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Memorial Service for Dr Geoff Monteith: 2-3pm, Wed 13 Nov. Walkabout Creek, 60 Mount Nebo Road, Enoggera Reservoir, Brisbane QLD 4520 RSVP: buff.ly/4flHZXx Livestream: buff.ly/48ReJWc Donation in lieu of flowers: buff.ly/4hFD990

Got your sweep nets and setting boards? Only 5 days left! see you at #AusEnto2024 buff.ly/3UibUYI

We are saddened to announce the passing of Dr David Kendray McAlpine, MSc, PhD, DIC, a preeminent Australian Diptera taxonomist and describer of 7 new families, 50 genera, & 415 species. David’s remarkable contributions will leave a lasting legacy. Vale Dr David Kendray McAlpine

Tomorrow's the day: #AusEnto2024 kicking off with the 16:30 Welcome Reception (Hotel Foyer, Old Woolstore). Who will we be seeing there? 🥂🪲🍷 conferences.com.au/2024aes-progra…

Welcome to Tasmania Pedro Cardoso cardosopmb.bsky.social! Looking forward to your talk!

Good morning Hobart! Well the day has finally arrived, attendees are trickling in and the directors are having their strategic planning meeting. See you at the welcome reception! Hotel Foyer, Old Woolstore 4:30.

Before we kick off, a big thanks to our sponsors for helping make this conference possible. Conference partner: Australian Entomological Supplies Conference supporters: Tasmanian Government, and Plant Health Australia.

Destination sponsor: Business Events Tasmania Awards sponsorship: peerJ open advances in zoology Sponsorship: Bugs For Bugs Field trip sponsor: University of Tasmania.

And we are off! #AusEnto2024

Good Morning Hobart! First day of talks today! Conference opening in just a few minutes!! buff.ly/4fncs7v

My PhD student Lachlan Gretgrix gave his first conference talk on improving quantification of #metabarcoding assays for agroecosystem monitoring at Australian Entomological Society conference! Presenting experiments using unique molecular identifiers to reduce amplification bias

It is the second day of #AusEnto2024! Plenty more talks, including keynote presentations and the conference dinner 🍽️

Welcome to day 3 #AusEnto2024! Loads more talks, keynote presentations, and awards ceremony!

Good morning Hobart! Presentations at #AusEnto2024 have wrapped up, But don’t leave just yet—if you’ve booked, we’ll see you on the Field Trip to Tahune Forest from 10:00 to 16:30 🥾🥾

And that's a wrap for #AusEnto2024! We hope all attendees had a fantastic time & gained valuable insights from the conference. See you next year in... CANBERRA! Returning to the nation's capital after a decade to celebrate the AES's 60th anniversary! See you all at #AusEnto2025

Newly published in Austral Entomology: Barros et al. reports the first record of Hoplopeza pulcherrima (Diptera: Hybotidae) in New Zealand via iNaturalist, along with a redescription of the species and an updated key to Australasian Ocydromiinae genera. buff.ly/3CHDzvr

We couldn’t resist a Lepidoptera logo! 🦋 AES will be discontinuing its X/Twitter account and migrating to Bluesky under the handle: @austentsoc.bsky.social. Hope to see you there! buff.ly/3VbHpTU

Spiders: Beneficial or bad news in paddocks? Entos & Agros let me know your thoughts. This Lynx spider aimed high in 2025, capturing a Caterpillar-hunter Specid wasp The UWA Institute of Agriculture GRDC West Agricultural and Forest Entomology Australian Entomological Society

Friday ear worm: Bugs by Jesse Welles "well have a reason and know why, don’t do it jus so they’ll die, if yer gonna kill a bug don’t do it jus because" youtu.be/6cbrmyg1UTg?si… Royal Entomological Society Entomological Society of America Australian Entomological Society