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Vincent A Ricigliano (PhD)
Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research
Research Entomologist

Phone: (225) 236-7694
Fax: (225) 766-9212

1157 BEN HUR RD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70820
Projects
Using Genetics to Improve the Breeding and Health of Honey Bees
In-House Appropriated (D)
  Accession Number: 437823
Microalgae as a Novel Platform to Improve Honey Bee Nutrition, Microbiome Health, and Pathogen Resistance
Interagency Reimbursable Agreement (I)
  Accession Number: 439554
Understanding the Effects of Commercial Pollen Substitutes and Microalgae-based Prebiotic Additives on the Honey Bee Gut Microbiome and Metabolome
Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement (S)
  Accession Number: 439665
Novel Feed-based Therapeutics for Honey Bees
Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement (T)
  Accession Number: 438423
Cold Storage as Varroa Control for Honey Bees in Southern California: Individual- and Colony-Level Effects
Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement (T)
  Accession Number: 437701

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)
Honey bee proteome responses to plant and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) diets Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Dong, C., Richardson, L.T., Donnarummar, F., Williams, S.T., Solouki, T., Murrary, K.K. 2020. Honey bee proteome responses to plant and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) diets. ACS Food Science and Technology. 1:1-10. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.0c00001.
Bioactive diterpenoid metabolism and cytotoxic activities of genetically transformed Euphorbia lathyris roots Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Sica, V.P., Knowels, S.L., Diette, N., Howarth, D.G., Oberlies, N.K. 2020. Bioactive diterpenoid metabolism and cytotoxic activities of genetically transformed Euphorbia lathyris roots. Phytochemistry. 179:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2020.112504.
Probing the honey bee diet-microbiota-host axis using pollen restriction and organic acid feeding Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Anderson, K.E. 2020. Probing the honey bee diet-microbiota-host axis using pollen restriction and organic acid feeding. Insects. 11(5):1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11050291.
Honey bee microbiome is stabilized in the presence of propolis. Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Saelao, P., Borba, R.S., Ricigliano, V.A., Spivak, M., Simone-Finstrom, M. 2020. Honey bee microbiome is stabilized in the presence of propolis. 2020. Biology Letters. 16:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0003.
Nutritional and prebiotic efficacy of the microalga Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) in honey bees Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Simone-Finstrom, M. 2020. Nutritional and prebiotic efficacy of the microalga Arthrospira platensis (spirulina) in honey bees. Apidologie. 51(2)1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-020-00770-5.
Microalgae as a promising and sustainable nutrition source for managed honey bees Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A. Microalgae as a promising and sustainable nutrition source for managed honey bees. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21658.
Defining pollinator health: A Holistic approach based on ecological, genetic and physiological factors Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lopez-Uribe, M., Ricigliano, V.A., Simone-Finstrom, M. 2020. Defining pollinator health: assessing bee ecological, genetic and physiological factors at the individual, colony and population levels. Annual Review of Animal Biosciences. 8:296.
Honey bee colony performance and health are enhanced by apiary proximity to US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Mott, B.M., Maes, P., Floyd, A.S., Fitz, W., Copeland, D.C., Meikle, W.G., Anderson, K.E. 2019. Honey bee colony performance and health are enhanced by apiary proximity to US Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands. Scientific Reports. 9:4894. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41281-3.
Honey bees overwintering in a southern climate: longitudinal effects of diet and queen age on colony-level molecular physiology and performance Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Mott, B.M., Floyd, A.S., Copeland, D.C., Carroll, M.J., Anderson, K.E. 2018. Honey bees overwintering in a southern climate: longitudinal effects of diet and queen age on colony-level molecular physiology and performance. Scientific Reports. https://doi:10.1038/s41598-018-28732-z.
The queen's gut refines with age: longevity phenotypes in a social insect model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
The impact of pollen consumption on honey bee digestive physiology and carbohydrate metabolism Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ricigliano, V.A., Fitz, W., Copeland, D.C., Mott, B.M., Maes, P., Floyd, A.S., Dockstader, A., Anderson, K.E. 2017. The impact of pollen consumption on honey bee digestive physiology and carbohydrate metabolism. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology. https://doi.org/10.1002/arch.21406.
Honey bee gut dysbiosis: A novel context for disease ecology - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Anderson, K.E., Ricigliano, V.A. 2017. Honey bee gut dysbiosis: a novel context for disease ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2017.05.020.
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