Past Events
CSES Past Meetings
157th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Academy of Science
95th Annual Meeting of the Kansas Entomological Society (Central States Entomological Society)
April 4-5, 2025
Friends University, Wichita, Kansas
Featuring keynote speaker Eric Eaton, author of Insectpedia, Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect, and more. Keynote address title: From Participation to Impact: Empowering Community Access, Inclusion, and Advocacy in Science.
2025 CSES Judged poster and oral presentation competition winners:
Undergraduate Poster Winners
1st place undergraduate poster:
Antennae up! Can Nitrogen Addition Help Reverse Insect Herbivore Declines? Virginia Disbro, Sydney Downey, Melissa Hernandez, Leónidas S. Reyes, and M. L. Jameson. Wichita State University.
2nd place undergraduate poster:
Female Drosophila suzukii Do Not Fight Over Food. Kiley Peterson, Jacob Shipman, and Jennifer M. Gleason. University of Kansas.
3rd place undergraduate poster:
Brown Recluse Spider in Rural Kansas Public Buildings. Karlee Jacobs and Wai-Foong Hong. Sterling College.
Graduate Poster Winners
1st place graduate poster:
Review of Lychnocolax (Strepsiptera: Lychnocolacidae) with Descriptions of Two New Species. Wyatt J. Zabinski and Jerry L. Cook. University of Kansas and Sam Houston State University.
2nd place graduate poster:
The Effects of Social Experience on Aggression and Courtship Behavior in Male-Male Interactions. Jacob McGehee, Oluwafifeyemi Babatope-Ojo, and Jennifer M. Gleason. University of Kansas.
Oral Presentations - 1st place undergraduate, 1st place graduate
1st place undergraduate oral presentation:
Species-Specific Counts of Insects On and Off Prairie Dog Colonies. Chad Zerr and Lorelei Patrick. Fort Hays State University.
1st place graduate oral presentation:
Potential Areas of Distribution of the Butterflies of Kansas. Anahi Quezada et al. University of Kansas.
The 93nd Annual Meeting of the Kansas Entomological Society (Central States Entomological Society) and Beneficial Insect Symposium
April 14 and 15, 2017
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Hosted by the Entomology Department
Guest speakers for the Beneficial Insect Symposium include Dr. Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota, Dr. Jon Lundgren, Director of ECDYSIS Foundation and CEO for Blue Dasher Farm, and Dr. Judy Wu-Smart, Assistant Professor of Entomology, UNL.
Meeting Agenda
Hotels near the University of Nebraska State Museum
Restaurants near the University of Nebraska State Museum
Abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations are now being accepted. The deadline for submission is March 17. We highly encourage undergraduate and graduate students to attend and present their research.
More information about this meeting can be found at http://entomology.unl.edu/2017KES
The 92nd Annual Meeting of the Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Joint Annual Meetings of the Kansas Entomological Society and the Kansas Academy of Science
April 1 and 2, 2016
McPherson College
McPherson, Kansas
Hosted by Dustin Wilgers
Register Online
Registration Form
Hotel Accomodations
Abstract Form
Meeting Program
The 91st Annual Meeting of the Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Joint Annual Meetings of the Kansas Entomological Society and the Arkansas Entomological Society
April 3 and 4, 2015
Arkansas Memorial Union
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Meeting Program
Friday, April 3, 2015 6:00 - 7:00 pm
UA Arthropod Museum Open House and Reception
Saturday, April 4, 2015 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Continental Breakfast 7:00 - 8:00am
Morning Session 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Luncheon, Arkansas Memorial Union 12:00-12:30 pm
Keynote Speaker 12:30-1:15 pm
Dr. Steve Yanoviak
Tom Wallace Endowed Chair of Conservation, University of Louisville
"Big questions in rainforest canopy insect ecology"
Afternoon Session -- Continued Poster and Paper Presentations 1:30 pm
Student Awards 3:00 pm
Oral: 1st place ($500), 2nd place ($400), 3rd place ($300)
Poster: 1st place ($500), 2nd place ($400), 3rd place ($300)
Business meetings (each Society) after Award presentations
Registration
Early Registration (by March 20): $20 student, $40 non-student
After March 20: $20 student, $60 non-student
Meeting Organizers:
Robert N. Wiedenmann, rwieden@uark.edu
Ricky L. Corder, rcorder@uaex.edu
Austin K. Jones, ajones47@nwacc.edu
The 90th Annual Meeting of the Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society
Joint Annual Meetings of the Kansas Academy of Science and the Kansas Entomological Society
April 4 and 5, 2014
Memorial Union
Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas
Friday, April 4, 2014
Field Trip to Hamilton Quarry, No cost, Leave ESU Science Hall 1:30 PM, Return 5:00 PM
Banquet, Colonial Ballroom, ESU Memorial Union, 6:30-7:30 PM
KAS Board Meeting, ESU Memorial Union, 8:00-9:30 PM
Saturday, April 5, 2014
KAS and KES Registrants are welcome to attend all sessions
Poster and Oral Presentations, morning and afternoon
Paleontology Symposium, morning and afternoon
Symposium on Natural Areas, Ecohydrology, and Climate Change
Luncheon, Webb Hall, ESU Memorial Union, Noon-1:00 PM
Keynote Speaker, Webb Hall, ESU Memorial Union, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
Dr. Quentin D. Wheeler,President of the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. His topic will be ‘‘Sustain What? - Avoiding Biodiversity Losses of Cosmic Proportion.’’
Award Presentations, afternoon
Meeting Organizer: Eric L. Trump, etrump@emporia.edu