Tuesday, December 13, 2011
7:30 PM
Amateur entomologists and digital photography
MCZ 101, 26 Oxford Street, Harvard University
Tom Murray
Now that nearly everyone owns a digital camera, many nature lovers have taken to photographing insects. Through their photography, amateurs are documenting range extensions, newly arriving exotics and interesting behaviors. Online media has created a worldwide forum for sharing this information with professionals and the interested public. Contributions of amateurs will be shown through photos and some of the interesting winter insects from the area will also be presented. Tom will also mention his forthcoming field guide on the insects of New England and New York.
The talk is free and open to the public. The meeting is readily accessible via public transportation. Parking is available in the Oxford Street Garage with advance arrangement, as described here, or (usually but not always) at spaces on nearby streets. Everyone is also welcome to join us for dinner before the talk (beginning at 6:15 PM) at the Harvard Law School cafeteria, on the second floor of Harkness Commons.
CEC meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from October through May. The evening schedule typically includes an informal dinner (6:15 to 7:15 PM) followed by our formal meeting (7:30 – 9:00 PM). The latter begins with club business and is followed by a 50 minute entomology related presentation. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
7:30 PM
The Flipside of Biological Invasions: The Positive Social Impact of Working with the Asian Longhorned Beetle
MCZ 101, 26 Oxford Street, Harvard University
Asian Longhorned Beetle
Michael Bohne, US Forest Service
Forest Service Entomologist Michael Bohne started working on Asian longhorned beetle in Ningxia, China in 1999 and has been actively involved in the eradication efforts in New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts. He will discuss his perspective on Asian longhorned beetle eradication, including experiences with management, research and public outreach. The presentation will highlight how entomology can capture the imagination of the public and how a person interested in working with insects can end up in a career working with people.
The talk is free and open to the public. The meeting is readily accessible via public transportation. Parking is available in the Oxford Street Garage with advance arrangement, as described here, or (usually but not always) at spaces on nearby streets. Everyone is also welcome to join us for dinner before the talk (beginning at 6:15 PM) at the Harvard Law School cafeteria, on the second floor of Harkness Commons.
CEC meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from October through May. The evening schedule typically includes an informal dinner (6:15 to 7:15 PM) followed by our formal meeting (7:30 – 9:00 PM). The latter begins with club business and is followed by a 50 minute entomology related presentation. Membership is open to amateur and professional entomologists.
