Description
Insect specimens collected mainly in the humid forest area of Cameroon using various trapping methods as light trap, bait traps, lure traps and incubation of infested plant material. This collection was setup in 2000 and comprises today more than 13500 mounted specimens.
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 2,967 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, Maurice, Fotso Kuaté A. Insect collection of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Cameroon Station.
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. 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: d469da6c-c56c-4332-ad91-3af0f2c6fbeb. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Cameroon.
Keywords
Occurrence; insect pest; invasive species;
Contacts
- User
- Faculté des Sciences Université de Douala
- 699548324
- Point Of Contact
- 1st IRAD Road, Nkolbisson
- +237 679902050
- User
- Associate Professor
- Faculté des Sciences Université de Douala
- 699548324
Geographic Coverage
Specimens mainly from humid forest zone of southern Cameroon but specimens from others ecosystem are included.
Bounding Coordinates | South West [1.801, 8.438], North East [13.176, 16.392] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
the collecion includes insects belonging to Diptera, Orthoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mantodea, Blatodea, Coleoptera,
Class | Insecta (Insectes) |
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Temporal Coverage
Start Date / End Date | 1999-06-23 / 2011-12-26 |
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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 EU |
Study Area Description | Insect specimens collected mainly in the humid forest area of Cameroon |
Design Description | Running light traps section, bait traps, collect and incubated attacked plant parts, |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Processor
Sampling Methods
Running light traps section, bait traps, collect and incubated attacked plant parts,
Study Extent | Specimens mainly from humid forest zone of southern Cameroon but specimens from others ecosystem are included. |
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Method step description:
- Acquisition of insect collection material, establisment of the collection n 1999. Adding specimens in the collection from 1999 to 2011. Digitization of specimen in 2009, establishment of the data set
Collection Data
Collection Name | IITA Cameroon Insect Collection 2018 |
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Additional Metadata
Purpose | Building a collection of Insects with Agricultural importance including beneficial and pests species. This will help supporting agricultural research and also production by promt management of harmfull insects. |
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Maintenance Description | Specimens are added to collection at irregular basis but steadily. |
Alternative Identifiers | d469da6c-c56c-4332-ad91-3af0f2c6fbeb |
http://ipt-cameroun.gbif.fr/resource?r=iitacam_insect |