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Publications

2024

Journal of Insect Science

Range-wide genetic analysis of an endangered bumble bee (Bombus affinis, Hymenoptera: Apidea) reveals population structure, isolation by distance, and low colony abundance

Northeastern Naturalist

Conserving Bumble Bee (Bombus) Biodiversity in the Appalachian Region: Techniques for Non-lethal Bumble Bee-Monitoring Surveys in the Appalachian Range of Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (B. affinis)

Forest Ecology and Management

Montane Central Appalachian forests provide refuge for the critically endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis)

2025

Molecular Ecology Resources

Sensitive Environmental DNA Methods for Low-Risk Surveillance of At-Risk Bumble Bees

2026

PeerJ - Biodiversity and Conservation

The Appalbees menu: a multiyear, multilocus metagenetic assessment of pollen foraging by Appalachian Bombus affinis workers

Male Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) on Purple giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia)
Male Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) on Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
Male Rusty Patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis) on Sweet Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)

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