Submission Procedures: Please submit all materials via email to Nicole Quinn (nicole.quinn@ufl.edu). Any designs submitted via other avenues will not be considered. Please contact Nicole Quinn with any questions.

- Font: Legible, sans-serif font
- Acceptable file types: JPG, PNG, TIFF
- Minimum file size and resolution: 1200 dpi for line art

- Design should incorporate topics and imagery relevant to FES. Insects should be relevant to Florida entomology. Do not use university or organization-specific images or logos.
- A short 3-6 sentence narrative should be included with the design to explain the logo.

- Limit the design to up to 5 colors: please limit to neutrals (e.g., white, black, grey). If in color, the design must also look good in black and/or white.
- Ability to make design sections transparent is required.
- Design must include the words “Florida Entomological Society”

Submission Requirements:

- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in any aspect of design conception or creation is forbidden.
- The design must be suitable for baseball caps, t-shirts, and tote bags.

Submission Deadline: December 15, 2025

Contest Eligibility: Only current FES Student and Postdoctoral Members are eligible to participate

Also, big thank you to FES for selecting me to receive the Graduate Student Mini-Grant Award, and for the opportunity to present on a subject of great personal interest: the relationship between taxonomy and IPM 😊

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In this research, the authors tested 22 plant species. It was reported that A. tsekooni was feeding in 16, oviposited on 13, and developed on 9, all in the Oleeae tribe. While A. teskooni may help in the management of Chinese privet, it may also negatively impact certain native species.

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

Applications for scholarships, mini-grants and travel grants should be received no later than May 31, 2025, and should be addressed to Dr. Muhammad Haseeb, Email: muhammad . haseeb (at) famu . edu

Travel grants:
· FES allocates funds to assist students with the cost of attending the society’s annual meeting. Students requesting travel funds should send a letter stating their purpose for attending the meeting and their other potential sources of travel funds.

Mini-grants:
· The Florida Entomological Society will award four mini-grants of $250 each to student members for entomological research. Applications should consist of a one-page description of the research and a list of the items to be purchased.

Scholarships:
· Must be full-time with at least one year remaining in their degree program.
· The application should include an unofficial transcript, 2 letters of recommendation from faculty, CV, and a statement about future plans in the field of entomology.

Morrison CR, Plowes RM, Springer LE, Sanchez-Peña, S. and Gilbert, Lawrence E. Establishment and range expansion of invasive Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) in Texas. Florida Entomologist, vol. 108, no. 1, 2025, pp. 20240052.
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It is suggested that competition with native cactus moths via shared parasitoids has contributed to C. cactorum being less successful in Texas. 4/5

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

This species is host-specific to Opuntia (cactus) species and is threatening American cactus species, including those in Florida, where the species has been established since 1989. 2/5