Area of research
Insect Science · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Insect and Pesticide Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control.
Ecology and Pathogenicity for Honey Bee Brood of Recently Described Paenibacillus melissococcoides and Comparison With Paenibacillus dendritiformis, Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus.
Ecology and pathogenicity for honey bee brood of recently described Paenibacillus melissococcoides and comparison with Paenibacillus dendritiformis, Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus
Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents
<i>Paenibacillus melissococcoides</i> sp. nov., isolated from a honey bee colony affected by European foulbrood disease.
Population genetic diversity and dynamics of the honey bee brood pathogen Melissococcus plutonius in a region with high prevalence.
Genomic signatures underlying the oogenesis of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor on its new host Apis mellifera.
Prospects, challenges and perspectives in harnessing natural selection to solve the 'varroa problem' of honey bees.
New reference genomes of honey bee-associated bacteria <i>Paenibacillus melissococcoides, Paenibacillus dendritiformis,</i> and <i>Paenibacillus thiaminolyticus</i>.
Influence of Honey bee Nutritive Jelly Type and Dilution on its Bactericidal Effect on Melissococcus plutonius, the Etiological Agent of European Foulbrood.
Compliance with recommended Varroa destructor treatment regimens improves the survival of honey bee colonies over winter.
Decreased Mite Reproduction to Select Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) Resistant Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae): Limitations and Potential Methodological Improvements.
Lack of evidence for trans-generational immune priming against the honey bee pathogen Melissococcus plutonius.
CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists
Host-Parasite Co-Evolution in Real-Time: Changes in Honey Bee Resistance Mechanisms and Mite Reproductive Strategies.
CSI Pollen: Diversity of Honey Bee Collected Pollen Studied by Citizen Scientists.
Population genetics and host specificity of <i>Varroa destructor</i> mites infesting eastern and western honeybees.
Using Citizen Science to Scout Honey Bee Colonies That Naturally Survive <i>Varroa destructor</i> Infestations.
Adaptive population structure shifts in invasive parasitic mites, <i>Varroa destructor</i>.
Standard methods for <i>Apis mellifera</i> honey research
Advances and perspectives in selecting resistance traits against the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in honey bees.
Putative determinants of virulence in <i>Melissococcus plutonius</i>, the bacterial agent causing European foulbrood in honey bees.
COLOSS survey: global impact of COVID-19 on bee research
Reproduction of ectoparasitic mites in a coevolved system: <i>Varroa</i> spp.-Eastern honey bees, <i>Apis cerana</i>.
Neonicotinoids and ectoparasitic mites synergistically impact honeybees
Neonicotinoids and ectoparasitic mites synergistically impact honeybees.
Population genetics of ectoparasitic mites <i>Varroa</i> spp. in Eastern and Western honey bees.
Ectoparasitic Mites Varroa underwoodi (Acarina: Varroidae) in Eastern Honeybees, but not in Western Honeybees.
Miscellaneous standard methods for<i>Apis mellifera</i>research
<i>Varroa destructor</i> : research avenues towards sustainable control