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ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY HOME PAGE!
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[ Currently up: 2007 through 2011; we're working to get older issues on-line as well. ]


The Maine Entomological Society was established by a group of insect and arachnid enthusiasts in 1997, and now has a total membership of approximately 110 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. The Society regularly co-sponsors an annual Entomological Bio-Blitz at the Schoodic Education and Research Center at Acadia National Park each summer, in collaboration with the National Park Service. 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 caterpillar of the Virginia Ctenucha,
Ctenucha virginica.
Charlene Donahue photo

A wasp-mimicking longhorn beetle,
Clytus ruricola.
Larvae feed in rotting hardwoods, particularly maple. (adult length: 10-15 mm)
Charlene Donahue photo
The red-shouldered pine borer,
Stictoleptura canadensis,
is one of our more common colorful longhorn beetles. (length: 12-16 mm)
(Brandon Woo 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 2012!

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!

Saturday, 14 January, 2012 - The annual WINTER WORKSHOP was held in Augusta, with a focus on aquatic insects, to complement the upcoming July BioBlitz at Acadia National Park. Due to unprecedented interest, the Workshop was moved to a more spacious venue at the Maine Department of Conservation's Bolton Hill Facility in Augusta. Over 30 people participated in this hands-on learning experience, as Don Chandler (University of New Hampshire) made it easy to identify seemingly difficult larval groups in the Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera.

Part of the large contingent that turned out for the Winter Workshop in Augusta.

Saturday, 17 March, 2012 - A MAPLE SYRUPING DAY, starting at 10:00 a.m. in Whitefield (Lincoln County). Maple syrup buckets often contain a fascinating assemblage of insects, plus there are insects on tree boles, in the woodpile and tucked in other nooks and crannies this time of year. There is a seep open all winter down near the river and wetlands across the road.
Come visit a backyard sugar operation, enjoy the company and collect a bug or two. Dress for the weather and be sure to wear boots, bring snowshoes if conditions permit, as well as your lunch and drinks. If the sap cooker is running there are usually people hanging out, and it's a laid-back time (until a batch of syrup is ready to come off!). Contact Charlene Donahue if you're planning to attend, at 549-7241 or via e-mail: charlene.donahue@maine.gov .

Directions: Take Rte. 17 east out of Augusta. Go 12 miles, turn right onto Rte. 218 (Mills Rd.). The house is 0.8 mi. down the road, on the right. It's a cream-colored cape, with a garage with rounded doors.

Saturday, 19 May, 2012 - M.E.S. Field Day in Pownal (Cumberland County). Contact person: Domenica Woo [207-967-6159].

Saturday, 16 June, 2012 - M.E.S. Field day at Kennebec Highlands, Belgrade (Kennebec County). Contact person: Bob Nelson [207-426-9629]

Friday, 13 July, through Monday, 16 July, 2012 - Entomological BioBlitz at Schoodic Point Science Education and Research Center (SERC), Acadia National Park. Contact person: David Manski [207-288-8720].
The National Park Service, Maine Forest Service, Maine Entomological Society, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, and the SERC Institute were pleased to sponsor the 10th annual entomological Bioblitz at Acadia National Park on July 13-16, 2012.
This year, we will target aquatic insects - those living all or part of their lives in the water. Mosquitoes and other potential disease vectors will be a particular focus, but all aquatic taxa will be included.

Saturday, 11 August, 2012 - M. E. S. Field Day, Otisfield (Cumberland County). Contact person: Charlene Donahue.

Wednesday, 12 September, 2012 - Bug Maine-ia, Maine State Museum, Augusta (Kennebec County). Contact person: Joanna Torow [207-287-6608 or Joanna.Torow@maine.gov].

Saturday, 15 September, 2011 - Annual Meeting, Clinton (Kennebec County). Bob and Nettie Nelson invite one and all to their home at Rock Ridge, for the annual M.E.S. business meeting.

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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!


2011 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
and Webmaster
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

Information & Links
Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free, which is needed to read pdf files including the digital M.E.S. newsletters.
M. E. S. Information and Membership Applications
Maine Entomological Society Constitution Maine Entomological
Society Bylaws 		Maine Entomological Society Membership Application (pdf) Maine Entomological Society Membership Application (html)
Educational Sites and Web Sites for Identification of Unknowns
K-12 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Curricula for Teachers (from Maine Dept. of Agriculture) Got Bugs? A guide to identification for citizens (from Maine Dept. of Agriculture) Maine Insect and Disease Fact Sheets Maine Forest Service Insect Collection Home Page
Collecting and Preserving Insects and Mites (A 68-page guide from the Systematic Entomology Laboratory, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) BugGuide, an on-line source for information and identification help for any insects from the U.S. and Canada
Web Sites for Information on Specific Groups
Maine Ticks (from the Maine Medical Center Research Institute) Maine Dragonfly and Damselfly Survey Odonata of Maine
(from the USGS) 		Mayflies of Maine
(from the USGS)
Stoneflies of Maine Butterflies and Moths of Maine Caterpillars of Eastern Forests Maine Butterfly Survey Web Site
Maine Butterfly Checklist - 2005 [html] Maine Butterfly Checklist - 2005 [in Microsoft Word] Mosquitoes of Maine Table of mosquito species in Maine
Maine Carabid photo pages The Maine Carabid Project (A cooperative project sponsored by the Maine Forest Service.) Tiger Beetles of Maine
Insect Home Page at the Tree of Life web site, University of Arizona Arachnid Home Page at the Tree of Life web site, University of Arizona
Research Resources, Institutes, Publications, etc.
Entomological Bio-Blitzes at Acadia Research Guide to Entomology at the Fogler Library, University of Maine
Delta Institute of Natural History in Bowdoin, Maine Humboldt Field Research Institute in Steuben, Maine Calendar of Summer Seminars, Workshops and Courses at Eagle Hill
[ Humboldt Field Research Institute ]
Publications on Insects from the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station Forestry Images, for outstanding photographs of predominantly forest insects
Maine Nature News Other Entomology Sources on the World-Wide Web
(Click on "Links" for an extensive page of Internet Entomology links, at Colorado State University's Dept. of Entomology)
Other Entomological Societies
Acadian Entomological Society Entomological Society of Canada Home Page Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes
Vermont Entomological Society American Entomological Society Home Page Young Entomologists Society Other Entomological Societies
(via the Association for Tropical Lepidoptera)



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