David R. Tarpy

This study finds no impact of western red cedar hive boxes on honey bee overwintering survival or detoxification enzyme expression compared to pine boxes.

This study examines how viral infections affect honey bee egg composition, finding that experimental infections alter proteomic profiles, while natural infections do not, with seasonal factors playing a significant role.

This study shows that virus infection in honey bee queens reduces methyl oleate, a pheromone component, by decreasing ovary mass and altering lipid profiles, potentially triggering worker supersedure.

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.

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.

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

This study analyzes the honey bee queen microbiome using metagenomics, revealing low bacterial diversity and the presence of Caudoviricetes phages.

This study shows that viral infections in honey bees are associated with reduced ovary mass and reproductive success.

The paper compares two nucleic acid extraction methods from individual honey bees, finding one yields more DNA and RNA without affecting quality.

The paper investigates trade-offs between sperm viability and immune protein expression in honey bee queens, finding a negative correlation between lysozyme levels and sperm viability.

This study examines the transcriptomic and methylomic changes in honey bee pupae infected with IAPV over time, revealing dynamic gene expression and DNA methylation patterns associated with immune responses and viral manipulation.