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Maine Entomological Society
Приєднався 25 бер 2024
Official UA-cam channel of the Maine Entomological Society.
Membership in the Maine Entomological Society is open to anyone, whether or not a Maine resident, who has interest in the insects or terrestrial arthropods of Maine.
Membership in the Maine Entomological Society is open to anyone, whether or not a Maine resident, who has interest in the insects or terrestrial arthropods of Maine.
Ticks in Maine Behavior, Ecology, and Pathogens by Elissa Ballman
This presentation covers information on the most common ticks in Maine as well as potential new species. We discuss the ecology of ticks, including their complex relationship with various hosts, host-seeking behavior, off-host activity, and life history. Additionally, we discuss the Maine Forest Tick Survey- a community science project that was created to understand how land management impacts ticks.
Elissa Ballman grew up in Texas where she received her bachelor of science in biology before moving to California to get her master of science in entomology. Her graduate research was on vibrational communication in insects and biological control. After realizing California was not for her, she fell in love with Maine's wilderness and settled here in the beautiful state of Maine. Elissa has spent the past 10 years working for the University of Maine studying invasive insects and pathogen vectors.
Maine Entomological Society 2021-2022 Webinar series.
This webinar was hosted in April 2022.
Elissa Ballman grew up in Texas where she received her bachelor of science in biology before moving to California to get her master of science in entomology. Her graduate research was on vibrational communication in insects and biological control. After realizing California was not for her, she fell in love with Maine's wilderness and settled here in the beautiful state of Maine. Elissa has spent the past 10 years working for the University of Maine studying invasive insects and pathogen vectors.
Maine Entomological Society 2021-2022 Webinar series.
This webinar was hosted in April 2022.
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Our Freshwater Heritage: Maine Aquatic Biodiversity Project by Dave Courtemanch
Переглядів 35День тому
The Nature Conservancy, the University of Maine, and the Maine Departments of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries and Wildlife initiated the Maine Aquatic Biodiversity Project in 2000 to evaluate current knowledge of Maine's freshwater plants and animals.This project was the first ever attempt to pull together what we know about Maine's freshwater biodiversity.The Maine Aquatic Biodiv...
Grasshoppers of Maine: From the Everyday to the Extraordinary by Brandon Woo
Переглядів 6814 днів тому
Everyone is familiar with grasshoppers, but you might not realize how fascinating they can be. Maine has some 35 species of grasshoppers, and while some are exceedingly common, others require a lot of effort to find. You might need to hike up to a remote mountaintop or visit a sand dune! In this presentation I will cover some basic grasshopper biology and taxonomy, and then take a look at all o...
Fun with Citizen Scientists: Biosurveillance for Emerald Ash Borer by Colleen Teerling
Переглядів 2321 день тому
For almost a decade before emerald ash borer was discovered in Maine, the Maine Forest Service was surveying and monitoring for it. One of the methods for monitoring was (and still is) biosurveillance, using a native, non-stinging wasp that hunts buprestid beetles. We developed a citizen scientist program, working with volunteers ranging from Girl Scouts to town councilors. Hear about what work...
Tagging Monarchs at Fields Pond by Wesley Hutchins
Переглядів 421 день тому
This past summer, I raised monarchs from caterpillars and affixed tracking devices called nanotags to five of the largest adults. This allowed me to see how long they stuck around Fields Pond before migrating (presumably) south. I'll go over my experimental procedure, including how I tagged monarch butterflies safely and handled them without breaking them, and my results. Wesley Hutchins is a s...
Aphids in the Time of Global Change by Andrei Alyokhin
Переглядів 1621 день тому
The first 10 minutes were not recorded - slides can be found here: www.maineentosociety.org/s/Alyokhin_MES_2021.pdf Global insect decline is an increasing concern, although the extent and reasons for this phenomenon are still poorly understood. We used a long data set compiled from the records maintained on Aroostook Research Farm to conduct time series analyses of potato-colonizing aphids. We ...
Tiger Beetles: the Often Colorful "Butterflies" of the Beetle World By Bob Nelson
Переглядів 44Місяць тому
Tiger beetles have that name for a reason - they're fierce predators on almost anything they can subdue. Most species are rarely seen, because as visual hunters they are acutely aware of anything moving in their surroundings and will quickly fly when approached. Maine has some 14 species in this group, including one officially listed as "endangered" and two more listed as "species of special co...
Living on the Edge: a Look into the Evolutionary History of the Pitcher Plant Fly by Peter Kann
Переглядів 349 місяців тому
Pitcher plants in the genus Sarracenia are renown for their carnivory, trapping insect prey in their pitfall-like, tubular leaves. Despite their predatory nature, these traps have become home to a community of arthropods that depend on them to complete one or more stages of their life cycles. This diverse community includes representatives from the orders Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, Araneae, Dipt...
The Ringed Boghaunter: Challenges and Strategies to Detect and Protect a Rare Maine Dragonfly
Переглядів 309 місяців тому
The ringed boghaunter, Williamsonia lintneri, was first discovered in Maine in 1995. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has since conducted regular surveys to assess the distribution and status of the species in the state. The ringed boghaunter is listed as a threatened species in Maine. The biology of this species presents survey challenges because of its early and brief fli...
Examining North American Hover Fly Migration Using Stable Deuterium Isotopes (δ2H) by Scott Clem
Переглядів 199 місяців тому
Understanding the seasonal behaviors of North American hover flies (Diptera: Syrphidae) is a severely understudied yet enormously significant area of research. The adult stages of most hover fly species are important pollinators for a variety of crops while many larvae are crucial biological control agents of soft-bodied pests like aphids. Multiple hover fly species around the globe are known t...
How to Shoot Insects...With a Camera by Roger Rittmaster
Переглядів 289 місяців тому
Documenting the diversity of insect life can be done with a killing jar, camera or both. Using artificial intelligence, with programs such as iNaturalist, photographs can lead to the rapid identification of some species. One can also capture the beauty of insects through photographs. Roger Rittmaster, a life-long nature photography enthusiast, will discuss various approaches to insect photograp...
Toxic Nectar? How Plant Chemistry Changes Bee Behavior by Patty Jones
Переглядів 279 місяців тому
Many plants contain toxic compounds in their leaves that help defend them from herbivores. These same toxic compounds also occur in the nectar of the flowers, which has long mystified ecologists, as we view flower nectar predominantly as a reward for flower visitors. There are a number of different hypotheses for why plants would have toxic compounds in their nectar, and I use bumblebees in the...
What’s the Buzz on Bees? by Jennifer Lund
Переглядів 710 місяців тому
‘What’s the Buzz on Bees’ webinar by bee expert, Jennifer Lund, which was hosted on Thursday December 3, 2020. This is your chance to learn answers to all your burning (stinging?) questions about Maine bees! Such as ‘What types of bees are found in Maine?’ and ‘Why are some bee species in decline? What can we do to protect bee populations in Maine? What plants encourage bees into our landscapes...
An Update on Spotted Lanternfly Research and its Impacts in the Eastern US by Dr. Julie Urban
Переглядів 2010 місяців тому
Presentation by Dr. Julie Urban of Penn State University. This species is invasive in much of the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, and while it is not currently present in Maine, it is something to be on the lookout for. Maine Entomological Society 2020 Webinar series. This webinar was hosted in November 2020.
Interesting. Love the experiments she does. Thanks for the presentation.