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GET READY TO PARTICIPATE IN BUMBLEBEE OBSERVATION AND REPORTING
Thank you to our keynote presenter, Dr. Robert Gegear, who discussed bumblebee decline and future plans to "crowd source" information from the field in order to further study possible causes.
To read more about ongoing research into plant-pollinator interactions at the Gegear Research Lab at WPI,
click HERE.
To assist with this citizen science effort, participants first need to learn identification features of native bumblebees, Bombus sp. Contact Dr. Gegear if you would like to know how to learn more about bumblebees or to request a bumblebee identification guide.
Meanwhile, you may send Dr. Gegear bumblebee photographs for identification--using the proper angle shown below--along with information about the flower it was visiting, and whether it was collecting nectar, or pollen, or both.
Robert J. Gegear, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Biology and Biotechnology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Gateway Park, 60 Prescott Street
Worcester, MA 01605
508-831-5472
Email: rgegear@wpi.edu
Thank you to our keynote presenter, Dr. Robert Gegear, who discussed bumblebee decline and future plans to "crowd source" information from the field in order to further study possible causes.
To read more about ongoing research into plant-pollinator interactions at the Gegear Research Lab at WPI,
click HERE.
To assist with this citizen science effort, participants first need to learn identification features of native bumblebees, Bombus sp. Contact Dr. Gegear if you would like to know how to learn more about bumblebees or to request a bumblebee identification guide.
Meanwhile, you may send Dr. Gegear bumblebee photographs for identification--using the proper angle shown below--along with information about the flower it was visiting, and whether it was collecting nectar, or pollen, or both.
Robert J. Gegear, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Biology and Biotechnology
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Gateway Park, 60 Prescott Street
Worcester, MA 01605
508-831-5472
Email: rgegear@wpi.edu
Carpenter bee
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Bumblebee queen. This image demonstrates the proper photographic angle for identification purposes--the head, thorax, and abdomen are all visible.
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