Using Bumble Bee Watch to investigate the accuracy and perception of bumble bee (Bombus spp.) identification by community scientists

Climate change contributes to widespread declines among bumble bees across continents

(2020) Peter Soroye et al.   SCIENCE

Community science participants gain environmental awareness and contribute high quality data but improvements are needed: insights from Bumble Bee Watch

(2020) Victoria J. MacPhail et al.   PeerJ

Characterizing bumble bee (Bombus) communities in the United States and assessing a conservation monitoring method

(2019) James P. Strange et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Status changes in the wild bees of north‐eastern North America over 125 years revealed through museum specimens

(2019) Minna E. Mathiasson et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Incorporating citizen science, museum specimens, and field work into the assessment of extinction risk of the American Bumble bee (Bombus pensylvanicus De Geer 1773) in Canada

(2019) Victoria J. MacPhail et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Evaluating the ability of citizen scientists to identify bumblebee (Bombus) species

(2019) Steven Falk et al.   PLoS One

Global Trends in Bumble Bee Health

(2019) Sydney A. Cameron et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Validating taxonomic identifications in entomological research

(2018) Laurence Packer et al.   Insect Conservation and Diversity

Species identification by conservation practitioners using online images: accuracy and agreement between experts

(2018) Gail E. Austen et al.   PeerJ

Bumble bee (Bombus) distribution and diversity in Vermont, USA: a century of change

(2018) Leif L. Richardson et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Utilization of photographs taken by citizens for estimating bumblebee distributions

(2017) Yukari Suzuki-Ohno et al.   Scientific Reports

Evaluating promotional approaches for citizen science biological recording: bumblebees as a group versus Harmonia axyridis as a flagship for ladybirds

(2016) Richard F. Comont et al.   BIOCONTROL

Assessing data quality in citizen science

(2016) Margaret Kosmala et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Semi-natural habitats mitigate the effects of temperature rise on wild bees

(2016) Alexandra D. Papanikolaou et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

An expert-assisted citizen science program involving agricultural high schools provides national patterns on bee species assemblages

(2016) Violette Le Féon et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Status, Threats and Conservation Recommendations for Wild Bumble Bees (Bombusspp.) in Ontario, Canada: A Review for Policymakers and Practitioners

(2016) Sheila R. Colla   NATURAL AREAS JOURNAL

Focal Plant Observations as a Standardised Method for Pollinator Monitoring: Opportunities and Limitations for Mass Participation Citizen Science

(2016) Helen E. Roy et al.   PLoS One

Species identification by experts and non-experts: comparing images from field guides

(2016) G. E. Austen et al.   Scientific Reports

Using citizen science to monitor pollination services

(2015) LINDA BIRKIN et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Citizen science: a new approach to advance ecology, education, and conservation

(2015) Hiromi Kobori et al.   ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH

A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and managed bees

(2015) Dino P. McMahon et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Bee declines driven by combined stress from parasites, pesticides, and lack of flowers

(2015) D. Goulson et al.   SCIENCE

Climate change impacts on bumblebees converge across continents

(2015) J. T. Kerr et al.   SCIENCE

Historical changes in northeastern US bee pollinators related to shared ecological traits

(2013) I. Bartomeus et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Assessing declines of North American bumble bees (Bombus spp.) using museum specimens

(2012) Sheila R. Colla et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Detecting Insect Pollinator Declines on Regional and Global Scales

(2012) Gretchen Lebuhn et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Data validation in citizen science: a case study from Project FeederWatch

(2012) David N Bonter et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Lessons from lady beetles: accuracy of monitoring data from US and UK citizen-science programs

(2012) Mary M Gardiner et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The current state of citizen science as a tool for ecological research and public engagement

(2012) Janis L Dickinson et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Do pathogen spillover, pesticide use, or habitat loss explain recent North American bumblebee declines?

(2012) Nora D. Szabo et al.   Conservation Letters

The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and how to overcome them

(2011) Pedro Cardoso et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Evaluating the Quality of Citizen-Scientist Data on Pollinator Communities

(2011) C. KREMEN et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Using citizen science to monitor Bombus populations in the UK: nesting ecology and relative abundance in the urban environment

(2011) Gillian C. Lye et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Patterns of widespread decline in North American bumble bees

(2011) S. A. Cameron et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Assessing citizen science data quality: an invasive species case study

(2011) Alycia W. Crall et al.   Conservation Letters

Citizen Science as an Ecological Research Tool: Challenges and Benefits

(2010) Janis L. Dickinson et al.   Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Global pollinator declines: trends, impacts and drivers

(2010) Simon G. Potts et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Citizen Science: A Developing Tool for Expanding Science Knowledge and Scientific Literacy

(2009) Rick Bonney et al.   BIOSCIENCE

A new dawn for citizen science

(2009) Jonathan Silvertown   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Evidence for decline in eastern North American bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with special focus on Bombus affinis Cresson

(2008) Sheila R. Colla et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Decline of bumble bees (Bombus) in the North American Midwest

(2008) Jennifer C. Grixti et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Quantification of Extinction Risk: IUCN's System for Classifying Threatened Species

(2008) GEORGINA M. MACE et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

The fall migration flyways of monarch butterflies in eastern North America revealed by citizen scientists

(2008) Elizabeth Howard et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION

Data quality, performance, and uncertainty in taxonomic identification for biological assessments

(2008) James B. Stribling et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Does Pathogen Spillover from Commercially Reared Bumble Bees Threaten Wild Pollinators?

(2008) Michael C. Otterstatter et al.   PLoS One