Date publicly published: June 20, 2023 Summary: Change the Entomological Society of Alberta’s acronym from “ESA” to “ESAB”. Details: The by-laws of the Entomological Society of Alberta states: “Article 1 – TitleThis society shall be known as “The Entomological Society of Alberta”, herein referred to as the “Society”, in affiliation with the Entomological Society of Canada. […]

On June 8th, we invite you to celebrate National Insect Appreciation Day (NAIAD) with thousands of insect enthusiasts, amateurs, and professionals all across Canada. For a second year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebrations will take place online. Hence, it will still be possible to participate in the “insect picture challenge” on social media. […]

Jon Sweeney, a research scientist based at Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Atlantic Forestry Centre in Fredericton has recently been studying the beetle diversity on P.E.I.. With his team, he collected beetles using pheromone baited funnel traps between 2018 and 2019 and identified hundreds of new beetle species new to PEI! To read more about the […]

On June 08 we celebrate National Insect Appreciation Day (NAIAD), and take a moment to recognize the valuable work these small creatures do. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic we have suspended social activities for NAIAD, and have opted for an activity that can be done on your own and with family. We hope to […]

On October 3-5, 2019, the Entomological Society of Saskatchewan and Alberta held a joint-annual meeting at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park. 75 people attended the meeting, with no shortage of presentations or posters. To start the meeting, a special symposium was held in honour of George Ball, who’s influence on entomological research in Alberta was reflected […]