The UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology will be well represented at the 99th annual Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America (PBESA) meeting, set April 12-15 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

James R. Carey

Two faculty members, Distinguished Professors James Carey and Thomas Scott, and doctoral candidate Mohammad-Amir Aghaee will be honored. Carey is the winner of the distinguished teaching award and his nomination packet will now advance to the national level.

Scott is the recipient of the C. W. Woodworth Award, the highest honor given by PBESA. He will present a 20-minute seminar at the meeting.

Aghaee, who studies with Extension entomologist Larry Godfrey, won the John Henry Comstock Graduate Student award, the highest graduate student award given by PBESA.

In addition, the department's Linnaean team will compete at the PBESA meeting for a chance to participate in the national ESA's Linnaean Games. In the Linnaean Games, university teams--primarily comprised of graduate students--answer randomly selected questions about insects, entomologists, and entomological facts. It's a fun-filled competition with friendly rivalries. Further details on the Linnaean game will be announced later.

The ESA meeting is set Nov. 15-18 in Minneapolis.

The PBESA meeting, to be held in in the Coeur d'Alene Resort, is themed   “Celebrating Entomological Discoveries in the Pacific Branch.”

The opening plenary speaker is Bethany Marshall of Washington State University who will discuss "Natureas Teacher, Insect as Muse." See the official announcement.

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James Carey 
Thomas Scott
Mohammad-Amir Aghaee