Parker Casey, Bernaola Lina, Lee Benjamin W, Elmquist Dane, Cohen Abigail, Marshall Adrian, Hepler James, Pekarcik Adrian, Justus Emily, King Kendall, Lee Tae-Young, Esquivel Carlos, Hauri Kayleigh, McCullough Christopher, Hadden Whitney, Ragozzino Max, Roth Morgan, Villegas James, Kraus Emily, Becker Michael, Mulcahy Megan, Chen Rui, Mittapelly Priyanka, Clem C Scott, Skinner Rachel, Josek Tanya, Pearlstein Daniel, Tetlie Jonathan, Tran Anh, Auletta Anthony, Benkert Edwin, Tussey Dylan
University of Florida, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Vero Beach, FL.
Louisiana State University, Department of Entomology, Baton Rouge, LA.
J Insect Sci. 2019 Jul 1;19(4). doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iez069.
The 2018 student debates of the Entomological Society of America were held at the Joint Annual Meeting for the Entomological Societies of America, Canada, and British Columbia in Vancouver, BC. Three unbiased introductory speakers and six debate teams discussed and debated topics under the theme 'Entomology in the 21st Century: Tackling Insect Invasions, Promoting Advancements in Technology, and Using Effective Science Communication'. This year's debate topics included: 1) What is the most harmful invasive insect species in the world? 2) How can scientists diffuse the stigma or scare factor surrounding issues that become controversial such as genetically modified organisms, agricultural biotechnological developments, or pesticide chemicals? 3) What new/emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionize entomology (other than Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats)? Introductory speakers and debate teams spent approximately 9 mo preparing their statements and arguments and had the opportunity to share this at the Joint Annual Meeting with an engaged audience.
2018年美国昆虫学会学生辩论赛在不列颠哥伦比亚省温哥华市举行的美国、加拿大和不列颠哥伦比亚省昆虫学会联合年会上举行。三位公正的开场发言者和六个辩论队围绕“21世纪的昆虫学：应对昆虫入侵、推动技术进步以及运用有效的科学传播”这一主题讨论并辩论了相关话题。今年的辩论主题包括：1）世界上最具危害性的入侵昆虫物种是什么？2）科学家如何消除围绕转基因生物、农业生物技术发展或农药化学品等有争议问题的污名或恐惧因素？3）除了成簇规律间隔短回文重复序列（CRISPR）之外，哪些新出现的技术有可能彻底改变昆虫学？开场发言者和辩论队花了大约9个月的时间准备他们的陈述和论点，并有机会在联合年会上与热情的观众分享。
