Optera co-founders Kaira Wagoner and Phoebe Snyder are scientists and beekeepers. As a result, they have published several articles related to honey bees and honey bee health. Here are a few of the most recent articles they have authored or co-authored, as well as some links to articles and videos describing their most recent honey bee work.
Kaira Malinda Wagoner & Olav RueppellDepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA Abstract Honey and honey bees are often contaminated
Kaira M. Wagoner (1), Marla Spivak (2) and Olav Rueppell (1) Abstract Despite receiving much attention, the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor (Anderson and Trueman) and
Bertrand Fouks (1), Kaira M. Wagoner (2) Abstract The main selective force driving floral evolution and diversity is plant–pollinator interactions.Pollinators use floral signals and indirect
Katherine R. Barrs (1,2) & M. Omar Ani (1,3) & Kimberlyn K. Eversman (1,4) & Jonathan T. Rowell (5) & Kaira M. Wagoner (1) &
K. Wagoner (1), M. Spivak (2), A. Hefetz (3), T. Reams (4) & O. Rueppell (1) Abstract The health of the honey bee Apis mellifera
TalErezab,Elad Bond (1,2), Paz Kahanov (1), Olav Rueppell (3,4), Kaira Wagoner (3), Nor Chejanovsky (1), Victoria Soroker (1) Abstract Honey bee colonies are prone to
