Michael Branstetter

USDA-ARS
Logan, Utah

Presentation(s):

• Standardized protocol for collecting bee samples to generate molecular data

  Sunday, November 9, 2025
  10:05 AM - 10:20 AM Pacific

• A population genomic analysis of a widespread North American bumble bee, Bombus huntii

  Monday, November 10, 2025
  8:00 AM - 8:12 AM Pacific

• Phylogenomics, biogeography, and host-plant evolution in Callandrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), a group of specialist bees on Asteraceae

  Monday, November 10, 2025
  9:36 AM - 9:48 AM Pacific

• First UCE phylogenomic analysis of Sapygidae reveals widespread generic paraphyly

  Monday, November 10, 2025
  9:00 AM - 9:12 AM Pacific

• Conservation genomics of Perdita meconis: An exemplary study for rare desert specialist bees

  Monday, November 10, 2025
  11:18 AM - 11:30 AM Pacific

• Targeted assay development and metabarcoding insights for detecting Bombus species on eDNA samples

  Tuesday, November 11, 2025
  8:50 AM - 9:05 AM Pacific

• The phylogenomic landscape of an understory ant-plant symbiosis in the Neotropics

  Tuesday, November 11, 2025
  5:36 PM - 5:48 PM Pacific

• Chromosome-level genome assemblies of Osmia cornifrons and Osmia taurus (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae), two introduced species in North America

  Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  9:30 AM - 9:42 AM Pacific

• Enhancing Bee Taxonomy via Community Building, Research Prioritization, and Innovation

  Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  1:30 PM - 4:30 PM Pacific

• Life in the shadows: The Gnamptogenys mordax group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

  Wednesday, November 12, 2025
  3:06 PM - 3:18 PM Pacific