USDA Agricultural Research Service Biological Control Center Reference Files

Collection

Identifier: MS0458

Staff Only

Content Description

The USDA Agricultural Research Service Biological Control Center Reference Files are unprocessed reference materials used by the Biological Control Center staff when the center was located at the USDA National Agricultural Library. There are 138 linear feet of books and 110 linear feet of files, which contain papers, clippings, and reprints.

Dates

Creation: 1920-1990

Conditions Governing Access

Contact Special Collections for access.

Organizational History

Historical timeline

1934: Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine (BEPQ) was created. 1953: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) was established and BEPQ was abolished.

1954: Insect Identification and Parasite Introduction (IIPI) Research Branch was formed under ARS. Three foreign locations initially reported to IIPI, one of which was the European Parasite Lab (EPL).

1964: Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory (BCIRL) in Columbia, Missouri, was created.

1975-1993: Asian Parasite Laboratory (APL) was re-established with the help of special funds for ARS biological control research on the gypsy moth. It was located in Seoul, South Korea, and sponsored by the Beneficial Insect Introduction Branch (BIIB), ARS, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).