NEWS: The ESA Governing Board has elected four new Fellows of the Society for 2024: Elizabeth H. (Betsy) Beers, Henry Y. Fadamiro (@HFadamiro), Chow-Yang Lee, BCE (@chowyanglee), and Tracy C. Leskey (@BMSBresearch). MORE: https://t.co/NRYIz16yhS
We demonstrated the potential of an artificial sweetener as a bait toxicant against German cockroaches and its impacts on disrupting cockroach gut microbiome diversity. https://t.co/V1RjwCZ9Uv
A viewing copy of Dr. Nan-Yao Su & Dr. @chowyanglee’s new book on the Biology + Management of Formosan Subterannean Termites and Related Species is available in the #EntSoc23 exhibit hall! Make sure to stop by and check it out!
Taxonomic studies utilizing CHC profiles, agonistic behavior, alate flight phenology, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) suggested that at least 5 species of Reticulitermes may be present in California (R. hesperus and 4 undescribed species). https://t.co/ulkJIfZk6f
Universities are hiring fewer urban entomologists. Teaching and research, which bring in tuition and federal grant dollars, are given priority; extension, which directly supports the pest management industry, not so much. https://t.co/qyBOSFVZPv
NationalPestMgt: Pests & Public Health is next month! Get excited for Wednesday's Opening Session: Recognizing the True Value of Pest Control: A Global Outlook featuring Chow-Yang Lee, PhD, University of California. https://t.co/KQ4Fw77xk7 #PestsAndPublicHealth2022 …
Tuesday, November 15
☑️ Current Development and Research of Insect Repellents, 9 AM-12 PM 🦟
☑️ Testing Cockroaches - Could Laboratory Bioassay Results be Used to Infer Field Performance?, 9 AM-12 PM 🪳
Formosan subterranean termites continue to be on the radar of pest management professionals in Southern California following confirmation of two more infestations – one from a house in La Verne, Calif., and the other from a house in Hollywood Hills, Calif. https://t.co/6Ng8lRJ2jF