Queen of Irony

On February 17, Steve Goff (Class of 2006) received a proclamation from the Vero Beach City Council on behalf of the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory - Pelican Island Audubon Society volunteers who work hard to control invasive pest plants at…

Ken Gonyo gets Proclamation!

Ken Gonyo (Class of 2012) poses with the Indian River County Board of Commissioners after receiving a proclamation - on behalf of the volunteers trained by the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory and the Pelican Island Audubon Society - in support…

Looking for larvae in all the right places

Dr. George O'Meara, Professor Emeritus, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory (FMEL), is pictured above leading life in the treetops and pits on Valentine's Day 2015 for the FMEL Volunteer Class. A special thank you to Cynthia Bredeck (shown above) for bringing…

Sabal & sea level rise

When the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory - Pelican Island Audubon Society volunteer class began in the Fall of 1998, the stand of cabbage palms (Sabal palmetto) pictured above was alive. Thank you to Karen Schuster (Class of 2009) for this…