Membership 2005: Year in Review

ESA Newsletter Information for the Members of the Entomological Society of America MARCH 2006 • VOLUME 29, NUMBER 3 Membership 2005: Year in Review By Chris Stelzig, Director of Membership we get too far into the year, I wanted to fin- not withstanding, this is a great, inexpensive and Marketing ish the update on 2005. way to get general feedback from you on a Sections and Branches—The Pacific wide range of topics. Headquarters uses this For the first time since 1992, ESA posted Branch saw the most growth when we com- data for planning purposes. In the Member- two back-to-back years of membership pare 2004 to 2005 with a 12% increase in ship Toolbox on the website (http://www. growth. This is a milestone, especially when membership. Only the Southeastern Branch entsoc.org/membership/toolbox/support_ coupled with the fact that just five years ago saw an actual decline, and that was merely esa/survey.htm), you will find a list of all our we were losing members by the hundreds by one person (a case in point to say that active surveys and an invitation to partici- every year and our funds were quickly dry- EVERY membership renewal is important!). pate in one. ing up. You’ve heard me say “Strength in Section B saw the largest growth last year, Performance—About 80% of members Numbers” for nearly five years now. The leaping more than 10%. who responded felt that they were satisfied reason for this is that membership is the Membership Types—As I mentioned with performance from ESA headquarters. lifeblood of ESA. When there are more above, in 2005, we welcomed 990 new About 70% felt the same about DMG (our members, there are more papers published, members (or returning members after at membership services vendor), the Govern- more journals read, more symposia heard, least a two-year absence). Included in this ing Board, and Ingenta (the online journal more posters submitted, and so on. We owe amount are 458 regular members (26% host). The numbers were lower, though our success to you—to each of you, the ESA more new members than in 2004) and 513 still generally positive, for both Cadmus members. new student members (a jump of nearly (manuscript submission vendor) and Confex In 2003, I started writing this annual sum- 18%). These are solid gains! I would like to (Annual Meeting technology vendor). These mary to give us all a benchmark for how the propose that every single member pledge numbers remain on par with responses from Society leaders were doing on meeting your to help welcome these new and returning this survey conducted in the last two years. needs and to give us a snapshot of the mem- members. Our best prospects for long-term Of those 60 members who contacted bership experience. membership are these folks. They are in ESA or DMG about a problem in the past Year #1 of what we hope to be a 30-year+ year, 83% indicated that the problem was Where We Are membership term! resolved satisfactorily. Of those that remain Our year-end membership number for At the same time that we are pleased to unresolved, several problems are still being 2005 was 5,960, an increase of 4.31% from welcome these new members to the Society, addressed and several were general com- 2004. 1,182 of those members were not there are an almost equal amount who have plaints about business practices. 78% of re- paid members in 2004, and 990 of those not renewed. As of this writing, there are spondents were at least “somewhat pleased” were either new members or members who 837 people who were members in 2004 that with how their problem was resolved. had sat out for at least two years. I calcu- didn’t renew for 2005 and so far have not About ESA—It is interesting to note that late our retention rate based upon a yearly renewed for 2006. I would also ask that you the #1 reason cited for joining ESA was ca- comparison of your membership ID num- look around your department or organiza- reer enhancement, but as time goes by, that bers. Using that factor, the 4,778 members tion and see who is not a member. Help us slips in importance. On the other side, only who were in the Society in 2004 and 2005 build our membership roster. 65% list “promote entomology” as a reason gives us a renewal rate of 80.17%, a slight Certification—Our certification programs for joining ESA (the lowest of all surveyed increase when compared to the previous continue to do well. The Board Certified reasons), but 90% list it as a reason for re- year’s retention rate of 80.12%. Entomologist (BCE) program welcomed 13 newing each year. The other top reasons for The 2005 Standing Committee on Mem- newly certified individuals in 2005. All but joining ESA are the Annual Meeting and bership was led by Dr. Rayda Krell, and two of them chose the “Urban and Industrial reading the journals. The other top reasons her (and the committee’s) tireless efforts to Entomology” specialty. The Associate Certi- Continued on page 6 increase membership clearly paid off. We fied Entomologist (ACE) program, which was all owe these members a great big “Thank launched in May 2004, grew by 30 ACEs in In this issue.... you!” Floyd Shockley, this year’s chair, has 2005, with a year-ending total of 45. This already shown a lot of drive and innovation, growth underscores the fact that ACE is Common Names ...... 3 so we’re confident that 2006 will be great meeting a need in the pest control industry. Member News ...... 4 for us as well. Our membership numbers at the end How Are We Doing? 2006 Annual Meeting ...... 5 of January 2006 have us ahead of January ESA has a subscription to the internet Job Opportunities ...... 7 2005, so we’re on the right path. But before survey tool Survey Monkey. Funny name

March 2006 ESA Newsletter 1 P RESIDENT ’ S C ORNER Frank E. Gilstrap, 2006 ESA President

ave you ever wondered how and Entomological members. The Certification Board notes that many volunteers it takes to make Foundation awards. it needs additional member participation— our Society functional, sustain Numerous other op- check these needs out at the ESA website its growth and success, assure portunities also exist node for the Certification Board. Ha scientific meeting each year, and publish at the Society level My point with all the foregoing is that our journals on time and with consistently for giving back time, many opportunities and needs exist for ESA excellent quality? If you are like me, prob- energy and skills. members to serve our Society. Some service ably not. Our Society’s benefits generally The Governing Board positions rotate annually and others rotate accrue without fanfare, and volunteers move consists of 11 members elected from Sec- after multiple years of service. Some require almost seamlessly into and out of Society tions and Branches, and five officers elected special prior service, but most require only assignments. There really is not an obvious by the entire ESA membership. a genuine interest in your Society and a need for any of us to think about this ques- Publishing in and receiving ESA jour- willingness to serve. All offer the benefit of tion, and certainly, we need not think about nals are key membership benefits, and this satisfaction from contributing, developing it routinely for the needed work to get done. enterprise also provides opportunities for professionally from a larger circle of col- But we all owe a big “Thanks” to our col- members to serve, learn, and help assure a leagues, and expanding one’s leadership leagues who volunteer. bright future for the Society. Much of our and organizational skills. My Annual Meeting theme this year, publications process centers on the Publi- By my count, in 2006, ESA will have “Give Something Back,” is intended to stir cations Council, a group of seven Section engaged 155 members as volunteers in all of us to think more about how we can representatives, and Governing Board and standing and presidential committees, 176 return value to our Society. Because vol- headquarters liaisons. The Council works in the ESA publishing enterprise, 48 in the unteering is fundamental to survival of our with eight editorial boards, most of which Sections, 212 or so in the Branches, and at volunteer-run Society, I decided to explore are comprised of an editor-in-chief, six to 11 least 30 in our certification programs. These some numbers dealing with ESA volunteers Section representatives, and a headquarters total about 629, or a little more than 10% in this month’s column. My ultimate goal is liaison. of our entire membership. So think about to encourage more of you to make signifi- serving in 2007! E-mail Society Relations cant gifts back to ESA. If you do, all of us in Real generosity toward the Officer Lisa Spurlock ([email protected]) ESA can face our societal future with even future lies in giving all to the expressing your desire to serve. greater confidence and with healthy expec- Service to ESA—what a great way to give tations for success. present. back to our discipline and profession, and An early presidential task was to prepare —Albert Camus earn a personal dividend of satisfaction, pro- charges to each of our standing committees. fessional growth, and peer recognition! After I completed this effort, I decided to go Beyond formal editorial board assign- Until next month. Your colleague and back and do some counting. In 2006, ESA ments, there are 111 subject editors. And president, Frank has 14 standing committees ranging from still other ESA members are routinely asked awards to student affairs. Our current stand- to review manuscripts submitted for publica- The ESA Newsletter (US ISSN 0273-7353) is ing committees are populated with 132 ESA tion. Manuscript review is a membership published monthly by the Entomological Society members plus Governing Board and head- service that is critical to journal quality, to of America (ESA), 10001 Derekwood Lane, Suite quarters liaisons. Most of these members are journal value to entomologists outside of 100, Lanham, MD 20706-4876; ph. 301-731- 4535; fax 301-731-4538; lspurlock@entsoc. elected by their Section and/or Branch, and ESA, and to scientists and the public who org; http://www.entsoc.org. The deadline for all some Committee memberships require prior use our published information. submissions is the first of the month, one month ESA recognition (e.g., Fellows and Honorary In addition, each of the six Sections and prior to publication. Members). Additionally, all these commit- five Branches has significant leadership POSTMASTER: Subscription rate for members tees have chairs and nearly all have vice and committee assignments. All Sections is $10, which is included in the dues. The rate for nonmembers is $28; institutions, $43. Periodicals chairs who will succeed the current chair. have three elected officers—in addition to postage paid at Lanham-Seabrook, MD, and other Leader slots allow members to hone leader- Governing Board and Standing Committee mailing offices.© 2006 ESA. ship skills and gain organizational under- representatives—and thus collectively offer Job Opportunity rates are $25/line for regular standing critical to our future. 18 leadership positions. Additionally, there and postdoctoral positions, and $10/line for Additionally, you can serve on presiden- are eight Subsections among Sections C and graduate assistantships. Advertisers may choose to run the ad on the ESA web site for an addition- tial or special committees. This year we F, each with three elected officers. al 20 percent of the newsletter ad cost. Ads will have nine presidential committees, four of Three Branches have three elected officers be edited and abbreviated. Submission deadline which continue from year-to-year—Linnaean and the other two have four. Branches also is the first of the month, one month prior to Games, Local Arrangements, Resolutions, have multiple standing committees, and if publication. Submit ads using online form at and Technology—and five that deal with each has 13 committees with an average http://www.entsoc.org/employment. Online Job Opportunities are also at the above URL. special issues (e.g., programming interests of three members, more than 200 service The newsletter’s purpose is to provide infor- of ESA Emeriti and addressing issues of ESA opportunities exist for ESA members at the mation deemed of interest to our members. News archives). Many of these committee assign- Branch level! on entomological research have been published ments are related to the Society’s organiza- The ESA Certification Board is another in peer-reviewed journals or were provided by re- tional processes or to production of the ESA key enterprise and offers opportunities to liable sources such as universities or government agencies. ESA staff relies upon readers’ discretion Annual Meeting. And all are great, useful serve and lead. This Board of eight manages to interpret and evaluate articles about scientific ways for you to give back to your Society. ESA’s certification programs and addresses research. Comments may be directed to the origi- Beyond committee assignments, there are the needs of certified entomologists with nal information source and/or Newsletter Editor nearly 75 judges needed each year for ESA six committees comprised of more than 23 Lisa Spurlock (see contact information above).

2 March 2006 ESA Newsletter Welcome New and Returning Members!

ESA welcomes the new members who have recently joined and Carlos E. Nasraui previous members who have returned after two or more years away Dr. H Frederik Nijhout, Duke University from the Society. Darcy Oishi, University of Hawaii Professional affiliations are noted where provided. Dr. Supanee Pimsamarn, Khon Kaen University Dr. Demetra Prophetou-Athanasiadou, Aristotle University of Dr. Rodney C. Akers, BASF Corporation Thessaloniki Dr. Pablo Bielza, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena Dr. Ashok K. Raina, USDA-ARS-SRRC-FSTRU Caroline Boutard, Cornell University Dr. R. Michael Roe, North Carolina State University Lakshmikantha H. Channaiah, Kansas State University Lori Kae Schwab, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Robert S. Copeland, ICIPE Eric Randolph Scott, Whitman College Helene B. Doughty, Virginia Tech Jeong Woo Seo, National Plant Quarantine Service Annabelle Firlej, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Dr. Igor V. Sharakhov, Virginia Tech Dr. Dina M. Fonseca, Academy of Natural Sciences Marvin B. Stripling, Jr., FMC Robert Fritts, Jr., Advan LLC Kyle V. Stroud, Komes Ranch Buyung Asmara Ratna Hadi, Auburn University Zhitan Sun, Montana State University Joy A. Hagen, University of California- Santa Cruz Debin Sun, Rutgers University Tracy Lynn Hill, Clemson University Benjamin J. Taylor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Saiful Zaimi Jamil Heather Renae Tracy, University of Nebraska Dr. Marcos Kogan, Oregon State University Jacob Bant Van Kretschmar, North Carolina State University Victor Paul Kuspa, Jr., Great Lakes Pest Management, Inc. Kimberly Nicole Vann, Mary Washington College Aaron M. Lloyd, University of Florida Dr. Michael A. Wall, San Diego Natural History Museum Andrea Lauren Moodhart, University of Tennessee Betty J. Wieck, University of Nebraska-Kearney Dr. Medhat E. Nasr, Crop Diversification Centre North Rachel L. Winston, University of Idaho

Common Names of Insects Proposed to Membership The Committee on the Common Names of Insects has approved 57: 2, 197-200.]. The spelling of pinyon without the tilde is appro- the following names and is submitting them to the membership for priate and well documented by the proposers. consideration and comment. Send comments by April 1, 2006, to Chair Robert Haack, [email protected]. The text following the order Common name: hemlock engraver of each insect below is comments from the committee. Scientific name: Scolytus tsugae Family:Subfamily: Curculionidae: Scolytinae Common name: Douglas-fir cone gall midge Order: Coleoptera Scientific name: Contarinia oregonensis Again there is a close association between the biology of this Family: Cecidomyiidae insect and the proposed common name, which ESC has approved. Order: Diptera One committee member pointed out that Scolytus tsugae is the only There is a close association between this insect, its biology, and common “engraver” on hemlock, and that the name has been com- the proposed common name, which has been approved by the Ento- monly used in past reference books on western forest insects such as mological Society of Canada (ESC). One committee member pointed Keen (1952) and Furniss and Carolin (1977). out that in the literature this common name has been used both with and without a hyphen in Douglas-fir. This tree species should be Common name: lime swallowtail written with a hyphen, given that it is not a true fir. Scientific name: Papilio demoleus Family: Papilionidae Common name: Douglas-fir cone scale midge Order: Lepidoptera Scientific name: Contarinia washingtonensis The proposed common name “lime swallowtail” is very appropri- Family: Cecidomyiidae ate for Papilio demoleus and the reasons have been well document- Order: Diptera ed. In addition, the common name was recently used in American Again, there is a close association between this insect, its biology, Entomologist. Also, ESA has already accepted the name “citrus swal- and the proposed common name, which too has been approved by lowtail” for Papilio xuthus. the ESC. Again, Douglas-fir is capitalized and contains a hyphen. Common name: cotton bollworm Common name: pinyon needle scale Scientific name: Helicoverpa armigera Hübner Scientific name: Matsucoccus acalyptus Family: Noctuidae Family: Margarodidea Order: Lepidoptera Order: Homoptera The proposed common name “cotton bollworm” is appropriate Here too is a close association between this insect, its biology, for Helicoverpa armigera. Although the larvae are polyphagous, and the proposed common name. One committee member pointed the proposed common name has been used widely throughout the out that this name has already been used in an ESA publication [Mc- world. This insect is not known to occur in the United States yet. Cambridge, W.F. and D.A. Pierce. 1964. Observations on the life Several committee members pointed out that the common name history of the Pinyon needle scale Matsucoccus acalyptus (Homop- “bollworm” for Helicoverpa zea may need to be addressed to avoid tera, Coccoidea, Margarodidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 1964. future confusion with the currently proposed name for H. armigera.

March 2006 ESA Newsletter 3 M EMBER N EWS Condolences Dr. C. Jack DeLoach with the USDA- joined the Purdue faculty in 1948 as an ARS Grassland Soil and Water Research assistant professor of entomology, where he Sincere condolences to the Laboratory in Temple, Texas, was named developed a four-year curriculum in struc- families, friends, and colleagues of a 2005 Area Senior Research Scientist for tural pest control. In the mid-1970s, Osmun recently deceased ESA members: ARS’ Southern Plains area. DeLoach was left Purdue temporarily to become direc- cited for outstanding scientific investigation tor of EPA’s Operations Division and later • Honorary Member Dr. Lauren D. and program leadership in the biocontrol served as a consultant to EPA. Anderson, Riverside, California of saltcedar and other invasive aquatic and The Area-wide Management and Evalu- • Dr. H. Wyman Dorough, Starkville, rangeland weeds. ation of Melaleuca Team, led by Dr. Paul Mississippi Dr. Timothy J. Dennehy was conferred Pratt of the USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Re- • Honorary Member J. Marshall Mag- the title of University Distinguished Out- search Laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, Flori- ner, Webster Groves, Missouri reach Professor by the University of Arizona. da, was recently recognized by the agency The award, presented at the December for superior efforts in technology transfer. commencement, cited Dennehy’s role in The team promoted the adoption and inte- University of Notre Dame, Department of developing innovative programs in arthro- gration of three biocontrol insects to control Biological Sciences, where she is studying pod resistance management for enhancing the invasive tree Melaleuca quinquenervia evolutionary and population genetics of agricultural sustainability, while reducing in southern Florida by demonstrating the African malaria vectors. She received her pesticide use and preserving environment ecological and economical sustainability of Ph.D. from Yale University and conducted quality in Arizona. Dennehy credited the biocontrol as an IPM technique. In recogni- her postdoctoral work at the U.S. Centers for pivotal research contributions of colleagues tion of his leadership, Pratt was named a Disease Control. in Arizona, England, and Israel, and unique 2005 ARS Area Early Career Scientist. Dr. James H. Hunt is professor and chair collaborations with agricultural producers in Lori Kae Schwab of the University of at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, De- Arizona that provide the foundation of the Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has been partment of Entomology. For 30 years, the internationally-recognized programs. chosen as the winner of the 2006 W.H. motivating central theme of his research Joseph K. Harris, BCE, of Cook’s Pest Luckmann Award for Student Research in program has been to unravel the natural Control in Decatur, Alabama, received a Insect Pest Management. Schwab will pres- selection foundations of the evolution of 2005 Crown Leadership Award from Pest ent her research, Nutrient composition of insect sociality, with particular emphasis on Control Technology and Syngenta Profes- soil and plant may predict the distribution the wasp family Vespidae. Hunt received sional Products. Harris was honored for his and abundance of specialist insect herbi- his zoology degrees from North Carolina positive contributions to the growth of the vores: implications for agent selection in State University (B.S., 1966), Louisiana State structural pest management industry and weed biological control, at the North Cen- University (M.S., 1969), and the University his establishment of strong ties with fellow tral Branch annual meeting. The award is of California-Berekeley (Ph.D., 1973). He business leaders and customers in his com- funded through the William H. Luckmann conducted his postdoctoral work in ento- munity. Entomology for the Ages Fund, which was mology at Harvard University (1973-74). As part of the celebration of the 70th established in the mid-1980s to promote Dr. Walter S. Leal is a professor of ento- Annual Purdue Pest Management Confer- research in applied entomology. For the last mology and a member of the Biochemistry ence, the university, friends and colleagues several years, the endowment has been used and Molecular Group at the University of recognized Honorary Member Dr. John V. to sponsor an award granted yearly on a California-Davis, where he teaches insect Osmun during a special reception held in competitive basis to the best Illinois student physiology. Among his research interests is January. Osmun is considered one of the research in insect pest management. the molecular basis of the highly selective most universally respected educators in and sensitive insect olfactory system, in par- the pest control industry. His career in pest ESA Members Elected as 2005 AAAS ticular, the mechanism(s) involving the fast control spans more than 50 years. Prior to Fellows—The following ESA members were transport and inactivation of airborne odor arriving at Purdue, he was a chief entomolo- elected 2005 Fellows by the American Asso- molecules through the aqueous environment gist with the U.S. Army and a research en- ciation for the Advancement of Science. of the olfactory sensillum surrounding the tomologist with Merck & Company. Osmun Dr. Nora J. Besansky is a professor at the olfactory receptors. Leal received his bach- elor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Brazil, his Master’s degree in agricultural Do You Receive the Free PMN Update Newsletter? chemistry from Mie University in Japan, and his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Tsukuba The Plant Management Network at http://www.plantmanagementnetwork. University also in Japan. (PMN), which publishes a monthly org/update. ESA members also receive Dr. Timothy D. Paine is a professor of newsletter entitled PMN Update, re- a 15% subscription discount through entomology at the University of Califor- cently announced the publication of new the society’s PMN partnership. In addi- nia-Riverside, College of Natural and Ag- articles as they are posted in PMN’s four tion, USDA employees and all faculty, ricultural Sciences. His areas of research peer-reviewed journals—Applied Turf- students, and staff at PMN partner uni- include studies of the biology and ecology grass Science, Crop Management, For- versities have unlimited access to PMN’s of introduced insects in urban environments. age and Grazinglands, and Plant Health entire journal subscription content, which Paine received a B.A. in history and a B.S. Progress. will include ESA’s Arthropod Manage- in entomology (1973), and his Ph.D. in A sample issue is available online, ment Tests 2005. Please join the network entomology (1981) from the University of and ESA members may sign up for free and get connected today! California-Davis.

4 March 2006 ESA Newsletter 2 0 0 6 A N N U A L M E E T I N G & E X H I B I T I O N N E W S

December 10-13 — Indianapolis, IN — http://www.entsoc.org/annual_meeting/current_meeting/

Call for Commercial Exhibits • Late July: Registration and housing information to be available Participate in ESA’s commercial exhibition! The ESA Annual online; materials will not be mailed Meeting and Exhibition will be an important networking opportunity • Mid-September: Scientific program to be searchable online for you to meet with over 2,200 entomologists and share your latest • October 11 (tentative): Early-bird registration deadline. To take products and technologies. The exhibitor prospectus will be on the advantage of the early-bird deadline, registrations must be received ESA website in mid-May. Join us in Indianapolis! by ESA on or before this date. Program books will be mailed to registrants whose registrations are received on or before this date. After Planning Schedule this date, registrants may continue to register online until November Please note that these dates may change; watch for updates in 1 or register on site (and pay the higher rate and receive the program future issues of the newsletter or on the website. at the meeting in both cases). • April 6: Program Committee to select Section and all other sym- • October 31: Deadline to sign up as a student volunteer posia • Late October: Program books mailed • April 25: Symposium organizers begin updating symposium pro- • November 9 (tentative): Deadline for housing reservations grams online • December 1 (tentative): Deadline for requests for meeting space • May 19: Exhibit prospectus to be available online • December 1: Deadline for late-breaking symposium proposals • June 8: Deadline for symposium organizers to update symposium programs online Contacts for the Annual Meeting • June 9: Deadline for early-bird exhibitor applications • Program Co-chairs—Phil Mulder, [email protected], or Tom • June 13: Regular submitted papers accepted online for scientific Royer, [email protected] program • Technology Chair—Grayson Brown, [email protected] • July 20, 11:59 p.m., EDT: Submission deadline for all regular and • Student Competition Chair—Robert K. Peterson, bpeterson@ student competition 10-minute paper and poster presentations montana.edu • July 27: Deadline to be listed in the program book for: (1) func- • Poster Co-chairs—Susan Weller and Kathleen Shields, welle008@ tions to be held during Annual Meeting, (2) advertising in program, umn.edu (3) exhibitors, (4) university entomology clubs interested in sales • Local Arrangements Chair—Gerald Michaels, [email protected] during Meeting, and (5) sponsorships of Annual Meeting functions • Director of Meetings—Judy Miller, [email protected]

S USTAINING A SSOCIATES

ESA would like to thank its Sustaining Associates for their commitment to our Society. Each Sustaining Associate company designates an official representative who has all rights and privileges that an in- dividual member has. Those Sustaining Associates who have already renewed their commitment to the Society for 2006 are:

Bayer CropScience (GOLD) Representative: Dr. Robert Hundreds More Presentations Steffens Added URL: http://www.bayer cropscience.com Several hundred more presentations from the 2005 DuPont Crop Protection (GOLD) ESA Annual Meeting were recently added to AM On- Representative: Dr. Daniel Sherrod line If you attended the 2005 ESA Annual Meeting, URL: http://www.dupont.com/ag/ you have free access to AM Online at http://esa.confex. com/esa/2005/techprogram/programs.htm. Please con- ISK Biosciences tact [email protected] for login instructions. Corporation (BRONZE) If you did not attend the meeting, but would like Representative: Dr. Myron to purchase access to these recorded presentations, the Bliss, Jr. fees are $25 for student, student transition, and Emeri- tus members, and $75 for all others. Please contact For more information on ESA’s Sustaining Associates program, [email protected] to subscribe. please visit http://www.entsoc.org/membership/sa/, or contact Chris Stelzig, Director of Membership and Marketing, phone 301-731- 4535, extension 3021, [email protected]

March 2006 ESA Newsletter 5 Membership 2005, from page 1 services seem to be those that allow members to conduct ESA business online. The associate certification program, while very impor- for renewing are professional obligation and doing what you are tant to some members, is largely under the radar for most. doing right now…reading the ESA Newsletter. The table below pro- There are a number of other services currently under development vides the percentages for the reasons you join and renew. that will be included in the 2006 survey, but were too premature for this year’s edition. Why Members Join or Renew When Joined Today Looking ahead in an attempt to develop new products and services, we also asked members to distribute $100 on the creation and Promote entomology 65% 90% development of ESA goods and services. The responses show that Professional obligation 78% 88% the #1 answer was “reducing or eliminating page charges,” followed closely by “providing membership benefits to needy scientists” and Read the ESA Newsletter 73% 88% “reducing student fees”. Read American Entomologist 69% 85% Changing ESA—We also asked respondents “If I could do just one Read the journals 86% 80% thing to change ESA, I would….” The responses were interesting and will be presented to the Governing Board at the Summer 2006 Publish research 83% 79% meeting for debate and discussion. It is hard to say if any new practi- Networking 80% 78% cal programs will emerge, but we feel it is important that each idea Attend the Annual Meeting 90% 77% receives the proper hearing. Other reasons 73% 73% Enhancing ESA Services Career enhancement 91% 64% Reducing or eliminating page charges 22% Buy books 71% 61% Providing membership benefits to needy scientists 19% Attend the Branch meetings 80% 54% Reducing student fees 17% Read Arthropod Management Tests 73% 54% Developing more web-based membership services 13% In addition, more than 82% of survey respondents are members of Enhancing Branch meetings 12% other professional organizations, and of those, 25.2% are members Better technology for Annual Meeting scientific sessions 11% of at least four other associations. When asked “In the past 12 months, I feel that ESA is …”, re- Eliminating or reducing the late fee for renewing late 7% sponses slipped a bit from last year’s answers, though remain fairly positive (2004’s numbers are shown in parentheses below): In conclusion, I am very pleased with the progress of the Society’s • Improving financially 52% (53%) changes over the past several years. Subjective feedback provided • Being run better 53% (64%) by members has resulted in numerous institutional business practice • More organized 60% (65%) changes. I would encourage each of you to contact me if you have • Communicating more effectively with members 76% (74%) any comments, questions, or complaints. If I am not the person to • Meeting my needs better 44% (47%) answer your query, I can at least get you to the right person. In a new question this year, we asked what members thought of Thanks for taking the time to respond to our survey, and thanks some of the new services offered by ESA. The responses are sum- for keeping your ESA membership current. marized in the “New Services Rated” table below. The most popular Strength in Numbers starts with one: It starts with you.

New Services Rated Great Pretty Good Good Not Impressed Don’t Care ACE certification 10% 13% 11% 9% 58% Recorded presentations at Annual Meeting 18% 29% 28% 6% 19% Update personal information online 38% 26% 20% 9% 7% Renew membership online in real time 53% 21% 12% 8% 6% Register/pay online for Annual Meeting 47% 26% 14% 5% 9% Ability to vote online 54% 22% 14% 3% 7% Revised entsoc.org website 17% 37% 26% 15% 6% Online journal manuscript submission 27% 31% 26% 2% 14% Electronic presetation system for Annual Meeting 26% 30% 19% 5% 10% “Bridged” login between ESA and its journals on Ingenta website. 24% 23% 30% 9% 13%

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6 March 2006 ESA Newsletter J OB O PPORTUNIT I E S

ASST. PROF.: Entom. (corn, sorghum, peanut, tion for which you are applying in subj. line and skills, and have natl. recog. in instruction, res. wheat). TX Agric. Exper. Sta. (TAES)/TX Tech send resume to: [email protected].* or exten. Foster diversity, teamwork and abil- Univ. (TTU) joint position, Lubbock. Apply at ity to work in multicultural setting. Must be http://greatjobs.tamu.edu, NOV #01609, Dead- TECH./TRAIN. DIR.: Midwest pest mgmt. firm committed to maintaining personal scholarly line April 1, 2006. Contact Dr. Moore, 806- seeks BCE or ACE with strong verbal, written, activity. Submit applic. ltr., stmt. of leadership 746-6101 for more info. TAES and TTU are and train. skills to dev. and oversee treatment philos., CV, and have 4 ref. ltrs. sent to: Randy equal opportunity, affirmative action educators plans and IPM progs., field svc. train. progs., Higgins, Dept. of Entom., KSU, 123 Waters and employers.* and risk mgmt., safety, and qual. assurance Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506; [email protected]. progs. Fieldwork essential, incl. on-site tech. Applic. review begins May 15, to continue until PLANT HEALTH CARE TECH.: ArborLife Pro. and QC inspections. Helping customers and co- position filled. For info., see http://www. Tree Care, Charlottesville, VA seeks technician workers dev. treatment plans and remedy prob. entomology.k-state.edu. Paid by KSU, an Equal to conduct IPM visits in landscapes. For info. situations crucial, along with supporting sales Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.* contact Tina MacIntyre, [email protected], efforts on important proposals. Also oversees 434 823-4021. * state licensing req. Must travel 25-50% to work ENTOMOLOGIST (Job Ref. EN4): Athenix with region ofcs., and represent company at in- Corp., RTP, NC. Excellent opportunity. Exper., TECH. SPECIALISTS: Terminix Intl. seeks Tech. dustry events and conferences. Req.: Min. 5 yrs. hands-on scientist to lead team screening mi- Specialists for mid-Atl. and NE coast regions. exper. in pest mgmt. and B.S. in entom. Send crobial proteins for insecticidal activity. Ph.D. One position based in NJ, other in DC. Re- resume to Brad Bartlett, Interview Technologies in entom. with at least 5 yrs. exper. with major spons.: (1) dev. and implement treatment plans Inc., 1 Long Swamp Rd., Bourne MA 02532, pests of corn and cotton, insect rearing techs. and IPM progs. for customers using composite [email protected], fax 508-437-8304. and bioassays using artificial diets. More details of techs. incl. phys., chem., mechan. and biol. All responses held in strict confidence. at http://www.athenixcorp.com. Competitive methods; (2) conduct tech. on-site and in-field salary, excellent benefits, and attractive stock qual. control, and dev. and conduct train.; (3) PROF./ENTOM. HEAD: Kansas St. Univ. in- option plan. EOE.* ensure compliance with regul. and safety stan- vites nomins. and applics. for position of Head, dards thru inspections of branches and vehicles; Dept. of Entom. Administer personnel, physical Get your position announcement out to those (4) prov. tech. support on critical sales propos- facilities, and budgets for teach., res. and exten. who should see it! Job opportunity ads can be als or accts. and resol. of customer issues. Skills/ progs. Must have Ph.D. in a biol. sci. relevant posted online and/or appear here in the news- educ. req.: B.S. in entom., 2-4 yrs. exper., BCE to entom., have credentials suitable for appt. as letter. Check out http://www.entsoc.org/ or ACE a MUST! 60% travel req. Indicate loca- tenured full prof., possess effective communic. employment/submit.htm for details.

International Influence Growing in PSU Entomology Department

International applicants are on the rise educate return to their home countries and sustainable agriculture. in the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) often send students they advise to the U.S. SUSPROT is supported by the Fund for Department of Entomology, despite a trend for advanced degrees. We have several the Improvement of Post Secondary Edu- of declining international students at univer- students who are here now as a direct result cation (FIPSE) of the U.S. Department of sities across the United States. of this,” Felton said. Education and the EU-US Cooperation Pro- According to a recent report from the The entomology department is imple- gramme in Higher Education and Vocational Institute of International Education, the menting a multi-pronged approach to attract Education Training of the European Com- number of international students studying international students. The department re- mission. in the United States last year declined 1.3% cently made its website more user-friendly So far, several European graduate stu- from the previous year. Travel restrictions to international applicants by including dents have experienced internships at U.S. placed on these students post-September 11 information in foreign languages. “Interna- institutions, usually for a 4-6 month period. and other immigration-related issues are the tional students in the department helped us Likewise, American students spend several likely cause, and reversing this trend has be- to translate information into several differ- months studying at European institutions. come a priority of the department, said Dr. ent languages, including Spanish, Chinese, Another project, Integrated Pest Man- Gary Felton, head of the PSU Department of Japanese, Korean and German,” Felton agement Collaborative Research Support Entomology. “We saw international enroll- explained. Program, a USAID-funded research grant ment steeply decline to about 20% of our Felton also credits the entomology has provided assistantships and short-term students since September 11,” he said. department’s participation in an interna- training stipends for students and mid-career Felton feels that having international tional exchange program for the increase in scientists from Asia and the Caribbean. students in the department is important for international interest. The department, along The department’s efforts are paying off, as several reasons. “Nationally, there are not with the College of Agricultural Science’s Dr. Felton says the majority of the new ap- enough domestic students entering into the Office of International Programs, is one of plicants are now international. “The students scientific fields. In addition, having interna- several partners in the Sustainable Crop Pro- we’re recruiting are much more broadly- tional students in the department exposes us tection in Agriculture Program (SUSPROT). based geographically. For the first time since to other cultures,” he explained. The international exchange program al- the beginning of my tenure, we have several In addition, enrolling international stu- lows graduate and undergraduate students to applicants from Korea, Japan and Mongolia, dents has a long-term impact on the depart- spend time in one of four institutes in West- two from Europe, and one each from Latin ment. “Many of international students we ern Europe to gain a global perspective on America, Lebanon and Iran.”

March 2006 ESA Newsletter 7 ence will take place on July 9-15 in Philadel-  The XVIIth International Horticultural phia, PA. URL: http://www.18wcss.org Congress is slated for Aug. 13-19 in For the Seoul, South Korea. URL: http://www.   The 16th International Ecdysone Work- ishs.org/calendar/ shop is slated for July 10-14 in Ghent, Belgium. Contact: Dr. Guy Smagghe, guy.  The North Central Region of the Datebook [email protected] USDA-CSREES Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program will  ESA’s Eastern Branch will meet on  A conference on Advances in Threat hold a national conference on Aug. Mar. 12-14 in Charlottesville, VA. URL: Assessment and Their Application to Forest 15-17 in Oconomowac, WI. URL: http://www.ento.vt.edu/EBESA/ and Rangeland Management will be held http://www.sare2006.org mtnginfo.html on July 18-20 in Boulder, CO. URL: http:// www.forestencyclopedia.net/encyclopedia/  The 12th International Congress of  The 2nd NSF Regional Grants Confer- threats Acarology will take place on Aug. 21-26 ence will be held Mar. 13-14 in Boulder, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. URL: CO. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/  The American Society for Horticultural http://www.science.uva.nl/ibed/ica2006 policydocs/ucboulder06.pdf Science’s Annual Conference will be held on July 27-30 in New Orleans, LA. URL:  The 3rd International Congress on  ESA’s North Central Branch will http://www.ashs.org Phthiraptera will be held Oct. 16-20 in meet on Mar. 26-29 in Bloomington, IL. Buenos Aires, Argentina. URL: http:// URL: http://esa.ent.iastate.edu/meeting  The 2006 American Phytopathological www.phthiraptera.org/ICP3/ICP3_01.htm Society Annual Meeting will be held on July  The 5th National IPM Symposium will 29-Aug. 2 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.  The 5th International Workshop on be held on Apr. 4-6 in St. Louis, MO. URL: http://www.apsnet.org Management of the Diamondback Moth URL: http://www.ipmcenters.org/ and Other Crucifer Pests will take place ipmsympoisumv/  The Rocky Mountain Conference of on Oct. 24-27 in Beijing, China. URL: Entomologists will be held on July 30-Aug. http://www.ciccst.org.cn/IWMDMOCP/  The 5th International Symposium on 3, in Woodland Park, CO. URL: http://www. Molecular Insect Science will be held entoplp.okstate.edu/rmce/  The National Pest Management May 20-24 in Tucson, AZ. URL: http:// Association’s PestWorld 2006 is slated cis.arl.arizona.edu/symposium/  The XV Congress of the International for Oct. 25-28 in Grapevine, TX. URL: Union for the Study of Social Insects will http://www.pestworld.org  The 58th International Symposium on take place on July 30-Aug. 4 in Washington, Crop Protection will take place on May DC. URL: http://www.iussi.org  The 2006 Joint Annual Meeting of 23 in Ghent, Belgium. URL: http://www. the American Society of Agronomy and iscp.ughent.be  The 91st Ecological Society of America the Crop and Soil Science Societies of Annual Meeting will be held Aug. 6-11 in America will take place on Nov. 12-16  The Dragonfly Society of the Ameri- Memphis, TN. URL: http://www.esa.org in Indianapolis, IN. URL: http://www. cas 2006 Meeting will be held on June asa-cssa-sssa.org 9-11in Kentucky. URL: http://odonata-  The 43rd Annual Meeting of the Animal central.bfl.utexas.edu/dsa1/annual_ Behavior Society will take place on Aug.  The 2006 ESA Annual Meeting will meeting.htm 12-16 in Snowbird, UT. URL: http://www. be held on Dec. 10-13 in Indianapolis, animalbehavior.org/ABS/Meetings/ IN. URL: http://www.entsoc.org/annual_  The 18th World Congress of Soil Sci- Snowbird06/. meeting/current_meeting/

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