Jeffery S PettisSummaryAffiliation: Agricultural Research Service Country: USA Publications
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Genomic survey of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, a major pest of the honey bee Apis melliferaScott R Cornman
USDA ARS, Bee Research Laboratory, 10300 Baltimore Ave, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
BMC Genomics 11:602. 2010..This sequence survey provides immediate resources for molecular and population-genetic analyses of Varroa-Apis interactions and defines the challenges ahead for a comprehensive Varroa genome project...
Pesticide exposure in honey bees results in increased levels of the gut pathogen NosemaJeffery S Pettis
USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA
Naturwissenschaften 99:153-8. 2012..Interactions between pesticides and pathogens could be a major contributor to increased mortality of honey bee colonies, including colony collapse disorder, and other pollinator declines worldwide...
Asymmetrical coexistence of Nosema ceranae and Nosema apis in honey beesYanping Chen
USDA ARS, Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
J Invertebr Pathol 101:204-9. 2009....
Nosema ceranae is a long-present and wide-spread microsporidian infection of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the United StatesYanping Chen
USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory, Bldg 476, BARC East, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
J Invertebr Pathol 97:186-8. 2008..mellifera earlier than previously recognized. The spread of N. ceranae infection in A. mellifera warrants further epidemiological studies to identify conditions that resulted in such a widespread infection...
Molecular approaches to the analysis of deformed wing virus replication and pathogenesis in the honey bee, Apis melliferaHumberto F Boncristiani
USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
Virol J 6:221. 2009..In the present study, we developed a strand-specific RT-PCR-based method for analysis of Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) replication in honey bees and in honey bee parasitic mites, Varroa Destructor...
