Other than the link provided, where can one find this list of insect fairs on the Insectnet.com website? Thx!

A new paper on the conservation status of several species of African Goliath beetles: Red Listing African Goliath Beetles: Assessing Threats and Conservation Needs, February 2025, African Journal of Ecology 63(1):e70018.

Congratulations to all the authors on this important work. Their paper should ...

Thank you Adam for the follow-up. I've been to Vietnam collecting several times but never to Thailand. Wang Chin looks like a nice place. Much appreciated!

Are collecting and/or export permits needed and if so, does he provide them? I'm also curious if he hosts non-lepidopterists like beetle collectors. Thx!

As Chuck mentioned, it appears quite similar to Eichlinia cucurbitae on BugGuide with a much wider distribution. https://bugguide.net/node/view/330989

Photo collage by Noel Mal

Here's an excellent presentation on YouTube by Joseph Parker on the evolution of how staphylinid beetles interact with their ant hosts and become integrated into their colonies. Pretty fascinating stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnzrrbVpPBU

In his December 11 Watson Lecture, titled “How to ...

Can you please tell us again your source for these collapsible nets? They look very nice and handy to have. Thx!

"Indeed - I recently helped a friend move a magnificent collection of catocala and US butterflies to a university. It was time, and he was afraid of everything Chuck mentions. The upside here in the US, is that he and his lovely wife were really surprised about the tax benefits they will get for the ...

Wow, very discouraging no to mention distressing. I know some parasitoids released for gypsy moth control (now known as spongy moth) have negatively impacted saturnid populations in the NE. This and aerial spraying for gypsy moth control (which I hear are bad this year in the NE) perhaps are both ...

An inspiring read - https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/fly-fly/.

Sounds like a great collection and donation but the NHM, London, has its work cut out for it to put actual data labels on all 20,000 specimens!

"Each of McArthur’s butterflies is accompanied by a tiny printed QR code, and scanning it ...

It appears to be an adult Tenebrio molitor, the common mealworm, family Tenebrionidae. Commonly used and sold as food in pet shops.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mealworm

I have been pondering some of these same issues as well lately. In addition to finding a suitable location to donate a collection, it’s also imperative that your spouse, family, or other heirs know your wishes in case something should happen to you unexpectedly. Too many collections have become ...

We have all along been pursued by museums far and near. At this point, we are tired.

Vernon, if I may ask, what plans do you have for such an extensive and valuable collection and all the equipment and supplies you've accumulated over the years once you're no longer able to or interested in ...

It's pretty clear now. Apparently this post is another fake one, presumably, in consideration, by an android intelligence. Having given you
the benefit of the doubt originally, I will be weighing the possibilities when answering future dubious entries.
It's not funny. You are not actually fooling ...

I'll tell you what - I'm headed to Panama with a Lepi-LED next week. I got it for evening entertainment mostly (since all I really care about are Hesperiidae). I'll run it for sure, and let you know how it works.

John


Can you please give us an update on how the Lepi-LED worked for you in ...

For those interested in the recent research on why light collecting works in the first place (now known as the dorsal light response in insects), the original paper can be found here (no pay wall):

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-44785-3

From the Abstract:

Explanations of why nocturnal ...

Two LED collecting lights, both developed by entomologists have recently become available. I don't have experience with either one but they look worth checking out.

The Entolight was developed by two entomologists in Arizona and is designed for ease of use, durability, portability and is reasonably ...

A search for "collapsible pocket insect net" on Amazon has one for $17.99. Another option is below.

https://ecologysupplies.com/products/co ... ocket-net/

Very nice map showing distributions. If I may ask, what mapping software did you use to create it? Thanks in advance