Mites alight! Sunflowers for Varroa resistance in honey bees? apis mellifera honey bee research mites pollen supplementation sunflower varroa destructor varroa mite Oct 31, 2021

Dr, Evan Palmer-Young, October 28, 2021

This post references our Biorxiv preprint on sunflowers, honey bees, and Varroa mites:

Mites alight! Sunflower crop area and pollen supplementation enhance honey bee resistance to Varroa destructor

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Engineered bacteria protect honey bee health - Livestream with Dr. Sean Leonard. apis mellifera bacteria honey bee honey bee research livestreams research varroa mite Mar 21, 2021

 

Dr. Sean Leonard


Dr. Sean Leonard is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Texas at Austin, where he studies honey bees and their gut bacteria. He completed his Ph.D. thesis in 2020, "Engineering the gut microbiome of honey bees," under the co-supervision of Dr. Nancy Moran...

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