The Acadian Entomological Society is a registered scientific society whose objectives are to bring about a close association of entomologists and those interested in entomology in the four Atlantic Provinces and the neighbouring New England States, and to cooperate with and to support the Entomological Society of Canada.  Founded in 1915, the Society caters to professional entomologists, amateurs, and educators.  Membership is open to anyone with an interest in entomology.  The Society meets annually, typically in July, and publishes proceedings from these meetings. You can now join the AES online here.


History

On August 3, 1915 in the Assembly Hall of The Normal College, Truro, Nova Scotia a meeting, spearheaded by Mr. W.H. Brittain, was held to organize a society to be known as the Nova Scotia Entomological Society to constitute a branch of the Ontario Entomological Society. The Society took form at a time when concern about an introduced insect, the brown-tail moth, was at its peak.

In 1921, the name was changed to the Acadian Entomological Society, and the first meeting outside Nova Scotia held in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was hoped that this change would attract members from wider areas. After the Second World War the ranks of professional entomologists in Canada as a whole began to swell. Many felt the need for a truly national society to speak for so widely separated a group. This became a reality in 1950 when the Ontario Entomological Society relinquished its unique editorship of The Canadian Entomologist, the official organ of entomology in Canada, and The Entomological Society of Canada came into being. It was decided that regional societies would become affiliates. The Acadian Entomological Society expanded its membership to all interested entomologists in the four Atlantic Provinces and Maine.

Highlighted from an article by Jean Adams -
A History of the Acadian Entomological Society on its 50th Anniversary.
The Atlantic Advocate, August 1965.

Executive 2025
  • PRESIDENT
    David Awde
    Mount Saint Vincent University
    166 Bedford Highway
    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3M 2J6
    email
  • PAST PRESIDENT
    Sara Edwards
    Natural Resources Canada
    Canadian Forest Service
    Atlantic Forestry Centre
    1350 Regent St.
    Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3C 2G6
    email
  • SECRETARY - TREASURER
    Rachel Rix
    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    Kentville Research and Development Centre
    32 Main Street
    Kentville, Nova Scotia, B4N 1J5
    email
  • JOURNAL EDITOR
    Sara Edwards
    Natural Resources Canada
    Canadian Forest Service
    Atlantic Forestry Centre
    1350 Regent St.
    Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3C 2G6
    email
  • NL REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
    Sean McCann
    Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
    St John’s Research and Development Centre
    St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
    email
  • WEBMASTER
    Rylee Isitt
    Natural Resources Canada
    Canadian Forest Service
    Atlantic Forestry Centre
    1350 Regent St.
    Fredericton, New Brunswick, E3C 2G6
    email
Bylaws and Past Meetings

Bylaws of the Acadian Entomological Society (updated, April 2016)
Annual Meetings and Principle Officers


Honorary Members
  • F.M. Cannon - Charlottetown, PEI
  • D. Eidt - Fredericton, N.B.
  • M.E. MacGillivray - Fredericton, N.B.
  • C.R. MacLellan - Kentville, N.S.
  • R.F. Morris - St. John's, Nfld
  • D.C. Read - Charlottetown, PEI
  • W. Shands - Salem, SC, USA
  • G.W. Simpson - Orono, ME, USA
  • V.R. Vickery - Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Que.
  • P.L. Dixon - St. John's, Nfld
  • D.T.W. Quiring - Fredericton, N.B.