Research

From examining long-term trends of bee populations in Tucson, to teasing apart the microbiome of native bees, researchers associated with the Tucson Bee Collaborative are engaged in a wide variety of research projects examining the biology of Tucson’s native bees.

A major goal of the TBC is to develop identification resources and collections to facilitate ongoing scientific research of Tucson’s native bees.

Read more about our scientific research here:

  • The Five Collections: Specimen-centered Identification Resources
  • In the Field: Potential Applications of Our Collections
  • Research in Progress
  • Resources (Identification Tools, Label Images, VD Images, Pubs/Grants, Bee to Barcode, Data Visualization)
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