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Bressler longhorned beetle collection

Posted on June 12, 2017 by pmarek

The longhorned beetle, Typocerus zebra (Olivier, 1795) In May, Dr. Ellen Brown of Fredericksburg, Virginia donated the collection of her husband Dr. Barry Lee Bressler (1936 – 2017) to the Virginia Tech Insect Collection. Dr. Bressler, who was born in … Continue reading →

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New home

Posted on February 3, 2016 by pmarek

Seitz Hall, the new home of Virginia Tech’s Insect Collection This winter, the Virginia Tech Insect Collection is moving back to campus. After 20 years of temporary storage at Price’s Fork Research Facility (7 km east of campus), the 125-year-old … 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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Taking a Look Around

Posted on June 9, 2014 by pmarek

By James Wilson I am a graduate student in the department of entomology and I  signed up for an independent class with Dr. Paul Marek.  The idea has been that I can learn things about our collection and curating.  You … Continue reading →

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