Posts Tagged: Marius Wasbauer
Marius Wasbauer's Massive Wasp Specimen Collection Donated to Bohart Museum
The UC Davis Bohart Museum of Entomology recently received a massive donation of more than...
Bohart Museum officials and supporters unload the wasp specimens. Inside the truck is Bohart Museum director Lynn Kimsey. Forensic entomologist Bob Kimsey helps unload the drawers. At far right is Bohart Museum research associate Brennen Dyer. Also pictured are Kimsey friends, Mike Whitney, retired Placer County sheriff and his wife, Becky, with the handtruck. (Photo by Steve Heydon)
The donation to the Bohart Museum of Entomology from the estate of renowned wasp expert Marius Wasbauer (1928-2021) includes an estimated 50,000 specimens from all over the world: in 180 drawers, in 13 24-drawer cabinets. (Photo by Steve Heydon)