Announcements and Press Releases

Annapolis, MD; June 11, 2025—Kelley J. Tilmon, Ph.D., professor of entomology at The Ohio State University, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2025, the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Tilmon's lecture will enlighten attendees on the life and career of Maud Doria Haviland (1889-1941), a groundbreaking British female entomologist and ornithologist.

Annapolis, MD; June 9, 2025—The Entomological Society of America and Oxford University Press have reached an agreement to renew their partnership through 2032 to publish ESA's collection of eight scientific journals and its member magazine.

Annapolis, MD; February 10, 2025—As a scientific society, ESA has always supported both the advancement of science and the people who practice it, and we always will. We remain committed to advocating for insect science and the ways it improves the world, and we stand by our principles that entomology must be both welcoming and beneficial to all corners of society.

Annapolis, MD; December 16, 2024—The Entomological Society of America welcomes Josh Lancette to its headquarters staff as the Society's new director of publications. Lancette will guide the strategy and operations of ESA's family of research journals and its quarterly magazine.

Annapolis, MD; November 20, 2024—Hugh A. Smith, Ph.D., vegetable entomologist at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, has been selected as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Integrated Pest Management. He will succeed Eric Rebek, Ph.D., who will depart from the journal's top editor position at the end of 2024.

Annapolis, MD; August 29, 2024—In recognition of their long-term dedication and significant contributions to the Entomological Society of America (ESA), three entomologists have been selected as Honorary Members of the Society in 2024: Gary J. Brewer, Mustapha Debboun, and Michelle S. Smith.

Annapolis, MD; August 29, 2024—Andrew Short, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Entomology and Nematology Department at the University of Florida, has been elected by members of the Entomological Society of America as the organization's next Vice President-Elect. ESA members also elected five other entomologists to begin or continue positions on the ESA Governing Board.

Annapolis, MD; August 7, 2024—The Entomological Society of America congratulates the recipients of its 2024 awards. ESA Awards & Honors recognize scientists, educators, and students who have distinguished themselves through their contributions to entomology. Award honorees will be showcased during Entomology 2024, November 10-13, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Annapolis, MD; July 24, 2024—The Governing Board of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) has elected four new Fellows of the Society for 2024. Election as a Fellow of ESA acknowledges outstanding contributions to entomology via research, teaching, extension, administration, military service, or public engagement and science policy.

Annapolis, MD; June 4, 2024—Lars Chittka, Ph.D., professor of sensory and behavioural ecology at Queen Mary University of London, has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Award Lecture at Entomology 2024, the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Chittka's lecture will recount the pioneering accomplishments of Charles Henry Turner, Ph.D. (1867-1923), a Black entomologist whose discoveries on insect sensory systems, learning, personality, and intelligence were a century ahead of their time.