Announcements

Just published: No. 142 and No. 143 (2026) in Journal of Melittology

23-02-2026

We are pleased to announce the publication of No. 142 (2026): First record of an adventive hylaeine bee in Southeast Asia: The Australian Hylaeus albonitens (Cockerell) in Singapore (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) and No. 143 (2026): Nesting material preferences of cavity-nesting insects in man-made insect hotels of Journal of Melittology. We invite you to read and share this work with your scholarly community.

Many thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editors for their valuable contributions, and to our readers for your continued interest.

Thank you,

Journal of Melittology
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Advancing Wild Bee Research and Conservation Through Standardized Methods

10-12-2025

We are pleased to announce the publication of the final versions of the special-issue series featuring eight contributions from the U.S. National Native Bee Monitoring Research and Coordination Network. We extend our sincere thanks to all authors, reviewers, and editors for their dedication and expertise, and to our readers for their continued engagement and support.

All articles are available here: https://journals.ku.edu/melittology/issue/view/2768

Thank you,

Victor H. Gonzalez
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Introducing The Wild Bee Data Standard

29-09-2025

We are pleased to announce the early view publication of an article from the U.S. Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network, which introduces the Wild Bee Data Standard, a unified framework for recording and sharing wild bee occurrence data.

Many thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editors for their valuable contributions, and to our readers for your continued interest.

Thank you,

Victor H. Gonzalez
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Protocol for documenting pollination interactions and floral resources

26-09-2025

We are pleased to announce the early view publication of an article from the U.S. Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network, which presents a standardized protocol for collecting data on bee-flower interactions and the associated floral community.

Many thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editors for their valuable contributions, and to our readers for your continued interest.

Thank you,

Victor H. Gonzalez
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Protocol for collecting bee samples for parasite and pathogen data

05-03-2025

A new early-view article from the U.S. Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network is now available.
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Estimating occupancy of focal bee species

03-03-2025

A new early-view article from the U.S. Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network is now available.
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Protocol for collecting bee samples to generate molecular data

21-02-2025

A new early-view article from the U.S. Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network is now available.
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Standardized protocol for collecting community-level bee data

18-02-2025

An early-view article from the U.S. Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network is now available.

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A call for standardization in wild bee data collection and curation

12-12-2024

Exciting news! The first of seven articles from the U.S. Native Bee Monitoring Research Coordination Network is now available! Learn more about these efforts to standardize wild bee monitoring across the U.S. See here: https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi123.22533
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