File:1916. Curculionidae. Balaninus sp. Larvae in Quercus californica acorns. (36063345802).jpg

Curculionidae. Balaninus sp. Larvae in Quercus californica acorns.

Note: - Above is the original taxonomy in the documentation from 1916; see update below.

- In F.P. Keen's Cone and Seed Insects of Western Forest Trees (USDA Technical Bulletin 1169), this image is Figure 4 on page 44. The caption reads: "The filbert weevil, Curculio uniformis (Lec.), and its damage in California black oak acorns."

- The imnage was also used for Figure 196 on page 323 in: Furniss R.L. and V.M. Carolin. 1977. Western forest insects. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. The caption reads, "Damage by the filbert weevil (Curculio occidentis) to California black oak acorns." <a href="https://archive.org/stream/westernforestins1339furn#page/322/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">archive.org/stream/westernforestins1339furn#page/322/mode...</a>

Photo by: J.E. Patterson Date: October 1916

Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection. Collection: Bureau of Entomology Collection; La Grande, Oregon. Image: BUR-1966

To learn more about this photo collection see: Wickman, B.E., Torgersen, T.R. and Furniss, M.M. 2002. Photographic images and history of forest insect investigations on the Pacific Slope, 1903-1953. Part 2. Oregon and Washington. American Entomologist, 48(3), p. 178-185.

For additional historical forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site: <a href="http://wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources" rel="nofollow">wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources</a>

Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection: <a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth" rel="nofollow">www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth</a>

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