Entomological Consulting Service
The Mid-Atlantic Invertebrate Field Studies
(MAIFS) Consulting Service is a specialized
business that provides expertise and field
work on the survey, identification and
conservation of terrestrial and fresh water
invertebrates in the Mid-Atlantic including
Maryland, Delaware, Southern Pennsylvania,
Southern New Jersey, Northern Virginia,
Northern West Virginia, and the District of
Columbia.
MAIFS clients include:

  • Conservation and Environmental Organizations -- surveys or evaluations of insects and other
    invertebrates

  • Federal Agencies -- surveys or evaluations of insects and other invertebrates

  • State/County Agencies -- surveys or evaluations of insects and other invertebrates

  • Environmental Consulting Firms -- targeted invertebrate surveys

  • Private industry -- endangered invertebrate surveys and evaluations

  • Individuals -- identification of insects and/or the conservation of invertebrate biodiversity on their
    property
Mid-Atlantic Invertebrate
Field Studies (MAIFS)
MAIFS provides field surveys, identification, wildlife photography, advice and
analysis for:
dragonflies, damselflies, butterflies, stoneflies, tiger beetles, bees, ants, grasshoppers,
katydids, crickets, spiders, and most other arthropod groups;  federal and state endangered/threatened
arthropods;  Indicator species for freshwater wetland/terrestrial habitats and  analysis/identification of invasive or
pestilent arthropods.
What is new:

March 11, 2010 -- Updated PROJECTS page

March 9, 2010 -- Added photograph of a Giant Antlion
Vella americana (Myrmeleontidae)
Last update:  March 11, 2010