Alison McAfee

Works (18)

Updated: October 14th, 2024 09:57

2024 journal article

Common viral infections inhibit egg laying in honey bee queens and are linked to premature supersedure

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1).

By: A. Chapman *, A. McAfee*, D. Tarpy n , J. Fine *, Z. Rempel*, K. Peters *, R. Currie *, L. Foster *

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 14, 2024

2024 journal article

Differences in honeybee queen pheromones revealed by LC-MS/MS: Reassessing the honest signal hypothesis

ISCIENCE, 27(10).

By: A. McAfee*, A. Magana, L. Foster & S. Hoover

Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 8, 2024

2024 article

Higher prevalence of sacbrood virus in <i>Apis mellifera</i> (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies after pollinating highbush blueberries

McAfee, A., French, S. K., Wizenberg, S. B., Newburn, L. R., Tsvetkov, N., Higo, H., … Foster, L. J. (2024, June 15). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY.

By: A. McAfee n, S. French *, S. Wizenberg *, L. Newburn *, N. Tsvetkov *, H. Higo *, J. Common*, S. Pernal * ...

author keywords: honey bees; blueberries; EFB; pathogens; pollination
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 1, 2024

2024 journal article

Investigating trade-offs between ovary activation and immune protein expression in bumble bee (<i>Bombus impatiens</i>) workers and queens

By: A. Mcafee n, A. Chapman *, G. Bao *, D. Tarpy n  & L. Foster *

author keywords: resource allocation; trade-off; immunity; reproduction; bumble bees; proteomics
TL;DR: Proteomics is used to interrogate the patterns of immune protein expression of female bumble bees by sampling queens at different stages of their life cycle, then by sampling workers with different degrees of ovary activation to investigate patterns of immune protein expression associated with ovary activation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 12, 2024

2024 article

Metagenomic analysis of the honey bee queen microbiome reveals low bacterial diversity and Caudoviricetes phages

Caesar, L., Rice, D. W., Mcafee, A., Underwood, R., Ganote, C., Tarpy, D. R., … Klassen, J. L. (2024, January 23). MSYSTEMS, Vol. 1.

By: L. Caesar *, D. Rice *, A. Mcafee n, R. Underwood *, C. Ganote*, D. Tarpy n , L. Foster *, I. Newton *, J. Klassen

author keywords: symbiosis; bacteriophage; eusocial insect; genetic background; Apis mellifera
TL;DR: The results provide the basis to understand the honey bee colony microbiome assemblage, can guide improvements in queen-rearing processes, and highlight the importance of considering bacteriophages for queen microbiome health and microbiome homeostasis in eusocial insects. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 12, 2024

2024 article

What proteomics has taught us about honey bee (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) health and disease

Arad, M., Ku, K., Frey, C., Hare, R., Mcafee, A., Ghafourifar, G., & Foster, L. J. (2024, June 19). PROTEOMICS.

By: M. Arad *, K. Ku *, C. Frey *, R. Hare *, A. Mcafee n, G. Ghafourifar *, L. Foster *

author keywords: biomarkers; climate change; health monitoring; honey bees (Apis mellifera); proteomics
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 1, 2024

2022 journal article

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

COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 5(1).

By: A. McAfee n, B. Metz n, J. Milone n, L. Foster * & D. Tarpy n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / drug effects; Bees / physiology; Cold Temperature; Female; Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects; Male; Neonicotinoids / toxicity; Nitro Compounds / toxicity; Pesticides / toxicity; Sex Factors; Stress, Physiological
TL;DR: Surprisingly, although drones are more likely to die from some stressors than workers, they exhibit higher baseline stress response proteins, suggesting that drones’ stress tolerance systems are fundamentally rewired relative to workers, and susceptibility to stress depends on more than simply gene dose or allelic diversity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 21, 2022

2022 article

Editorial: Insect Fertility in a Changing Environment

McAfee, A., Stillman, J. H., Marshall, K. E., & Metz, B. N. (2022, February 11). FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, Vol. 10.

By: A. McAfee n, J. Stillman *, K. Marshall * & B. Metz n

author keywords: insects; fertility; stressors; population; mating
TL;DR: This poster presents a probabilistic procedure to characterize the response of the immune system to x-ray diffraction and shows clear patterns in response to the presence of Na6(SO4). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 14, 2022

2022 journal article

Fertility costs of cryptic viral infections in a model social insect

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1).

By: A. Chapman *, E. Amiri *, B. Han *, E. McDermott n, O. Rueppell *, D. Tarpy n , L. Foster *, A. McAfee*

MeSH headings : Animals; Antiviral Agents; Bees; Dicistroviridae; Female; Fertility; Heat-Shock Proteins; Insecta; Male; Semen; Virus Diseases; Vitellogenins
TL;DR: Investigation of viruses as a threat to social insect reproduction, using honey bees as a model species, shows that viral infections occurring naturally in the field are compromising queen reproductive success. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 24, 2023

2021 journal article

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

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1).

By: A. McAfee n, J. Milone n, B. Metz n, E. McDermott n, L. Foster * & D. Tarpy n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Beekeeping; Bees / drug effects; Bees / physiology; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Environmental Exposure / adverse effects; Environmental Exposure / analysis; Fat Body / drug effects; Fat Body / metabolism; Female; Insect Proteins / drug effects; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Male; Oviposition / drug effects; Pesticide Residues / analysis; Pesticide Residues / toxicity; Pesticides / analysis; Pesticides / toxicity; Proteomics; Reproduction / drug effects; Sperm Count; Waxes / chemistry; Waxes / toxicity
TL;DR: It is suggested that previously reported associations between high levels of pesticide residues in wax and queen failure are most likely driven by indirect effects of worker exposure (either through wax or other hive products) on queen care or queen perception. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 16, 2021

2021 journal article

Queen honey bees exhibit variable resilience to temperature stress

PLOS ONE, 16(8).

By: A. McAfee n, D. Tarpy n  & L. Foster *

MeSH headings : Acclimatization / physiology; Animals; Bees / physiology; Biomarkers / metabolism; Cell Survival; Female; Gene Expression Regulation; Hot Temperature; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Male; Mass Spectrometry; Ovum / metabolism; Proteomics / methods; Spermatozoa / metabolism; Spermatozoa / physiology
TL;DR: It is found that cold stress, but not heat stress, reduced stored sperm viability; however, there was no significant effect of temperature stress on any other recorded metrics (queen mass, average callow worker mass, laying patterns, the egg proteome, and queen spermathecal fluid proteome). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 23, 2021

2021 journal article

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

COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 4(1).

By: A. McAfee n, A. Chapman *, J. Pettis *, L. Foster * & D. Tarpy n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / immunology; Bees / metabolism; Bees / virology; Cell Survival; Female; Insect Proteins / metabolism; Male; Proteome; Reproduction; Serpins / metabolism; Spermatozoa
TL;DR: Quality metrics and viral loads of honey bee queens from nine genetic sources are surveyed and it is found that lower measures of fertility correlated with high levels of the immune effector lysozyme, consistent with a trade-off between immunity and fertility. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: February 8, 2021

2020 journal article

Candidate stress biomarkers for queen failure diagnostics

BMC GENOMICS, 21(1).

By: A. McAfee n, J. Milone n, A. Chapman *, L. Foster *, J. Pettis * & D. Tarpy n 

author keywords: Honey bees; Queens; Sperm viability; Biomarkers; Proteomics; Stressors; Spermatheca
MeSH headings : Bees; Biomarkers; Pesticides
TL;DR: It was found that heat-shocking queens for upwards of 1 h at 40 °C was necessary to induce significant changes in the two strongest candidate heat-shock markers, and that relative humidity significantly influenced the degree of activation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 21, 2020

2020 journal article

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

ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, 206.

By: J. Milone n, F. Rinkevich *, A. McAfee n, L. Foster * & D. Tarpy n 

author keywords: Developmental exposure; Pesticide tolerance; Honey bee; Breeding; Esterases
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Physiological / drug effects; Animals; Bees / drug effects; Bees / enzymology; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Esterases / metabolism; Larva / drug effects; Larva / enzymology; North America; Pesticides / toxicity; Pollination
TL;DR: It is suggested that selective breeding may inadvertently increase honey bees' sensitivity to pesticides, whereas unselected, putatively feral and Old World stocks have larvae that are more tolerant. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 16, 2020

2020 review

Honey bee survival mechanisms against the parasite Varroa destructor: a systematic review of phenotypic and genomic research efforts

[Review of ]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, 50(6-7), 433–447.

By: F. Mondet, A. Beaurepaire *, A. McAfee n, B. Locke *, C. Alaux, S. Blanchard, B. Danka*, Y. Le Conte

author keywords: Host resistance; Tolerance; Honey bee; Varroa destructor; Marker-assisted selection; Host-parasite interactions
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees / genetics; Bees / parasitology; Genomics; Host-Parasite Interactions; Phenotype; Varroidae / pathogenicity
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 6, 2020

2020 review

Varroa destructor: A Complex Parasite, Crippling Honey Bees Worldwide

[Review of ]. TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY, 36(7), 592–606.

By: K. Traynor *, F. Mondet, J. Miranda *, M. Techer *, V. Kowallik *, M. Oddie *, P. Chantawannakul *, A. McAfee n

MeSH headings : Acaricides / pharmacology; Animals; Bees / parasitology; Drug Resistance; Host-Parasite Interactions; Varroidae / drug effects; Varroidae / physiology; Varroidae / virology
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: July 6, 2020

2020 journal article

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

NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 3(5), 367–376.

By: A. McAfee n, A. Chapman *, H. Higo *, R. Underwood *, J. Milone n, L. Foster *, M. Guarna *, D. Tarpy n , J. Pettis *

TL;DR: It is found that queens have two potential routes of temperature-stress exposure: within colonies and during routine shipping, and data suggest that temperatures of 15–38 °C are safe for queens at a tolerance threshold of 11.5%, which is the viability difference associated with queen failure in the field. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 14, 2020

2019 journal article

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

PLOS BIOLOGY, 17(5).

By: A. McAfee n, J. Pettis *, D. Tarpy n  & L. Foster *

TL;DR: Using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) to knock out two key genes (feminizer and doublesex) that guide sexual development yielded remarkably low rates of genetic mosaicism and offers a promising tool for engineering and phenotyping bees for diverse applications. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
5. Gender Equality (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 24, 2019

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