Entomological Society of America

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    Jul 3

    Ever found a bug and wondered what the heck it is? Here at , we know the experts. Check out this list for a variety of resources for insect identification (and spiders and arachnids, too):

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    Sep 17

    I feel like this will resonate with many of my fellow bug nerds.

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  3. Retweeted
    Sep 19

    Science is a pivotal part of our democracy and evidence-based policies are our best hope for the future. Ask your officials to commit to upholding scientific integrity today.

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  4. Sep 19

    Honey bees detect and remove unhealthy brood. A new study shows part of this "hygienic behavior" relies on chemical signals emitted by unhealthy brood, and brood from colonies bred to be more hygienic are more effective in signaling for their own removal.

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  5. Sep 19

    "The new approach revealed 35% of all the moths captured were carrying pollen, and moths from the Noctuidae family were found to be the most prolific pollinators."

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  6. Sep 19

    "The number of papers on the ecological importance of bees outnumber those on wasps by 40:1 ... meaning much less is being done to communicate their positive role in the ecosystem."

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    Sep 18

    Bug friends! What is the best way to distinguish between different species of larval ticks? Any resources anyone knows of to help me? Thanks!

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    Sep 18

    Recently started an account for my new job w/ ! What tip do you wish you would have received when you were first starting out?

    What & questions do you have for my new ask-a-scientist column (in Nov!) in Gardener? I would especially like to hear from ! …
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  9. Sep 19

    Check out the full report on the membership study in the Fall 2018 issue of American Entomologist:

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  10. Sep 19

    New membership study in the spotlight at :

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  11. Retweeted
    Sep 15

    Insects put their senses in strange places, from ears on their bellies to noses on their legs—and eyes on their genitalia.

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  12. Sep 18

    $1 million endowment established at Virginia Tech to support urban entomology research.

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  13. Sep 18

    Researchers discover population of the Pacific field cricket (Teleogryllus oceanicus) with a newly evolved song that sounds like purring, nickname them "crick-cats."

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  14. Sep 18

    "Whatever happened to ?" In a new paper in American Entomologist, three experts suggest a modified focus for integrated pest management that better accounts for evolution and tolerance to pest injury and urges a shift from control toward management.

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    Sep 8

    Join us for the at Penn State on September 22nd. This years’s theme is : Insects in Pop Culture

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  16. Sep 18

    "The high diversity of kalligrammatids and large variation in proboscis length strongly suggest diverse plant hosts with different floral tube lengths. Therefore, pollination niche partitioning may have been present among some Mesozoic insects."

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    Sep 17

    I usually post an "insect of the month" in my office but my coworkers LOVED this bit about compound common names in entomology. Y'all have some fave entomology facts I can wow my co-workers with? (They aren't entomogists BTW).

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    Sep 18

    With flooding throughout No. & So. Carolina there are a lot of reports of floating fire ant colonies. If you’re looking for some context for what this is, this video from my lab should help (rafts at 2min mark). “Fire ants - sting, prey, raft”

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    Sep 17

    A lovely, lovely review of by fellow dipterophile - 🤗

    Secret Life of Flies | American Entomologist | Oxford Academic
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  20. Sep 17

    New issue: American Entomologist, Volume 64, Issue 3, Fall 2018, now available online:

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  21. Sep 17

    The squash vine borer burrows into the stems and crowns of squash, zucchini, and pumpkin plants, causing wilting damage. A new guide in the open-access Journal of Integrated Pest Management outlines a variety of management methods to combat the pest.

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