Dear International Branch members, 

The Bylaws of the International Branch of the Entomological Society of America is an important foundational document for the Branch. It guides our operations, meetings, and defines our relevance to the Society. It should be a document that changes as the needs of our Branch change.

The Executive Committee has proposed additional changes to better reflect the governance of the Society and our operations.

Monday, April 16

Acaricide resistance status of Rhipicephalus microplus in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: 2015 – 2017.
Guilherme Klafke, Jose Reck, Rovaina Doyle, Bruno Dall"Agnol, Marcelo Becker, Anelise Webster, Ugo Araujo Souza, Paola Antunes, Fabricio Tibere Jardim, Julsan Silveira dos Santos and Joao Ricardo Martins, Instituto de Pesquisas Veterinarias Desiderio Finamor, Eldorado do Sul, Brazil

Tuesday, April 17

Behavioral responses of Rhyzopertha dominica and Tribolium castaneum to various multi-species lures in laboratory release-recapture and wind tunnel assays.
Matt Hamblin¹ and Rob Morrison², ¹Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, ²USDA - ARS, Manhattan, KS

Wednesday, April 18

Addressing the emergence and spread of leishmaniasisin the borders of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and Bolivia.