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Save the Date for our Annual Conference! This year, it will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch from August 28-30, 2024. More details and registration to come soon!

Postdoc wanted in sunny Dunedin in the @peterkdearden Lab. Help develop genetic solutions to the control of invasive eusocial wasps. Skills in developmental biology and genetic transformation techniques preferred. otago.taleo.net/careersection/…

That feeling when someone observes a species not seen in New Zealand since 1959! iNaturalist iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao for the win!!! inaturalist.org/observations/2…

Frosted phoenix moth observed for the first time after 65 years! thepress.co.nz/nz-news/350225…

So I'm in the yarden, and I see these beautiful caterpillars on my kowhai. "Kowhai moths?!?" I wonder. So iNaturalist.org to the rescue! Kowhai moths indeed. They can stay. Check out that webbing. So cool. Moths&ButterfliesNZT Entomological Society of New Zealand Zoology_Otago Otago Entomology Society 🦋

Dr Aola Richards was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in Biological Sciences in New Zealand, for which she studied cave wētā. She was a pioneer of entomology, both here in New Zealand and Australia, describing countless species during her lifetime. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350209…

Biocontrol of thistles is a great idea. We just need to make sure that our beetles don't like munching less prickly species better. A new Ecology@LincolnUniNZ article at lincolnecology.org.nz/2024/04/15/thi…

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to assist with projects to manage serious invasive weeds in the Pacific through the use of their natural enemies. More buff.ly/3WykGTQ #scijobs

Registration and abstract submission is open on our website for our annual conference happening in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Here are our confirmed plenary speakers! ento.org.nz/conferences/

Thanks Science Learning Hub done by the amazing Lily Duval! 🤩

🚨🚨🚨 Is there a bug you would like to see be a nominee for the next bug of the year? Here is your chance! You have until the 1st of July to submit as many as you would like! 🐛💚 bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/recommendation…

Here's your chance to nominate your best bug to be in the running for #Bugoftheyear! NZASE

Mānawatia a Matariki! Wishing you all good things for the coming year! ✨🐛

There is a givealittle fundraiser to install a memorial park seat for Stephen at the Blockhouse Bay Recreational Reserve. Link to the givealittlepage in the article below. nzherald.co.nz/nz/blockhouse-…

Check out the article that Amy Lynn Toth and I wrote for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand about our recent pub (w/ Erin McCall) in J Econ Entomol. I'm hopeful to take advantage of the wasps already in the Pacific now! theconversation.com/wasps-can-be-p… Zoology_Otago Otago Entomology Society 🦋 Entomological Society of New Zealand