Text Box: Next Meeting: January 23, 2008 Text Box: Note: this is the only meeting on a Wednesday, due to MLK Day otherwise it is the 3rd Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. Jim Ward Community Center 301 NW 46th Ave (Park East Drive) Plantation Fl 33317 *Please note of our NEW MEETING LOCATION* The Member Sales Table will be open We will have our Raffle Table Guest Speaker: Ron Cave Topic: “The Evil Weevil, Releasing the Fly” Please don’t miss this program. Ron will explain about the weevil that is decimating our Tillandsias and he will give us the update on the fly that kills the weevil. This is a very interesting and energetic program. About our Guest Speaker Ronald D. Cave is an Assistant Professor of Entomology at the University of Florida’s Indian River Research & Education Center in Ft. Pierce. He received his PhD degree from Auburn University. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador and Paraguay and worked for 15 years at the Pan American School of Agriculture in Honduras. Currently his research focuses on the biological control of invasive arthropods, specifically the importation of exotic insects as candidate biological control agents. Evaluation of resident natural enemies and assessment of commercial natural enemies are conducted along with studies on the biology of parasitoids and predators. Current projects target the Mexican bromeliad weevil and the Sri Lankan weevil. He also teaches under-graduate entomology and pest management courses.