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© John W. Dobunaba & Michael F. Schneider, 1999 Product of Papua New Guinea This publication is protected by copyright laws. Unauthorised reproduction or distribution of this publication, or any portion of it, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted under the law.

Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted by copyright laws, this publication may not be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the authors, or in the case of reprographic reproduction only in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the appropriate Reproduction Rights Organisation. Enquiries concerning the reproduction outside the terms stated there should be addressed to the authors.

The authors makes no representation, express or implied, with regard to the accuracy of the information contained in this publication and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made.

Suggestions, criticism and contributions are most welcome. Please send them to mfschneider@vr-web.de.

about the authors of this catalogue:

John W. Dobunaba studied Tropical Forest Management at the former Papua New Guinea Forestry College (now Bulolo University College). After his graduation he joined the section Forest Protection of the National Forest Service which later became the National Forest Research Institute. He attended several courses in insect curation at the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra and the Natural History Museum, London, UK. He has been working with insects for over thirty years, most of this time as the curator of the National Insect Collection.

Michael F. Schneider was born in 1962, studied Biology and was awarded an MSc in 1990 and a PhD in 1993. From 1989 to 1993 he worked as a Scientific Officer at University of Mainz, Germany, involved in a research project on the biological control of migrating locusts in Madagascar/East Africa. From 1994 to 1999 he was teaching amongst Entomology, Wildlife and Conservation at the Bulolo University College, Bulolo, and Department of Forestry, University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea. In 2000 he was attached to the Institute of Zoology, University of Mainz studying antibacterial peptides of insects. From 2001 to 2005 he has been teaching Wildlife and Protected Area Management at the Forestry Department, University Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique. Since 2005 he joint his family business (http://www.pfeiffermuehle.com) and is in charge of nature-based tourism programmes for adults and children. Occasionally he teaches at the Forestry Department of University of Dresden and gives presentations on legal basis of conservation, geology, flora and fauna of the Alps for several Adult Colleges and other interested bodie. In case you are looking for an entomologist who can do similar things for you, your company or organisation- anywhere and anytime - please contact mfschneider@vr-web.de .

The authors sorting the catch of a light trap in an improvised field lab

the production of this catalogue was kindly supported by:

• German Development Service (ded), P.O. Box 1862, Boroko/N.C.D., Papua New Guinea for sponsoring the production of this CD-RoM
• Dr. Robin Jones, Information Technology, PNG University of Technology, Lae, PNG
• Frieder Fritz, Thomas Jordan, COM design GmbH, Frickenhausen, Germany
• Papua New Guinea Forest Research Institute, Lae, PNG
• Bulolo University College, Bulolo, PNG
• Dr. Ted Edwards, Division of Entomology, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia
• Prof. Dr. Dietrich Mebs, Centre for Forensic Medicine, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany

also have a look at:

• Michael F. Schneider (1999): ENTOMOLOGY - A Textbook for Students, Agriculturalists and Foresters in Papua New Guinea; Bulolo University College; Training Manual No 19; ISBN 9980-85-259-3; 312 pp., 11 colour plates

Features of this Book:

þ the first Entomology book produced for PNG
þ addresses students as well as professionals of science, agriculture and forestry
þ most examples taken from PNG’s insect fauna
þ more than 60 pages on insect orders
þ includes eleven colour plates
þ more than 220 figures illustrating the text
þ further reading suggestions for each chapter
þ includes about 350 references
þ more than 1,200 terms explained in the glossary
þ cross-references and index included for the convenience of the reader
þ comprehensive list of forest insect pests of PNG
þ includes appropriate, low-ecological impact control measures for forest insect pests

• Michael F. Schneider (1999): Key to Forest Insect Pests of Papua New Guinea; on CD-ROM; ISBN 9980-85-260-7 or http://www.fzi.uni-freiburg.de/InsectPestKey-long%20version/index.htm

Features of this Key:

þ the first electronic medium published in Papua New Guinea
þ allows the quick identification of common and less common forest insect pests of PNG
þ made of almost 100 pages containing about 200 mainly coloured illustrations
þ simply select the diseased tree from a list
þ the symptoms and the causing insect pests are shown on colour photos
þ includes appropriate, low-ecological impact control measures for forest insect pests
þ includes further information on forest fire, preventive measures and insect signs & symptoms
þ includes important links to web pages of relevant organisations
þ includes an illustrated glossary which explains over 500 terms
þ includes further reading/references on forest insect pests of PNG and in general

Please address your inquiries to mfschneider@vr-web.de

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© John W. Dobunaba & Michael F. Schneider, 1999