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List of works by David R Tarpy

"Entombed Pollen": A new condition in honey bee colonies associated with increased risk of colony mortality

scientific article

A national survey of managed honey bee 2012–2013 annual colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership

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A national survey of managed honey bee 2013–2014 annual colony losses in the USA

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A national survey of managed honey bee 2014–2015 annual colony losses in the USA

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

A scientific note on the revised estimates of effective paternity frequency in Apis

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A survivor population of wild colonies of European honeybees in the northeastern United States: investigating its genetic structure

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Agricultural Landscape and Pesticide Effects on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Biological Traits.

scientific article published on 8 April 2017

Assessing the Mating ‘Health’ of Commercial Honey Bee Queens

scientific article published on February 1, 2012

Automated assay and differential model of western honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) autogrooming using digital image processing

Bee species diversity enhances productivity and stability in a perennial crop.

scientific article

Candidate stress biomarkers for queen failure diagnostics

scientific article published on 20 August 2020

Chemical profiles of two pheromone glands are differentially regulated by distinct mating factors in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.)

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Colony Collapse Disorder in context

scientific article

Colony collapse disorder: a descriptive study

scientific article published in 2009

Colony-level pesticide exposure affects honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) royal jelly production and nutritional composition

scientific article published on 29 August 2020

Comparative virulence and competition between Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

scientific article published on 16 December 2014

Comparison of parasitic mites in Russian-hybrid and Italian honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies across three different locations in North Carolina

scientific article published in April 2007

Correction: Amiri, E. et al. Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus: Honey Bee Queen⁻Worker Interaction and Potential Virus Transmission Pathways. Insects 2019, 10, 9.

scientific article published on 28 April 2019

Cryptic "royal" subfamilies in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

scientific article published on 11 July 2018

Development of the honey bee gut microbiome throughout the queen-rearing process

scientific article

Differences in larval pesticide tolerance and esterase activity across honey bee (Apis mellifera) stocks

scientific article published on 02 September 2020

Differential effects of insemination volume and substance on reproductive changes in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.).

scientific article published on 17 February 2013

Does viral load alter behavior of the bee parasite Varroa destructor?

scientific article

Drone honey bees are disproportionately sensitive to abiotic stressors despite expressing high levels of stress response proteins

scientific article published on 17 February 2022

Effects of Temperature During Package Transportation on Queen Establishment and Survival in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

scientific article published on 01 May 2019

Effects of insemination quantity on honey bee queen physiology

scientific article

Effects of instrumental insemination and insemination quantity on Dufour's gland chemical profiles and vitellogenin expression in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera).

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Effects of larval Age at Grafting and Juvenile Hormone on Morphometry and Reproductive Quality Parameters of in Vitro Reared Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Effects of planted pollinator habitat on pathogen prevalence and interspecific detection between bee species

scientific article published on 12 May 2022

Effects of relatedness on queen competition within honey bee colonies

scientific article published on 01 March 1998

Effects of study design parameters on estimates of bee abundance and richness in agroecosystems: a meta-analysis

scientific article published in 2024

Effects of synthetic acaricides on honey bee grooming behavior against the parasitic Varroa destructor mite

Egg transcriptome profile responds to maternal virus infection in honey bees, Apis mellifera

scientific article published on 15 September 2020

Egg-size plasticity in Apis mellifera: Honey bee queens alter egg size in response to both genetic and environmental factors

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

Environmental and Genotypic Effects on Russian-Hybrid and Italian Honey Bee ( Apis mellifera ) (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Foraging Behavior

scientific article published in December 2006

Estimating effective paternity number in social insects and the effective number of alleles in a population

scientific article published in November 2003

Experimentally induced variation in the physical reproductive potential and mating success in honey bee queens

article published in 2011

Feminizer and doublesex knock-outs cause honey bees to switch sexes

scientific article published on 06 May 2019

Genetic diversity affects colony survivorship in commercial honey bee colonies

scientific article published in June 2013

Genetic diversity confers colony-level benefits due to individual immunity

scientific article published on March 2016

Genetic diversity within honeybee colonies prevents severe infections and promotes colony growth

scientific article published in January 2003

Genome-wide analysis of brain transcriptional changes in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens exposed to carbon dioxide and physical manipulation

scientific article published on 17 March 2011

Genomic analysis of post-mating changes in the honey bee queen (Apis mellifera).

scientific article

Group decision making during queen production in colonies of highly eusocial bees

scientific article published in March 2004

Higher immunocompetence is associated with higher genetic diversity in feral honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)

Histological estimates of ovariole number in honey bee queens, Apis mellifera, reveal lack of correlation with other queen quality measures

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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queen Reproductive Potential Affects Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone Composition and Worker Retinue Response

scientific article

Honey Bee Queens Do Not Count Mates to Assess their Mating Success

scientific article published in March 2018

Honey Bee Queens and Virus Infections

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

Honey Bee Survival and Pathogen Prevalence: From the Perspective of Landscape and Exposure to Pesticides.

scientific article

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drones survive oxidative stress due to increased tolerance instead of avoidance or repair of oxidative damage.

scientific article published on 12 July 2016

Honey bee colonies regulate queen reproductive traits by controlling which queens survive to adulthood

article by David R Tarpy et al published 8 December 2015 in Insectes Sociaux

Honey bee queen health is unaffected by contact exposure to pesticides commonly found in beeswax

scientific article published on 26 July 2021

Honey bees and bumble bees respond differently to inter- and intra-specific encounters

Idiopathic brood disease syndrome and queen events as precursors of colony mortality in migratory beekeeping operations in the eastern United States

scientific article published on 31 August 2012

Impact of Food Availability, Pathogen Exposure, and Genetic Diversity on Thermoregulation in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

article published in 2014

In vitro infection of pupae with Israeli acute paralysis virus suggests disturbance of transcriptional homeostasis in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

scientific article

In-hive Pesticide Exposome: Assessing risks to migratory honey bees from in-hive pesticide contamination in the Eastern United States

scientific article published on 15 September 2016

Influence of brood pheromone on honey bee colony establishment and queen replacement

scientific article published on 12 January 2021

Is the Brood Pattern within a Honey Bee Colony a Reliable Indicator of Queen Quality?

scientific article published on 08 January 2019

Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus: Honey Bee Queen⁻Worker Interaction and Potential Virus Transmission Pathways

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Landscape and pesticide effects on honey bees: forager survival and expression of acetylcholinesterase and brain oxidative genes

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Levels of selection in a social insect: a review of conflict and cooperation during honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) queen replacement

scientific article published in April 2004

Levels of selection shaping caste interactions during queen replacement in the honey bee, Apis mellifera

article by K. Long et al published 1 February 2017 in Insectes Sociaux

Lower disease infections in honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies headed by polyandrous vs monandrous queens

scientific article published on 3 March 2006

Mating frequencies of Africanized honey bees in the south western USA

Mating frequencies of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.) in a population of feral colonies in the Northeastern United States

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Measuring sperm viability over time in honey bee queens to determine patterns in stored-sperm and queen longevity

article by David R Tarpy & Ray Olivarez published January 2014 in Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World

Mechanisms of social evolution: linking adaptative function with proximate mechanisms

Medicinal value of sunflower pollen against bee pathogens

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Migratory management and environmental conditions affect lifespan and oxidative stress in honey bees

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Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research

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Mitigating effects of pollen during paraquat exposure on gene expression and pathogen prevalence in Apis mellifera L.

scientific article published on 24 October 2017

Multiple criteria for evaluating pollinator performance in highbush blueberry (Ericales: Ericaceae) agroecosystems

scientific article published on 25 November 2013

Multiple micro-organisms in chalkbrood mummies: evidence and implications

scientific article published in January 2005

No Behavioral Control over Mating Frequency in Queen Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.): Implications for the Evolution of Extreme Polyandry

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Novel microsatellite loci reveal high genetic diversity yet low population structure for alfalfa leafcutting bees in North America

Pathogen webs in collapsing honey bee colonies

scientific article

Perception of the pollen need by foragers in a honeybee colony

scientific article published on January 2000

Quantitative patterns of vertical transmission of deformed wing virus in honey bees

scientific article published on 29 March 2018

Queen Quality and the Impact of Honey Bee Diseases on Queen Health: Potential for Interactions between Two Major Threats to Colony Health

scientific article

Queen honey bees exhibit variable resilience to temperature stress

scientific article published on 11 August 2021

Queen promiscuity lowers disease within honeybee colonies

scientific article published in January 2007

Queen reproductive state modulates pheromone production and queen-worker interactions in honeybees

scientific article published on 02 July 2009

Reduced cellular immune response in social insect lineages

scientific article

Removal of drone brood from Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies to control Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and retain adult drones

scientific article published in December 2009

Reproductive Senescence in Drones of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

scientific article published on 08 January 2019

Standard methods for instrumental insemination of Apis mellifera queens

article by Susan W Cobey et al published January 2013 in Journal of Apicultural Research and Bee World

Survey-derived best management practices for backyard beekeepers improve colony health and reduce mortality

scientific article published in 2021

The Pathogen Profile of a Honey Bee Queen Does Not Reflect That of Her Workers

scientific article published on 20 June 2020

The combined effects of miticides on the mating health of honey bee (Apis melliferaL.) queens

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The effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queen reproductive potential on colony growth

article by Juliana Rangel et al published 20 November 2012 in Insectes Sociaux

The effects of mating and instrumental insemination on queen honey bee flight behaviour and gene expression

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The effects of size and reproductive quality on the outcomes of duels between honey bee queens (Apis melliferaL.)

scientific article published in April 2009

The influence of queen age and quality during queen replacement in honeybee colonies

scientific article published on January 2000

The physical, insemination, and reproductive quality of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.)

Three mechanisms of queen elimination in swarming honey bee colonies

scientific article published in July 2005

Trade-offs between sperm viability and immune protein expression in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera)

scientific article published on 8 January 2021

Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Dynamics of Honey Bees in Response to Lethal Viral Infection

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Urbanization Increases Pathogen Pressure on Feral and Managed Honey Bees

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Vulnerability of honey bee queens to heat-induced loss of fertility

scientific article published on 23 March 2020

Weighing risk factors associated with bee colony collapse disorder by classification and regression tree analysis

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Within- and across-colony effects of hyperpolyandry on immune function and body condition in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

scientific article published on 4 January 2012

Within-Colony Variation in the Immunocompetency of Managed and Feral Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) in Different Urban Landscapes

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