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IITA Cameroon Insect

Citation

Tindo M (2014). IITA Cameroon Insect. IRAD Cameroun (Institut de Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement Cameroun). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/pcdbix accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-28.

Description

Insect specimens collected mainly in the humid forest area of Cameroon using various trapping methods as light trap, bait traps, lure traps and incubation of infested plant material. This collection was setup in 2000 and comprises today more than 13500 mounted specimens.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Specimens mainly from humid forest zone of southern Cameroon but specimens from others ecosystem are included.

Sampling

Running light traps section, bait traps, collect and incubated attacked plant parts,

Method steps

Additional info

Please be aware…

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Specimens mainly from humid forest zone of southern Cameroon but specimens from others ecosystem are included.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Maurice Tindo
originator
IITA
BP 2008
Yaoundé
Centre
CM
Telephone: 22233474
email: tindodouala@yahoo.com
homepage: http://iita.org
Maurice Tindo
metadata author
IITA
BP 2008
Yaoundé
Centre
CM
Telephone: 22233474
email: tindodouala@yahoo.com
homepage: http://iita.org
Maurice Tindo
author
IITA
BP 2008
Yaoundé
Centre
CM
Telephone: 22233474
email: tindodouala@yahoo.com
homepage: http://iita.org
Rachid Hanna
author
IITA
BP 2008
Yaoundé
Centre
CM
Telephone: 22233474
email: r.hannacm@iita.org
homepage: http://iita.org
Maurice Tindo
administrative point of contact
IITA
BP 2008
Yaoundé
Centre
Telephone: 22233474
email: tindodouala@yahoo.com
homepage: http://iita.org
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