Attention hymenopterists! ISH will be hosting a trivia event at the European Congress of Entomology in Tours, France this year. The event will be on July 1st during the lunch break from 12:50 to 13:50 in the Villandry room (Level +2). The event is open to everyone, including non-hymenopterists ;-), so bring friends. There will … Continue reading "ISH event: European Congress of Entomology in Tours, France"

University of Central Florida: Graduate Positions in Systematics, Phylogenomics, and Coevolution The Sosa-Calvo Lab at the University of Central Florida (UCF) is recruiting motivated graduate students to explore the systematics and evolution of Hymenoptera, with a special emphasis on ants. Our lab integrates fieldwork, molecular systematics, and evolutionary biology to study how insects diversify and … Continue reading "Graduate research opportunity:"

Dear Hymenopterists, This is a friendly reminder that registration for scientific talks closes on 24 October 2025. Please note that registering to give a talk is separate from registering to attend. You’ll find both links, along with additional information about the meeting, here: We also have some exciting news for students of chalcidology: Drs. … Continue reading "Hymathon reminders and chalcid student prize!"

Our wonderful Hamuli editorial team, Emma Kärrnäs, Cristina Vasilita & Alexandra Viertler, have just released the newest issue of the society newsletter. Financial members can access and download the pdf (along with the other most recent issues) here!

The new edition of Hamuli is here! Thank you to our wonderful Hamuli team: Emma Kärrnäs, Cristina Vasilita, and Louis Nastasi. You can now read all about this issue’s featured wasps (the Labeninae), the quest to find new pollen niches in Andrena bees, meet some of our student award and travel grant recipients, hear from … Continue reading "New Hamuli Newsletter!"

1/11/2024 Dear members, Please cast your votes for the positions of president-elect, secretary, treasurer, JHR editor-in-chief and, if you are a student member, also the student representative position. To vote you will need to be a financial member and will need to sign in to the website. 1/10/2024 Dear ISH members, The terms of most … Continue reading "2024 Elections"

Hello, Hymenopterists! Welcome back from Japan from those at ICE in Kyoto. If you missed out, don’t forget that you can hear lots of engaging talks at Hymathon! Our next issue of Hamuli, the society newsletter, is available for your reading pleasure. Many thanks to our fantastic editorial team, Emma Kärrnäs, Cristina Vasilita and Louis Nastasi, … Continue reading "New Hamuli issue available!"

If you are planning to be at the International Congress of Entomology in Kyoto, you can look forward to several ISH events: A symposium on Monday 26 August (18:30 to 20:30), Venue: 510

We are pleased to announce that the next ISH meeting will take place during August of 2026 in Mexico City at the Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). This city is a vibrant cultural destination spot, with a plethora of world-class museums, artistic venues, fantastic culinary places, and rich architecture. With over … Continue reading "ISH 2026 Congress"

Happy New Year, Hymenopterists! Whilst it’s now 2024 (apologies from your webmaster for being slow on the upload), you can read the final issue of Hamuli from 2023 here! A reminder that you need to be a financial member and logged into the website to access the newsletters. Many thanks to our fantastic editorial team, … Continue reading "Hamuli Winter 2023 Issue now available"

The society has allocated funds for four USD $1,500 travel awards specifically to attend the International Congress of Entomology meeting in Kyoto, Japan (25-30 August 2024). To be eligible for one of these travel awards a student must give an oral presentation at the ISH student symposium that will be taking place during the Congress. More information and … Continue reading "Student travel awards to ICE 2024"

As our conference begins today in Romania, you can fill the spare time (or fill the empty Hymenoptera-shaped-hole in your heart if you are not at the conference) by reading the new issue of Hamuli! This issue is the first from our wonderful new editorial team. We get the chance to meet Editor-in-Chief Emma Kärrnäs, … Continue reading "New issue of Hamuli is here!"

Dear ISH members, The Nominating Committee is asking for your suggestions for candidates, which may be yourself or a third person, for the positions of President-Elect and Student Representative, which will become vacant later this year. The President-Elect is a 2-year position, followed by 2 years as President, and then 2 years as Past-President. Of … Continue reading "Call for nominations: President-Elect & Student Representative"

Dear Hymenopterists, There will be an in-person ISH symposium during the Entomological Society of America in Vancouver in November 2022: Sunday 13 November 2022 13:30 to 15:30, followed by a social Vancouver Convention Centre, Meeting Room 220 (see https://www.eventscribe.net/2022/JAM2022/agenda.asp?startdate=11/13/2022&enddate=11/13/2022&BCFO=&pfp=FullSchedule&mode=&fa=&fb=&fc=&fd=) This year we are introducing an open session (from 14:10): this is an opportunity for ISH … Continue reading "ISH Symposium at ESA"

Dear Hymenopterists, We are very happy to be able to confirm the dates for the next ISH Congress: it will be held 23-29 July 2023 in Iaşi, Romania! An announcement will be published in the next edition of Hamuli.

Once again, the The International Society of Hymenopterists (ISH) proudly presents Hymathon, a 24 hour marathon of presentations relating to the order Hymenoptera! 31 March – 1 April 2022 (depending on time zone) Held over Zoom, Hymathon will be separated into three sessions over multiple time zones. This year we also have a photo competition! … Continue reading "Hymathon 2022"

If you have a registration that you’d like to transfer to another ISH member, or you’re an ISH member looking for a registration – head to this page. We’ve provided a google doc for you to find each other!

Get excited my hymenopterist friends, as the new issue of Hamuli, the society newsletter, is here! Many thanks to our wonderful editor, Carly Tribull, for all her work putting the issue together. You can find the new issue, along with previous recent issues, here (note you’ll need to be a logged-in financial member to view … Continue reading "New issue of Hamuli!"