To bee or not to bee?

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Megachile ericetorum Lepeletier

The first Bavarian bees (and a few allies) are on their way to the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding.

The campaign “Barcoding Fauna Bavarica” that was launched only a few weeks ago is now up and running. Last week the first two microplates with samples of bees and aquatic insects from Bavaria were sent off to Guelph.