Shisler Center, OARDC Wooster campus
March 15, 2018
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Speakers, topics and handouts
Randy Mitchell, University of Akron
Bumble Bee Biology and Behavior slides PDF
Bumble Bee Biology and Behavior handout PDF
Karen Goodell, The Ohio State University
The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and Ohio Bee Survey slides PDF
The Rusty Patched Bumble Bee and Ohio Bee Survey handout PDF
Meg Plona, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Ohio Bee Atlas, Using Volunteers and Students slides PDF
Ohio Bee Atlas, Using Volunteers and Students handout PDF
CVNP webisode
Click here for more information about The Ohio bee atlas on iNaturalist
Jessie Lanterman, The Ohio State University
Common Ohio Bumble Bee Species and Their Food Plants slides PDF
Common Ohio Bumble Bee Species and Their Food Plants handout PDF
Carlyn Mitchell, Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Cleveland Museum of Natural History Digital Tour
Paige Reeher, The University of Akron
In the Field Hunting Bumble Bees
In the field Hunting bumble bees handout PDF
A Ghost In The Making: Searching for the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee from Day’s Edge Productions on Vimeo.
More about The Bee Team, Ohio Bee Atlas and the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee in Ohio
Scientists hunt for the rusty patched bumble bee, Canton Repository
For more information about the rusty patched bumblebee and the effort to survey Ohio bumblebee populations, visit: https://u.osu.edu/beelab/ohio-bee-atlas/
Go here to nominate an Ohio site for the bee survey
Bumble Bee Links and Resources:
Bumble Bees of the Eastern U.S., Forest Service (PDF)
Bumble Bee ID Manual, MN Bee Lab
Conservation and Management of North American Bumble Bees: USDA Forest Service and NatureServe
Pollinator Partnership Bumble Bee poster (image only)
OSU Pollinator Quick Guide, What you can do to help bumble bees
Xerces Society, Bumble bee conservation
Xerces Society: At-risk bumble bees
Xerces Society: Bombus affinis pocket guide
Xerces Society: Conserving bumble bees (32 page PDF)
Xerces Society: Bumble bee conservation brochure (PDF)
Xerces Society: Learn about bumble bees