Michigan Tech Insect Collection Offers Regional History Lesson (As Told by Bugs)
A bored researcher, boxes of left-behind Husky homework and the painstakingly documented entomology specimens of a 1960s faculty member. Together, they formed the chrysalis for the Michigan Tech Insect Collection: a University first with transformative potential for those studying the ecology and environment of our region.
At 10,000 specimens and counting, the digitized insect collection is relatively small in both size and scope. But its value is huge because it offers a unique historical perspective of the region that can’t be found anywhere else.
Learn more about the collection’s curation, management and significance on Michigan Tech's Unscripted Research Blog.