THE RICHARD
STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
Office of Public Relations
Pomona, NJ 08240
Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry
Research and Extension Center to Host The 20th
Annual Insect Field Day
For Immediate Release
Friday, September 01, 2006
Contact: Tim Kelly
Stockton Public Relations
(609) 652-4950
Jessica Hudson
(609) 652-4524
Galloway Township, NJ Entomologists,
teachers, students and the general public are invited for guided field trips, talks, displays, films and activities on Insect Field
Day. On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006, Insect
Field Day will be held at Marucci Blueberry and
Cranberry Research and Extension Center on 125A Lake Oswego Road in Chatsworth,
NJ. The public is invited to attend for
all or part of the day. Registration will be ongoing.
Professional entomologists, including scientists
from the Marucci Research Center, the Academy of
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the University of Delaware and the Richard
Stockton College will lead field trips and workshops. They will also be
available to help with ideas for science projects. Students are encouraged to connect with
mentors for science fair projects and to complete Scout badge
requirements. Continuing education
credits are also available to teachers from New Jersey and Delaware.
Participants
may bring cameras, collecting equipment, specimen containers, insect collections for show and to obtain expert help with
identification. Participants are asked
to bring a brown bag lunch and drinks.
Dr.
Jamie Cromartie, Stockton College Associate Professor
of Environmental Studies, advises participants who want to venture into fields
and forests to bring repellant for ticks and chiggers. Wear long pants and
socks into which pants may be tucked.
The
registration fee is $5 for adults and $1 for children under the age of 15. For more information, contact Dr. Cromartie at (609) 652-4413 or jamie.cromartie@stockton.edu .
You can also contact the American Entomological Society (AES) at (215) 561-3978
or aes@acnatsci.org . Additional
information can be obtained through the AES Web site at: http://www.acnatsci.org/hosted/aes/
.
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