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ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY HOME PAGE!
Up and running since 30 May, 2000

The WINTER WORKSHOP will be early this winter:
5 December, 2009!
See event calendar below for more information!
Click HERE to check out the National Park Service's web page on the Acadia blitzes of years past - photos, results, and everything! This is a highlighted link on the NPS home page during the week of November 12-19, 2009.

The Maine Entomological Society was established by a group of insect and arachnid enthusiasts in 1997, and now has a total membership of approximately 140 individuals and groups. The Maine Entomologist, our quarterly newsletter, usually consists of 6-8 pages of Society news and entomological information. The annual meeting is held each fall, and we usually have a mid-winter workshop . Additional get-togethers and collecting trips are scheduled monthly when possible during the late spring, summer, and early fall. All these are announced in advance both here and in the newsletter.

(Click on any image below for an enlarged version.)

A bumblebee, Bombus sp.,
is caught in mid-flight as it comes to a rose in Chuck Peters' garden in New Gloucester
May, 2007
(Chuck Peters photo)
A leaf beetle, Donacia sp.
which feeds on water lilies.
(length: 10-12 mm)
(Chuck Peters photo)
Click here for the Photo Archive web page.

MES members, young and old,
gather around during a
collecting trip in the
2000 season in coastal Maine.
Photo by Laura Lubelczyk.
(Click on the image for an enlargement!)
Membership in the Maine Entomological Society is open to anyone, whether or not a Maine resident, who has interest in the insects or terrestrial arthropods of Maine. Persons desiring to become members should contact the Treasurer, Mr. Dana Michaud, whose mailing address appears in the table of officers below. (Click here to download an MES application (as a pdf document - Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded, if necessary, through a link below), or here to get an on-line printable application.) Dues are $10 per year, and may be paid up to two years in advance; dues entitle members to receive the newsletter and participate in all Society functions. Checks should be made payable to "The Maine Entomological Society" and mailed to the Treasurer. Due to increasing costs of printing and mailing the Newsletters, members more than one year in arrears for dues will be dropped from the membership list.

The Constitution and Bylaws pages (links below) are formatted in HTML, but may be downloaded in Microsoft Word from the respective pages if one desires a hard copy.

We hope to have links to a whole host of entomological sites coming along, and hope to contribute meaningfully to the knowledge of insects and terrestrial arthropods as well, while having a lot of fun doing it. Meanwhile, we invite anyone and everyone to explore freely, and watch us grow! Our logo, featuring the wasp Dipogon sayi Banks, was designed by Monica Russo, Hymenopterist, artist and author extraordinaire, one of the founding members of the Society.

M. E. S. EVENT and COLLECTING
TRIP SCHEDULE FOR 2010!
Plans are coming together now for a number of MES events and collecting trips throughout the coming year. What's shown below are those currently scheduled, most of which will also be found on the M.E.S. Calendar. Additional information on these field days, and any new collecting trips and events, will be posted both here and in the newsletter as soon as we know about them!

5 December, 2009 - The WINTER WORKSHOP, with focus on Hymenoptera, will be EARLY this year. The focus of the Workshop is designed, as usual, to complement next summer's BioBlitz at Schoodic Peninsula, Acadia National Park, to be held July 30 - August 2 [NOTE DATE CHANGE!!], 2010. The location of the workshop will also likely move from the Maine Forest Service Entomology Lab to a larger facility at the Department of Agriculture. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available!

Saturday, 23 January, 2010 A tour of Maine Art Glass in Lisbon Falls. This tour will feature insects and arachnids in both live situations and in hundreds of stained glass exhibits. Jim Nutting has participated in Bug Maine-ia and has been featured in the October, 2009, issue of Downeast Magazine. Some of his exhibits are currently on display at the State House in Augusta. You can also see some of Jim's work on "Facebook," through his email katenallie2@msn.com or in the Downeast article.

Saturday, 22 May, 2010 - Field Day, Limerick (York County).

Saturday, 19 June, 2010 - Field Day, Hope (Knox County).

Saturday, 10 July, 2010 - Field Day, Rangeley Lakes Region (Oxford County).

30 July - 2 August, 2010 - M.E.S. / Acadia National Park Entomological BioBlitz, Schoodic Peninsula.
Saturday, 11 September, 2010 - Annual Meeting, Clinton (Kennebec County).

The MES can only appeal to a wide variety of members if officers and board members are made aware of your opinions. Please let us know what you think and would like to see us doing!

Further information on all scheduled meetings and trips will be posted as arrangements are made and confirmed!


2009 OFFICERS OF THE MAINE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
President
Charlene Donahue Maine Forest Service
Insect and Disease Laboratory 		Location address:
50 Hospital Street
Augusta, Maine 		Mailing address:
168 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0168
Contact the President for changes of address, general information, etc.
E-mail address: Charlene.Donahue@maine.gov
Telephone: 207-287-3244
Vice-President
Karen Hopkins 21 Division Street
Apt. 2 		Bangor, ME 04401 e-mail:
mothy_77@yahoo.com
Treasurer
(Mr.) Dana Michaud 3 Halde Street Waterville, ME 04901
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Newsletter Editor
Bob Nelson Dept. of Geology
Colby College
5804 Mayflower Hill 		Waterville, ME 04901-8858 e-mail:
BeetleBob2003@yahoo.com
Member-At-Large of the
Executive Committee
Brandon Woo . . e-mail:
dvacca6@roadrunner.com
Member-At-Large of the
Executive Committee
David Bourque 323 Augusta Road Winslow, ME 04901 e-mail:
djbourq@roadrunner.com


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