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The Entomological Society of British Columbia serves professional entomologists, amateurs, educators all those with interest in entomology in BC and elsewhere. Website: www.entsocbc.ca

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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Gail Anderson appointed to the Order of British Columbia! https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026IGRS0006-000873
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Asher Cutter @asherdcutter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Come to @romtoronto.bsky.social and EEB in Toronto! ROM is seeking entomologist/arachnologist curator who would also be faculty in EEB at UofT royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/mdMTpA...
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Apply to Curator of Insects & Arachnids at Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, ON, Canada.
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The latest issue [46(q)] of our newsletter, Boreus, is now available! entsocbc.ca/wp-content/u...
Cover of Boreus, Newsletter of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, Summer 2026 Vol. 46(1) Cover Photographs – Fantastic Fieldwork, Terrific Traps! 1. 2. Malaise traps passively collect flying insects, funneling them into ethanol for easy processing and IDing later. The malaise trap pictured on the cover is deployed in blueberry fields at AAFC Agassiz branch, sampling for parasitoid wasps in the area. Photo by Paul Fisher. The light sheet pictured is set up at the UBC Research Farm to sample nocturnal flying insects, and the moths collected throughout the night were swabbed for pollen and IDed by UBC researcher Hannah Anderson. Photo by Dr. Juli Carrillo.
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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🤝 Two learned societies. One shared goal. We're proud to be partnering with the @RoyalSociety.org for #InnovationsInEntomology on 1 October, bringing together experts from across sectors to discuss…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Registration and Abstract Submission for the 2026 ESBC meeting now open! The theme this year is “Connections: merging methods, sharing perspectives, and connecting people”. Full meeting details on our meetings page - entsocbc.ca/meetings/
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General Information ESBC holds an annual meeting and symposium, usually in October. The meeting and symposium are both open to the public, and anyone who is interested is encouraged to attend. As…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Donna Giberson (Elbows UP!) 🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@donnag.bsky.social) bsky.app/profile/donn...
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So sorry to hear today that Cedric Gillott (U.Saskatchewan) passed away Saturday. Many will know him from his textbook 'Entomology', but I knew him as my long-time partner in organizing & assembling…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Voting is LIVE for the 2026 Bug Eye People’s Choice Award! 🐞📸🗳️ Vote for your favourite photo by Wednesday at 8 PM! ⏰ 🔗 Voting link + all nominees are available via our Linktree in our Instagram…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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🧪 🪲🐜🐛🦟🦗🐞🦋 How many insect species & why it matters. Have a listen to @dirch3.bsky.social speaking with #CBC radio about our recent @pnas.org paper about raising old insect diversity…
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🍁 Alex Smith 🍁 @alexsmithants.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🧪 🪲🐜🐛🦟🦗🐞🦋 How many insect species & why it matters. Have a listen to @dirch3.bsky.social speaking with #CBC radio about our recent @pnas.org paper about raising old insect diversity estimates! doi.org/10.1073/pnas... www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The 2026 Entomological Society of British Columbia conference and annual general meeting will be held October 16-17, at the Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia. Check our meeting page (entsocbc.ca/meetings/ ) for more details as they are announced.
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
South Okanagan Butterfly and Dragonfly Counts on Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28. We’ll be counting in the Vaseux Lake Christmas Bird Count Circle. If you’re interested in participating in either count please fill this Google Form (docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... ).
Landscape photo with farm equipment in foreground and the Vaseux Cliffs in the background.
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
South Okanagan Butterfly and Dragonfly Counts The counts will run the last weekend of June with the Butterfly Count on Saturday June 27 and the Dragonfly Count on Sunday June 28. We’ll be counting in...
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South Okanagan Butterfly and Dragonfly Counts
The counts will run the last weekend of June with the Butterfly Count on Saturday June 27 and the Dragonfly Count on Sunday June 28. We’ll be counting in the...
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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I went for a xc ski this morning and I was disappointed to not see any insects on the snow. But when I got home, this little snow scorpionfly was waiting at the foot of my stairs! #Boreus #Whitehorse…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Here's a cool tool a made to help you write more good. https://academic.oup.com/ae/article/72/1/32/8510641
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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🚨 SFU Biology – Event Alert! 🚨 The Outreach & Engagement Committee has released the 2025–2026 calendar! From contests to celebration days, there’s lots to look forward to. 📅 Don’t miss out—check…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Reminder: the deadline for this scholarship is March 15th! 🪲🐛🦋 🧪 [contains quote post or other embedded content]
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Entomological Society of Canada @canentomologist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Distribution and diversity of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Canada, including new records and a species checklist doi.org/10.4039/tce.... #NewInCanEnt
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Distribution and diversity of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Canada, including new records and a species checklist | The Canadian Entomologist | Cambridge Core
Distribution and diversity of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) in Canada, including new records and a species checklist - Volume 157
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness is seeking to hire a full time Guelph based Horticultural Entomologist. The application deadline is March 4, 2026. Full details here - www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx...
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Province of Ontario Hiring for Horticultural Entomologist The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness is seeking to hire a full time Guelph based Horticultural Entomologist. The application... entsocbc.ca/province-of-ontario-hir…
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Dr. Catherine Scott @cataranea.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is a devastating blow to Canadian dipterology, entomology, ecology, and beyond. Please share. #diptera @dipterists.bsky.social @teamdiptera.bsky.social @canentomologist.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social @entsocontario.bsky.social @entsocbc.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The latest issue [45(2)] of our newsletter, Boreus, is now available! entsocbc.ca/wp-content/u...
Cover of Boreus, Newsletter of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, January 2026 Vol. 45(2) 

Cover Photographs Emerald Ash Borer damage to white ash wood found in 2025 by Troy Kimoto and the Canadian Forest Service (Pacific and Great Lakes Forestry Centre). 

1. Agrilus planipennis larval galleries and exit holes via visual survey, Fraxinus sp. Surrey, BC, Troy Kimoto 
2. Agrilus planipennis galleries via branch sampling, Fraxinus sp. Vancouver, BC, Troy Kimoto
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
PPMABC Call for Abstracts Abstract submissions for the the Professional Pest Management Association of British Columbia 2026 Annual Symposium are now open. The meeting will betaking place on Feb 20, 2026, at KPU... entsocbc.ca/ppmabc-call-for-abstrac…
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Avery Russell @draverbee.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Wonder how flower longevity affects bacterial populations? Excited to share how environ, 🥀longevity, and 🦠pop interact, now in Integrative & Comparative Biology! @sicb.bsky.social @sicbjournals.bsky.social by grad Rita Afagwu & undergrad Ciara Stewart from our lab! academic.oup.com/icb/advance-...
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Bacteria accumulate quicker on shorter lived flowers, but abiotic factors affect flower aging and bacterial accumulation
Abstract. Outcomes of ecological interactions often depend on the abundance and identity of the organisms involved. Flower-bacteria interactions can strong
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Andy Lee, PhD @andylee.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
I am still actively looking for postdoc positions — please lmk if you (or your friends and colleagues) need a hardworking postdoc with field, lab, and bioinformatic skills! I am broadly interested in evolution in the ocean, conservation and population genetics, and rapid evolution.
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Pedro Peres-Neto @comecology.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Did you publish with researchers outside your lab during grad school? Or published as faculty with a student not under your supervision? I’m collecting examples of cross-lab collaboration in graduate training. Please share your experience & this post! Repository: bit.ly/4pT66BE
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
E.S. Cropconsult is looking for a IPM Consultant. This would a permanent position based in Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley. Application closes Jan 9: Check out escrop.com/employment for more information!
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The ESBC congratulates all the student award winners at #ESBC2025, including (left to right) Nathan Earley, Hannah Friesen, Bennett Klinger, Julie Sieg (not pictured)
Composite photo showing incoming president Michelle Tseng (left) and outgoing president Michelle Franklin (right) with award winners at the 2025 ESBC meeting. Award winners from left to right: Nathan Earley, Hannah Friesen, Bennett Klinger, Julie Sieg (not pictured)
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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Absolutely with Jesus Esquivel on this: Please reject the proposed changes Ent Soc members entomologytoday.org/2025/12/02/g...
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Governance Upgrade: ESA Members Beware
A past ESA Governing Board member encourages fellow members to vote against proposed Bylaws amendments to reshape the ESA Governing Board.
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Avery Russell @draverbee.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Wanna be my colleague? We've got TT positions open! 1 in genetics/genomics jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83638. 1 in biology education / open jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83639. 1 in freshwater fisheries biology jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83637 Date of first consideration is Jan 4 2026
Job add for genetics/genomics: text is https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83638Job add for freshwater fisheries biology. Text is at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83637Job add for biology education position. Text is at https://jobs.missouristate.edu/postings/83639
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James Gilbert @jdjgilbert.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🚨New #behavioural #mimicry paper out in Proc B!🚨 In which we show that hoverflies have evolved to prefer the flower colour choices of their #bee models instead of their #fly relatives. Conversation article here: theconversation.com/natures-grea... Paper here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Nature’s greatest method actors: the insects that cosplay bumblebees
When you’re an animal undercover, sometimes it’s not enough just to look like someone else
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Amanda Mottorn @modernjourneyer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
“Dreaming of Ljubljana.” Acrylic on Canvas. I painted this from a photograph many years ago that had black and white qualities. Please enjoy the view; inquire for more details. #ArtAdventCalendar
Acrylic paint showing a brick wall on the side and reflecting of the building on the left with pink, orange and brown. A blue bridge is at the top and a red shirted boater with a white a cap in a dark turquoise gondola drifts in multiple shades of blue water. 

I took a picture of it several years ago. The colors were much more subdued with sepia toned appearance. I was playing with gloss and pumice mediums on this painting - the water and the brick wall.
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Elli Leadbeater @ellileadbeater.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
New PhD position available! For applicants keen to combine evolutionary ecology, neuroscience and animal cognition. Based at UCL with me, @maxreuter.bsky.social, @fcamus.bsky.social and Tamara Boto (Bristol). Directly funded, see here for details and eligibility: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - How Memory Evolves: Integrating Cognitive Ecology, Neuroscience, and Experimental Evolution in Drosophila at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
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SFU Biological Sciences @sfubiosciences.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🎉 Double Win for Gries Lab! Emmanuel Hung (PhD) and Augustus Negraeff (Undergrad) earned the President’s Prize for best oral student presentations at the Joint Entomology Meeting. 👏 Emmanuel also received the ESC Postgraduate Scholarship (PhD)! Read more: www.sfu.ca/biology/news...
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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Don’t miss this! #WalrusTalks are free to watch online — register. Dr. Bobiwash is an Assistant Professor and an Indigenous Scholar @umanitoba.bsky.social He’s also a researcher in residence at the Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada. Insightful and a great speaker. 👏
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Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Added over 400 articles to Journal of @entsocbc.bsky.social in @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. Articles are in BioStor biostor.org/issn/0071-0733 and should appear in BHL tomorrow #bhlsunday
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Hannah Thomasy @hannahthomasy.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Are you a science communicator in British Columbia who wants to connect with other scicommers?? Shoot me a message, we're trying to start a group. 🧪🇨🇦 @uvicscience.bsky.social @science.ubc.ca @sfu.ca @rascvancouver.bsky.social @viuniversity.bsky.social @thetyee.ca @pme.ubc.ca @wildernews.bsky.social
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a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a crowd of people .
Alt: An Arrested Development scene where Tobias shouts "There are dozens of us! Dozens!"
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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Pls share with grads and undergrads! Multiple grant opportunities from @xercessociety.bsky.social Deadline is January 7, 2026.
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Program Title Page: BETTER TOGETHER CELEBRATING PARTNERSHIPS FROM MICRO TO MACRO Entomological Society of British Columbia 2025 Conference and AGM Page also shows a stylized drawing of a blue darner dragonfly
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
We are excited to roll out a new t-shirt this year. We are working with a local artist to produce a new design. The new shirts and other new merch will be available for purchase at this years ESBC meeting.
A new entomological society of British Columbia (ESBC) t-shirt design. The design features a adult dragonfly perched on cattail, and below the water a dragonfly nymph perches on the same cattail. Watching from behind a rock is a giant waterbug.
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Registration is now open for the ESBC 2025 (Nov 21st – 22nd, Univ. of Fraser Valley Abbotsford). The conference theme this year is "Better together: celebrating partnerships from micro to macro". For details and to register please visit our meeting page - entsocbc.ca/meetings/
Attendees of the 2024 ESBC meeting seated in a conference room watching one of many scientific presentations.
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
The latest issue [45(1)] of our newsletter, Boreus, is now available!
Cover of Boreus, Newsletter of the Entomological Society of British Columbia, September 2025 Vol. 45(1)
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete survey gathering data on observations of insects for a study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Especially in need of information from #Canada, #SouthAmerica, #Africa & #Australia!
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Check out this article about the recent bioblitz at Malcolm Knapp Research Forest with an interview with ESBC's own Debra Wertman -
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How photographing bugs contributes to science – The Ridge
Participants in a first of its kind event at Malcom Knapp Research Forest tried to find out
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
ESBC is happy to announce the 2025 recipients of our special project grants: Quinlan Wu, Karen Ashby and the Native Bee Society of BC (entsocbc.ca/special-proj...). More details about our special project grant can be found here (entsocbc.ca/awards-schol...).
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Special Projects Grant Recipients for 2025 - Entomological Society of British Columbia
ESBC is happy to announce the 2025 recipients of our special project grants. Quinlan Wu – Quinlan is an undergraduate student at UBC. Quinlan will use grant funds to collect and catalogue the larvae…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The 2025 Entomological Society of British Columbia conference and annual general meeting will be held November 21-22, at the University of the Fraser Valley Abbotsford campus. Check our meeting page for more details as they are announced (entsocbc.ca/meetings/ ).
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The BC Public Service has a posting for a provincial apiculture specialist. Application closes July 23. Full details here:
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BC Public Service Talent Management - JS Job Details
The Team: The Office of the Chief Veterinarian is a dedicated and knowledgeable team that leads animal health policy and programming across British Columbia. This established group includes…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
The BC Public Service has a posting for a provincial apiculture specialist. Application closes July 23. Full details here:
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BC Public Service Talent Management - JS Job Details
The Team: The Office of the Chief Veterinarian is a dedicated and knowledgeable team that leads animal health policy and programming across British Columbia. This established group includes…
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The Entomological Society of British Columbia @entsocbc.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Reminder about this weekend's Insect BioBlitz at the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. Come out on Saturday or Sunday and log your sightings on iNaturalist. Synergy Semiochemicals will also be attending with insect traps and a display of pinned insects Full details here: entsocbc.ca/wp-content/u...
Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Insect BioBlitz 

The Entomological Society of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia’s Malcolm Knapp Research Forest invite you to participate in an Insect BioBlitz event

Where: Malcolm Knapp Research Forest, Maple Ridge, British Columbia. See map below for the designated survey area. Parking is available at the main entrance to the Research Forest. Directions are available at: https://www.mkrf.forestry.ubc.ca/about/directions/ 

When: 9 AM–6 PM on Saturday July 5th and Sunday July 6th, 2025. Observers may participate for any amount of time during the event hours. 

How: Participants join the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Insect BioBlitz iNaturalist project at: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/malcolm-knapp- research-forest-insect-bioblitz and upload observations of insects and other arthropods. Observations can include photographs and sound recordings, and documentation of collected specimens (depending upon individual knowledge and capacity). Qualified iNaturalist identifiers are encouraged to participate. 

Contact: debra.wertman@ubc.ca 

There is a trail map of the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest below. Below the map are logos for Malcolm Knapp Research Forest and the ESBC.
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