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item A microRNA Approach to Understanding Honey Bee Pathogen-Host Interactions
item A Low Cost Acoustic Sensor for Bee Identification
item A Multidimensional Approach to Tropilaelaps Mite Prevention, Early Detection and Rapid Responses upon Introduction
item A Multidimensional Approach to Tropilaelaps Mite Prevention, Early Detection and Rapid Responses upon Introduction
item A multidimensional approach to Tropilaelaps mite prevention, early detection and rapid responses upon introduction
item A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis mellifera
item A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis Mellifera
item A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis Mellifera
item A Multidisciplinary Approach for Tackling Emerging Disease Outbreaks in Honeybees, Apis mellifera
item A Novel AI-Driven Smart System for Insecticide-Free Fire Ant Control
item AmE-711 Cell Line as a Platform for Reporter Gene Assays
item Assessing the Role of Different Environmental Stressors Impacting Bee Health in the Mid-Western Arkansas Region
item Assessment and Improvements of Honey Bee Stocks in Urban Environments
item Bee Stress Physiology and Aging
item Bee Stress Response and Overwintering Physiology
item Biobased Antiviral Treatments for Bee Pollinators
item Conservation and Improved Storage Technologies for Pollinators and Other Insects of Agricultural Importance
item Crop Coexistence with Pollinator-Mediated Gene Flow Under Changing Environments
item Determining Effects of Nutritional and Agrochemical Stressors on Honey Bee Health, via Longitudinal Studies on Colony Performance and Direct Tests
item Determining when to Put Colonies in Cold Storage by Examining Relationships Among Brood Rearing, Fat Body Metrics and Hours in Cluster
item Developing a Probiotic and Micronutrient-Based Supplement for Managed Bee Species in the Arkansas Valley
item Developing and Deploying Novel Tools to Support Varroa Mite IPM in Specialty Crop Pollinating Honey Bee Colonies
item Developing and Deploying Novel Tools to Support Varroa Mite IPM in Specialty Crop Pollinating Honey Bee Colonies
item Developing Sustainable Strategies to Combat Small Hive Beetle (SHB) Infestation of Honey Bee Hives
item Development of a Mass-rearing Honey Bee System Under Controlled Conditions
item Does infection by a fungal pathogen influence host-plant response and vector behavior to enhance transmission? (PostDoc Fellowships FASE)
item Elucidating and Utilizing Chemical Communication and Interactions of Plants, Insects, and Microbes
item Elucidating the Mechanisms of Varroa Mite Vectoring of DWV-like Viruses and the Capacity of Recombinant Virus Vectors to Control Varroa Mites
item Establishing Agronomic and Pest Management Practices for Vegetable, Specialty Crops, and Fruit Growers while Improving Pollinator Health
item Establishing Agronomic and Pest Management Practices for Vegetable, Specialty Crops, and Fruit Growers while Improving Pollinator Health
item Estimate the Pesticide and Adjuvant Exposure to Insect Pollinators from Spray Drift
item Evaluating the Nutritional and Immune Stimulating Properties of Microalgae Supplementation on Honey Bee Workers and Queens.
item From Genes to Queens: A Systematic Approach to Improve Bee Resistance to Viral Infection
item From Genes to Queens: A Systematic Approach to Improve Bee Resistance to Viral Infection
item Fusion of Machine Learning and Electromagnetic Sensors for Real-Time Local Decisions in Agriculture
item Fusion of Machine Learning and Electromagnetic Sensors for Real-Time Local Decisions in Agriculture
item Fusion of Machine Learning and Electromagnetic Sensors for Real-Time Local Decisions in Agriculture
item Harnessing Diverse Fungal Natural Products for Honey Bee Antiviral Therapeutics
item Harnessing Diverse Fungal Natural Products for Honey Bee Therapeutics
item Honey Bee Parasite Genetics
item Impacts of Sunflowers on Honey Bee Colony Survival and Pollination
item Improving honey bee health and food security through breeding and IPM control of parasitic mites in California
item Improving Honey Bee Health Through Breeding and Development of Genetic and Management Tools
item Integrated control of Varroa mites at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
item Integrated Control of Varroa Mites at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
item Integrated Control of Varroa Mites at the USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory
item Integrated Insect Control and Resistance Management Strategies for Row Crops in the Southern United States
item Investigation of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sacbrood Virus (SBV) Infection in Honeybees
item Investigation of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sacbrood Virus (SBV) Infection in Honeybees
item Investigation of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Sacbrood Virus (SBV) Infection in Honeybees
item Investigation of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of Sacbrood virus (SBV) infection in honeybees
item Locust Sequencing as Genomic Infrastructure for the Study of Phenotypic Plasticity by the Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute (BPRI)
item Long-Term Honey Bee Health Colony Monitoring
item Longitudinal Monitoring Studies on Honey Bee Colonies
item Microalgae as a Novel Platform to Improve Honey Bee Nutrition, Microbiome Health, and Pathogen Resistance
item Mitigating Disease and Stress in Honey Bee Colonies
item Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Attraction and Vectoring by a Key Parasite of Honey Bees
item Natural Products for Honey Bee Immunity & Disease Resistance
item Nectar Content and Quantity in Floral and Extrafloral Nectaries in Cotton
item No More Mummies: Novel and Integrative Treatment Options for Ascosphaera Apis in Honey Bees
item No More Mummies: Novel and Integrative Treatment Options for Ascosphaera Apis in Honey Bees
item Novel Management Strategies for Invasive Pests, Plant Diseases, and Bee Pollinators of Horticultural and Nursery Crops in the southeastern United States
item Nozzle Testing and Analysis of the Fate of Spray Droplets to Minimize Off-target Drift
item Optimizing Pheromones and Semiochemicals for Monitoring and Management of Lygus lineolaris
item Pangenome and Genetic Characterization of Global Honey Bee Populations
item Pollinator Health and Interactions with Nutrition in Southern Crop Ecosystems
item Propolis Reduces EFB and Varroa Infestation in Honey Bees Used for Blueberry Pollination
item Quantifying The Effects of Pesticides on Honey Bee Reproduction
item Reducing Colony Loss in a Changing Climate by Improving Nutrition, Overwinter Survival, and Queen Health
item Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for Stressors of Pollinators in Southern Crop Ecosystems
item Sampling Midwest Bee Diversity for Genomics
item Selection and Production of Virus-resistant Honey Bees: Ensuring Future Food Security by Reducing Colony Losses, Improving Beekeeping Sustainability
item Straining the Gut: Diversity of and Genome-Based Treatments for Trypanosomatid Parasites of Honey Bees
item Strategies to Reduce Risk of Bees to Agroecological Stressors in the Mississippi Delta
item Strategies to Reduce Risk of Bees to Various Stressors in the Mississippi Delta
item Tackling the Causes of Severe Honeybee Colony Losses to Protect Pollination Services
item Tech Transfer of IPM strategies for Varroa through Breeding and Miticide Resistance Management
item The Effect of the Weather on the Honey Bee Health
item The Honey Bee Microbiome: Social and Reproductive Functions in Health and Disease
item The Regulation of Diapause by Maternal Effects & the Effect of Environmental Stress on Bee Quality
item Understanding and Mitigating Important Stressors of Bees and other Insect Pollinators in the Mid- South United States
item Understanding and Mitigating Important Stressors of Bees and other Insect Pollinators in the Mid-South United States
item Understanding Host-Microbiota Interactions to Improve Honey Bee Health
item Understanding Stink Bug-soybean Looper Interactions in Soybean in Arkansas and Mississippi
item Using Big Data to Improve Diagnosis of Larval Disease in Honey Bees
item Using Big Data to Improve Diagnosis of Larval Disease in Honey Bees
item Which Queens Produce the Bees for North Dakota Beekeepers
item Wireless Monitoring System for Online Insect Tracking Data Analysis
item Year Two of a Comprehensive Assessment of Honey Bee Pollen Substitutes