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insect surveys

 Subject
Subject Source: Nalt
Scope Note: Use for the comprehensive assessment of insect fauna inhabiting a particular site, habitat, ecosystem, or geographic location; for the capture of insect species as specimens for the purpose of entomological research, taxonomic review, assemblage, or other study USE insect collection.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Alfred H. Baumhover Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0266
Content Description

The Alfred H. Baumhover Papers include reports, correspondence, publications, public information materials, photographs, awards, notes, and artifacts. Baumhover collected the materials during his involvement in the eradication of the screwworm from the United States and the island of Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles.

Dates: 1949-1997; Majority of material found within 1950-1970

Entomology Field Notebooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS0517

International Screwworm Eradication Program Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0355
Content Description The International Screwworm Eradication Program Records document screwworm eradication efforts in international programs. Countries represented in this collection include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Curacao, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, North Africa (including Libya), Panama, Paraguay, and the United States. Some records are organized by region, including Central America and the West Indies. Materials...
Dates: 1954-2002; Majority of material found within 1976-2000