Unhealthy brood odor scores predict pathogen loads of several important honey bee diseases
Samantha A. Alger 1, P. Alexander Burnham 2, M. Sydney Miller 1, Esmaeil Amiri 3,4, Corinne Jordan 5 and Kaira Wagoner 4 Abstract Pests and pathogens are a primary threat to honey bee (Apis mellifera) coloniesworldwide. Selective breeding for honey bees resistant to these stressors represents a promising approach for mitigating […]
Helping honey bees help themselves – Pheromone-based technology benefits bee breeding and health to bolster food security
Kaira Wagoner Innovation Prize Essay Recently declared the most important beings on the planet, bees are critical pollinators of natural ecosystems and crops, contributing between $235 and $577 billion to annual global food production. Animal-dependent crop pollination relies heavily on managed honey bees and is responsible for 30% of food supplies worldwide (1). Despite […]
Hygiene-Eliciting Brood Semiochemicals as a Tool for Assaying Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Resistance to Varroa (Mesostigmata: Varroidae)
Wagoner (1), J. G. Millar (2), J. Keller (3), J. Bello (2,4), P. Waiker (1), C. Schal (3), M. Spivak (5), and Rueppell (6) Abstract Department of Biology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA Department of Entomology, University of California Riverside, USA Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, USA Current address: Provivi Inc., Santa Monica, CA USA Department […]
The gut microbiome differs between hygiene‐performing and non‐hygiene‐performing worker honey bees
Y. H. Tola1 · K. Wagoner 2 · M. K. Strand 3 · O. Rueppell4 · D. R. Tarpy1 Abstract Gut microbiomes play a significant role in the health, development, and behavior of numerous species, including honey bees (Apis mellifera). Worker honey bees exhibit varying degrees of hygienic behavior, which involves the removal of […]
Stock-specific chemical brood signals are induced by Varroa and Deformed Wing Virus, and elicit hygienic response in the honey bee
K. Wagoner (1), M. Spivak (2), A. Hefetz (3), T. Reams (4) & O. Rueppell (1) Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, USA. Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. George S. Wise Faculty of Life Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M […]
Multiple benefits of breeding honey bees for hygienic behavior
TalErezab,Elad Bond (1,2), Paz Kahanov (1), Olav Rueppell (3,4), Kaira Wagoner (3), Nor Chejanovsky (1), Victoria Soroker (1) Department of Entomology, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Institute, Israel The Department of Environmental Economics and Management, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel Department of Biology, University […]
Cuticular pheromones stimulate hygienic behavior in the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Kaira M. Wagoner (1), Jocelyn G. Millar (2), Coby Schal (3) & Olav Rueppell (1) Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, USA. Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, USA. Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA. Abstract The health of western honey bee (Apis […]
Brood Affects Hygienic Behavior in the Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Kaira M. Wagoner (1), Marla Spivak (2) and Olav Rueppell (1) Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC USA Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN USA Abstract Despite receiving much attention, the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor (Anderson and Trueman) and the pathogens it vectors remain critical […]
Time-accuracy trade-off and task partitioning of hygienic behavior among honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers
Katherine R. Barrs (1,2) & M. Omar Ani (1,3) & Kimberlyn K. Eversman (1,4) & Jonathan T. Rowell (5) & Kaira M. Wagoner (1) & Olav Rueppell (1,6) Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC, USA Department of Biology, Department of Mathematical Sci,. Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA Department of […]
Effects of steel foundation wire on elemental content and hygienic removal of honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood
Kaira Malinda Wagoner & Olav RueppellDepartment of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA Abstract Honey and honey bees are often contaminated with trace metals, some of which are associated with food resources. However, in some cases metal contamination may be coming from within the hive. Based on preliminary observations, […]