This dataset consists of data collected at Badlands National Park (Interior, SD) that were used in the analysis in support of the article titled "Conserving all the pollinators: Variation in probability of pollen transport among insect taxa," which has been submitted to "Natural Areas Journal." Data collected between May-October, 2010 and 2011, and June-July 2012 included insects found in contact with floral reproductive parts of focal plant species, or plant species within a 1 ha plot surrounding focal plant, and pollen species removed from the collected insects' bodies. Focal plant species included Astragalus barrii (May-June 2010-11), Eriogonum visheri (July-August, 2010-11), Chrysothamnus parryi (September-October 2010-11) and Cirsium arvense (June-July 2012).

This data record includes bee species captured by pan trap or hand net in 1-hectare, mixed-grass prairie plots at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in 2012.

This data record includes bee species captured by pan trap or hand net in 1-hectare, mixed-grass prairie plots at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in 2012.

This data record includes bee species captured by pan trap or hand net in 1-hectare, mixed-grass prairie plots at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, in 2012.

This data record contains fitness data for Visher's buckwheat (Eriogonum visheri) for the years 2014, 2015 and 2017 at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. These data include insect visitation, pollen deposited on stigmas, achene size and germination over three field seasons (two field seasons for germination: 2015 and 2017) in four populations (two populations in 2017).

This data record contains fitness data for Visher's buckwheat (Eriogonum visheri) for the years 2014, 2015 and 2017 at Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA. These data include insect visitation, pollen deposited on stigmas, achene size and germination over three field seasons (two field seasons for germination: 2015 and 2017) in four populations (two populations in 2017).

This data release includes sampling location identification and timing data as well as plant and insect pollinator taxonomic information in Conservation Reserve Program fields. Sampling took place during July and August of 2019. Fields were located on private land managed for the U.S.Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program in eastern central Iowa, U.S.A.

This data release includes sampling location identification and timing data as well as plant and insect pollinator taxonomic information in Conservation Reserve Program fields. Sampling took place during July and August of 2019. Fields were located on private land managed for the U.S.Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve Program in eastern central Iowa, U.S.A.

This study generated genetic 'metabarcode' data using high-throughput sequencing to characterize pollen foraging behavior of pollinating bee species on managed field habitat within units of the National Park Service. Specimens were collected within parks of the National Capital Region from 2021-2023 and subsequently identified to species or genus. DNA was then extracted from specimens using leg samples if pollen was adherent to the corbiculae ("pollen baskets") of corbiculate bees, otherwise using whole-body samples. This data release consists of three tab-delimited files and a file of DNA sequences: 1) sample.metadata.txt includes sample identifiers and the accessions they have been assigned by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), the authoritative repository for publicly funded genetic data in the United States. These accessions can be used individually to obtain raw sequencing data or sample information at www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Alternatively, the BioProject accession PRJNA1236404 can be searched to retrieve the full set of data and sample accessions listed in the file. Entity and attribute metadata are provided for this file herein. 2) ITS2.raw.pollen.counts.txt includes the inferred taxon counts at the ITS2 locus, i.e. number of ITS2 sequences in a sample attributable to each identified taxon in each sample. 3. potential.contaminants.txt lists plant taxa that were over-represented in negative controls samples within a particular sequence run. Values for these plant taxa in these runs should either be zeroed-out or adjusted based on a statistical model to account for potential sample contamination. Censoring data based on results in negative controls is a standard practice in metabarcoding. Many samples in this study were very small and/or had no visible pollen, which increases the potential for contamination as the endogenous DNA concentration is expected to be very low in these cases. 3) reference.db.fas contains the plant reference DNA sequences used for taxonomic assignment of the pollen sample sequences.

,Data files for manuscript titled "A checklist of South Dakota bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) ", https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.94.94584.,Excel file with 4 tabs: Metadata, county maps, species data, and species matrix. Metadata is contained within Excel file that describes all variables for each tab.,Abstract from paper: Several bumble bee species (Bombus Latreille) are declining and efforts to conserve populations will be strengthened by an improved knowledge of their geographic distribution. Knowledge gaps exist, however, especially in central portions of North America. Here we report 29 species of bumble bees from South Dakota in the north-central USA, based on 130 years of records from 1891 to 2021. Specimens or observations were available for >90% of the 66 counties, though they were not distributed evenly as most records came from Pennington, Lawrence, Custer, Brookings, and Day Counties. The five most commonly collected or reported bumble bee species were B. griseocollis (54 counties), B. pensylvanicus (41 counties), B. fervidus (39 counties), B. huntii (27 counties), and B. bimaculatus (25 counties). Twenty species were recorded from 10 or fewer counties. Despite differences in occurrence, 66% of the Bombus species in South Dakota were collected or observed since 2020, including six of the nine species of conservation concern (B. fraternus, B. pensylvanicus, B. fervidus, B. occidentalis, B. terricola, and B. morrisoni). However, the critically endangered B. affinis, B. variabilis, and B. suckleyi have not been collected or observed for over 50 years. While this checklist is the first for South Dakota bumble bees in nearly 100 years, data are still lacking as ~55% of counties had fewer than five species reported. We suggest future efforts should focus on these under-sampled areas to fill in baseline knowledge of the wild bee fauna towards completing a more holistic view of bumble bee distributions across the Great Plains.,,