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Africanized honey bees are slowere learners than their European counterparts     - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Couvillon, M.J., Hoffman, G.D., Gronenberg, W. 2010. Africanized honey bees are slower learners than their European counterparts. Naturwissenschaften. 97:153-160.

Feeding Essential Oils and 2-Heptanone in Sugar Syrup and Protein Diets to Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) as Potential Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) Controls and Traced by SPME (Solid Phase Micro Extraction) Fibers - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sammataro, D., Finley, J.V., Leblanc, B.W., Wardell, G., Ahumada-Segura, F., Carroll, M.J. 2009. Feeding Essential Oils and 2-Heptanone in Sugar Syrup and Protein Diets to Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) as Potential Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) Controls and Traced by SPME (Solid Phase Micro Extraction) Fibers. Journal of Apicultural Research 48(4):256-262.

Honey Bees: Sweetness and Mites - (Popular Publication)

Sammataro, D. 2009. Honey Bees: Sweetness and Mites. Natural History 6:56.

Antioxidant Activity of Sonoran Desert Bee Pollen - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Le Blanc, B.W., Davis, O.K., Boue, S., Delucca, A., Deeby, T.A. 2009. Antioxidant Activity of Sonoran Desert Bee Pollen. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 115, 1299-1305.

Comparisons of the queen volatile compounds of instrumentally inseminated versus naturally mated honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Huang, M.H., Hoffman, G.D., Le Blanc, B.W. 2009. Comparisons of the queen volatile compounds of instrumentally inseminated versus naturally mated honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens. Apidologie 40:464-471.

A Scientific Note on the Lactic Acid Bacterial Flora Discovered in the Honey Stomach of Swedish honey bees - a continuing study on honey bees in the U.S.A. - (Research Notes)

Olofsson, T., Vasquez, A., Sammataro, D. 2009. A Scientific Note on the Lactic Acid Bacterial Flora Discovered in the Honey Stomach of Swedish honey bees - a continuing study on honey bees in the U.S.A.. Apidologie 40:26-28.

Cyclodextrins as Carriers of Monterpenes into the Hemolymph of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) for Integrated Pest Management - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Le Blanc, B.W., Boue, S.M., Hoffman, G.D., Deeby, T.A., Mccready, H.D., Loeffelmann, K.L. 2008. Cyclodextrins as Carriers of Monterpenes into the Hemolymph of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) for Integrated Pest Management. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 56(18), 8565-8573.

Comparisons of Pollen Substitute Diets for Honey bees: Consumprion Rates by Colonies and Effects on Brood and Adult Populations - (Other)

Hoffman, G.D., Wardell, G., Ahumada-Secura, F., Rinderer, T.E., Danka, R.G., Pettis, J.S. 2008. Comparisons of Pollen Substitute Diets for Honey bees: Consumprion Rates by Colonies and Effects on Brood and Adult Populations. Journal of Apicultural Research 47:265-270.

Year-to-Year Variation in the Topology of a Plant-Pollinator Interaction Network - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Alarcon Jr, R.N., Waser, N.M., Ollerton, J. 2008. Year-to-Year Variation in the Topology of a Plant-Pollinator Interaction Network. Oikos 117:1796-1807.

Floral Trait Associations in Hawkmoth-Specialized and Mixed Pollination Systems - (Other)

Riffell, J.A., Alarcon, R., Abrell, L. Floral trait associations in hawkmoth-specialized and mixed pollination systems. Communicative and Intergrative Biology 1(1):6-8. 2008.

Brains and brain components in African and European honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - a volumetric comparison - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hoffman, G.D., Lucas, T., Gronenberg, W., Caseman, D.L. 2008. Brains and brain components in African and European honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) - a volumetric comparison. Journal of Apicultural Research 47:281-285.

Suppression of Growth Rate of Colony-Associated Fungi by High Fructose Corn Syrup Feeding Supplement, Formic Acid, and Oxalic Acid - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Yoder, J. A., Christensen, B. S., Croxall, T. J., Tank, J. L., Sammataro, D. 2008. Suppression of growth rate of colony-associated fungi by high fructose corn syrup feeding supplement, formic acid, and oxalic acid. Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World 47(2):127-131.

Outcrossed Cottonseed and Adventitious Bt Plants in Arizona Refuges - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Hueberger, S., Yafuso, C, DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Tabashnik, B. 2008. Outcrossed cottonseed and adventitious Bt plants in Arizona refuges. Environmental Biosafety Research 7:87-96.

Queen Replacement in African and European Honey Bee Colonies with and without Afterswarms - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Schneider, S.S., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G. 2008. Queen replacement in African and European honey bee colonies with and without afterswarms. Insect Sociaux 55:79-85.

Nectar Usage in a Southern Arizona Hawkmoth Community - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Alarcon, R., Davidowitz, G., Bronstein, J.L. 2008. Nectar usage in a southern Arizona hawkmoth community. Ecological Entomology 33:503-509.

Behavioral consequences of innate preferences and olfactory learning in hawkmoth-flower interactions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Riffell, J. A., Alarcon, R., Abrell, L., Davidowitz, G., Bronstein, J. L., Hildebrand, J. G. Behavioral consequences of innate preferences and olfactory learning in hawkmoth-flower interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (105)9:3404-3409. 2008.

EPR dosimetry in chemically treated fingernails - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Romanyukha, A., Trompier, F., LeBlanc, B., Calas, C., Clairand, I., Mitchell, C.A., Smirniotopoulos, J.G., Swartz, H.M. 2007. EPR dosimetry in chemically treated fingernails. ScienceDirect, Radiation Measurements 42:1110-1113.

Protocol for emergency EPR dosimetry in fingernails - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Trompier, F., Kornak, L., Calas, C., Romanyukha, A., LeBlanc, B., Mitchell, C.A., Swartz, H.M., Clairand, I. 2007. Protocol for emergency EPR dosimetry in fingernails. ScienceDirect, Radiation Measurements 42:1085-1088.

An Easy Dissection Technique for Finding Tracheal Mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) in Honey Bees - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sammataro, D. An easy dissection technique for finding tracheal mites (Acari: Tarsonemidae) in honey bees. Internat. J. Acarol. 32(4):339-343. 2006.

THE INFLUENCE OF SEASON AND VOLATILE COMPOUNDS ON ACCEPTANCE RATES OF INTRODUCED EUROPEAN HONEY BEE (APIS MELLIFERA L.) QUEENS INTO EUROPEAN AND AFRICANIZED COLONIES - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Gilley, D., Hooper, J. The influence of season and volatile compounds on the acceptance of introduced European honey bee (Apis mellifera) Queens into European and Africanized colonies. Apidologie 38:230-237. 2007.

Environmental Physiology of the Invasion of the Americas by Africanized Honeybees - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Harrison, J.F., Fewell, J.H., Anderson, K.E., Loper, G.M. Environmental physiology of the invasion of the Americas by Africanized honeybees. Integrative and Comparative Biology pp. 1-13. 2006.

NEST ODOR CHANGES FOLLOWING QUEEN LOSS IN APIS MELLIFERA L. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Gilley, D. C. Nest odor changes following queen loss in Apis mellifera. J. Apiculture Research 45: 159-161. 2006.

EFFECTS OF HONEY BEE (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) FORAGING ON SEED SET IN SELF-FERTILE SUNFLOWERS (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS L.) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Chambers, M. 2006. Effects of Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Foraging on Seed Set in Self-fertile Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus L.). Environ. Entomol. 35(4): 1103-1108.

FERAL HONEY BEES IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA, 10 YEARS AFTER VARROA INFESTATION - (Trade Journal)

Loper, G.M., Sammataro, D., Finley, J., and Cole, J. Feral Honey Bees in Southern Arizona, 10 Years After Varroa Infestation. Am. Bee J. 2006. Vol. 146(6):521-524.

THE AFRICAN HONEY BEE: A CASE STUDY OF A BIOLOGICAL INVASION - (Trade Journal)

Schneider, S., DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Smith, D., Tarpy, D. The African Honey Bee: A Case Study of a Biological Invasion. Bee Culture. 2006. Vol. 134, No. 4. 21-24.

MITES OF THE HONEY BEE: WE TAKE A BREIF OVERVIEW OF THE ORIGIN OF PARASITIC HONEY BEE MITES AND HOW THEY FIT INTO THE SCHEME OF THINGS - (Trade Journal)

Sammataro, D. Mies of the honey bee. 2006. Bee Craft. (January) 15-19.

THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF VARROA MITES IN HONEY BEE COLONIES: PART 1 - THE VARROA POP PROGRAM - (Trade Journal)

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Curry, R. The population dynamics of Varroa mites in honey bee colonies: Part I - The VARROAPOP program. Amer. Bee J. 2005. Vol. 145(7):592-595.

THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF VARROA MITES IN HONEY BEE COLONIES: PART 2 - WHAT THE COMPUTER MODEL REVEALS - (Trade Journal)

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Curry. R. Simulated population dynamics of Varroa mites in honey bee colonies: Part II - What the VARROAPOP model reveals. Amer. Bee J. 2005. Vol. 145(8): 629-632.

THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF VARROA MITES IN HONEY BEE COLONIES: PART 3 - HOW BEEKEEPING PRACTICES COULD AFFECT VARROA POPULATIONS - (Trade Journal)

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., Curry, R. The population dynamics of Varroa mites in honey bee colonies: Part III - How beekeeping practices could affect Varroa populations. Amer. Bee J. 2005. Vol. 145(9):709-710.

THE RESISTANCE OF VARROA MITES (ACARI: VARROIDAE) TO ACARICIDES AND THE PRESENCE OF ESTERASE - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Sammataro, D., Untalan, P., Guerro, F., Finley, J. The resistance of Varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) to acaricides and the presence of esterase. 2005. Internat. J. Acarol. Vol. 31, No. 1. 67-74.