American Bee Research Conference Presentation/Activity Schedule, Friday, 8 January 2016
8:00 – 8:10am Welcome Remarks, Dr. Jennifer Tsuruda, President of AAPA. Dr. Elina Niño, Vice-President of AAPA and ABRC Program Organizer
8:10am–9:00am Dr. Geraldine Wright Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, NY
“Impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on the behavior, learning, and memory of bees”
9:00am-9:15am Samuel Ramsey*, Dennis vanEngelsdorp
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
“Determination of feeding preference of a honey bee parasitic mite (Varroa destructor)”
9:15am–9:30am Meghan McConnell*, Dennis vanEngelsdorp
Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
“Non-chemical control of varroa mites in honey bee colonies”
9:30am–9:45am Elizabeth M Walsh*, Juliana Rangel
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
“The synergistic effects of in-hive miticides on honey bee queen retinue response”
9:45am–10:00am Gabriel Villar*1,3, Peter EA
Teal2, Christina M Grozinger 1, 3 1,3 Department of Entomology, 3 The Center
for Pollinator Research, The Pennsylvania State University; 2 USDA-ARS, Gainesville, FL
“Primer effects of a queen pheromone on drone physiology and behavior”
10:00am–10:15am Morning break, refreshments
10:15am–10:30am Laura M. Brutscher*1,2,3, Katie
- Daughenbaugh1, and Michelle L. Flenniken1,2 1Department of Plant Sciences and PlantPathology, 2Institute on Ecosystems, 3Department of Microbiology and
Immunology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
“Honey bee transcriptional responses to virus infection”
10:30–10:45am Andrew Garavito*, Dennis vanEngelsdorp Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD
“Elucidating the effects of pollen variety on the susceptibility of honey bees to Nosema infection”
12:30pm–1:45pm Lunch break (on your own)
1:45pm–2:00pm Louisa Hooven Department of Horticulture, Oregon State
University, Corvalis, OR “Nanotechnology based pesticides and honey bees”
10:45am-11:00am Douglas B. Sponsler*1, Michael E. Wransky2, and Reed M. Johnson1 1Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH; 2Udacity, Inc.
“Mechanistic modeling of pesticide exposure: the missing keystone of honey bee toxicology”
11:00am-11:15am Kaira Wagoner*, Olav Rueppell
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
“Hygienic behavior of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is influenced by breed-specific, damage-dependent brood signals.”
11:15am-11:30am Rodney Richardson*1, John Christman2 and Reed Johnson1
1Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, 2Section of Pulmonary,
Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
“Fumagillin exposure suppresses reactive oxygen species production in honey bee hemocytes”
11:30am-11:45am James M. Withrow*, David R. Tarpy
Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
‘Insect democracy: Do honey bees (Apis mellifera) select the best queens?’
11:45am-12:00pm Adrian Fisher II*, Juliana Rangel-Posada, W. Clint Hoffmann
Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
“The effects of crop protection fungicides on honey bee (Apis mellifera) forager mortality”
12:00pm-12:30pm Nathalie Steinhauer*1, Claude Saegerman2, Karen Rennich1, Michael Wilson3 and Dennis vanEngelsdorp1
1University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 2University of Liège, Liege, Belgium, 3The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
“Expert-based best management practices for US beekeepers”
12:15pm-12:30pm Carlos J. Vega Melendez* Biology Department, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
“The effects of early developmental stress on Apis mellifera”
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2:00pm-2:15pm Dick Rogers, Daniel Schmehl, Kim Huntzinger, and Jim Dempster
Bayer Bee Care Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
“The search for effective varroacides: Paths forward”
2:15pm–2:30pm Timothy Lawrence, Culbert, Elizabeth, Allan, Vince Hebert
and Walter Sheppard. Washington State University Extension Island County P.O. Box 5000 Coupeville, WA
“Survey and risk assessment of Apis mellifera exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides in urban, rural, and agricultural settings”
2:30pm–2:45pm Juliana Rangel1, Zachary Huang2, Pierre Lau1, Joseph Sullivan3, Ana Cabrera4, James D. Ellis5 1 Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; 2 Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; 3 Ardea Consulting, Woodland, CA; 4 Bayer CropScience LP / Pollinator Safety, Research Triangle Park, NC; 5 Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
“Pesticides found in pollen and nectar collected by honey bees in urban environments”
2:45pm–3:00pm Ian Cavigli1, Katie F. Daughenbaugh1, Madison Martin1, Michael Lerch4, Katie Banner4, Emma Garcia1, Laura M. Brutscher1,2,3, and Michelle L.
Flenniken1,2 1Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology, 2Institute on Ecosystems, 3Department of Microbiology and Immunology, 4Department of Mathematical Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
“Honey bee pathogens and colony health”
3:00pm-3:15pm Afternoon break, refreshments
3:15pm–3:30pm Steve Pernal1, S.E. Hoover2, M.M. Guarna2 1 Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, Beaverlodge Research Farm, Beaverlodge, AB, Canada. 2 Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, Lethbridge Agriculture Centre, Lethbridge, AB, Canada.
“Effects of Fumagillin treatment and supplemental feeding on colony productivity and survival”
Friday, 8 January 2016
3:30pm –3:45pm Krispn Given, Greg Hunt 1 Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
“Results of beekeeper community evaluation of honey bee stocks selected for increased mite-biting behavior”
3:45pm–4:00pm Hongmei Li-Byarlay 1, 2, 3, Michael Simone-Finstrom1, Ming
- Huang1, Micheline K. Strand2, Olav Rueppell3, David R. Tarpy1 1 Department of Entomology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 2 Life Sciences Division, U.S. Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, NC 3 Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
“Oxidative stress and survival of honey bees during the migratory management”
6:00pm–7:30pm Poster session 8:00pm–9:30pm Optional group dinner/networking session Poster Session Presentation Schedule, Friday, 8 January 2016
6:00pm–7:30pm, The Pavilion
Author(s) Affiliation(s) Title
Martin A. Matisoff, Thomas C. Websterand Cecil Butler
College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Technology, Kentucky State University, Frankfort KY
“Nosema polar tube morphology suggests infective mechanisms within honey bee midguts (Apis mellifera)”
Cecil Butler, Martin A. Matisoff, Thomas C. Webster College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Technology, Kentucky State University, Frankfort KY
“New histological methods improve diagnostic techniques for identifying Nosema in the honey bee midguts”
Thomas C. Webster College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Technology, Kentucky State University, Frankfort KY
“On-line Apiculture: Methods for distance teaching bee and pollination biology”
Shudong Luo1, 2, Meng Yue2, Xianbing Xie1, Zachary Huang1 1Department of Entomology, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, 2Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
“Sensitivity to insecticides depend on honey bee behavioral status”
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Author(s) Affiliation(s) Title
Xianbing Xie1, 2, Zachary Huang2
1Department of Laboratory Animal Science, Nanchang
University, Jiangxi, China, 2Department of Entomology,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
“Relocation reduces honey bee colony weight gain”
Qing Wang1, 2, Zachary Huang2 1College of Bee Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry
University, Fujian, China, 2Department of Entomology,
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
“Toxicity of insecticides to honey bees is temperature dependent”
Joseph Palmer1,2, Thomas Webster1, Cecil Butler1, Martin Matisoff1 1College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Systems, Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY, 2Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
“Effects of a honey diet on Nosema ceranae infection within worker honey bees.”
Maurice F. Scaloppi1, Reed Johnson1, Thomas Janini2, Darlene Florence3 1Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, 2College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Technical Institute, Wooster, OH, 3Emery Oleochemical, Cincinnati, OH
“Evaluating different fatty acid esters as miticides to control varroa mites (Varroa destructor) in honey bees (Apis mellifera)”
Wendy Zuluaga, Samantha Mcpherson, Anissa Kennedy, Olav Rueppell
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC “A survey of Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus in all levels of development of Apis mellifera and the impact of the virus on queens”
Bernardo D. Niño, Patricia Bohls, Elina L. Niño University of California at Davis, Davis, CA “Field efficacy trials for biopesticides for varroa mite management”
Friday, 8 January 2016
8:45am–9:00am Announcements and awards ceremony
9:00am–9:15am Greg J. Hunt1, Joshua D. Gibson1 and Miguel E. Arechavaleta-Velasco21Department of Entomology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias, Ajuchitlan, Queretaro, Mexico
“The relationship between aggression, metabolism and allele-specific expression in hybrids with Africanized honey bees”
9:15am–9:30am Thomas C. Webster, Martin A. Matisoff, Cecil Butler College of Agriculture, Food Science and Sustainable Technology, Kentucky State University, Frankfort KY
“Nosema spore detection by optical methods”
9:30am–9:45am David R. Tarpy1, R. Holden Appler1, Margarita Lopez-Uribe1,
2, Elsa Youngsteadt1, Clint Penick2, Robert R. Dunn2, and Steven D. Frank11 Department of Entomology, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, 2 Department of Applied Ecology, NCState University, Raleigh, NC
“Beekeeping in the city—what urban living means to honey bees”
9:45am–10:00am Osman Kaftanoglu, Cahit Ozturk and Robert E. Page
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
“In vitro rearing techniques of honey bee larvae: Pros and cons”
10:00am-10:15am Shudong Luo1, 2, Zachary
Huang11 Department of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2 Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,
Beijing, China
“Transportation and simulated transportation increase honey bee sensitivity to insecticides”
10:15am–10:30am Morning break, refreshments
10:30am–10:45am Judy Wu-Smart1, Marla Spivak2 1University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Entomology, Lincoln, NE, 2University of Minnesota, Department of Entomology,
St Paul, MN
“Sub-lethal effects of dietary neonicotinoid insecticide exposure on honey bee queen fecundity and colony development”
10:45am–11:00am Meghan Milbrath1, Rufus Isaacs1, Clint Otto2, Matt Smart2
1Michigan State University Department of Entomology, East Lansing, MI, 2Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND
“Refinement of techniques for monitoring bee health and productivity in commercial orchards of the Upper Midwest”
11:00am–11:15am Ana Heck, Claire Stoscheck, Paida Chikate Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, UMN Bee Squad, Department of
Entomology, Saint Paul, MN
“Bee friendly cities: Policies and practices that help pollinators”
11:15am–11:30am Michael J Goblirsch1, Jimena Carrillo-Tripp2,3, Roderick
Felsheim1, W. Allen Miller3, Amy L. Toth2,4, Bryony C. Bonning4, Marla Spivak1, and Timothy Kurtti1 1Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, 2Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 3Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 4Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
“Cytopathology and infection dynamics of honey bee viruses in AmE-711 cells”
1:00pm-1:15pm William G. Meikle1, Milagra Weiss1, John Adamczyk2 1 Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA-ARS, Tucson, AZ, 2Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural
Laboratory, USDA-ARS, Poplarville, MS
“The effects of controlled pesticide exposure on bee colony growth and activity”
1:15pm-1:30pm Chia-Hua Lin, Paityn Monagan, Reed Johnson Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH “Soybeans as a potential nectar source for honey bees”
1:30pm-1:45pm Reed Johnson1, Thomas Janini2, James Jasinski3, Fariba Kanga1
1Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, 2Agricultural Technical Institute, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 3Department of Extension, The Ohio State University, Urbana, OH
“Are pesticide combinations applied to cucurbit crops toxic to bees?”
1:45pm-2:00pm Susan Cobey, Brandon Hopkins, Walter Sheppard Washington State University, Pullman, WA “Establishing a honey bee germplasm repository at WSU”
2:00pm-2:15pm Jennifer Tsuruda1, Juang-Horng “JC” Chong2, and Steve Klaine3
1Clemson University, Public Service & Agriculture, Cooperative Extension, SC, 2Clemson University, Pee Dee Research and Education Center, T&O Entomology, Florence, SC, 3Clemson University, Institute of Environmental Tox, Pendleton, SC.
“A preliminary study on the impacts of systemic insecticides used in ornamental nurseries on honey bees”
