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ACE: Associate Certified Entomologist

AMNH: American Museum of Natural History

APHIS: Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service

ARS: Agricultural Research Service

BCE: Board Certified Entomologist

Branches: ESA's Branches are designated on the basis of geographical contiguity for the purpose of holding meetings, providing an opportunity for presentation of papers, and stimulating interest in entomology. There are 6 Branches: Eastern, International, North Central, Pacific, Southeastern, and Southwestern.

Bt: Bacillus thuringiensis

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International

CEMB: Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology

CÉROM: Grain Research Center

CRAM: Canadian Regional Agricultural Model

CSIRO: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Entomology Games: The Entomology Games is a college-bowl-style contest in which student teams from competing universities test their entomological knowledge by answering questions on insect science.

ESA: Entomological Society of America

FIT: Formal and Informal Teaching. One of the Section topics.

ICIPE: International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

INRA: National Institute of Agronomic Research

INTA: National Agricultural Technology Institute

IPM: Integrated Pest Management

Member Symposia: A wide range of topics and subject matter a covered by this category; some of which are very narrowly focused.

MUVE: Medical, Urban, and Veterinary Entomology. One of the Section topics.

NIFA: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

PBT: Physiology, Biochemistry, and Toxicology. One of the Section topics.

P-IE: Plant-Insect Ecosystems. One of the Section topics.

Program Symposia: The meeting’s top-tier symposia. These are broad in scope and reflect the theme of the meeting.

SENASA: National Service of Agricultural Health and Quality

Section Symposia: These symposia are overarching in theme and serve the interest of one or more Section topics: FIT, MUVE, PBT, P-IE, SysEB.

SIT: Sterile Insect Technique

SysEB: Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity. One of the Section topics.

US CDC: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

USDA: United States Department of Agriculture

USDI: United States Department of the Interior