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Research Project: Reducing Colony Loss in a Changing Climate by Improving Nutrition, Overwinter Survival, and Queen Health

Location: Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon Reprint Icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Comparable performance of commercial honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies under alternative fall feeding strategies Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Corby-Harris, V.L., Snyder, L.A., Watkins De Jong, E.E., Meador, C.A., Hoffman, G.D., Shook, B. 2026. Comparable performance of commercial honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies under alternative fall feeding strategies. Journal of Economic Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toag203.

Honey bee genetic resistance outperforms a cold-storage induced halt in brood production to control mites and viruses Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meikle, W.G., Weiss, M., Adjaye, D.F., Ricigliano, V.A. 2026. Honey bee genetic resistance outperforms a cold-storage induced halt in brood production to control mites and viruses. Scientific Reports. 16. Article 11782. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44701-3.

Exposure to a widely used mito-toxic fungicide negatively affects hemolymph protein and vitellogenin levels in honey bees (Apis mellifera) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fisher, A., Chahal, K., Degrandi-Hoffman, G., Smith, B.H., Fewell, J.H., Harrison, J.F. 2025. Exposure to a widely used mito-toxic fungicide negatively affects hemolymph protein and vitellogenin levels in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 115. Article 104676. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2025.104676.