64th Western Forest Insect Work Conference

March 4-8, 2013

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Additional information about this meeting will be posted here as it becomes available.

The 2012 Western Forest Insect Work Conference was a great success! Our thanks go to Lorraine Maclauchlan and her colleagues for hosting a great meeting in a wonderful location. View the 2012 meeting website for additional information.

2012 Award Recipients

Ken Gibson is the recipient of the 2012 Founders Award, which is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to forest entomology in the West. Ken will give his Founders Address following the banquet at the 2013 WFIWC in Coeur d'Alene, ID.

The 2012 Memorial Scholarship recipient is Ryan Bracewell, a graduate student at the University of Montana. Ryan will present an overview of his research during a plenary session at the 2013 WFIWC.

Congratulations to both Ken and Ryan!

Job Announcement

Post-Doctoral Scholar Position: Oregon State University (College of Forestry) and the Pacific Northwest Research Station will be filling the position of postdoctoral scholar with experience in entomology and ecology. This position will be located at the Forestry and Range Sciences Laboratory in La Grande, OR. The desired start date is June 1, 2012. View additional information.

2011 Proceedings Available

The Proceedingsfor the 2011 North American Forest Insect Work Conference are now available as either a relatively small 1.4MB pdf file or larger 6.6MB pdf file (best for printing or viewing group photos).

2011 Work Conference website: North American Forest Insect Work Conference

The 2010 WFIWC Proceedings have also been posted (a 5.4 MB pdf file). If there are any glaring errors or you would like to add your abstract if it was never sent in, please do so soon. We can add an addendum to the end of the document with any additions. Please send any changes to Rich.Hofstetter@nau.edu. Thank you, Rich Hofstetter.

History Committee

View photos and vignettes pertaining to historic people, places, and events that have shaped western forest entomology. Learn about the History Committee or WFIWC history. For more information, contact Co-Chairs Mal Furniss, Sandy Kegley, or Boyd Wickman.

Common Names Committee

A revitalized Common Names Committee is seeking help with proposed new common names for western forest insects. View this committee's rules of order, past submitted common names, or current proposed common names. Contact Co-Chairs Brytten Steed or Bill Ciesla for more information.

Western Forest Insect Collection

Learn more about this valuable insect collection.

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