Entomological Society of America
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use American English Template:Distinguish Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox organization The Entomological Society of America (ESA) was founded in 1889 and today has more than 7,000 members, including educators, extension personnel, consultants, students, researchers, and scientists from agricultural departments, health agencies, private industries, colleges and universities, and state and federal governments. It serves the professional and scientific needs of entomologists and people in related disciplines. To facilitate communication among members, the ESA is divided into four sections based on entomological interests, and six branches, based on geographic proximity. The national office is located in Annapolis, Maryland.
History
In 1889, the American Association of Economic Entomologists was founded by Charles V. Riley, primarily focusing on economic entomology. In 1906, the Entomological Society of America was organized to address the needs of the broader dimensions of biology, taxonomy, morphology, and faunistic studies of insects.
Governance
Presidents serve for one year<ref name="past-Pres">Template:Cite web</ref> with the assistance of the Governing Board.<ref name="board">Template:Cite web</ref>
Executive Secretaries/Executive Directors serve for longer and have included:
- 1953Template:Endash1955 Template:Emdash Ashley B. Gurney<ref name="Gurney-ExecSec">Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1955Template:Endash1968 Template:Emdash Robert Nelson,<ref name="BullESA-1955-1-1">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Bruner Entomology Club, Chairman J. Jon Tollefson. "Department of Entomology Newsletter, Number 3Template:Emdash1968." (1968). University of Nebraska Department of Entomology.</ref> also President for 1971<ref name="past-Pres" />
- 1968Template:Endash? Template:Emdash Wallace P. Murdoch<ref name="Murdoch-ExecSec">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Publications
ESA publishes nine journals in partnership with Oxford University Press.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Annals of the Entomological Society of America<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Environmental Entomology<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Journal of Economic Entomology<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Journal of Medical Entomology<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- American Entomologist<ref>Multiple sources:
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- Arthropod Management Tests<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Journal of Insect Science<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Insect Systematics and Diversity<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Journal of Integrated Pest Management<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Branches
The six ESA branches include five North American branches: Eastern, North Central, Pacific, Southeastern, and Southwestern. Their members are states/provinces of the US, Canada, and Mexico, with Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Southeastern Branch and the US territories of the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Branch. All other nations and territories comprise the sixth, International Branch.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>