bee

Sample information

Picture
Entry by: Alyda O.
Location
Collection date 09/25/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Observations

It was at a school, with a bunch of flowers in the area. The bee was medium-sized about the length of a quarter.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain SeeGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Found in lanes 4 and 5.

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level

There was no Wolbachia-positive line in the lane.

Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
Summary The Hymenoptera was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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