Large Carpenter Bee

Sample information

Picture
Photos by: Lina R
Location
Collection date 03/09/2022
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
Observations
Putative identification Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Hymenoptera Apidae Xylocopa

Methods

Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen)
DNA extraction location Partial abdomen
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TAE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results

Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence
Summary The Xylocopa was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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