Oregon Bee Atlas: Wild bee findings from 2019

Authors

  • Lincoln Best Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, 4017 Agricultural and Life Science Building, Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-7304
  • Joe Engler 35133 SE Homan Road Gresham, Oregon, USA 97080
  • Cody Feuerborn Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University 4017 Agricultural and Life Science Building Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-7304
  • Jen Larsen Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University 4017 Agricultural and Life Science Building Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-7304
  • Briana Lindh 35133 SE Homan Road Gresham, Oregon, USA 97080
  • Christopher J Marshall Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8867-4867
  • Andony Melathopoulos Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University 4017 Agricultural and Life Science Building Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-7304
  • Sarah Kincaid Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University, 4017 Agricultural and Life Science Building, Corvallis, Oregon, USA 97331-7304
  • Samuel V. J. Robinson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/cat_osac.6.1.4906

Abstract

The Oregon Bee Atlas is a new volunteer-led effort to characterize the bee fauna of Oregon State by collecting, preparing and databasing specimens of wild bee species and their plant host records. In 2019 volunteers submitted 25,022 bee specimens across all Oregon counties, representing 224 unique bee species and 45 unique bee genera. Specimens were collected from a total of 352 unique flowering plant genera, resulting in the largest contemporary state-level database of bee-host plant interactions. Volunteers produced valuable occurrence records for species poorly known for the state, and species of conservation concern. The 2019 data builds on the efforts of 2018 in demonstrating the power of a specimen-focused, volunteer wild bee survey.

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Published

2022-02-11

How to Cite

Best, L., Engler, J., Feuerborn, C., Larsen, J., Lindh, B., Marshall, C. J., Melathopoulos, A., Kincaid, S., & Robinson, S. V. J. (2022). Oregon Bee Atlas: Wild bee findings from 2019. Catalog: Oregon State Arthropod Collection, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5399/osu/cat_osac.6.1.4906

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022)

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