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Abstract

Serving as Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of American Entomologist, even in the interim while the search for the new EIC is underway, ranks as one of the most exciting endeavors of my entomological career. Similar to many of our readers and contributors, both past and present, my passion and love of insects began as a child. I still have pictures of that fateful day when a female cecropia moth flew through a window into my parents’ bedroom only to begin laying a long line of eggs on their pillow and bed sheets—after witnessing that, how could I not want to be an entomologist? My fate was secured only two years later, when I dressed up as an entomologist for Halloween at the age of six (yes, I did have a lab coat with the embroidered word “entomologist” and pockets filled with rubber insects for authenticity). This issue of American Entomologist presents several insect-relevant topics that span a breadth of entomology fields, including a new column, Ethos. The purpose of Ethos is to provide a place where professional and amateur entomologists can share their thoughts about ethical issues in entomology. It is my hope that Ethos will become a place where not only are ethical issues presented, but ideal solutions too.