Works (12)

Updated: August 9th, 2023 21:14

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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
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).

MeSH headings : Animals; Antiviral Agents; Bees; Dicistroviridae; Female; Fertility; Heat-Shock Proteins; Insecta; Male; Semen; Virus Diseases; Vitellogenins
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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
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
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*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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*

Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 24, 2019