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Big-Bee Partner Collections (Specimen)
Icon associated with collection ASU Hasbrouck Insect
ASU Hasbrouck Insect Collection - Bee Records
(ASU-ASUHIC)
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Icon associated with collection Bee Biology and Syst
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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Icon associated with collection Essig Museum of Ento
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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Icon associated with collection Museum of Comparativ
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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Icon associated with collection San Diego Natural Hi
San Diego Natural History Museum Entomology Department
(SDNHM-SDMC)
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Icon associated with collection University of Califo
University of California Santa Barbara Invertebrate Zoology Collection
(UCSB-IZC)
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Icon associated with collection University of Colora
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Entomology Collection
(UCM-UCMC)
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Icon associated with collection University of Kansas
University of Kansas Natural History Museum Entomology Division
(KU-SEMC)
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Icon associated with collection University of Michig
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Division of Insects
(UMMZ-UMMZI)
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Icon associated with collection University of New Ha
University of New Hampshire, Donald S. Chandler Entomological Collection
(UNH-UNHC)
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Icon associated with collection USGS Native Bee Inve
USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab
(USGS PWRC-BIML)
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External Bee Data Providers (Specimen)
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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Icon associated with collection Denver Botanic Garde
Denver Botanic Gardens Collection of Arthropods
(DBG-DBGA)
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Icon associated with collection Entomology Collectio
Entomology Collection at the Natural History Museum of Utah
(UMNH-ENT)
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Icon associated with collection Field Museum of Natu
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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Icon associated with collection New Brunswick Museum
New Brunswick Museum
(NBM-ENT)
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Icon associated with collection New Zealand Arthropo
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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Icon associated with collection Texas Tech Universit
Texas Tech University - Invertebrate Zoology
(TTU-TTU-Z)
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University of Alaska Museum Insect Collection
(UAM-ENTO)
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Icon associated with collection University of Arizon
University of Arizona Insect Collection
(UA-UAIC)
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Icon associated with collection Virginia Polytechnic
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 (Specimen)
North Carolina State University Insect Collection
(NCSU-ENT)
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Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Specimen)
Icon associated with collection Apple Bees of New Yo
Apple Bees of New York State
(CUIC-HTCH)
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Icon associated with collection Bee Fauna of Nationa
Bee Fauna of National Wildlife Refuges in the Pacific Northwest, 2010-2016
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-1)
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Bee Identification Solutions
(BIS-)
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Icon associated with collection Characterizing bumbl
Characterizing bumble bee (Bombus) communities in the United States and assessing a conservation monitoring method
(USDA-ARS-BBSL-2)
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Icon associated with collection Coleção Entomológ
Coleção Entomológica Camargo
(FFCLRP-RPSP)
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Icon associated with collection Coleção Entomológ
Coleção Entomológica Paulo Nogueira-Neto
(USP-CEPANN)
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Icon associated with collection Collaborative databa
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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Icon associated with collection Patterns of widespre
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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Icon associated with collection San Diego County Bee
San Diego County Bee Checklist
(SDNHM-SDC)
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The Bees they are a Changin project
(UCSB-Smith)
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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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Icon associated with collection Wild Bees of Grand S
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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Observation Collections

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External Bee Data Providers (Observation)
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iNaturalist Research-Grade Observations
(iNat-)
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NPS Park Pollinators Project (Observation)
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Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
(NPS-AGFO)
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Project-based and Individual Research Collections (Observation)
University of Alaska Museum Insect Observations
(UAMObs-ENTO)
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Xerces Society - Bumble Bee Watch
(BISON-Xerces)
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This project made possible by National Science Foundation Awards: 2102006, 2101929, 2101908, 2101876, 2101875, 2101851, 2101345, 2101913, 2101891 and 2101850.

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