Ms Bayless

Funding supplied by this proposal will support the Coleoptera (beetle) collecting event, Beetle-Blitz 2003 (July 17-20). A team of highly qualified researchers will focus on groups that are poorly known from the GSMNP. Funding will be used to support eight of these scientists in the form of $250 honoraria. Supplies for collecting specimens will be purchased for volunteer workers and students to use during the Blitz. Basic travel costs for the organizers are also covered. The Blitz will be coordinated with educational and volunteer programs, and results will be posted on the “Smoky Beetle” Website.

Principal Investigator

PI Name:  Victoria M. Bayless

PI Organization:  Louisiana State Arthropod Museum