Expeditions

Dr. James S. Ashe

Dr. James S. Ashe in a Costa
Rican cloud forest (1994).

Following are some of the expeditions that were supported fully or in part by the Snow Entomological Museum, were supported by grant funds to the Division of Entomology or the University of Kansas, and/or involved personnel from the Division of Entomology. (Particpating personnel in parentheses.)


2007
Spain:  2 weeks, June (Michael S. Engel, Ismael A. Hinojosa, Daniel J. Bennett, Steve R. Davis)

2004
Costa Rica:  4 weeks, May-June (J. Steve Ashe, Zachary H. Falin, Ismael A. Hinojosa)
Laos:  2 weeks, July (Ming-Luen Jeng, with personnel from Nagoya Women’s University)
Virginia (Triassic insects):  1 week, October (Michael S. Engel)

2003
Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park, Tennessee/North Carolina:  3-1/2 weeks, July, September (Steve Ashe)
Costa Rica:  3 weeks, June-July (Ismael A. Hinojosa)
Costa Rica:  2 weeks, July (Victor H. Gonzalez)
Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Island, Russia:  6 weeks, mid-July through August (Daniel J. Bennett)

2002
Japan: 1 week, June (Ming-Luen Jeng)
California:
  1 week, May (Molly G. Rightmyer)
Turkey:   3 weeks, May (Michael S. Engel)
Nicaragua:   4 weeks, May-June (Robert W. Brooks, Stelios Chatzimanolis, Zachary H. Falin, accompanied by entomologists from the Canadian Museum of Nature)

2001
Bolivia:   4 weeks, January-February (J. Steve Ashe and Rodney S. Hanley, accompanied by entomologists from the Canadian Museum of Nature)
California:  2 weeks, May (Michael S. Engel)
Guyana:  4 weeks, May-June (Robert W. Brooks, Zachary H. Falin and Dave Brzoska)
Costa Rica:  5 weeks, June-July (Stelios Chatzimanolis)
Panama:  2 weeks, July (Stelios Chatzimanolis)
Arizona:  1 weeks, August (Robert W. Brooks)
Northeastern USA:  3 weeks, August (Vladimir Gusarov)
Myanmar:  2 weeks, July (Ming-Luen Jeng, with personnel from Nagoya Women’s University)

2000
Costa Rica:  4 weeks, mid-June-mid-July (J. Steve Ashe, Robert W. Brooks, Zachary H. Falin)
Kyrgyzstan:  5 weeks, July-August, (Michael S. Engel)
Panama:   10 weeks, June-August (Stelios Chatzimanolis)
Romania:   1 week, May (Gyorgy Makranczy)
Peru:   3 weeks, October (Robert W. Brooks and Dave Brzoska)
Paraguay:   4 weeks, November, Zachary H. Falin)
California:   3 weeks, June (Vladimir Gusarov)
Colorado:   2 weeks, October (Vladimir Gusarov)

1999
Bolivia:   3 weeks, January-February (Rodney S. Hanley, accompanied by entomologists from the Canadian Museum of Nature)
Ecuador:   3 weeks, March (Robert W. Brooks and Dave Brzoska)
Surinam:   6 weeks, June-July (Zachary H. Falin, accompanied by Bart Dijn of Surinam)
Ecuador:   4 weeks, October - November (Zachary H. Falin accompanied by entomologists from the Canadian Museum of Nature)
Peru:   2 weeks, October (Robert W. Brooks and Dave Brzoska)
Pacific Northwest:  3 weeks, June (Vladimir Gusarov)

1998
Venezuela:  4 weeks, May-June (J. S. Ashe, R. W. Brooks, R. S. Hanley).

1997
French Guiana:  4 weeks, May-June. (J. S. Ashe, R. W. Brooks)
Israel:  4 weeks, March. (M. S. Engel)
Mexico (Yucatan):  1 week, March. (R. W. Brooks)

1996
Ecuador:  6 months, February-July. (P. Hibbs)
Panama:  3 weeks, June. (J. S. Ashe, R. W. Brooks)
Panama:  4 weeks, May-June. (S. Lingafelter)
Panama:  10 weeks, June-August. (M. S. Engel)
Belize:  3 weeks, May. (C. Carlton)
Costa Rica:  3 weeks, May-June. (R. S. Hanley, S. Statz-Haase)
Mexico (Puebla, Morelos, Oaxaca):  2 weeks, October. (R. W. Brooks)

1995
Panama:  6 weeks, May-June. (J. S. Ashe, R. W. Brooks)
Panama:  2 weeks, May. (C. Chaboo, B. Hayford, J. Jolly)
Venezuela:  2 weeks, March. (R. W. Brooks, S. A. Marshall)

1994
Honduras:  4 weeks, June-July. (J. S. Ashe, R. W. Brooks)
Chile:  6 weeks, October-November. (C. Carlton, R. A. B. Leschen).
Panama:  8 weeks, July-September. (D. Banks).
Peru (Loreto Prov.) (BIOTROP Project):  4 weeks, June. (R. A. B. Leschen).

1993
Australia:  4 weeks. (C. Carlton).
Costa Rica:  2 weeks, May. (J. S. Ashe)
Costa Rica/Panama:  4 weeks, May-June. (C. Chaboo, S. Lingafelter)
Guatemala:  3 weeks, May-June. (J. S. Ashe, R. W. Brooks)
Mexico (Chiapas):  3 weeks, October. (R. W. Brooks)
USA: Arizona, New Mexico, California:  4 weeks, July-August. (J. Danoff-Burg).

1992
USA: Arizona, New Mexico:  3 weeks, June. (B. A. Alexander, M. Branham + others)
Costa Rica: 2 weeks, May. (M. L. Jameson).
England/Europe:  4 weeks. (R. A. B. Leschen).
Mexico (Coahuila) (PCAM trip):  3 weeks, March. (R. W. Brooks, B. A. Alexander)
Mexico:  4 weeks, June-July. (J. S. Ashe)

1991
Ecuador:  3 weeks, December-January. (C. Carlton, R. A. B. Leschen)
Mexico (Nuevo Leon):  2 weeks, May. (R. W. Brooks, R. A. B. Leschen)
Mexico (Chiapas):  3 Weeks, June. (J. S. Ashe, M. E. Jameson)

1990
USA:  Coastal areas of southern California: 1 month, May-June. (J. S. Ashe, J-K. Ahn)
Mexico:  4 weeks, June-July. (J. S. Ashe, B. Bell and 8 students)

1989
Costa Rica:  1 month, May-June. (J. S. Ashe, R. W. Brooks, R. A. B. Leschen).
Peru (Madre de Dios Prov.) (BIOTROP Project):  6 weeks, June-July. (J. S. Ashe, R. A. B. Leschen).

October 2004

 


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