Cuba Entomology Research Expedition: Guanahacabibes

Guanahacabibes National Park and Biosphere Reserve is located on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in Pinar del Rio, the western most province of Cuba’s main island. The region is designated as a UNESCO Biosphere, and is on the Tentative List as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site No. 1802, titled Reef System in the Cuban Caribbean. Our fieldwork focused on both day and night observations to assess its diverse insect population. The team hiked across the peninsula during the day scouting for specimens; and at night, established a location for a night collecting sheet and mercury vapor light to study nocturnal insects.

Guanahacabibes National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, located on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula in Pinar del Rio province, Cuba, was one of three locations used for our Cuba Entomology Research Expedition. The region was chosen as it remains mostly untouched and unresearched. We used the remote Villa Cabo San Antonio in Las Tumbas at the far western-end of the peninsula for base camp. We hiked across the tip of the peninsula to Marina Gaviota Cabo San Antonio, where we met with scientists, toured their science lab and viewed research on the fruit fly.

Cuba Entomology Research Expedition: Guanahacabibes

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