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“Preparing Unit tray”
We have just procured a trap for catching insects on the treetops, which is called canopy trap
19 Feb
2020 -
“Preparing Unit tray”
We are preparing a large unit tray for the sample. With increasing as well
19 Feb
2020 -
“Tidy up Specimens”
Rearrange the bulk speciments from Tiger project and build up the database mangement for all bulk specimens from any donators
1 July
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“New Trainee”
There 2 trainees from Chiangmai University begin at 21 May 2019 to 26 June 2019
27 May
2019 -
“Amazing Cicada”
You may see the magic of th nature through cicada life. Cicada larvae Living in a moist underground or under a large tree root And relying on water from the roots of food As he grew up, he moulted, shouting "Chan Chan Chan" like this for a long time. In this period, they are not too old to find mating and die.
14 May
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“Enoplotrupes sharpi”
The research project of 2019 added Study on biology, population and distribution of purple scarab beetle (Enoplotrupes sharpi Jordan & Fothschild,1893) in natural habitat for conservation
19 Mar
2019 -
“Our logo!”
Next year we turn ten! We dediced it was time our little section had our own logo. As we started with fireflies we've adopted a firefly (Vesta sp.) as the key element of our logo. [photo by Somkhuan Suk-ieam, design by Sompong with 'advice' from the team!
QSBG's main focus of attention is research, conservation and education efforts related to the Thai flora. However, for a number of years QSBG has been developing resources and expertise in entomology.
QSBG's past interest in entomology has been mainly related to hosting post-graduate students from Chiang Mai university who have worked in the QSBG surrounds and made use of the QSBG laboratory facilities. Another entomological project that QSBG has had a long-term interest in is the project "Conservation of fireflies in Thailand" a Royal Project initiated by HM Queen Sirikit, a project aimed at understanding the ecology and conservation biology of firelies in Thailand.
In more recent times QSBG has become more active in entomological research in Thailand collaborating in two important international projects aimed at developing taxonomic and biodiversity inventory skills in Thailand.
QSBG now has a team of around 10 staff working out of 3 small labs on assorted entomological research and other activities. The insect collection housed at QSBG has now grown to more than 18 000 specimens.
