Tasmanian Agricultural Insect Collection

The Tasmanian Agricultural Insect Collection (TAIC) was established in 1899 and contains insects and other invertebrates associated mainly with biosecurity and Tasmanian agriculture.

Its core function is to provide a basis for Tasmania’s pest records which are stored in the Tasmanian Plant Pest Database (TPPD). These records are particularly important for trade and market access purposes. Specimens in the collection are also routinely utilised as important practical tools to aid routine biosecurity diagnostics, training, and professional development purposes for biosecurity staff.

The main collection is housed at Hobart (New Town Research Laboratories). Satellite collections are located at Launceston (Mt Pleasant) and Devonport (Stony Rise).
The collection includes more than 155,000 specimens (78 000+ pinned, 17 000+ slides, 55 000+ wet).

Both TAIC and the TPPD are managed by entomology staff in the Plant Biosecurity and Diagnostics Branch, Biosecurity Tasmania. New specimens are routinely added to the collection from submissions originating from biosecurity surveys, interceptions, industry, and sourcing from other collections (e.g., reference specimens of pests of biosecurity concern).

塔斯马尼亚农业昆虫标本馆（Tasmanian Agricultural Insect Collection, TAIC）始建于1899年，馆藏以与塔斯马尼亚生物安全及农业相关的昆虫及其他无脊椎动物为主。

该馆的核心职能是为塔斯马尼亚有害生物记录提供支撑，相关记录均存储于塔斯马尼亚植物有害生物数据库（Tasmanian Plant Pest Database, TPPD）内。此类记录对于开展贸易及获得市场准入具有关键意义。馆藏标本同时还会被常规用作实用工具，助力生物安全从业人员开展日常生物安全诊断、培训及职业发展工作。

主馆藏设于霍巴特的新镇研究实验室（New Town Research Laboratories），分馆馆藏分别位于朗塞斯顿的芒特普莱森特（Mt Pleasant）及德文波特的斯通尼赖斯（Stony Rise）。

该馆藏目前共计拥有超过15.5万件标本，其中针插标本7.8万余件、玻片标本1.7万余件、浸制标本5.5万余件。

塔斯马尼亚农业昆虫标本馆与塔斯马尼亚植物有害生物数据库均由塔斯马尼亚生物安全局（Biosecurity Tasmania）下属植物生物安全与诊断分支的昆虫学工作人员负责管理。新标本主要通过生物安全调查截获物、行业提交以及从其他馆藏（如具有生物安全关注度的有害生物参考标本）征集获得，并定期纳入馆藏。