Museo de Insectos, Universidad de Costa Rica

Description

The Insect Museum at the School of Agronomy of the UCR was established in 1962. It arose from a collection of insects from research in natural history and entomology in the fight against agricultural pests, carried out by Alexander Bierig (1884-1963 ), entomologist and artist. The collection has been enriched by collections made by other scientists and students. Currently, the exhibits of the Insect Museum provide detailed information on the most interesting and common insects in Costa Rica, so the visitor will be able to learn about the importance and benefits of insects for agriculture, health, and biodiversity. The Museum has scientific collections with more t250.000 specimens, in which all orders are represented.

Contacts

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Manuel Solís
Telephone: +506 8426-5815
email: manuel.solisvargas@ucr.ac.cr

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Humberto Ulate
Telephone: +506 8353-9067
email: humberto.lezama@ucr.ac.cr

Museo de Insectos, Universidad de Costa Rica
Museo de Insectos, CIPROC, Escuela de Agronomía, Facultad de Ciencias Agroalimentarias, Universidad de Costa Rica.
San José
11501-2060
San Pedro
CR
email: humberto.lezama@ucr.ac.cr