Member Benefits
As an ESA member, you belong to the world’s largest organization serving the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and individuals in related disciplines. Join today to draw on the expertise, knowledge, and experience of nearly 7,000 individuals who share your professional and scientific interests. Select the membership category that reflects your career level in the field of insect science.
Join ESA as a member and access key benefits to advance your career and connect with fellow insect scientists.
"[ESA] connects me to a vibrant community of arthropod enthusiasts who share curiosity, rigor, and a commitment to advancing entomology.
–ESA Member, 2026
- Connect with peers through ESA Branches and Sections (Free)
- Present your research at ESA meetings (Discount)
- Access ESA’s eight scientific journals and member magazine (Free)
- Publish with purpose in ESA journals (Discount)
- Raise your visibility with ESA Certification (Discount)
- Explore professional development opportunities
- And more
Find Your Professional Home
- Make local connections. You will automatically become a member of your regional ESA Branch when you join (and you can modify and join as many Branches as you like). Connect with peers locally at each Branch’s regional meeting and take advantage of Branch-wide volunteer leadership opportunities.
- Find colleagues in your specialty. Connect with peers who share your specific interests through ESA Sections. You can join as many as you would like! Attend and present in Section sessions at the Annual Meeting, volunteer at the Section level, participate in Section initiatives, and get the latest updates through Section newsletters.
● Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology
● Plant-Insect Ecosystems
● Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology
● Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity
● Formal and Informal Teaching
● Student and Early Career Professional Committees - Be a leader in entomology. Network and develop your leadership skills by getting involved with ESA volunteer opportunities at the Branch, Section, and Society-wide levels. As a volunteer leader, you will carry out vital business functions of the Society while shaping the future of entomology. Sign up to serve on an ESA Committee or nominate yourself or a colleague to run for an elected position.
- Connect with other members via the online Membership Directory.
“ESA is my favorite professional community that I engage in.”
–ESA member, 2026
Be at the Forefront of Insect Science
- Present your research and connect with your community. ESA’s Annual Meeting is the largest international gathering of entomologists, drawing approximately 3,500 attendees with over 150 symposia, submitted papers, and seminars. As a member, you’ll receive a deep discount on registration. Other opportunities to connect include the ESA Branch Meetings in the spring, including the International Branch’s free virtual symposium.
- Publish with purpose. When you publish with ESA, you reinvest in insect science. Our eight mission-driven journals uphold quality, inclusion, and community. As an ESA member, you’ll receive a discount on publishing fees. (Lack funding for publication? ESA members may apply for discretionary waivers of publication charges.)
- Access the full digital archive of all ESA journals and our quarterly magazine, American Entomologist. ESA publications provide unsurpassed coverage of the broad science of entomology, and as a member, you can access them all online. If you’re located in North America, you will also receive a free print subscription to American Entomologist (members outside North America are charged for postage fees only). You can also order discounted books and other products in the ESA bookstore.
- Get recognized for your work through ESA Awards. As a member, you will be able to nominate yourself or a colleague for over 100 individual awards across all career levels, many with cash prizes and travel funding.
“The science ESA supports is world-class.”
–ESA member, 2026
Advance Your Career
- Access ESA’s upcoming and past webinars, featuring sessions highlighting membership benefits, job search and interview skills, grant writing, insect photography, and more. As a member, you can tune in live to upcoming webinars, engage with panelists, and ask questions.
- Get certified. Certification can lead to better visibility, opportunities, and jobs, especially if you work in a customer-facing career. You’ll receive a discount on the Associate or Board Certified Entomologist (ACE or BCE) Certification, Certified IPM Technician, and Public Health Entomology Certificate programs.
- See where you stand. Gain access to the Insect Science Career Data center, ESA’s annual salary, compensation, and benefits benchmarking survey and see how your position compares to your peers.
- Search for job postings in the ESA Career Center or post your resume for employers to find you.
- Find—or be—a mentor. Sign up for EntoMentos, a free mentorship program connecting students and early career professionals with established career professionals. Mentors guide the next generation, while mentees receive valuable career advice and networking opportunities, including in-person meetups at the Annual Meeting and a summer webinar series.
- Join the Professional Advancement Career Training (PACT), a comprehensive six-month program supporting graduate students and postdocs to find their next step and gain the tools and training they need to have a fulfilling career in entomology.
“ESA has been pivotal in my journey.”
–ESA member, 2026
Support Insect Science
- Advocate for entomology. Your membership empowers our ability to advocate, helping entomologists address global challenges like addressing food insecurity, mitigating disease transmission, minimizing the impacts of invasive insects, and protecting vanishing biodiversity. It supports programming that gives the entomological sciences a seat at the table in policy discussions, educates policymakers on insect science, and gives entomologists a voice in science policy debates. Sign up to receive our alerts to #EntVocate!
- Train as one of ESA’s go-to advocates. Ready to take the next step in being an insect science advocate? As a member, you have the chance to participate in the Science Policy Fellow program, a two-year professional development and training experience that prepares you for a lifetime of advocacy at the highest levels of government.
- Amplify our science. As part of the ESA community, you advance our outreach efforts. Follow ESA on social media and subscribe to Entomology Today, ESA’s blog, to get the latest news and discoveries in the world of insect science. Contribute a feature article to share your science with a wide audience.
- Champion our industry. Your membership supports ESA initiatives to support current and future entomologists, like the ESA Member Support Fund, which assists ESA members affected by employment disruption, and the Chrysalis Fund, which helps fund K-12 educational programs.
“The connections made through ESA [are] invaluable. Not only for career growth, but in a sense of a place to belong. ESA is a home base.”
–ESA member, 2026
