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ASU Hasbrouck Insect Collection - Bee Records
(ASU-ASUHIC)
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Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, Systematics Research
(USDA-ARS-BBSL)
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California Academy of Sciences
(CAS-ENT)
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California Academy of Sciences - Type Collection
(CAS-CASTYPE)
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Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California Berkeley
(UCB-EMEC)
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Florida State Collection of Arthropods
(FSCA-FSCA)
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Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
(MCZ-ENT)
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
(LACM-ENT)
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San Diego Natural History Museum Entomology Department
(SDNHM-SDMC)
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University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection
(UCSB-IZC)
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University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collection
(UCM-UCMC)
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University of Kansas Natural History Museum Entomology Division
(KU-SEMC)
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University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Division of Insects
(UMMZ-UMMZI)
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University of New Hampshire, Donald S. Chandler Entomological Collection
(UNH-UNHC)
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USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
(USGS PWRC-BIML)
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External Bee Data Providers (Specimens)
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Barcode of Life
(BOLD)
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Plant Sciences Entomology Collection
(CPSLO-PSEC)
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Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Arthropod Collection
(CAES-CAES)
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Denver Botanic Gardens Collection of Arthropods
(DBG-DBGA)
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Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah
(UMNH-ENT)
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Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection
(FMNH-Insects)
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Insecta of Costa Rica (INBio)
(INBio-Insecta)
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J. B. Wallis / R. E. Roughley Museum of Entomology
(WRME)
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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Hymenoptera Collection
(MPEG-HHY)
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New Brunswick Museum
(NBM-ENT)
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New Zealand Arthropod Collection
(MWLR-NZAC)
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Rutgers University Entomological Museum
(RUAC_ENT)
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Sagehen Creek Field Station (UC-Berkeley) – Insects
(SCFS-ENTO)
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collection
(NMNH-ENT)
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Southeast Missouri State University Invertebrate Museum
(SEMO-SEMO)
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Texas Tech University - Invertebrate Zoology
(TTU-TTU-Z)
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University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection
(UAM-ENTO)
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University of Arizona Insect Collection
(UA-UAIC)
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Insect Collection
(VPI-VTEC)
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Yale Peabody Museum - Entomology Division
(YPM)
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iDigBees Project Collections (Specimens)
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North Carolina State University Insect Collection
(NCSU-ENT)
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Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Specimens)
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Apple Bees of New York State
(CUIC-HTCH)
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Bee Fauna of National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest, 2010-2016
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-1)
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Characterizing bumble bee (Bombus) communities in the United States and assessing a conservation monitoring method
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-2)
more info...
Coleção Entomológica Camargo
(FFCLRP-RPSP)
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Coleção Entomológica Paulo Nogueira-Neto
(USP-CEPANN)
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Collaborative databasing of North American bee collections within a global informatics network project
(AMNH-BEE)
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Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Surveys
(KNWR)
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Maine State Museum - Brianne Du Clos
(MSM-DUCL)
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Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center
(OSUHAREC)
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Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-3)
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Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso - Chilean Flower Visitors
(PUCV)
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Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso - Wild Bees of Chile
(PUCV-ENTO)
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Purdue Entomological Research Collection - Indiana Bumble Bees
(PU-PERC)
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RL Minckley Insect Collection
(UA-RLMC)
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Sabrie Breland Master's Research Collection
(Breland)
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San Diego County Bee Checklist
(SDNHM-SDC)
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The Bees they are a Changin project
(UCSB-Smith)
more info...
The BUZZ: Engaging Community College Students in Native Bee Biodiversity Research
(BUZZ)
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UCSB material examined collection
(UCSB-External)
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USDA-ARS-BBSL test project
(USDA-ARS-BBSL)
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Wild Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-4)
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William Murphy Insect Collection
(WJMC-WJMC)
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Texas Native Bee RCN (Specimens)
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Texas bee records from the literature
(NTSC)
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Observation Collections
External Bee Data Providers (Observations)
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iNaturalist Research-Grade Observations
(iNat)
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NPS Park Pollinators Project (Observations)
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NPS Park Pollinators Project (Observations)
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
(NPS-AGFO)
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Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Observations)
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University of Alaska Museum Insect Observations
(UAMObs-ENTO)
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Xerces Society - Bumble Bee Watch
(BISON-Xerces)
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Big-Bee Partner Collections (Specimens)
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ASU Hasbrouck Insect Collection - Bee Records
(ASU-ASUHIC)
more info...
Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, USDA-ARS Pollinating Insect-Biology, Management, Systematics Research
(USDA-ARS-BBSL)
more info...
California Academy of Sciences
(CAS-ENT)
more info...
California Academy of Sciences - Type Collection
(CAS-CASTYPE)
more info...
Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California Berkeley
(UCB-EMEC)
more info...
Florida State Collection of Arthropods
(FSCA-FSCA)
more info...
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
(MCZ-ENT)
more info...
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
(LACM-ENT)
more info...
San Diego Natural History Museum Entomology Department
(SDNHM-SDMC)
more info...
University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection
(UCSB-IZC)
more info...
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collection
(UCM-UCMC)
more info...
University of Kansas Natural History Museum Entomology Division
(KU-SEMC)
more info...
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Division of Insects
(UMMZ-UMMZI)
more info...
University of New Hampshire, Donald S. Chandler Entomological Collection
(UNH-UNHC)
more info...
USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
(USGS PWRC-BIML)
more info...
External Bee Data Providers (Specimens)
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External Bee Data Providers (Specimens)
Barcode of Life
(BOLD)
more info...
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Plant Sciences Entomology Collection
(CPSLO-PSEC)
more info...
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Arthropod Collection
(CAES-CAES)
more info...
Denver Botanic Gardens Collection of Arthropods
(DBG-DBGA)
more info...
Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah
(UMNH-ENT)
more info...
Field Museum of Natural History (Zoology) Insect, Arachnid and Myriapod Collection
(FMNH-Insects)
more info...
Insecta of Costa Rica (INBio)
(INBio-Insecta)
more info...
J. B. Wallis / R. E. Roughley Museum of Entomology
(WRME)
more info...
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi - Hymenoptera Collection
(MPEG-HHY)
more info...
New Brunswick Museum
(NBM-ENT)
more info...
New Zealand Arthropod Collection
(MWLR-NZAC)
more info...
Rutgers University Entomological Museum
(RUAC_ENT)
more info...
Sagehen Creek Field Station (UC-Berkeley) – Insects
(SCFS-ENTO)
more info...
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collection
(NMNH-ENT)
more info...
Southeast Missouri State University Invertebrate Museum
(SEMO-SEMO)
more info...
Texas Tech University - Invertebrate Zoology
(TTU-TTU-Z)
more info...
University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection
(UAM-ENTO)
more info...
University of Arizona Insect Collection
(UA-UAIC)
more info...
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Insect Collection
(VPI-VTEC)
more info...
Yale Peabody Museum - Entomology Division
(YPM)
more info...
iDigBees Project Collections (Specimens)
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iDigBees Project Collections (Specimens)
North Carolina State University Insect Collection
(NCSU-ENT)
more info...
Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Specimens)
Condense
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Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Specimens)
Apple Bees of New York State
(CUIC-HTCH)
more info...
Bee Fauna of National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest, 2010-2016
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-1)
more info...
Characterizing bumble bee (Bombus) communities in the United States and assessing a conservation monitoring method
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-2)
more info...
Coleção Entomológica Camargo
(FFCLRP-RPSP)
more info...
Coleção Entomológica Paulo Nogueira-Neto
(USP-CEPANN)
more info...
Collaborative databasing of North American bee collections within a global informatics network project
(AMNH-BEE)
more info...
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Pollinator Surveys
(KNWR)
more info...
Maine State Museum - Brianne Du Clos
(MSM-DUCL)
more info...
Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center
(OSUHAREC)
more info...
Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-3)
more info...
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso - Chilean Flower Visitors
(PUCV)
more info...
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso - Wild Bees of Chile
(PUCV-ENTO)
more info...
Purdue Entomological Research Collection - Indiana Bumble Bees
(PU-PERC)
more info...
RL Minckley Insect Collection
(UA-RLMC)
more info...
Sabrie Breland Master's Research Collection
(Breland)
more info...
San Diego County Bee Checklist
(SDNHM-SDC)
more info...
The Bees they are a Changin project
(UCSB-Smith)
more info...
The BUZZ: Engaging Community College Students in Native Bee Biodiversity Research
(BUZZ)
more info...
UCSB material examined collection
(UCSB-External)
more info...
USDA-ARS-BBSL test project
(USDA-ARS-BBSL)
more info...
Wild Bees of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-4)
more info...
William Murphy Insect Collection
(WJMC-WJMC)
more info...
Texas Native Bee RCN (Specimens)
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Texas Native Bee RCN (Specimens)
Texas bee records from the literature
(NTSC)
more info...
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External Bee Data Providers (Observations)
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External Bee Data Providers (Observations)
iNaturalist Research-Grade Observations
(iNat)
more info...
NPS Park Pollinators Project (Observations)
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NPS Park Pollinators Project (Observations)
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
(NPS-AGFO)
more info...
Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Observations)
Condense
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Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Observations)
University of Alaska Museum Insect Observations
(UAMObs-ENTO)
more info...
Xerces Society - Bumble Bee Watch
(BISON-Xerces)
more info...
