing insects as a pastime. BUT not eligible for any other ESC membership category. That is, someone who doesn’t derive a significant amount of their income from entomological activity, such as those working as or training to become a professional entomologist. What are the Benefits of an Entomology Enthusiast? Approximately 50% discount from Regular ESC membership fees…

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Meeting Announcement

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The 2020 Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) of the Entomological Society of Canada and the Entomological Society of Alberta will be held on Oct 18-21, 2020 at the Carriage House Inn in Calgary, Alberta. We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker, Dr. Laura Lavine, Professor and Chair of the Department of Entomology at Washington State University. Dr. Lavine specializes in the evolution of adaption, and how insects can rapidly adjust to their environments. Also, save…

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Travel awards for the international congress of entomology

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ESC is offering three awards of $850 each to help support ESC student members attending the International Congress of Entomology (ICE) in Helsinki, Finland, 19–24 July 2020. Eligibility Applicants must: · Be an undergraduate or graduate student in a Canadian University · At the time of application have paid ESC membership for the 2020 membership year · Have submitted an abstract to ICE Applications Applications must be received before Midnight of Friday 22 November 2019. Click…

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Entomological Society of Canada Special Meeting of Members

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A special meeting of ESC members will be held by moderated teleconference on Tuesday 22 October at noon Central Daylight Time.  The sole purpose of the meeting is to consider the 2018–19 financial statements of the Entomological Society of Canada, which are now available to members in the members’ of the ESC website. The statements are in the file June 2019 ESC Financial Statements (Unaudited).pdf, which can be downloaded from https://members.esc-sec.ca/page/ESCMemberHome. View the Agenda Here To…

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Berm Outreach Day: The importance of enhanced non-crop habitat for beneficial insects in intensive agricultural landscapes

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by Dillon Muldoon, MSc student Me on one of my newly planted berm research plots. Photo by Jenni Dunning. While driving up highway 400 for that cottage getaway in the Muskokas, you’ll pass by a little slice of Ontario agriculture on some of the darkest soil you’ve ever seen. But be careful: If you blink, you might miss this beautiful place known as the Holland Marsh. Located 50 km north of Toronto, the Holland Marsh…

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Do Insects Feel Pain?

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By Dr. Shelley Adamo, Dalhousie University Do insects feel pain?  Many of us probably ask ourselves this question.  We swat mosquitoes, step on ants, and spray poison on cockroaches, assuming, or perhaps hoping, that they can’t – but can they?  As someone who studies the physiology behind insect behaviour, I’ve wondered about it myself. Those thoughts motivated me to examine the question from the perspective of evolution, neurobiology and robotics. Are these crickets angry? In…

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