Description
Insect collection of the Faculty of Science, University of Douala
Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 307 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Tindo M. and Moukengue A. Insect collection of the Faculty of Science of the University of Douala.
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Faculty of Science, University of Douala. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 9e75dcd2-1f69-432c-958e-c771e7540d27. Faculty of Science, University of Douala publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Cameroon.
Keywords
Occurrence; Insect Pest; Beneficial; Agriculture; Natural ennemi; crop protection
Contacts
- Metadata Provider
- Associate Professor
- Faculté des Sciences Université de Douala
- 699548324
- Metadata Provider
- Faculté des Sciences Université de Douala
- 699548324
Geographic Coverage
Insect collected all over Cameroon with Agricultural significance
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [1.582, 7.91], North East [12.726, 17.314] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Harmfull and beneficial insect belonging to various Orders and Famalies including Lepidoptera Noctuidae, Hemiptera pentatomidae and Hymnoptera Chalcidoidae, Braconidae etc.
| Class | Insecta (Insectes) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2015-12-16 / 2018-12-06 |
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Project Data
This project is to mobilize biodiversity information embedded on specimens in three agricultural insect collections in Cameroon – (1) at the Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), (2) at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Congo Basin Institute (CBI) in Yaoundé, (3) newly established Insect collection at the University of Douala (UDL) and from associated literature to make it publicly available and help in the management of native and introduced pests in Cameroon.
| Title | Data mobilization for crop protection against native and invasive pest species for sustainable agricultural production in Cameroon |
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| Identifier | BID-AF2017-0151-SMA |
| Funding | GBIFS and European Union |
| Study Area Description | Various Agroécologies in Cameroon including, humid forest, moist savannah, high lands |
| Design Description | Randomly collection from farmer fields and rearing in the Laboratory. Then adult specimen are preserved dried in insect drawers |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Processor
- Processor
- Principal Investigator
Sampling Methods
Randomly collection from farmer fields and rearing in the Laboratory. Then adult specimen are preserved dried in insect drawers
| Study Extent | This is a long lasting study with the ultimate aim to built a collection of main insect pest and benefial in Cameroon |
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| Quality Control | The principal Investigator is an Insect Taxonimy specialist |
Method step description:
- Thi project is still at its initial step
Collection Data
| Collection Name | Faculty of Science of the University of Douala Insect Collection |
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| Collection Identifier | FS-UDoInsect |
| Specimen preservation methods | Mounted, Pinned, Dried |
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Additional Metadata
| Purpose | The purpose of this collection is to steadely biult a collection of all the insect pest and beneficial for Cameroon and make its publicly accessible. |
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| Maintenance Description | Weekly check for mite attack and adding of new specimens |
| Alternative Identifiers | 9e75dcd2-1f69-432c-958e-c771e7540d27 |
| http://ipt-cameroun.gbif.fr/resource?r=fs-udoinsect |