Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2930CB400
Site Name
"Milestone in Biological Control" Monument, Cedara Road, Pietermaritzburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 09:32
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 09:32.
Identifiers
Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
Off
Site Recording Admin Comments
Purpose:Date Unveiled: 1926Designer: Builder: Person/Institution Commemorated: Eucalyptus snout beetle (parasite)Recorder Name: Samkelisiwe Mkize
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
Commemorates the discovery of an egg parasite of the Australian eucalyptus snout beetle(Gonipterus scutellatus Gyll)
Original Position
Yes
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Construction Materials
Granite stone
Pedestal Material
Stone
Person/Institution Commemorated
Event Commemorated
Discovery of a egg parasite
Unveiled Comment
Mr G Hepburn
1926
1926
Inscriptions
This plaque commemorates the discovery of an egg parasite of the Australian eucalyptus snout beetle by Dr.F.G.C Tooke
Location
Location
Mapping
-29.533754, 30.271272
KwaZulu-Natal
- Umgungundlovu
- uMngeni
Directions to Site
At Church street near Colesberg lodge
Access details
Free access
Media
Media
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