• ‘Cosmetic’ Pesticides: Safe to Use by Professionals and Homeowners by John J. Holland
• First flea (Siphonaptera) records for Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge, Central Alaska by Glenn E Haas, James R Kucera, S O MacDonald, Joseph A Cook
• Survey of parasitoids and hyperparasitoids (Hymenoptera) of the green peach aphid, Myzus persicae and the foxglove aphid, Aulacorthum solani (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in British Columbia by Susanna Acheampong, David R. Gillespie, Don Quiring
• Updated checklist of the Orthoptera of British Columbia by James W Miskelly
• Changes in the Status and Distribution of the Yellow-faced Bumble Bee by David Frank Fraser, C R Copley, Elizabeth Elle, Robert A Cannings
• Identification of feeding stimulants for Pacific Coast wireworm by use of a filter paper assay (Coleoptera: Elateridae) by David Horton
• Success of Grapholita molesta (Busck) reared on the diet used for Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) sterile insect release by Brittany Chubb, Caroline Whitehouse, Gary Judd, Maya Evenden
• Additional provincial and state records for Heteroptera (Hemiptera) in Canada and the United States by Geoffrey G.E. Scudder
• MCOL, frontalin and ethanol: A potential operational trap lure for Douglas-Fir Beetle in British Columbia by Bo Staffan Lindgren, Daniel R. Miller, Jean-Pierre Lafontaine
• Metopoplax ditomoides (Costa) (Hemiptera: Lygaeoidea: Oxycarenidae): First Canadian Record of a Palearctic Seed Bug by Al G. Wheeler, Jr., E. Richard Hoebeke
• Symposium Abstracts of the 2012 ESBC Annual General Meeting: Grape IPM
• Presentation Abstracts of the 2012 ESBC Annual General Meeting

This year’s talk, entitled “The Science of Locust Swarms: From Individuals to Cannibal Hordes“, is presented by Gregory A. Sword  from Texas A&M University.

Open Access: http://genomebiology.com/2013/14/3/R27/abstract

UBC press release: http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/2013/03/26/mountain-pine-beetle-genome-decoded/

Southern Africa’s Butterfly Atlas and Red List book is available for order via the pre-publication offer, which expires 31 March (3 weeks’ time!).

A significant piece of work for butterfly conservation in our region. The accounts for all of our 794 species and subspecies are accompanied by beautiful photographs to aid identification, as well as distribution maps based on a comprehensive database of about half a million distribution records.

There is only this ONE chance to place orders, please follow the link below, where international orders can also be placed: http://www.netbooks.co.za/SessionConnect.asp?StoreID=1226&Affiliate=ADUBA&PageType=Product&SKU=9780620553575

Best regards,

Silvia Mecenero
SABCA Project Coordinator

>> Boreus 32(2)

Check out past issues at http://entsocbc.ca/publications/boreus-newsletter/

It’s free to join, and I welcome additions/corrections to this index of the JESBC’s papers.

Just a reminder that membership dues for the coming year are due now. If you aren’t yet a member of the ESBC, there’s no better time to join than today!

New this year: you can now register and pay online using PayPal:

The ESBC is pleased to announce a new LinkedIn group as part of our effort to improve member communication and contact, and provide an additional venue for career development.

Check it out!

A diverse array of symposia includes aquatic ecology, biological control, chemical ecology, economic entomology, forest entomology, global warming, molecular biology and evolution, semiochemicals, pollinators, and much more.

• Call for Award Nominations. Consider nominating members of your Ministry for one of the Pacific Branch recognition awards.  Or feel free to nominate yourself.  Description of awards and nomination procedures are available on the PBESA website and attached below.  Submission packets should be sent to Larry Godfrey at ldgodfrey@ucdavis.edu by Friday, February 15th, 2013.  Pacific Branch Recognition Awards include the following:
  

  C. W. Woodworth Award Excellence in Teaching Excellence in Extension Excellence in Integrated Pest Management Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology

  Plant-Insect Ecosystems Distinction in Student Mentoring Entomology Team Work Award John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award Student Leadership Award

• Student Travel Awards. Limited funds are available to support student travel. See the application form on the PBESA website and send to Peter Follett, peter.follett@ars.usda.gov by February 15^th .
• Student Paper and Poster Competitions – abstracts due February 15^th
• General Paper and Poster Submissions – due February 15^th
• Linnaean Games. Students should sign up by March 7th by contacting Michael Costello at mcostell@calpoly.edu.
• Early Bird conference registration rates – due February 15^th
• Harrah’s hotel reservation group rates – $89 rates good through March 15^th

Many thanks to our outgoing editorial team, Jenny and Jeremy, for many fine issues of Boreus, you’ve set a high standard and we’ll miss you.