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A checklist of bee species in the Virginia Tech Insect Collection

Posted on September 5, 2018 by pmarek

Sweat bee, Augochlora pura mosieri Cockerell, 1922 (family Halictidae) By Katie Williamson, Derek Hennen, and Paul Marek What’s one of the first things that comes to your mind when describing a bee? A fuzzy, flying insect? Pollination? Or even how … Continue reading →

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Support from the National Science Foundation

Posted on September 7, 2015 by pmarek

I am pleased to announce that our proposal for a Collections in Support of Biological Research (CSBR) grant that we submitted for the Virginia Tech Insect Collection has been funded by the National Science Foundation! This award from the Division … Continue reading →

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McGinleying

Posted on August 8, 2014 by pmarek

VTech Insect Collection Assessment By Jackson Means Over the past month our lab has been taking part in an activity we have fondly come to refer to as “McGinleying.” Ronald J. McGinley was a curator at the National Museum of … Continue reading →

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