USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Identification Technology Program (ITP) is pleased to announce the release of the third edition of Exotic Bee ID. This tool focuses on bee families and genera that include non-native bee species that have already been introduced, or have the high potential to invade, the U.S. Exotic Bee ID is aimed primarily at individuals working at ports of entry, state departments of agriculture, or with university extension services, and non-experts with an interest in learning features that are important in the identification of native and non-native bees. The website includes fact sheets, illustrated interactive keys, a filterable image gallery, a specimen preparation guide, and much more. The third edition adds keys, fact sheets, and images for subgenera of Ceratina and Megachile.
Please find the attached PDF announcement to see an overview of ITP’s newest identification tool for PPQ and its partners. Please also feel free to forward this email or the attachment to your colleagues.
Exotic Bee ID can be accessed at: https://idtools.org/id/bees/exotic/.
Visit our website to learn more about ITP’s tools and mobile apps.
Interested in assisting ITP with tool development by being a beta reviewer for an upcoming ITP tool? We are seeking to increase our pool of beta reviewers for a variety of pest groups. Beta reviewers can be experts or non-specialists. Please contact us at itp@usda.gov.
If you did not receive this email directly from ITP, and you would like to be included in future ITP announcement emails, please send a request to itp@usda.gov.
Cheers,
Amanda
Amanda Redford
Biological Scientist | Identification Technology Program (ITP)
USDA APHIS PPQ Science & Technology (S&T)
2301 Research Blvd, Suite 108 | Fort Collins, CO 80526 | p 970-490-4477
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