This image was used as Figure 78 on page 171 of F.P. Keen's 1952 Insect Enemies of Western Forests. The caption reads, "The California flatheaded borer (Melanophila californica) full grown larvae."
See:
archive.org/stream/insectenemiesofw273keen_1#page/170/mod... Additional metadata notes:
- EPQ neg. cleaned up.
- F-483145.
- Berkeley 9943.
Photo by: Unknown
Date: c.1935
Credit: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection.
Collection: Portland Station Collection; La Grande, Oregon.
Image: PS-5060
For additional historical forest entomology photos, stories, and resources see the Western Forest Insect Work Conference site:
wfiwc.org/content/history-and-resources Image provided by USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, State and Private Forestry, Forest Health Protection:
www.fs.usda.gov/main/r6/forest-grasslandhealth
