INSECT PARASITOIDS SIG FIELD WEEKEND
Following the success of lasta year's 1st Insect Parasitoids
SIG field weekend, it has been decided to organise a 2nd for a weekend in early June this year. The
location will be the same: the 245 acres of diverse habitats which surround the Imperial College
Department of Biology at Silwood Park near Ascot in Southern England. last year, the meeting was
attended by some 20 RES members and several interesting discoveries were made including the
discovery of living Histeromerus which has even led to a publication. In addition, novices
in the field (both senses) were given some informal tuition in how best to net (or otherwise) their prey. This
year it has been decided to extend the invitation to members of the International Society of
Hymenopterists in the hop of further increasing communication between people with similar interests.
Accommodation will be in clean and tidy (though not plush) student rooms on site. Some double rooms
are available in addition to singles. The cost will be 60.00 pounds inclusive of bed and breakfast on 10th
and 11th and packed lunches for Saturday and Sunday. Participants requiring accommodation for shorter
periods will pay proportionately less. Silwood Park is easily reached by train from London and the journey
takes approximately 50 mins. Further details from: Donald Quicke, Dept. of Biology, Imperial College at
Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, England. Email address: d.quicke@ic.ac.uk
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