University of Kentucky

Description

The University of Kentucky Insect Collection is composed of two major collections. The primary UK collection had its beginning in 1889 under the newly formed Entomology Department’s chair, Harrison H Garmin. Charles Covelle of the University of Louisville facilitated donating their collection to UK; the transfer was completed in 2003. In 2010, the combined collection was moved into its current location in the Dimock building on the UK main campus. The collection is housed in compactors and consists of somewhere between ½ and 1 million pinned specimens in 1,868 drawers.

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Eric Chapman
Telephone: 1(330) 221-7812
email: ericgchapman@gmail.com

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Julian Dupuis
Telephone: 1(859) 562-2544
email: julian.dupuis@uky.edu

University of Kentucky
Department of Entomology University of Kentucky S225 Agricultural Science Center N
Lexington
40546-0091
Kentucky
US
email: julian.dupuis@uky.edu