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Research Project: Determining the Impacts of Pesticide- and Nutrition-Induced Stress on Honey Bee Colony Growth and Survival

Location: Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

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

Sublethal effects of imidacloprid-contaminated honey stores on colony performance, queens, and worker activities in fall and early winter colonies Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Carroll, M.J., Brown, N.J., Reitz, D.C. 2024. Sublethal effects of imidacloprid-contaminated honey stores on colony performance, queens, and worker activities in fall and early winter colonies. PLOS ONE. 19(1). Article e0292376. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292376.

Honey bees colonies maintain CO2 temperature regimes in spite of change in hive characteristics Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meikle, W.G., Barg, A., Weiss, M. 2022. Honey bees colonies maintain CO2 temperature regimes in spite of change in hive characteristics. Apidologie. 53. Article 51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-022-00954-1.

A common fungicide, Pristine®, impairs olfactory associative learning performance in honey bees (Apis mellifera) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Desjardins, N., Fisher, A., Ozturk, C., Fewell, J., Hoffman, G.D., Harrison, J., Smith, B. 2021. A common fungicide, Pristine®, impairs olfactory associative learning performance in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Environmental Pollution. 288. Article 117720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117720.

Inferring pesticide toxicity to honey bees from a field-based feeding study using a colony model and Bayesian inference Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Minucci, J.M., Curry, R., Hoffman, G.D., Douglass, C., Garber, K., Purucker, T.S. 2021. Inferring pesticide toxicity to honey bees from a field-based feeding study using a colony model and Bayesian inference. Ecological Applications. 31(8). Article e02442. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2442.

Sublethal concentrations of clothianidin affect honey bee colony growth and hive CO2 concentration Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meikle, W.G., Adamczyk Jr, J.J., Weiss, M., Ross, J.F., Werle, C.T., Beren, E.D. 2021. Sublethal concentrations of clothianidin affect honey bee colony growth and hive CO2 concentration. Scientific Reports. 11. Article 4364. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83958-8.

Sublethal concentrations of clothianidin affect honey bee colony growth and hive CO2 concentration Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meikle, W.G., Adamczyk Jr, J.J., Weiss, M., Ross, J.F., Werle, C.T., Beren, E.D. 2021. Sublethal concentrations of clothianidin affect honey bee colony growth and hive CO2 concentration. Scientific Reports. 11. Article 4364. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83958-8.

Effects of late miticide treatments on foraging and colony productivity of European honey bees (Apis mellifera) Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Colin, T., Forster, C.C., Westacott, J., Wu, X., Meikle, W.G., Barron, A.B. 2021. Effects of late miticide treatments on foraging and colony productivity of European honey bees (Apis mellifera). Apidologie. 52:474-492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-020-00837-3.

Population dynamics of Varroa mite and honeybee: Effects of parasitism with age structure and seasonality Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Messan, K., Rodriguez Messan, M., Chen, J., Hoffman, G.D., Kang, Y. 2020. Population dynamics of Varroa mite and honeybee: Effects of parasitism with age structure and seasonality. Ecological Modelling. 440. Article 109359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2020.109359.

Can supplementary pollen feeding reduce varroa mite and virus levels and improve honey bee colony survival? Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hoffman, Gloria D., Corby-Harris, Vanessa L., Chen, Yanping, Graham, Henry, Chambers, Mona L., Watkins De Jong, Emily E., Ziolkowski, Nicholas F., Kang, Yun, Gage, Stepanhie L., Deeter, Megan E., Simone-Finstrom, Michael, De Guzman, Lilia, I. 2020. Can supplementary pollen feeding reduce varroa mite and virus levels and improve honey bee colony survival?. Experimental and Applied Acarology. 82:455-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-020-00562-7.

Temperature dependent, pH-mediated inhibition of parasite growth and infection by gut microbiota of bumble bees - (Abstract Only)

Cross-infectivity of honey and bumble bee-associated parasites across three bee families Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Ngor, L., Palmer-Young, E.C., Nevarez, R.B., Russell, K.A., Leger, L., Giacomini, S., Gallego, M.P., Irwin, R.E., Mcfrederick, Q.S. 2020. Cross-infectivity of honey and bumble bee-associated parasites across three bee families. Parasitology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182020001018.

Pollen alters amino acid levels in the honey bee brain and this relationship changes with age and parasitic stress Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gage, S.L., Calle, S.N., Jacobson, N.N., Carroll, M.J., Hoffman, G.D. 2020. Pollen alters amino acid levels in the honey bee brain and this relationship changes with age and parasitic stress. Frontiers in Nutrition. 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2020.00231.

Landscape factors influencing honey bee colony behavior in Southern California commercial apiaries Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Meikle, W.G., Weiss, M., Beren, E.D. 2020. Landscape factors influencing honey bee colony behavior in Southern California commercial apiaries. Nature Scientific Reports. 10:5013. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61716-6.

Octopamine mobilizes lipids from honey bee (Apis mellifera) hypopharyngeal glands Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Corby-Harris, V.L., Deeter, M.E., Snyder, L.A., Meador, C.A., Gander, A.C., Hoffman, A.D. 2020. Octopamine mobilizes lipids from honey bee (Apis mellifera) hypopharyngeal glands. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223(8). https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.216135.

Temperature dependence of parasitic infection and gut bacterial communities in bumble bees Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Palmer-Young, E.C., Ngor, L., Nevarez, R.B., Rothman, J.A., Raffel, T.R., Mcfrederick, Q.S. 2019. Temperature dependence of parasitic infection and gut bacterial communities in bumble bees. Environmental Microbiology. 21(12):4706-4723. https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14805.

Traces of Imidacloprid induce precocious foraging and reduce foraging performances in honey bees Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Colin, T., Meikle, W.G., Wu, X., Barron, A. 2019. Traces of Imidacloprid induce precocious foraging and reduce foraging performances in honey bees. Environmental Science and Technology. 53(14):8252-8261. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b02452.

Long-term dynamics of honey bee colonies following exposure to chemical stress Reprint Icon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Colin, T., Meikle, W.G., Paten, A., Barron, A. 2019. Long-term dynamics of honey bee colonies following exposure to chemical stress. Science of the Total Environment. 677:660-670. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.402.

Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: maize - (Book / Chapter)
Bandyopadhyay, R., Cardwell, K.F., Ortega-Beltran, A., Schulthess, F., Meikle, W.G., Setamou, M., Cotty, P.J. 2019. Identifying and managing plant health risks for key African crops: maize. In: Neuenschwander, P. and M. Tamò editors.Critical issues in plant health: 50 Years of Research in African Agriculture. Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, P. 173-212.