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Field notebook, Chile, 1945

by: Chapin, Edward A

Publication date: 1945

Topics: Entomology, Enotomologists, Insect-plant relationships, Parasitic insects, Plant Inspection

Collection: biodiversity; biodiversity

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English; Spanish

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Chapin traveled to Chile at the invitation of the Chile's Ministry of Agriculture to study insect damage to forests in the country. Entries are chronological and listed by date. Chapin discusses his travel by plane to Chile; travel through the country by train; specimens collected and their corresponding locations; descriptions of the forests of the country; interactions with colleagues; local foods tried; and local sites and towns visited. He collects in the vicinity of Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Puerto Octay, Valdivia, Temuco, and Termas de Puyehue. Photograph subject matter include local sites, locations visited, collecting sites, and colleagues (identified in captions). Materials collected include Chilean news clippings, photographs, and official papers

Abstract: Chapin traveled to Chile at the invitation of the Chile"s Ministry of Agriculture to study insect damage to forests in the country. Entries are chronological and listed by date. Chapin discusses his travel by plane to Chile; travel through the country by train; specimens collected and their corresponding locations; descriptions of the forests of the country; interactions with colleagues; local foods tried; and local sites and towns visited. He collects in the vicinity of Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, Puerto Octay, Valdivia, Temuco, and Termas de Puyehue. Photograph subject matter include local sites, locations visited, collecting sites, and colleagues (identified in captions). Materials collected include Chilean news clippings, photographs, and official papers.