A. McAfee

Population origin, body mass, and viral infections influence drone honey bee (Apis mellifera) heat tolerance

The paper investigates how body mass, viral infections, Africanization, and geographic origin affect heat tolerance in drone honey bees, finding that body size and origin significantly influence survival, while sperm heat tolerance is impacted by viral infections.

Common viral infections inhibit egg laying in honey bee queens and are linked to premature supersedure

This study shows that viral infections reduce honey bee queen egg-laying and are linked to supersedure, but immune responses are not fully responsible for these effects.

Higher prevalence of sacbrood virus in highbush blueberry pollination units

The study investigates pathogen prevalence in honey bees during highbush blueberry pollination, finding higher sacbrood virus levels in bees near blueberry fields post-pollination.

No trade-off between ovary activation and immune protein expression in female bumble bees (Bombus impatiens)

The paper investigates immune protein expression in female bumble bees, finding no trade-off between ovary activation and immunity in workers, unlike queens.

Drone honey bees (Apis mellifera) are disproportionately sensitive to abiotic stressors despite expressing high levels of stress response proteins

The paper investigates stress susceptibility in drone honey bees and finds they are more sensitive to cold and imidacloprid despite expressing high stress response proteins.

Honey bee queen health is unaffected by contact exposure to pesticides commonly found in beeswax

This study shows that adult honey bee queens exposed to pesticides in wax do not show health or reproductive impacts at realistic exposure levels.

Thermal Hazards for Honey Bee Queens

The paper investigates heat stress effects on honey bee queen sperm viability and identifies stress response proteins as potential biomarkers for heat-induced fertility loss.

Candidate stress biomarkers for queen failure diagnostics

The paper identifies candidate protein biomarkers for stress-induced queen failure in bees by testing heat-shock, cold-shock, and pesticide exposure.

A death pheromone, oleic acid, triggers hygienic behavior in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

The paper identifies oleic acid and {beta}-ocimene as odorants triggering hygienic behavior in honey bees by activating specific odorant binding proteins.

Proteomic analysis of chemosensory organs in the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor: a comprehensive examination of the potential carriers for semiochemicals

This study identifies potential semiochemical carriers in Varroa destructor chemosensory organs through proteomic analysis.

Odorant cues linked to social immunity induce lateralized antenna stimulation in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

The paper identifies β-ocimene as a brood pheromone linked to hygienic behavior in honey bees, showing left antenna lateralization in hygienic bees.