Education
Lewis Weld attended the University of Rochester,, and University of Cornell, where he studied entomology. In 1904, Weld went to teach at Evanston Academy, where he began his lifelong research of Gall wasps.
Lewis Weld attended the University of Rochester,, and University of Cornell, where he studied entomology. In 1904, Weld went to teach at Evanston Academy, where he began his lifelong research of Gall wasps.
Weld made several field trips during his career. In 1919, and another from 1923 to 1924. During this time he worked for the Bureau of Entomology of the United States Department of Agriculture. Lewis Weld resigned his official position In 1924, but continued to independently pursue his interests, and continued to collaborate with the United States Department of Agriculture for over 40 years.