🚨As we finalize the scientific programme for #GSB2026, we invite volunteers to serve as moderators (chairs) for regular oral sessions. Moderators play a critical role in ensuring sessions run smoothly, professionally, and on time. forms.gle/rxCNKdBA75sj...

🚨 We are seeking enthusiastic volunteers to assist with audiovisual (AV) support during regular oral sessions. This is an excellent opportunity for students seeking behind-the-scenes experience at an international scientific conference. forms.gle/e3usESnDAPNj...

Quite a treat to encounter some cute little Diptera in vials inadvertently included amongst my Newfoundland and Labrador mayfly vials: these are Nymphomyiids and blepharicerids.

Why yes I've been obsessed with tiny wasps for years now, no idea why (Eupelmid from yesterday, a species I hadn't met yet. Mope)

🛏 Have you booked your accommodations yet? Two of our hotels are fully booked, but you can still get a room at a discounted rate in other two hotels (Marriot and Parkside). Don't miss out! #GSB2026 globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/accommodatio...

📚 Four special issues will be published as a major scientific output of our conference. The participating journals are Pedobiologia, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Applied Soil Ecology and Journal of Sustainable Agriculture & Environment. globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/journals-spe...

Starting out the #RES #Aquatics SIG meeting with amazing #dragonfly #conservation and #ecology with Dr. Michael Samways! @royentsoc.bsky.social

see also: diptera.de/CNC_Diptera/

Unique Canadian fungus 'bank' saved by family foundation A unique collection of microscopic fungi used for Canadian medical and biodiversity research has been saved from being shipped overseas. #cbc #cbc-canada-news #Canada

⏳️ Still haven't registered but feel like saving $ on registration fees for GSB2026? Register by Feb 16th 2026. @gsb2026.bsky.social Registration - Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 share.google/12b7RmiBEdAg...

A major taxonomic review of the genus Boreus has been published, which uncovers the hidden diversity of snow scorpionflies in the Alaskan wilderness, including two new species. ❄️ Check out the full paper to learn more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1267.170946

⏰Deadline is this Friday! @lindolab.bsky.social

The Winter 2005 issue of the Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada is now available on the website: biologicalsurvey.ca/publications... Hope you enjoy it!

(Arctic Insect News issues, published between 1993 and 2000: scroll down the page at biologicalsurvey.ca/publications..., with "Arctic Corner" appearing in some issues of the BSC Newsletter after that). @biologicalsurvey.bsky.social

Cool news about moss species on Haida Gwaii (islands off the coast of British Columbia, Canada), from the "Gwaii Haanas - Islands of Beauty" facebook site

JOB OPENING: Curator of Birds: Curator of Birds $78,047 - $122,654 per year -- Royal Ontario Museum

A new species Tridentaforma browncopper sp. nov. has been described from BC on nłeʔképmx territory. Barcoding revealed divergence from the only other Tridentaformid, confirmed by morphology. A collaboration of science, Indigenous knowledge & industry. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) in Toronto is looking for a Curator of Plants and Sustainability #academicjobs #iamabotanist royalontariomuseum.applytojob.com/apply/Sf2iAO...

Freshwater Ecology position!!! careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify! We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝 Applications are due October 6 2025. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C... #AcademicJobs #EvoBio

Only a few days left to submit abstracts for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference #GSB2026 @thegsbi.bsky.social Don't miss out: globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/. Deadline is Aug. 15th. venuewest.eventsair.com/Presentation... #SoilBiodiversity

Soil biodiversity is key to human health! Show us how your research links soil ecosystems with One Health outcomes. #OneHealth #SoilBiodiversity #HumanWellbeing Abstract submission closing date for the #GSB2026 is only days away globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/

What’s the value of soil biodiversity? We want your research on ecosystem services, natural capital, and economic insights! #NaturalCapital #SoilBiodiversity #EcosystemValuation Submit your abstract today for the #GSB2026 Conference globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/

JOB: Tenure track position in Freshwater Ecology at the U of Calgary: careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1652277...

The Centre for Biodiversity Genomics (CBG) is seeking ten taxonomic specialists in Collembola or any of the following insect orders - Blattodea, Ephemeroptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Orthoptera, Trichoptera! graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/postdoctoral...

The summer newsletter is now available biologicalsurvey.ca/publications...

📢The Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 abstract submission deadline is in 5 DAYS 🐛🐜🕷️🦠🪱 Abstracts are due July 15th 23:59 PDT ‼️ Submit an abstract 👇 globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/

Are you an early career researcher (ECR) with exciting soil biodiversity work to share? This is your global stage! Submit your abstract for #GSB2026. Check the box for ECR and you might be profiled at the conference! globalsoilbiodiversity2026.org/abstract/

Some recent herps from here in BC! Great Basin Spadefoot, Western Tiger Salamander, Pacific Chorus Frog, Northern Pacific Rattlesnake

A great radio interview with Eric Larson on the newly named Okanagan Crayfish www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

After 3 years of procrastination, my bachelor's thesis is finally published in The Canadian Entomologist! We present the first record of the native beetle (Mordellina ancilla) 🪲 feeding on the invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) 🌿. doi.org/10.4039/tce....

For #MayflyMonday, check out this great new paper from Dave Funk (Stroud) on Ameletus Mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Ameletidae) of the Eastern Nearctic www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/16...

Seeking contributions for the upcoming issue of the Newsletter of the Biological Survey of Canada (biologicalsurvey.ca/publications...). e.g.s include articles on aspects of Canada's biodiversity, collecting trips, photos, announcements, etc. Please send items to giberson(at)upei(dot)ca by 19 May

Call for nominations to the Board of the Biological Survey of Canada. To run, you should be a member of the BSC. Send a brief bio including your background in Canadian Biodiversity studies to [email protected] by mid-May. The slate of candidates will be voted on at the AGM in late June.

Join the Bumble Bee Project on April 8th from 12 - 1 pm to hear about project and other exciting results and how you can join Team Bee for one day of surveys, learn about bees and their threats, and help survey bumble bees during the summer of 2025. entsocbc.ca/bcs-communit...

Come join ESBC at the Beaver Lake BioBlitz: City Nature Challenge on Saturday Apr 26, from 11:00 am - 3:00 pm. We'll be exploring the forest surrounding Beaver Lake in Stanley Park while logging sightings on the iNaturalist app. Full details below:

We are looking for a PhD student! If you are interested in Drosophilids, systematics, bioinformatics, fiddling with museum specimens of old/weird flies, and chemosensation, then maybe this is for you! Please rebutterfly(?)! Apply below. lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Sleeping Coelioxys bees. I was first introduced to these bees and their sleeping behaviour by @ibycter.bsky.social at a local beach here on Vancouver Island #bee #Hymenoptera #macrophotography

New book: A checklist to identify all known species of flies in Canada! doi.org/10.3897/ab.e... "This checklist is a fundamental piece of work that will guide the assessment of the conservation status of those species." @bioinfocus.bsky.social

For the first time in over 100 years we have an up-to-date checklist of Canadian Diptera. Really proud to have been a part of this effort!

Just heard a great #SciArt story on As It Happens: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

New record of Calliphora stelviana (Diptera: Calliphoridae) at low elevation in southern Canada doi.org/10.4039/tce.... #NewInCanEnt

📢Deadline extended‼️The Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 call for symposia proposals are now due March 31, 2025 🐛🐜🕷️🦠🪱 Apply 👇

"Ephemera, designed by the Opie-benthos working group, is published by Opie. It was previously sold by annual subscription or individually. Now an open access digital journal, its online consultation is free."

Three brothers in biology: bugs, birds, books, conservation, and politics doi.org/10.4039/tce.... #NewInCanEnt

Omus audouini with a decapitated ant head latched on to its antenna. This beetle is quite rare and extremely range-restricted in BC. I was thrilled at the opportunity to find and photograph some last summer. #Coleoptera #Beetle #macrophotography

Congratulations to Pat Bouchard for this paper award from Zookeys!

📢Announcing the Global Soil Biodiversity Conference 2026 keynote speakers: Dr. César Marín (Chile), Dr. Janet K. Jansson (USA), and Dr. Maria J.I. Briones (Spain). For more information 👇 https://buff.ly/4jf6YxY

A few #graduate #research projects with #bees #pollination #ecology #crops coming up in our lab. See details below #prairies #Saskatchewan #agriculture