Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Insect Collection
Citation
Virginia Tech Insect Collection (2021). Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Insect Collection. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/m2htqa accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-04-22.Description
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Insect Collection is the oldest and largest entomological collection in Virginia. Founded in 1888 by W.B. Alwood at the university’s first experimental station with just a few insects collected from his apple orchards, the collection now composes more than 500,000 specimens. The collection contains many entomological treasures like American Burying Beetles collected from Blacksburg in 1889 (now extinct from the state), colorful Malaysian butterflies, a herbarium of plant pests, and an extensive slide collection of 50,000 soil mites. In addition to pinned dried specimens, the VTEC holds an alcohol collection of aquatic insects and Appalachian millipedes.Taxonomic Coverages
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originatorSCAN
email: Neil.Cobb@nau.edu
homepage: https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/index.php
metadata author
SCAN
email: Neil.Cobb@nau.edu
homepage: https://scan-bugs.org:443/portal/index.php
administrative point of contact
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Insect Collection
email: pmarek@vt.edu
homepage: http://collection.ento.vt.edu/
content provider
position: Collection Manager
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Insect Collection
email: pmarek@vt.edu