United States 
Department of 
Agriculture 
Forest 
Service 
Pacific Southwest 
Forest and Range 
Experiment Station 
P.0. Box 245 
Berkeley, CA 94701 
U.S.A. 
October 11, 1993 
Dr. Margaret S. Collins 
1642 Primrose RD NW 
Washington, D.C. 20012 
Dear Dr. Collins: 
I am a postdoctoral associate in Michael Haverty’s research project working on the cuticular 
hydrocarbons and pheromones of pine bark beetles. I am writing to you to ask your advice 
regarding termite collecting on Dominica. Several weeks ago I mentioned to Mike that my 
wife and I planned to vacation on Dominica from December 15-December 29 of this year. 
Knowing his interest in tropical termites, I told him that I would not mind collecting termites 
and extracting cuticular hydrocarbons for him during a portion of our stay there. 
We have reservations at two establishments on the island. During the first week, we are staying 
at the Fort Young Hotel and during the second week we will be at the Papillote Wilderness 
Retreat. Mike left me an electronic mail message that he spoke with you and you recommended 
the latter. 
What I would like to be able to do is meet with a local biologist on the island, collect various 
termite species, and extract them at a research facility on the island. Then I would bring the 
termites and corresponding extracts back to Mike and Lori Nelson for analysis and curation. 
Can you help me get in contact with someone locally on Dominica so that I could collect in a 
sanctioned manner and have temporary access to laboratory space in a research station? Mike 
mentioned the Smithsonian’s Archibold Field Station in his note. I would be grateful to you for 
any assistance that you might be able to offer. My telephone number is (510) 559-6477 and our 
FAX numbers at the station are (510) 559-6440 or 6499. Thank you very much. 
Sincerely yours, 
Steven J. Seybold 
cc: M.I. Haverty 
Caring for the Land and Serving People 
