# positions[].organizations[].parent[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

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Cornell University - (Ithaca, New York, United States)

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award

# publications[].label
Local Honey Bee Queen Production and Quality

# publications[].label
Modulation of the honey bee queen microbiota: Effects of early social contact.

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Beyond conflict: kinship theory of intragenomic conflict predicts individual variation in altruistic behavior

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A national survey of managed honey bee 2015-2016 annual colony losses in the USA

# publications[].label
Africanization of a feral honey bee (Apis mellifera) population in South Texas: does a decade make a difference?

# publications[].label
Determining the minimum number of pollen grains needed for accurate honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony pollen pellet analysis

# publications[].label
Transcriptomic analysis of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen spermathecae reveals genes that may be involved in sperm storage after mating.

# publications[].label
Endopolyploidy changes with age-related polyethism in the honey bee, Apis mellifera.

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Genetic diversity and prevalence of Varroa destructor, Nosema apis, and N-ceranae in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in the Caribbean island of Dominica, West Indies

# publications[].label
Pollen associated with a Texas population of blow flies-(Diptera: Calliphoridae) highlights underappreciated aspects of their biology

# publications[].label
Assessing the role of beta-ocimene in regulating foraging behavior of the honey bee, Apis mellifera

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Colony fissioning in honey bees: size and significance of the swarm fraction

# publications[].label
Nest-Site Defense by Competing Honey Bee Swarms During House-Hunting

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Initial Exposure of Wax Foundation to Agrochemicals Causes Negligible Effects on the Growth and Winter Survival of Incipient Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Colonies.

# publications[].label
A preliminary survey reveals that common viruses are found at low titers in a wild population of honey bees (Apis mellifera).

# publications[].label
Prevalence of Nosema species in a feral honey bee population: a 20-year survey

# publications[].label
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) nurse bee visitation of worker and drone larvae increases Varroa destructor mite cell invasion.

# publications[].label
No intracolonial nepotism during colony fissioning in honey bees.

# publications[].label
Effect of food location and quality on recruitment sounds and success in two stingless bees, Melipona mandacaia and Melipona bicolor

# publications[].label
Larval pheromones act as colony-wide regulators of collective foraging behavior in honeybees

# publications[].label
The detection of honey bee (Apis mellifera)-associated viruses in ants.

# publications[].label
The effect of queen insemination volume on the growth of newly established honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

# publications[].label
Queen Pheromones and Mandibular Gland Dissection

# publications[].label
Spatio-Temporal Variation in Viability of Spermatozoa of Honey Bee, Apis mellifera, Drones in Central Texas Apiaries

# publications[].label
Factors affecting the reproductive health of honey bee (Apis mellifera) drones-a review

# publications[].label
Optimal colony fissioning in social insects: testing an inclusive fitness model with honey bees

# publications[].label
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queen Reproductive Potential Affects Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone Composition and Worker Retinue Response.

# publications[].label
Preliminary Data Indicates Annual and Perennial Pollinator Attracting Plants Differentially Affect Yield of Cucumbers and Habanero Peppers

# publications[].label
The impact of COVID-19 on beekeepers in Texas and Louisiana

# publications[].label
Evaluation of the predatory mite Stratiolaelaps scimitus for the biological control of the honey bee ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor

# publications[].label
Upregulation of antioxidant genes in the spermathecae of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens after mating

# publications[].label
Assessing pollen nutrient content: a unifying approach for the study of bee nutritional ecology.

# publications[].label
Proceedings of the american bee research conference

# publications[].label
In-Hive Miticides and their Effect on Queen Supersedure and Colony Growth in the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

# publications[].label
Elevated Mating Frequency in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Queens Exposed to the Miticide Amitraz During Development

# publications[].label
Pollinator-attracting Companion Plantings Increase Crop Yield of Cucumbers and Habanero Peppers

# publications[].publisher
American Society For Horticultural Science

# publications[].label
The combined effects of miticides on the mating health of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens

# publications[].label
The Effects of the Insect Growth Regulators Methoxyfenozide and Pyriproxyfen and the Acaricide Bifenazate on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Forager Survival.

# publications[].label
Survey for Nosema spp. in Belize apiaries

# publications[].label
A national survey of managed honey bee 2014-2015 annual colony losses in the USA

# publications[].label
The signals initiating the mass exodus of a honeybee swarm from its nest

# publications[].label
An oligarchy of nest-site scouts triggers a honeybee swarm's departure from the hive

# publications[].label
Genetic diversity of wild and managed honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Southwestern Pennsylvania, and prevalence of the microsporidian gut pathogens Nosema ceranae and N. apis

# publications[].label
Emerging Themes from the ESA Symposium Entitled Pollinator Nutrition: Lessons from Bees at Individual to Landscape Levels

# publications[].label
Seasonal variation of pollen collected by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in developed areas across four regions in the United States.

# publications[].label
Interaction of age and temperature on heat shock protein expression, sperm count, and sperm viability of the adult black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

# publications[].label
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) larval pheromones may regulate gene expression related to foraging task specialization.

# publications[].label
Queen honey bee (Apis mellifera) pheromone and reproductive behavior are affected by pesticide exposure during development

# publications[].label
Evaluating Perennial and Annual Companion Plantings for Pollinator Enhancement of Yield in Small-Scale Vegetable Production

# publications[].label
The Synergistic Effects of Almond Protection Fungicides on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Forager Survival.

# publications[].label
Exposure to pesticides during development negatively affects honey bee (Apis mellifera) drone sperm viability.

# publications[].label
The microbiome and gene expression of honey bee workers are affected by a diet containing pollen substitutes.

# publications[].label
The effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queen reproductive potential on colony growth

# publications[].label
Understanding the Enemy: A Review of the Genetics, Behavior and Chemical Ecology of Varroa destructor, the Parasitic Mite of Apis mellifera.

# publications[].label
Transcriptomic analysis of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen brain reveals that gene expression is affected by pesticide exposure during development.

# researcherOn[].label
Biological and environmental factors influencing the health of the honey bee, Apis mellifera

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# researcherOn[].label
Queen Superedure in Honey Bees: How Do Agricultural Pesticides Impair Fertility in Queens and Drones?

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.preferredLabel
USDA-National Institute of Food And Agriculture

# researcherOn[].label
Texas A&M University Tech-transfer Team to monitor honey bee colony health in Texas

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
United States Department of Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# researcherOn[].label
Sustainable Solutions to Problems Affecting Bee Health

# researcherOn[].awardedBy.label
National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Entomology; 2475 TAMU

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences