Geoffrey R. Williams

Associate Professor

Auburn University

United States

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Geoffrey R. Williams is an Associate Professor at Auburn University in the United States. His research primarily focuses on the health and management of honey bee colonies, including the impacts of pesticides, parasites, and environmental factors on bee fitness and behavior. Recent articles authored by Professor Williams cover topics such as integrated pest management strategies for Varroa destructor mites and the effects of neonicotinoids on honey bee development.

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Alan Wilson

Assistant Director of Instruction/Extension/Outreach, Professor, & Graduate Program Officer

Auburn University

UNITED STATES

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Maria Bouga

Agricultural University of Athens

GREECE

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Ernesto Guzman-Novoa

Professor

CANADA

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Lars Straub

University of Bern

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Nuria Morfin

Adjunct Professor

The University of British Columbia

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Emilia Semberg

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

SWEDEN

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Melissa Oddie

Project coordinator/ lead researcher

NORWAY

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Robert Brodschneider

Graz University of Technology

AUSTRIA

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Selina Bruckner

Assistant Extension Professor

Auburn University

UNITED STATES

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Anna Gajda

assistant professor/ head of Laboratory of Bee Diseases

Warsaw University of Life Sciences

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Articles (26)

Let’s not sugar coat it: the powdered sugar shake is not harmless for honey bee workers

Treating newly split Apis mellifera honey bee colonies with organic miticides—an opportunity for Integrated Pest Management of Varroa destructor mites (Mesostigmata: Varroidae)

Microsporidian parasite impairs colony fitness in bumblebees

Observation of Tropilaelaps mercedesae (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) on Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) exiting colonies

Chloroplast Markers for Detecting Chinese Tallow (Triadica sebifera) DNA in Environmental Samples

Shift in virus composition in honeybees ( <i>Apis mellifera</i> ) following worldwide invasion by the parasitic mite and virus vector <i>Varroa destructor</i>

Standard methods to estimate strength parameters, flight activity, comb construction, and fitness of Apis mellifera colonies 2.0

Assessing the attractiveness of native wildflower species to bees (Hymenoptera: Anthophila) in the southeastern United States

Combined treatment with amitraz and thymol to manage Varroa destructor mites (Acari: Varroidae) in Apis mellifera honey bee colonies (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Neonicotinoid exposure increases Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) mite parasitism severity in honey bee colonies and is not mitigated by increased colony genetic diversity

A national survey of managed honey bee colony losses in the USA: Results from the Bee Informed Partnership for 2020–21 and 2021–22

Life stage dependent effects of neonicotinoid exposure on honey bee hypopharyngeal gland development

Managing the parasitic honey bee mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae through combined cultural and chemical control methods

Comparing three collection methods for pollinating insects within electric transmission rights-of-ways

No evidence to support the use of glycerol–oxalic acid mixtures delivered via paper towel for controlling Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) mites in the Southeast United States

Editorial: Insect pollinators in the Anthropocene: how multiple environmental stressors are shaping pollinator health

Artificial pollination of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch. var. chinensis) (Ericales: Actinidiaceae) results in greater fruit set compared to flowers pollinated by managed bees (Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) and Bombus impatiens Cresson (Hymenoptera: Apidae))

Parasites and pesticides act antagonistically on honey bee health

Eusocial insect declines: Insecticide impairs sperm and feeding glands in bumblebees

The Pollination and Fruit Quality of Two Kiwifruit Cultivars (Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis ‘AU Golden Sunshine’ and ‘AU Gulf Coast Gold’) (Ericales: Actinidiaceae) Grown in the Southeastern United States

A computational approach to tracking age-based task frequency distributions of Apis mellifera worker cohorts

No impact of neonicotinoids on male solitary bees Osmia cornuta under semi‐field conditions

COLOSS survey: global impact of COVID-19 on bee research

Evolution of starvation resistance in an invasive insect species, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Deformed wings of small hive beetle independent of virus infections and mites

The weakest link: Haploid honey bees are more susceptible to neonicotinoid insecticides

Collaborators (10)

Alan Wilson

Maria Bouga

Ernesto Guzman-Novoa

Lars Straub

Nuria Morfin

Emilia Semberg

Melissa Oddie

Robert Brodschneider

Selina Bruckner

Anna Gajda

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