Imaging of biological specimens from the field, whether in their natural habitats or in the collections or laboratory rooms, plays a key role in the study of organisms and their conservation. On 1-2 December 2022, six junior staff of the UPLB Museum of Natural History attended the hands-on training “Introduction...
Museum curators, staff, and students participate in 30th Philippine Biodiversity Symposium
Museum curators, staff and students joined other wildlife biologists and practitioners working on Philippine biodiversity research and conservation during the 30th Philippine Biodiversity Symposium held at the Father Saturnino Urios University in Butuan City last 6-9 December 2022. The biodiversity symposium is held annually by the Biodiversity Conservation Society...
Museum staff undergo workshop for in-house journal publication
To strengthen its efforts in contributing to the body of knowledge, communicating its research findings, and connecting with fellow scientists and the general public, the UPLB Museum of Natural History (UPLB MNH) recently organized a two-day workshop for its staff members who aim to publish their manuscripts in LAKSAMBUHAY, the...
Entomologists describe new species of predatory mites from Indonesian corn fields
UPLB entomologists published two species of predatory cunaxid mites new to science last 30 November 2022 in the journal Zootaxa (https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5214.1.3) The new species of mites are Dactyloscirus sumatranus Corpuz-Raros and Naredo sp.n. and Dactyloscirus ladangjagung Corpuz-Raros and Lit sp.n. The discoveries were the outputs of Professor Emeritus Leonila...