Bumble bee economics: The cost of occurrence and community data production

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

2:06 PM – 2:18 PM PT

Location: Vancouver Convention Centre, Meeting Room 213

Presenting Author(s)

Lincoln Best

Faculty Research
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

Co-Author(s)

SR

Samuel Robinson

University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Andony Melathopoulos

Pollinator Health Extension Specialist
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

We assess bumble bee species occurrence data production between two methods, timed sweep-net samples and blue vane-trap samples. Results are presented on the cost as a function of time, and the efficacy as a function of species detection and community composition.