This year we have accumulated more Methods. Now we have updates on low-cost and portable macro photography systems, one by Nathaniel Levia and another by Valentina Díaz-Grisales and Jorge M. Valdez-Carrasco, which includes video demonstrations for assembling the system and taking photos with it. A new addition to methods is a protocol to avoid cross-contamination when disarticulating museum specimens for DNA extraction, useful for anyone without access to a laminar flow hood.

For Gorgojito (Gor-go-hee-to), we have a story about connections that started last year during the Weevil Worker Meeting and how Otto Bell went from Tasmania through a tour of Museum visits in Europe.

This year we started a new section called Borers, as a segment to talk about work on biological aspects of weevils. So far, we have two stories, one about palm weevils by Aymer Andrés Vásquez-Ordóñez and another by Steffan Hansen, Marielle Berto, Davina Saccaggi, and Francois Roets, about an innovative approach for Ambrosia beetle control using phoretic mites as microbial biocontrol vectors.

Our Scientific Literature folders are getting more and more popular. These are shared now with 104 Weevil Workers from across the world. Many have requested access for their research, but others have been just trying to find identification resources.

Sarah Smith and Anthony Cognato wrote an in Memoriam for Don Bright, outlining his career and legacy.

For issue No. 7, we have four new sections:

• Beat the Challenge: A section to show off your beating sheet. Many of us use them as an effective method for collecting weevils associated with vegetation, but we each have a tweaked design that works for us. The idea of this section is to share the construction of your own flavor of beating sheet.

• Snoots & Boots: Many of us in this community have a creative outlet and weevils may be part of our inspiration. Here the goal is to share weevil-inspired arts and crafts. The first entry for this one is by Jennifer Girón on crafting a broad-nosed weevil mask using papier-mâché. 

• Off the Wall: This section is intended to host posters that have been presented at conferences. Since those are usually only seen by those who attended the event, we hope that this becomes a useful repository for all.

• Book Reviews: We have a book review for a new weevil book came out this year: "Adventive Weevils Recorded from North America: A Review and Illustrated Manual for their Identification (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea, Excluding Scolytinae)" by E. Richard Hoebeke, James R. LaBonte, and Kent E. Loeffler. Spoiler alert: The book is incredibly useful!

For those with information to contribute to our Collections with weevils, please fill out this form if you would like to spread the word about that collection. Also, let us know if you have information on Weevil Type Resources that you would like to share.

A reminder that we also have a News and Research Activities section, to highlight projects that are currently in development by members of the community. Fill out this form if you would like your information to be added into this section: requests for specimens needed for ongoing research projects, position announcements, retirements, new students, and more, are welcome in this section. 

No matter how busy life is, it is important for us to celebrate weevils as a community during the Weevil Workers Meetings. It brings us joy to be able to bring the community together through this website and for a few hours each year, and we are incredibly grateful for the support of those volunteering to present. This community is what keeps these initiatives going! We hope to meet again next year if we manage to find others interested in helping organize and execute the meeting. Reach out to us if you want to help.

Do not hesitate to share any weevil-related topic that you would like to see on this website. All contributions are welcome!

Yours in weevils,

Jennifer & Lourdes