Our Invaluable Invertebrate Collections

摘要

SEL research leader M. Alma Solis estimates that SEL staff identifies 35,000 specimens annually, in support of federal agencies, academia, and state agriculture departments. Thanks in great part to USDA's long-term collaboration with the Smithsonian, "The U.S. National Collection is one of the best resources in the world to support identifications and research affecting trade, quarantine issues, biological control, and other aspects of agriculture," says Solis.