Bombus impatiens

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Christian M.
Location
Collection date 09/04/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Benedictine University
Observations

Collected by Fall 2025 students.

The field method used was a killing jar.

The habitat in which the insect was caught was on a flowering plant.

Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Bombus Bombus impatiens

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system Standard electrophoresis system
Buffer TAE
DNA stain SYBR Safe
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download FASTA   
AATAAAGGAACACGGTCTATTCTAATTCCAGCTGCTCGTATATTAATTATAGTAGTAATAAAATTCACAGCCCCTAAAAT AGAAGAAGCTCCAGCAAGGTGGAGAGAAAA
BLAST at The Wolbachia Project   BLAST at NCBI
Summary The Bombus impatiens was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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