A5074744459- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Noise Effects and Management
- Inflammasome and immune disorders
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Selenium in Biological Systems
- Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
2016-2024
Many factors can negatively affect honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) health including the pervasive use of systemic neonicotinoid insecticides. Through direct consumption contaminated nectar and pollen from treated plants, neonicotinoids foraging, learning, memory in worker bees. Less well studied are potential effects on queen bees, which may be exposed indirectly through trophallaxis, or food-sharing. To assess productivity, small colonies different sizes (1500, 3000, 7000 bees) were fed...
Abstract Honey has been used as a nutrient, an ointment, and medicine worldwide for many centuries. Modern research demonstrated that honey medicinal properties, reflected in its anti‐microbial, anti‐oxidant, anti‐inflammatory bioactivities. is composed of sugars, water myriad minor components, including minerals, vitamins, proteins polyphenols. Here, we report new bioactive component‒vesicle‐like nanoparticles‒in (H‐VLNs). These H‐VLNs are membrane‐bound nano‐scale particles contain lipids,...
Neonicotinoids are highly toxic to insects and may systemically translocate nectar pollen of plants where foraging bees become exposed. Exposure neonicotinoids can induce detrimental sublethal effects on individual colonies have long-term impacts, such as impaired foraging, reduced longevity, brood care or production. Less well-studied the potential queen bumble that exposed while in spring during colony initiation. This study assessed survival nest founding caged [Bombus impatiens (Cresson)...
Abstract Honey bees exhibit age polyethism and thus have a predictable sequence of behaviors they express through developmental time. Numerous laboratory studies show exposure to pesticides may impair critical honey bee (brood care, foraging, egg-laying, etc.) that adversely affect colony productivity survival. There are fewer examine the impacts in natural field settings, especially given challenges implementing treatment groups controlling variables. This study helps address need for...
Managed honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) and wild provide critical ecological services that shape sustain natural, agricultural, urban landscapes. In recent years, declines in bee populations have highlighted the importance of pollination they need for more research into reasons global losses. Several stressors cause declining managed species such as habitat degradation, pesticide exposure, pathogens. Viruses, which been implicated a key stressor, are able to infect wide range can be...
The 2020 American Bee Research Conference (ABRC) was held on 9-10 January in conjunction with the annual convention of Beekeeping Federation and Trade Show Schaumburg, IL. Over two-day conference, a total 65 oral poster presentations were given, representing work done from over 30 different research groups throughout United States Canada. These proceedings contain submitted abstracts for given at Conference.
Lake Sinai Viruses (LSV) are common RNA viruses of honey bees (Apis mellifera) that frequently reach high abundance but not linked to overt disease. LSVs genetically heterogeneous and collectively widespread, despite frequent detection in surveys, the ecological geographic factors structuring their distribution A. mellifera understood. Even less is known about other species. Better understanding LSV prevalence ecology have been hampered by sequence diversity within clade.Here we report a new...
For over a decade, beekeepers have experienced high losses of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies due to variety stressors including pesticide exposure. Some these chemical may residually remain in the colony comb and food resources (pollen nectar) failed be later re-used by when splitting building back new colonies. The practice re-using from previously perished (termed "deadout") is common beekeeping practice, but its role affecting health not well understood. Here, we evaluate impact...
Managed honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) and wild provide critical ecological services that shape sustain natural, agricultural, urban landscapes. In recent years, declines in bee populations have highlighted the importance of pollination they need for more research into reasons global losses. Several stressors cause declining managed species such as habitat degradation, pesticide exposure, pathogens. Viruses, which been implicated a key stressor, are able to infect wide range can be...
The 2019 American Bee Research Conference (ABRC) was held January 10–12, in conjunction with the annual convention of Honey Producers Association Tempe, AZ. Over three-day conference, a total 45 oral presentations and 13 poster were given, representing work done from over 27 institutions 34 different research groups throughout United States Canada. This proceedings contains overview conference submitted abstracts for given at 2018 Conference.