Hyper-Effective Outreach: How Entomology Blossoms Outside The Academic Sphere Through The Ant Keeping Hobby

Organizer(s)

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  Armando Rosario-Lebron

  APHIS PPQ
  United States Department of Agriculture
  Beltsville, Maryland
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  Kendrick Nakamura

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  Antscihub.com, /r/Antkeeping, Discord.gg/Antkeeping
  Hemet, California

Hello from the other side! Join us to learn how the hobbyist ant-keeping community is one of the largest untapped resources in entomology today, what we've achieved, how to work with us and the massive potential for outreach, teaching and even scientific discovery.

Presentations:

• Closing remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Kendrick Hikaru Nakamura – Antscihub.com, /r/Antkeeping, Discord.gg/Antkeeping
• Introductory remarks
  

  Presenting Author: Kendrick Hikaru Nakamura – Antscihub.com, /r/Antkeeping, Discord.gg/Antkeeping
• Myrmecology & science communication: Past successes and new opportunities
  

  Presenting Author: Miles Maxcer – University of Florida
• From academic to ant keeping hobbyist: A entomologist’s perspective on the ant keeping phenomena and how it enriches the profession
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew Graf
• The mystery of Camponotus in captivity
  

  Presenting Author: Armando Rosario-Lebron – United States Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Mack Pridgen – Tarheel Ants
• Mites associated with ants: A general introduction
  

  Presenting Author: Ronald Ochoa – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Kaitlin U. Campbell (she/her/hers) – University of North Carolina at Pembroke

  Co-Author: Armando Rosario-Lebron – United States Department of Agriculture

  Co-Author: Gary R. Bauchan – USDA-ARS

  Co-Author: Kendrick Hikaru Nakamura – Antscihub.com, /r/Antkeeping, Discord.gg/Antkeeping
• Combating information loss in amateur entomological communities
  

  Presenting Author: Stalling Hale – OneNeck IT Solutions
• Keynote: The infectious passion of ant keeping
  

  Presenting Author: Kendrick Hikaru Nakamura – Antscihub.com, /r/Antkeeping, Discord.gg/Antkeeping