Do you need bark and ambrosia beetle identification and expertise? Are you a government entomologist? Are you a student developing a beetle research project? Do you need an extension agent in charge of forest pests? Are you a researcher fascinated by bark and ambrosia beetles?

If so, come join us for the FIFTH Bark Beetle Academy! This is the biggest educational, scientific, and social event focused on bark and ambrosia beetles. Learn more about these important insects and meet leading bark and ambrosia beetle scientists. You will work directly with specialists, receive state-of-the art identification and management materials, participate in hands-on identification practice, learn how to collect beetles in the field during their peak season, and enjoy a high instructor/student ratio. Learn all you need to know from local and international experts: identify beetles, learn how to use keys, understand scolytine morphology, ecology, damage, and classification, find and diagnose beetles in the field, build your own reference collection, and meet the global community of bark beetle researchers.