David Tarpy

Tarpy, D. R. (2024). [Review of Collective decision-making during reproduction in social insects: a conceptual model for queen supersedure in honey bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>)]. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2024.101260

Chapman, A., McAfee, A., Tarpy, D. R., Fine, J., Rempel, Z., Peters, K., … Foster, L. J. (2024). Common viral infections inhibit egg laying in honey bee queens and are linked to premature supersedure. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 14(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66286-5

Levenson, H. K., Metz, B. N., & Tarpy, D. R. (2024, January 19). Effects of study design parameters on estimates of bee abundance and richness in agroecosystems: a meta-analysis (K. Parys, Ed.). ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saae001

Mcafee, A., Chapman, A., Bao, G., Tarpy, D. R., & Foster, L. J. (2024). Investigating trade-offs between ovary activation and immune protein expression in bumble bee (<i>Bombus impatiens</i>) workers and queens. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 291(2015). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2463

Caesar, L., Rice, D. W., Mcafee, A., Underwood, R., Ganote, C., Tarpy, D. R., … Klassen, J. L. (2024, January 23). Metagenomic analysis of the honey bee queen microbiome reveals low bacterial diversity and Caudoviricetes phages. MSYSTEMS, Vol. 1. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.01182-23

Metz, B. N., Molina-Marciales, T., Strand, M. K., Rueppell, O., Tarpy, D. R., & Amiri, E. (2024). Physiological trade-offs in male social insects: Interactions among infection, immunity, fertility, size, and age in honey bee drones. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2024.104720

Han, B., Amiri, E., Wei, Q., Tarpy, D. R., Strand, M. K., Xu, S., & Rueppell, O. (2023). Group size influences maternal provisioning and compensatory larval growth in honeybees. ISCIENCE, 26(12). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.108546

Tarpy, D. R., Caren, J. R., & Delaney, D. A. (2023). Meta-analysis of genetic diversity and intercolony relatedness among reproductives in commercial honey bee populations. FRONTIERS IN INSECT SCIENCE, 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2023.1112898

McAfee, A., Metz, B. N., Milone, J. P., Foster, L. J., & Tarpy, D. R. (2022). Drone honey bees are disproportionately sensitive to abiotic stressors despite expressing high levels of stress response proteins. COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03092-7

Levenson, H. K., & Tarpy, D. R. (2022). Effects of planted pollinator habitat on pathogen prevalence and interspecific detection between bee species. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11734-3

Levenson, H. K., Sharp, A. E., & Tarpy, D. R. (2022). Evaluating the impact of increased pollinator habitat on bee visitation and yield metrics in soybean crops. AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT, 331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2022.107901

Chapman, A., Amiri, E., Han, B., McDermott, E., Rueppell, O., Tarpy, D. R., … McAfee, A. (2022). Fertility costs of cryptic viral infections in a model social insect. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20330-4

Han, B., Wei, Q., Amiri, E., Hu, H., Meng, L., Strand, M. K., … Rueppell, O. (2022). The molecular basis of socially induced egg-size plasticity in honey bees. ELIFE, 11. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.80499

Metz, B. N., & Tarpy, D. R. (2022). Variation in the reproductive quality of honey bee males affects their age of flight attempt. PEERJ, 10. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13859

Swami, R., Ganser, B., Tarpy, D. R., Strand, M. K., & Li-Byarlay, H. (2021). Assessment and Comparison of Two Different Methods to Extract Nucleic Acids From Individual Honey Bees. ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 114(5), 614–619. https://doi.org/10.1093/aesa/saab027

McAfee, A., Milone, J. P., Metz, B., McDermott, E., Foster, L. J., & Tarpy, D. R. (2021). Honey bee queen health is unaffected by contact exposure to pesticides commonly found in beeswax. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94554-1

Simone-Finstrom, M., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2022). Impact of Honey Bee Migratory Management on Pathogen Loads and Immune Gene Expression is Affected by Complex Interactions With Environment, Worker Life History, and Season. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab096

Tarpy, D. R., Talley, E., & Metz, B. N. (2020). Influence of brood pheromone on honey bee colony establishment and queen replacement. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 60(2), 220–228. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2020.1867336

Rusert, L. M., Pettis, J. S., & Tarpy, D. R. (2021). Introduction of Varroa destructor has not altered honey bee queen mating success in the Hawaiian archipelago. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80525-5

McAfee, A., Tarpy, D. R., & Foster, L. J. (2021). Queen honey bees exhibit variable resilience to temperature stress. PLOS ONE, 16(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0255381

Metz, B. N., & Tarpy, D. R. (2021). Reproductive and Morphological Quality of Commercial Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Drones in the United States. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE, 21(6). https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab048

Kulhanek, K., Steinhauer, N., Wilkes, J., Wilson, M., Spivak, M., Sagili, R. R., … VanEngelsdorp, D. (2021). Survey-derived best management practices for backyard beekeepers improve colony health and reduce mortality. PLOS ONE, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245490

McAfee, A., Chapman, A., Pettis, J. S., Foster, L. J., & Tarpy, D. R. (2021). Trade-offs between sperm viability and immune protein expression in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01586-w

McAfee, A., Milone, J., Chapman, A., Foster, L. J., Pettis, J. S., & Tarpy, D. R. (2020). Candidate stress biomarkers for queen failure diagnostics. BMC GENOMICS, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-06992-2

Milone, J. P., Chakrabarti, P., Sagili, R. R., & Tarpy, D. R. (2021). Colony-level pesticide exposure affects honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) royal jelly production and nutritional composition. CHEMOSPHERE, 263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128183

Milone, J. P., Rinkevich, F. D., McAfee, A., Foster, L. J., & Tarpy, D. R. (2020). Differences in larval pesticide tolerance and esterase activity across honey bee (Apis mellifera) stocks. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, 206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111213

Amiri, E., Herman, J. J., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2020). Egg transcriptome profile responds to maternal virus infection in honey bees, Apis mellifera. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION, 85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104558

Amiri, E., Le, K., Melendez, C. V., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2020). Egg-size plasticity in Apis mellifera: Honey bee queens alter egg size in response to both genetic and environmental factors. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 33(4), 534–543. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13589

Amiri, E., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D., & Rueppell, O. (2020). Honey Bee Queens and Virus Infections. Viruses. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12030322

Kevill, J., Lee, K., Goblirsch, M., McDermott, E., Tarpy, D., Spivak, M., & Schroeder, D. (2020). The Pathogen Profile of a Honey Bee Queen Does Not Reflect That of Her Workers. Insects. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11060382

Li-Byarlay, H., Boncristiani, H., Howell, G., Herman, J., Clark, L., Strand, M. K., … Rueppell, O. (2020). Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Dynamics of Honey Bees in Response to Lethal Viral Infection. FRONTIERS IN GENETICS, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2020.566320

McAfee, A., Chapman, A., Higo, H., Underwood, R., Milone, J., Foster, L. J., … Pettis, J. S. (2020). Vulnerability of honey bee queens to heat-induced loss of fertility. NATURE SUSTAINABILITY, 3(5), 367–376. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-020-0493-x

Giuffre, C., Lubkin, S. R., & Tarpy, D. R. (2019). Does viral load alter behavior of the bee parasite Varroa destructor? PLOS ONE, 14(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217975

Withrow, J. M., Pettis, J. S., & Tarpy, D. R. (2019). Effects of Temperature During Package Transportation on Queen Establishment and Survival in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 112(3), 1043–1049. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz003

De Souza, D. A., Hartfelder, K. H., & Tarpy, D. R. (2019). Effects of larval Age at Grafting and Juvenile Hormone on Morphometry and Reproductive Quality Parameters of in Vitro Reared Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 112(5), 2030–2039. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toz148

McAfee, A., Pettis, J. S., Tarpy, D. R., & Foster, L. J. (2019). Feminizer and doublesex knock-outs cause honey bees to switch sexes. PLOS BIOLOGY, 17(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000256

Lee, K. V., Goblirsch, M., McDermott, E., Tarpy, D. R., & Spivak, M. (2019). Is the Brood Pattern within a Honey Bee Colony a Reliable Indicator of Queen Quality? INSECTS, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10010012

Amiri, E., Seddon, G., Smith, W. Z., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2019). Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus: Honey Bee Queen-Worker Interaction and Potential Virus Transmission Pathways. INSECTS, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10010009

Amiri, E., Seddon, G., Smith, W. Z., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2019, May). Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus: Honey Bee Queen-Worker Interaction and Potential Virus Transmission Pathways (vol 10, 9, 2019). INSECTS, Vol. 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10050123

Metz, B. N., & Tarpy, D. R. (2019). Reproductive Senescence in Drones of the Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). INSECTS, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10010011

Withrow, J. M., & Tarpy, D. R. (2018). Cryptic "royal" subfamilies in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. PLOS ONE, 13(7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199124

De Souza, D. A., Huang, M. H., & Tarpy, D. R. (2019). Experimental improvement of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen quality through nutritional and hormonal supplementation. APIDOLOGIE, 50(1), 14–27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-018-0614-y

Simone-Finstrom, M., & Tarpy, D. R. (2018). Honey Bee Queens Do Not Count Mates to Assess their Mating Success. JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR, 31(2), 200–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-018-9671-3

Alburaki, M., Chen, D., Skinner, J. A., Meikle, W. G., Tarpy, D. R., Adamczyk, J., & Stewart, S. D. (2018). Honey Bee Survival and Pathogen Prevalence: From the Perspective of Landscape and Exposure to Pesticides. INSECTS, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects9020065

Giacomini, J. J., Leslie, J., Tarpy, D. R., Palmer-Young, E. C., Irwin, R. E., & Adler, L. S. (2018). Medicinal value of sunflower pollen against bee pathogens. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32681-y

Amiri, E., Kryger, P., Meixner, M. D., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2018). Quantitative patterns of vertical transmission of deformed wing virus in honey bees. PLOS ONE, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195283

Kulhanek, K., Steinhauer, N., Rennich, K., Caron, D. M., Sagili, R. R., Pettis, J. S., … vanEngelsdorp, D. (2017). A national survey of managed honey bee 2015-2016 annual colony losses in the USA. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 56(4), 328–340. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2017.1344496

Alburaki, M., Steckel, S. J., Williams, M. T., Skinner, J. A., Tarpy, D. R., Meikle, W. G., … Stewart, S. D. (2017). Agricultural Landscape and Pesticide Effects on Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Biological Traits. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 110(3), 835–847. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tox111

Giuffre, C., Lubkin, S. R., & Tarpy, D. R. (2017). Automated assay and differential model of western honey bee (Apis mellifera) autogrooming using digital image processing. COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE, 135, 338–344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2017.02.003

Mattos, I. M., Soares, A. E. E., & Tarpy, D. R. (2017). Effects of synthetic acaricides on honey bee grooming behavior against the parasitic Varroa destructor mite. APIDOLOGIE, 48(4), 483–494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0491-9

Lopez-Uribe, M. M., Appler, R. H., Youngsteadt, E., Dunn, R. R., Frank, S. D., & Tarpy, D. R. (2017). Higher immunocompetence is associated with higher genetic diversity in feral honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera). CONSERVATION GENETICS, 18(3), 659–666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-017-0942-x

Alburaki, M., Steckel, S. J., Chen, D., McDermott, E., Weiss, M., Skinner, J. A., … Stewart, S. D. (2017). Landscape and pesticide effects on honey bees: forager survival and expression of acetylcholinesterase and brain oxidative genes. APIDOLOGIE, 48(4), 556–571. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-017-0497-3

Long, K., Cao, T. T., Keller, J. J., Tarpy, D. R., Shin, M., & Schneider, S. S. (2017). Levels of selection shaping caste interactions during queen replacement in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 64(2), 227–240. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-016-0537-4

Mattos, I. M., Soares, A. E. E., & Tarpy, D. R. (2018). Mitigating effects of pollen during paraquat exposure on gene expression and pathogen prevalence in Apis mellifera L. ECOTOXICOLOGY, 27(1), 32–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-017-1868-2

Strange, J. P., Delaney, D. A., Tarpy, D. R., & James, R. R. (2017). Novel microsatellite loci reveal high genetic diversity yet low population structure for alfalfa leafcutting bees in North America. CONSERVATION GENETICS, 18(3), 679–687. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-017-0943-9

Amiri, E., Strand, M. K., Rueppell, O., & Tarpy, D. R. (2017). [Review of Queen Quality and the Impact of Honey Bee Diseases on Queen Health: Potential for Interactions between Two Major Threats to Colony Health]. INSECTS, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8020048

Simone-Finstrom, M., Walz, M., & Tarpy, D. R. (2016). Genetic diversity confers colony-level benefits due to individual immunity. BIOLOGY LETTERS, 12(3). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.1007

Rangel, J., Böröczky, K., Schal, C., & Tarpy, D. R. (2016). Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Queen Reproductive Potential Affects Queen Mandibular Gland Pheromone Composition and Worker Retinue Response. PLOS ONE, 11(6), e0156027. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156027

Li-Byarlay, H., Huang, M. H., Simone-Finstrom, M., Strand, M. K., Tarpy, D. R., & Rueppell, O. (2016). Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drones survive oxidative stress due to increased tolerance instead of avoidance or repair of oxidative damage. EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY, 83, 15–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2016.07.003

Traynor, K. S., Pettis, J. S., Tarpy, D. R., Mullin, C. A., Frazier, J. L., Frazier, M., & vanEngelsdorp, D. (2016). In-hive Pesticide Exposome: Assessing risks to migratory honey bees from in-hive pesticide contamination in the Eastern United States. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep33207

Simone-Finstrom, M., Li-Byarlay, H., Huang, M. H., Strand, M. K., Rueppell, O., & Tarpy, D. (2016). Migratory management and environmental conditions affect lifespan and oxidative stress in honey bees. Scientific Reports, 6. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep32023

Lopez-Uribe, M. M., Sconiers, W. B., Frank, S. D., Dunn, R. R., & Tarpy, D. R. (2016). Reduced cellular immune response in social insect lineages. BIOLOGY LETTERS, 12(3). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0984

Lee, K. V., Steinhauer, N., Rennich, K., Wilson, M. E., Tarpy, D. R., Caron, D. M., … vanEngelsdorp, D. (2015). A national survey of managed honey bee 2013–2014 annual colony losses in the USA. Apidologie, 46(3), 292–305. https://doi.org/10.1007/S13592-015-0356-Z

Seitz, N., Traynor, K. S., Steinhauer, N., Rennich, K., Wilson, M. E., Ellis, J. D., … vanEngelsdorp, D. (2015). A national survey of managed honey bee 2014–2015 annual colony losses in the USA. Journal of Apicultural Research, 54(4), 292–304. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1153294

Seeley, T. D., Tarpy, D. R., Griffin, S. R., Carcione, A., & Delaney, D. A. (2015). A survivor population of wild colonies of European honeybees in the northeastern United States: investigating its genetic structure. APIDOLOGIE, 46(5), 654–666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-015-0355-0

Tarpy, D. R., Mattila, H. R., & Newton, I. L. G. (2015). Development of the Honey Bee Gut Microbiome throughout the Queen-Rearing Process. APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 81(9), 3182–3191. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.00307-15

Tarpy, D. R., Simone-Finstrom, M., & Linksvayer, T. A. (2016). Honey bee colonies regulate queen reproductive traits by controlling which queens survive to adulthood. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 63(1), 169–174. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-015-0452-0

Tarpy, D. R., Delaney, D. A., & Seeley, T. D. (2015). Mating Frequencies of Honey Bee Queens (Apis mellifera L.) in a Population of Feral Colonies in the Northeastern United States. PLOS ONE, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118734

Rangel, J., & Tarpy, D. R. (2015). The combined effects of miticides on the mating health of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 54(3), 275–283. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2016.1147218

Youngsteadt, E., Appler, R. H., Lopez-Uribe, M. M., Tarpy, D. R., & Frank, S. D. (2015). Urbanization Increases Pathogen Pressure on Feral and Managed Honey Bees. PLOS ONE, 10(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142031

Steinhauer, N. A., Rennich, K., Wilson, M. E., Caron, D. M., Lengerich, E. J., Pettis, J. S., … Vanengelsdorp, D. (2014). A national survey of managed honey bee 2012-2013 annual colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 53(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3896/ibra.1.53.1.01

Rogers, S. R., Tarpy, D. R., & Burrack, H. J. (2014). Bee Species Diversity Enhances Productivity and Stability in a Perennial Crop. PLOS ONE, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097307

Milbrath, M. O., Tran, T., Huang, W.-F., Solter, L. F., Tarpy, D. R., Lawrence, F., & Huang, Z. Y. (2015). Comparative virulence and competition between Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in honey bees (Apis mellifera). JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, 125, 9–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2014.12.006

Simone-Finstrom, M., Foo, B., Tarpy, D. R., & Starks, P. T. (2014). Impact of Food Availability, Pathogen Exposure, and Genetic Diversity on Thermoregulation in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR, 27(4), 527–539. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10905-014-9447-3

Tarpy, D. R., & Olivarez, R., Jr. (2014). Measuring sperm viability over time in honey bee queens to determine patterns in stored-sperm and queen longevity. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 53(4), 493–495. https://doi.org/10.3896/ibra.1.53.4.02

Tarpy, D. R., & Schneider, S. S. (2014, May). Mechanisms of social evolution: linking adaptative function with proximate mechanisms. APIDOLOGIE, Vol. 45, pp. 285–288. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-014-0282-5

Nino, E. L., Malka, O., Hefetz, A., Tarpy, D. R., & Grozinger, C. M. (2013). Chemical Profiles of Two Pheromone Glands Are Differentially Regulated by Distinct Mating Factors in Honey Bee Queens (Apis mellifera L.). PLOS ONE, 8(11). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078637

Nino, E. L., Tarpy, D. R., & Grozinger, C. M. (2013). Differential effects of insemination volume and substance on reproductive changes in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 22(3), 233–244. https://doi.org/10.1111/imb.12016

Tarpy, D. R., vanEngelsdorp, D., & Pettis, J. S. (2013). Genetic diversity affects colony survivorship in commercial honey bee colonies. NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN, 100(8), 723–728. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-013-1065-y

Rogers, S. R., Cajamarca, P., Tarpy, D. R., & Burrack, H. J. (2013). Honey bees and bumble bees respond differently to inter- and intra-specific encounters. APIDOLOGIE, 44(6), 621–629. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-013-0210-0

Boncristiani, H. F., Evans, J. D., Chen, Y., Pettis, J., Murphy, C., Lopez, D. L., … Rueppell, O. (2013). In Vitro Infection of Pupae with Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus Suggests Disturbance of Transcriptional Homeostasis in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera). PLOS ONE, 8(9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073429

Rogers, S. R., Tarpy, D. R., & Burrack, H. J. (2013). Multiple Criteria for Evaluating Pollinator Performance in Highbush Blueberry (Ericales: Ericaceae) Agroecosystems. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 42(6), 1201–1209. https://doi.org/10.1603/en12303

Cobey, S. W., Tarpy, D. R., & Woyke, J. (2013). [Review of Standard methods for instrumental insemination of Apis mellifera queens]. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 52(4). https://doi.org/10.3896/ibra.1.52.4.09

vanEngelsdorp, D., Tarpy, D. R., Lengerich, E. J., & Pettis, J. S. (2013). Idiopathic brood disease syndrome and queen events as precursors of colony mortality in migratory beekeeping operations in the eastern United States. PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE, 108(2-3), 225–233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.08.004

Cornman, R. S., Tarpy, D. R., Chen, Y., Jeffreys, L., Lopez, D., Pettis, J. S., … Evans, D. (2012). Pathogen Webs in Collapsing Honey Bee Colonies. PLOS ONE, 7(8). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043562

Rangel, J., Keller, J. J., & Tarpy, D. R. (2013). The effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queen reproductive potential on colony growth. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 60(1), 65–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-012-0267-1

Wilson-Rich, N., Tarpy, D. R., & Starks, P. T. (2012). Within- and across-colony effects of hyperpolyandry on immune function and body condition in honey bees (Apis mellifera). JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 58(3), 402–407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.12.020

Richard, F.-J., Schal, C., Tarpy, D. R., & Grozinger, C. M. (2011). Effects of Instrumental Insemination and Insemination Quantity on Dufour’s Gland Chemical Profiles and Vitellogenin Expression in Honey Bee Queens (Apis mellifera). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37(9), 1027–1036. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-011-9999-z

Tarpy, D. R., Keller, J. J., Caren, J. R., & Delaney, D. A. (2011). Experimentally induced variation in the physical reproductive potential and mating success in honey bee queens. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 58(4), 569–574. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-011-0180-z

Nino, E. L., Tarpy, D. R., & Grozinger, C. (2011). Genome-wide analysis of brain transcriptional changes in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queens exposed to carbon dioxide and physical manipulation. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 20(3), 387–398. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2011.2011.01072.x

Jackson, J. T., Tarpy, D., & Fahrbach, S. E. (2011). Histological estimates of ovariole number in honey bee queens, Apis mellifera, reveal lack of correlation with other queen quality measures. Journal of Insect Science (Tucson, AZ), 11. https://doi.org/10.1673/031.011.8201

Williams, G. R., Tarpy, D. R., vanEngelsdorp, D., Chauzat, M.-P., Cox-Foster, D. L., Delaplane, K. S., … Shutler, D. (2010, October). Colony Collapse Disorder in context. BIOESSAYS, Vol. 32, pp. 845–846. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.201000075

Tarpy, D. R., Caren, J. R., Delaney, D. A., Sammataro, D., Finley, J., Loper, G. M., & DeGrandi-Hoffman, G. (2010). Mating frequencies of Africanized honey bees in the south western USA. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 49(4), 302–310. https://doi.org/10.3896/ibra.1.49.4.02

Delaney, D. A., Keller, J. J., Caren, J. R., & Tarpy, D. R. (2011). The physical, insemination, and reproductive quality of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). APIDOLOGIE, 42(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1051/apido/2010027

vanEngelsdorp, D., Speybroeck, N., Evans, J. D., Nguyen, B. K., Mullin, C., Frazier, M., … Saegerman, C. (2010). Weighing Risk Factors Associated With Bee Colony Collapse Disorder by Classification and Regression Tree Analysis. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 103(5), 1517–1523. https://doi.org/10.1603/ec09429

vanEngelsdorp, D., Evans, J. D., Donovall, L., Mullin, C., Frazier, M., Frazier, J., … Pettis, J. S. (2009). "Entombed Pollen": A new condition in honey bee colonies associated with increased risk of colony mortality. JOURNAL OF INVERTEBRATE PATHOLOGY, 101(2), 147–149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2009.03.008

Kocher, S. D., Richard, F.-J., Tarpy, D. R., & Grozinger, C. M. (2009). Queen reproductive state modulates pheromone production and queen-worker interactions in honeybees. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 20(5), 1007–1014. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arp090

Kocher, S. D., Tarpy, D. R., & Grozinger, C. M. (2010). The effects of mating and instrumental insemination on queen honey bee flight behaviour and gene expression. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 19(2), 153–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2583.2009.00965.x

Tarpy, D. R., & Mayer, M. K. (2009). The effects of size and reproductive quality on the outcomes of duels between honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 21(2), 147–153. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2009.9522503

Kocher, S. D., Richard, F.-J., Tarpy, D. R., & Grozinger, C. M. (2008). Genomic analysis of post-mating changes in the honey bee queen (Apis mellifera). BMC GENOMICS, 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-9-232

Tarpy, D. R., Summers, J., & Keller, J. J. (2007). Comparison of parasitic mites in Russian-Hybrid and Italian honey bee (Hymenoptera : Apidae) colonies across three different locations in north Carolina. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 100(2), 258–266. https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[258:COPMIR]2.0.CO;2

Kreitlow, K. L., & Tarpy, D. R. (2006). Environmental and genotypic effects on Russian-hybrid and Italian honey bee (Apis mellifera) (Hymenoptera : Apidae) foraging behavior. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 35(6), 1610–1616. https://doi.org/10.1603/0046-225X(2006)35[1610:EAGEOR]2.0.CO;2

Tarpy, D. R., & Seeley, T. D. (2006). Lower disease infections in honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies headed by polyandrous vs monandrous queens. NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN, 93(4), 195–199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-006-0091-4

Seeley, T. D., & Tarpy, D. R. (2007). Queen promiscuity lowers disease within honeybee colonies. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 274(1606), 67–72. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2006.3702

Johnson, R. N., Zaman, M. T., Decelle, M. M., Siegel, A. J., Tarpy, D. R., Siegel, E. C., & Starks, P. T. (2005). Multiple micro-organisms in chalkbrood mummies: evidence and implications. JOURNAL OF APICULTURAL RESEARCH, 44(1), 29–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2005.11101143

Gilley, D. C., & Tarpy, D. R. (2005). Three mechanisms of queen elimination in swarming honey bee colonies. Apidologie, 36(3), 461–474. https://doi.org/10.1051/APIDO:2005033

Tarpy, D. R., Nielsen, R., & Nielsen, D. I. (2004). A scientific note on the revised estimates of effective paternity frequency in Apis. INSECTES SOCIAUX, 51(2), 203–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-004-0734-4

Tarpy, D. R., & Gilley, D. C. (2004). [Review of Group decision making during queen production in colonies of highly eusocial bees]. APIDOLOGIE, 35(2), 207–216. https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2004008

Tarpy, D. R., Gilley, D. C., & Seeley, T. D. (2004). [Review of Levels of selection in a social insect: a review of conflict and cooperation during honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen replacement]. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, 55(6), 513–523. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-003-0738-5

Tarpy, D. (2003). Bet hedging by honey bee queens. American Bee Journal, 143(12), 937–939.

Lee, K. V., Steinhauer, N., Rennich, K., Wilson, M. E., Tarpy, D. R., Caron, D. M., … vanEngelsdorp, D. A national survey of managed honey bee 2013-2014 annual colony losses in the USA. Apidologie, 46(3), 292–305.

Seitz, N., Traynor, K. S., Steinhauer, N., Rennich, K., Wilson, M. E., Ellis, J. D., … Pettis, J. S. A national survey of managed honey bee 2014-2015 annual colony losses in the USA. Journal of Apicultural Research, 54(4), 292–304.

Tarpy, D. R., Summers, J., Keller, J. J., & Hensey, W. Comparing pairs of Russian and Italian colonies by new beekeepers in North Carolina. American Bee Journal, 147(2), 149–152.

Human, H., Brodschneider, R., Dietemann, V., Dively, G., Ellis, J. D., Forsgren, E., … Tanner, G. [Review of Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research]. Journal of Apicultural Research, 52(4).