The Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit (WRBU) is a unique national resource. Its mission is to conduct systematics research on medically important arthropods and to maintain the U.S. mosquito collection. The WRBU is just one part of the U.S. Government's entomological research system, which includes the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Historically, mosquito identification was managed by USDA and the SI, but in 1972 this responsibility was transferred from USDA to the U.S. Army for research on medically important arthropods. Located at the Museum Support Center of the Smithsonian Institution in Suitland, Maryland, the WRBU's physical space is provided by the Smithsonian Institution in return for curation of the collection and specimen identification... (more)
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Vector Identification Resources
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