Please save the date! You are invited to attend the 52nd Annual Conference of the Tennessee Entomological Society to be held at Ellington Agricultural Center – Ed Jones Auditorium, 416 Hogan Rd, Nashville, TN on Monday, October 6th at 2:00 p.m. CST and will continue Tuesday, October 7th at 9:00 a.m. CST. All student and professional paper submissions should be completed online by October 1, 2025, using the Title and Abstract Submission Form https://forms.microsoft.com/g/4s2kpLdSqH.
Meeting registration and check-in will be from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. CST on Monday, and 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. CST on Tuesday. Registration fee is $30 for regular members and $10 for students (which includes student membership dues). Membership dues for regular members are $20 and dues for sustaining/corporate members are $50. Also, there will be a vendor fee of $25. Registration fees can be paid via Venmo (@TNEntSociety) or at the meeting with cash or check. If paying via Venmo, please fill out the “What’s it for?” section and include details – first and last name, amount, item (registration and/or membership). If paying fees for others (e.g., students and staff in your program), you can make one payment if details clearly state who and what the group payment covers. Please complete a Meeting Registration and Membership Form https://forms.microsoft.com/g/0GTnC3S0YD for each attendee.
The meeting kicks off at 2:00 p.m. CST on Monday, October 6, followed by the keynote address “Yellow-Legged Hornets: Georgia’s Response” by L. David Williams, Georgia Department of Agriculture. The student paper competition will follow the keynote address and, should time allow, papers by non-students will follow. Dinner and hospitality plans for the evening will be announced at the close of the afternoon session.
The meeting will resume on Tuesday at 9 a.m. CST with a presentation of the Entomology Week Proclamation, followed by the annual business meeting when we will announce the student paper award winners and distribute the award checks. Following the business meeting, the remaining non-student papers will be presented. The program with presentation times will be posted to the TES website (https://tes.tennessee.edu/annual-conference/) before the meeting.
Back again for 2025… TES Insect Festival! We will be hosting this extension event on the afternoon of the 7th after the TES meeting concludes. If you are interested in organizing a table or volunteering at this event, please contact Dr. Steve Murphree (steve.murphree@belmont.edu).
Several hotels are found near Brentwood, TN. Seek rates appropriate for your university’s travel policies.
Membership is open to everyone interested in entomology – whether you are employed with a federal or state agency, public or private college or university, industry, or private business – whether you are a researcher, regulator, teacher, student, or just are interested in insects – whether you are a professional or amateur entomologist. We extend to you an invitation to join the Tennessee Entomological Society. We are a group truly interested in all aspects of entomology.
For more information, contact the TES Program Chair, Cindy Bilbrey at cindy.bilbrey@tn.gov or the TES President, Dr. Leigh Boardman at leigh.boardman@memphis.edu, with any questions or concerns..
Cindy Bilbrey, Program Chair, Tennessee Entomological Society, Entomologist, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, 436 Hogan Rd. Nashville, TN 37204
Dr. Leigh Boardman, President, Tennessee Entomological Society, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences. The University of Memphis , 531 Life Sciences Building, Memphis, TN 38152
Paper submission—Meeting Registration and Membership Form—Student Paper Competition —Student Paper Evaluation Form –Program