Works (10)

Updated: July 8th, 2023 21:17

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

Variation in the reproductive quality of honey bee males affects their age of flight attempt

PEERJ, 10.

By: B. Metz n & D. Tarpy n

author keywords: Apis mellifera; Drones; Sperm; Aging; Mating; Ontogeny; Flight; Honey bees; Life history
MeSH headings : Bees; Male; Animals; Semen; Reproduction; Insemination; Fertility; Spermatozoa
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 31, 2022

2021 journal article

Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Nursing Responses to Cuticular Cues Emanating from Short-term Changes in Larval Rearing Environment

JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE, 21(6).

By: B. Metz n, P. Chakrabarti* & R. Sagili*

author keywords: honey bee; larval nutrition; nursing; gas chromatography; pheromone
MeSH headings : Animals; Appetitive Behavior; Bees; Cues; Larva; Pheromones; Social Structure
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 29, 2021

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

Reproductive and Morphological Quality of Commercial Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Drones in the United States

JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE, 21(6).

By: B. Metz n & D. Tarpy n

author keywords: honey bee drone; queen quality; reproduction; beekeeping; sperm
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees; Male; Reproduction; United States
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 29, 2021

2020 journal article

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

JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 60(2), 220–228.

By: D. Tarpy n, E. Talley* & B. Metz n

author keywords: Apis mellifera; queen replacement; colony establishment; collective decision making
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 1, 2021

2020 article

Proceedings of the 2020 American Bee Research Conference

Metz, B. N., Wu-Smart, J., & Simone-Finstrom, M. (2020, June). INSECTS, Vol. 11.

author keywords: Apis mellifera; honey bee biology; apiculture; American Association of Professional Apiculturists
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 3, 2020

2019 journal article

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

INSECTS, 10(1).

By: B. Metz n & D. Tarpy n

author keywords: Apis mellifera; drone; sperm viability; senescence; aging; reproduction; spermatozoa; honey bee
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 18, 2019

2018 journal article

Honey bees consider larval nutritional status rather than genetic relatedness when selecting larvae for emergency queen rearing

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 8.

By: R. Sagili*, B. Metz n, H. Lucas*, P. Chakrabarti* & C. Breece*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018