The Florida Entomological Society (FES) is holding a logo design contest!
The first-place winner will receive $500. The selected design will be used as a supplement to the current FES logo and will be used on FES newsletters, social media, and other materials.
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The Florida Entomological Society Meeting is off to a great start! Thanks to the Citrus Research Center for hosting us!
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Interestingly, this little beetle is tackling the Chinese privet, a major invasive plant in the region. An interesting trait of this Chrysomelidae, is that is develop as a leafminer in its host.
#EnvironmentalScience #Ecology #Conservation

In a recent article in Florida Entomologist, Michael Ulyshen from USDA service, and his colleagues, reported that Argopistes tsekooni a flea beetle from Asia, was now making its mark in the southeastern U.S.
#BiologicalControl #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology

FES is offering
- Two $500 scholarships
- Four $250 mini-grants
- Travel grants to assist travel to the 2025 FES meeting in Lake Alfred.
#scholarships #entomology

Data suggest that the expansion rate of the cactus moth in Texas has slowed significantly, decreasing from 46.2 km/year between 2017 and 2020 to 7.5 km per year between 2020 and 2023. 3/5

In a recent article published in February in Florida Entomologist, Collin Morisson (The University of Texas) and his collaborators describe the range extension of the cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, in Texas. 1/5
#cactus #moth #entomology

We are now accepting registration, abstracts, and symposium submissions for the next Florida Entomological Society meeting in Lake Alfred, Florida. July 14-16, 2025. 👇
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See you there!
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