Publications

2024

Metz, B. N., T. Molina-Marciales, M. K. Strand, O. Rueppell, D. R Tarpy, and E. Amiri. (2024). Physiological trade-offs in honey bee males: interactions among infection, immunity, fertility, and size in young and old drones. Journal of Insect Physiology, 159: 104720. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R. (2024). Collective decision making during reproduction in social insects: the case of queen supersedure in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Current Opinions in Insect Science, 66: 101260. [LINK]

Chapman, A., A. McAfee, D. R. Tarpy, J. Fine, Z. Rempel, K. Peters, R. Currie, and L. J. Foster. (2024). Common viral infections inhibit egg laying in honey bee queens and are linked to premature supersedure. Scientific Reports, 14: 17285. [LINK]

Levenson, H. K., B. N. Metz, and D. R. Tarpy. (2024). Effects of study design parameters on estimates of bee abundance and diversity in agroecosystems: a meta-analysis. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 117: 92-106. [LINK][NEWS]

McAfee, A., A. Chapman, G. Bao, D. R. Tarpy, and L. Foster. (2024). No trade-off between ovary activation and immune protein expression in female bumble bees (Bombus impatiens). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B., 291: 20232463.

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Caesar, L., D. W. Rice, A. McAfee, D. R. Tarpy, R. Underwood, and I. L. G. Newton. (2024). Metagenomic characterization of the honey bee queen microbiome. mSystems, 14: 10.1128/msystems.01182-23. [LINK]

2023

Han, B., E. Amiri, Q. Wei, D. R. Tarpy, M. Strand, S. Xu, and O. Rueppell. (2023). Group size influences maternal provisioning and compensatory larval growth in honey bees. iScience, 26: 108546. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R. (2023). A love for honey bees: a model system in applied ecology. Bee Culture, 2023: 40-41. [LINK]

Levenson, H. K. and D. R. Tarpy. (2023). Temporal and spatial dynamics of pollinator communities in response to planted habitat across the agroecosystem. Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution, 11: 1060834. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R., J. R. Caren, and D. A. Delaney. (2023). Meta-analysis of genetic diversity and intercolony relatedness among reproductives in commercial honey bee populations. Frontiers in Insect Science, 3: 1112898. [LINK]

2022

Han, B., Q. Wei, E. Amiri, H. Hu, L. Meng, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, S. Xu, and O. Rueppell. (2022). The molecular basis of socially induced egg size plasticity in honey bees. eLife, 11: e80499. [LINK]

Chapman, A., E. Amiri, B. Han, E. McDermott, O. Rueppell, D. R. Tarpy, L. J. Foster, and A. McAfee. (2022). Cryptic costs of viral infection in a model social insect. Scientific Reports, 12: 15857. [LINK]

Metz, B. N. and D. R. Tarpy. (2022). Variation in drone size leads to different life history decisions consistent with varying, long-term mating strategy. PeerJ, 10: e13859. [LINK]

Levenson, H. K. and D. R. Tarpy. (2022). Effects of planted pollinator habitat on pathogen prevalence and interspecific detection between bee species. Scientific Reports, 12: 7806. [LINK]

Levenson, H. K., A. Sharp, and D. R. Tarpy. (2022). Evaluating the impact of increased pollinator habitat in surrounding agricultural systems. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment, 331: 107901. [LINK] [NEWS]

McAfee, A., B. N. Metz, J. P. Milone, L. J. Foster, and D. R. Tarpy. (2022). Drone honey bees (Apis mellifera) are disproportionately sensitive to abiotic stressors despite expressing high levels of stress response proteins. Communication Biology, 5: 141. [LINK]

Simone-Finstrom, M., M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2022). Impact of honey bee migratory management on pathogen loads and immune gene expression is affected by complex interactions with environment, worker life history, and season. Journal of Insect Science, 22: 17: 1–10. [LINK]

2021

Metz, B. N. and D. R. Tarpy. (2021). Reproductive and morphological quality of commercial honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) drones in the United States. Journal of Insect Science, 21: 2. [LINK]

McAfee, A., D. R. Tarpy, and L. J. Foster. (2021). Queens exhibit variation in resilience to temperature stress. PLoS ONE, 16: e0255381. [LINK]

Hopkins, D. I., and J. J. Keller. (2021). Honey Bee Diagnostics. Veterinary Clinics of North America-Food Animal Practice, 37: 427-450.

Wagoner, K., J. G. Millar, J. Keller, J. Bello, P. Waiker, C. Schal, M. Spivak, and O. Rueppell. (2021). Hygiene-Eliciting Brood Semiochemicals as a Tool for Assaying Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Resistance to Varroa (Mesostigmata: Varroidae). Journal of Insect Science, 21.

Swami, R., B. Gasner, D. R. Tarpy, M. K. Strand, O. Rueppell, and H. Li-Byarlay. (2021). Assessment of two different extraction methods on nucleic acids for sociogenomics. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 114: 614–619. [LINK]

McAfee*, A., J. P. Milone*, B. N. Metz, E. McDermott, L. J. Foster, and D. R. Tarpy. (2021). Honey bee queen health is unaffected by contact exposure to pesticides commonly found in beeswax. Scientific Reports, 11: 15151. [LINK]

Amiri, E., O. Rueppell, and D. R. Tarpy. (2021). Honey bee viruses. In: Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner, T. Ryan Kane and C. M. Faux (eds.). pp. 253-276. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R., E. Talley, and B. N. Metz. (2021). Influence of brood pheromone on honey bee colony establishment and queen replacement. Journal of Apicultural Research, 60: 220-228. [LINK]

Kulhanek, K., N. Steinhauer, J. Wilkes, M. Wilson, M. Spivak, R. Sagili, D. R. Tarpy, E. McDermott, A. Garavito, K. Rennich, and D. vanEngelsdorp. (2021). Survey-derived best beekeeping management practices improve colony health and reduce mortality. PLoS ONE, 16: e0245490. [LINK]

Rusert, L. M., J. S. Pettis, and D. R. Tarpy. (2021). Introduction of Varroa destructor has not altered honey bee queen mating success in the Hawaiian archipelago. Scientific Reports, 11: 1366. [LINK]

Milone, J. P. and D. R. Tarpy. (2021). Effects of developmental exposure to pesticides in wax and pollen on honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen reproductive phenotypes. Scientific Reports, 11: 1020. [LINK]

McAfee, A., A. Chapman, L. J. Foster, J. S. Pettis, and D. R. Tarpy. (2021). Trade-offs between sperm viability and immune protein expression in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). Communication Biology, 4: 48. [LINK]

Milone, J. P.*, P. Chakrabarti Basu* , R. Sagili, and D. R. Tarpy. (2021). Honey bee (Apis mellifera) royal jelly is qualitatively and quantitatively affected by colony level pesticide exposure. Chemosphere, 128183. [LINK]

2020

Tarpy, D. R. (2020). Mating of the honey bee. In: ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture, Delaplane, K.S., J.E. Tew, J. Berry, C. Collison, A. Harman, and K. Flottum, (eds.). [LINK]

Amiri, E., J. J. Herman, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2020). Egg transcriptome profile responds to maternal virus infection in honey bees, Apis mellifera. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 85: 104558. [LINK]

Li-Byarlay, H., H. Boncristiani, G. Howell, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2020). Transcriptome and epigenome dynamics of honey bees in response to lethal virus infection. Frontiers in Genetics, 11: 566320. [LINK]

Milone, J. P., F. R. Rinkevich, A. McAfee, L. J. Foster, and D. R. Tarpy. (2020). The influence of breeding stock on honey bee (Apis mellifera) larval pesticide tolerance, esterase activity, and proteome. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 206: 111213. [LINK]

McAfee, A., J. Milone, A. Chapman, L. J. Foster, J. S. Pettis, and D. R. Tarpy. (2020). Candidate stress biomarkers for queen failure diagnostics. BMC Genomics, 21: 571. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R. (2020). Beekeeping guide. In: Hurricane preparation and recovery in the Southeastern United States. McNulty, S., Gavazzi, M., and Matchett, K., eds. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-xxx. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. [LINK]

Kevill, J.L., K. Lee, M. Goblirsch, E. McDermott, D. R. Tarpy, M. Spivak, and D. C. Schroeder. (2020). The pathogen profiles of queen honey bees does not reflect those of their colonies workers. Insects, 11: 382; doi:10.3390/insects11060382. [LINK]

Amiri, E., C., M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2020). Egg-size plasticity in Apis mellifera: honey bee queens alter egg size in response to both genetic and environmental factors. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 33: 534– 543. [LINK]

McAfee, A., A. Chapman, H. Higo, R. Underwood, J. Milone, L. Foster, M. M. Guarna, D. R. Tarpy, and J. S. Pettis. (2020). Honey bee queens are vulnerable to heat-induced loss of fertility. Nature Sustainability, 3: 367-376. [LINK]

Amiri, E., C., M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2020). Honey bee queens and virus infections. Viruses, 12: 232. doi:10.3390/v12030322. [LINK]

Amiri, E., J. Herman, M. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell (2020). Vertical Virus Transmission in Honey Bees: What is in the Egg? Insects, 88: 11.

Metz, B. and D. R. Tarpy. (2020). Variation in the ontogeny of drone morphological and reproductive quality. Insects, 88: 4-5.

Rusert, L. M., J. S. Pettis, and D. R. Tarpy. (2020). Varroa mite impacts on queen bee quality in the Hawai'ian Islands. Insects, 88: 15.

Milone, J. P. and D. R. Tarpy. (2020). Larval toxicity to a field-relevant pesticide mixture compared across honey bee (Apis mellifera) stocks. Insects, 88: 22-23.

2019

de Souza, D. A., D. R. Tarpy, and K. H. Hartfelder. (2019). Effect of a juvenile hormone augmentation at reproductive framework of in vitro rearing honey bee queen. Journal of Economic Entomology, 112: 2030–2039. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R. (2019). Apiculture. In: Encyclopedia of Social Insects, C. Starr (ed.). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_183-1. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R. and J. S. Pettis. (2019). Colony Collapse Disorder. In: Encyclopedia of Social Insects, C. Starr (ed.). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_23-1. [LINK]

Guiffre, C., S. Lupkin, and D. R. Tarpy. (2019). Does viral load alter behavior of the bee parasite Varroa destructor? PLoS ONE, 14: e0217975. [LINK]

McAfee, A., J. S. Pettis, D. R. Tarpy, and L. Foster. (2019). Feminizer and doublesex knock-outs cause honey bees to switch sexes. PLoS Biology, 17: e3000256. [LINK]

Withrow, J. M., J. S. Pettis, and D. R. Tarpy. (2019). Effects of temperature during package transportation on queen establishment and survival in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Economic Entomology, 112: 1043–1049. [LINK]

de Souza, D., M. H. Huang, and D. R. Tarpy. (2019). Experimental improvement of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen quality through nutritional and hormonal supplementation. Apidologie, 50: 14–27. [LINK]

Lee, K., M. Goblrich, E. McDermott, D. R. Tarpy, and M. Spivak. (2019). Is the brood pattern within a honey bee colony a reliable indicator of queen quality? Insects, 10: 12; doi:10.3390 [LINK]

Metz, B. N. and D. R. Tarpy. (2019). Reproductive senescence in aged drones of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Insects, 10: 11; doi:10.3390 [LINK]

Amiri, E., G. Seddon , W. Z. Smith, M. K. Strand , D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2019). Israeli Acute Bee Paralysis Virus: queen-worker interaction and potential virus transmission pathways. Insects, 10: 9; doi:10.3390 [LINK]

2018

Giacomini, J. J., J. Leslie, D. R. Tarpy, E. C. Palmer-Young, R. E. Irwin, and L. S. Adler. (2018). Medicinal value of sunflower pollen against bee pathogens. Scientific Reports, 8: 14394. [LINK]

Withrow, J. and D. R. Tarpy. (2018). "Royal" patriline bias in emergency queen rearing. PLoS ONE, 13: e0199124. [LINK]

Alburaki, M., D. Chen, J. A. Skinner, W. G. Meikle, D. R. Tarpy, J. Adamczyk, and S. D. Stewart. (2018). Honey bee survival and pathogen prevalence: from the perspective of landscape and exposure to pesticides. Insects, 9: 65. [LINK]

Simone-Finstrom, M. and D. R. Tarpy. (2018). Honey bee queens do not count mates to assess their mating success. Journal of Insect Behavior, 31: 200-209. [LINK]

Amiri, E., C. V. Melandez, K. Le,, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2018). The egg as an indicator of queen quality and colony stress. Bee World, 95: 47.

Li-Byarlay, H., H. F. Boncristiani, G. Howell, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and Olav Rueppell. (2018). Methylomic and transcriptomic analyses of lethal IAPV infection in honey bee pupae. Bee World, 95: 54.

Metz, B. N. and D. R. Tarpy. (2018). Don’t downplay drones: Variation in the ontogeny of drone morphological and reproductive quality. Bee World, 95: 56.

Milone, J. P. and D. R. Tarpy. (2018). The impacts of developmental multi-pesticide pollen and wax exposure on queen honey bee (Apis mellifera) health, mating, and colony development. Bee World, 95: 57.

Amiri, E., P. Kryger, M. Miexner, M. K. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2018). Quantitative patterns of vertical transmission of deformed wing virus in honey bees. PLoS ONE, 13: e0195283. [LINK]

de Mattos, I. M., A. E. E. Soares, and D. R. Tarpy. (2018). Mitigating effects of pollen during Paraquat exposure on oxidative stress and pathogen prevalence in Apis mellifera L. Ecotoxicology, 27: 32–44. [LINK]

2017

Kulhanek, K., N. Steinhauer, K. Rennich, D. M. Caron, R. R. Sagili, J. Pettis, J. D. Ellis, M. E. Wilson, J. T. Wilkes, D. R. Tarpy, R. Rose, K. Lee, J. Rangel, and D. vanEngelsdorp. (2017). A national survey of managed honey bee 2015-2016 annual colony losses in the USA. Journal of Apicultural Research, 56: 328-340. [LINK]

Amiri, E., M. K. Strand, O. Rueppell, and D. R. Tarpy. (2017b). Reduced queen quality and honey bee diseases: interactions between two major threats to colony health. Insects, 8: 48. [LINK]

Alburaki, M., S. J. Steckel, M. T. William, J. A. Skinner, D. R. Tarpy, W. G. Meikle, J. Adamczyk, and S. D. Stewart. (2017b). Agricultural landscape and pesticide effects on honeybee biological traits. Journal of Economic Entomology, 110: 835–847. [LINK]

Traynor K. S., J. S. Pettis, D. R. Tarpy, C. A. Mullin, J. L. Frazier, M. Frazier, and D. vanEngelsdorp. (2017). Re-evaluating pesticide risk by mode of action. Bee World, 93: 120. [LINK]

Amiri, E., G. Seddon, W. Z. Smith, M. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2017a). Israeli acute bee paralysis virus and the health of honey bee queens. Bee World, 93: 104. [LINK]

Giuffre, C., S. Lubkin, and D. R. Tarpy. (2017). Automated assay and differential model of the Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) autogrooming using digital image processing. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 135: 338-344. [LINK]

Lopez-Uribe, M. M., R. H. Appler, S. D. Frank, and D. R. Tarpy. (2017). Linking genetic diversity and immunocompetence in feral and managed honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera). Conservation Genetics, 18: 659–666. [LINK]

Strange, J. P., D. A. Delaney, D. R. Tarpy, and R. R. James. (2017). Novel microsatellite loci reveal high genetic diversity yet low population structure for alfalfa leafcutting bees in North America. Conservation Genetics, 18: 679–687. [LINK]

Alburaki, M., S. J. Steckel, D. Chen, E. McDermott, M. Weiss, J. A. Skinner, H. Kelly, D. R. Tarpy, W. G. Meikle, J. Adamczyk, and S. D. Stewart. (2017a). Pesticide effects on honeybees: In situ and in vitro honeybee survival and expression of brain oxidative stress genes. Apidologie, 48: 556-571. [LINK]

de Mattos, I. M., A. E. E. Soares, and D. R. Tarpy. (2017). Effects of synthetic acaricides on honey bee grooming behavior and natural resistance to the parasitic Varroa destructor mite. Apidologie, 48: 483-494. [LINK]

Long, K., J. J. Keller, T. T. Cao, D. R. Tarpy, M. Shin, and S. S. Schneider. (2017). Levels of selection shaping caste interactions during queen replacement in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Insectes Sociaux, 64: 227–240. [LINK]

2016

Traynor, K. S., D. R. Tarpy, C. A. Mullin, J. L. Frazier, M. Frazier, J. S. Pettis, and D. vanEngelsdorp. (2016). Pesticide exposome: assessing risks to migratory honey bees from pesticide contamination in the hive environment in the Eastern United States. Scientific Reports, 6: 33207. DOI: 10.1038/srep33207. [NEWS] [LINK]

Simone-Finstrom*, M., H. Li-Byarlay*, M. H. Huang, M. K. Strand, O. Rueppell, and D. R. Tarpy. (2016). Migratory management and environmental conditions affect lifespan and oxidative stress in honey bees. Scientific Reports, 6: 32023. DOI: 10.1038/srep32023. [NEWS] [LINK]

Li-Byarlay, H., M. H. Huang, M. Simone-Finstrom, M. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2016). Honey bee (Apis mellifera) drones resistant to paraquat exhibit increased tolerance, not avoidance or repair, of oxidative damage. Experimental Gerontology, 83: 15–21.

Rangel, J., K. Böröczky, C. Schal, and D. R. Tarpy. (2016). Honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen reproductive potential affects queen mandibular gland pheromone composition and worker retinue response. PLoS ONE, 11: e0156027.

Rangel, J. and D. R. Tarpy. (2016). In-hive miticides and their effect on queen supersedure and colony growth in the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 6: 377. doi:10.4172/2161-0525.1000377.

Seitz, N., K. S. Traynor, D. vanEngelsdorp, N. Steinhauer, K. Rennich, M. Wilson, J. Ellis, R. Rose, D. R. Tarpy, R. Sagili, D. Caron, K. Delaplane, J. Rangel, K. Lee, K. Bayliss, J. Wilkes, J. Skinner, and J. Pettis for the Bee Informed Partnership. (2016). A national survey of managed honey bee 2014 - 2015 annual colony losses in the USA. Journal of Apicultural Research, 54: 292–304.

Penick C. A., C. A. Crofton, R. H. Appler, S. D. Frank, R. R. Dunn, and D. R. Tarpy. (2016). The contribution of human foods to honey bee diets in a mid-sized metropolis. Journal of Urban Ecology, 2016: 1-5. DOI: 10.1093/jue/juw001

López-Uribe, M. M., W. B. Sconiers, D. R. Tarpy, S. D. Frank, and R. R. Dunn. (2016). Reduced cellular immune response in social insect lineages. Biology Letters, 12: 20150984. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0984

Simone-Finstrom, M., M. Walz, and D. R. Tarpy. (2016). Genetically diverse colonies confer benefits from individual immunity. Biology Letters, 12: 20151007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.1007

Tarpy, D. R., M. Simone-Finstrom, and T. Linksvayer. (2016). Honey bee colonies regulate queen reproductive traits by controlling which queens survive to adulthood. Insectes Sociaux, 43: 169-174.

2015

Rangel, J. and D. R. Tarpy. (2015). The effects of miticides on the mating health of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens. Journal of Apicultural Research, 54: 275–283.

Youngsteadt, E.*, R. H. Appler*, M. Lopez-Uribe, D. R. Tarpy, and S. D. Frank. (2015). Pathogen pressure of honey bees (Apis mellifera) across an urban gradient. PLoS ONE, 10: e0142031.

Appler, R. H., S. D. Frank, and D. R. Tarpy. (2015). Within-colony variation in the immunocompetency of managed and feral honey bees (Apis mellifera) in different urban landscapes. Insects, 6: 912-925.

Seeley, T. D., D. R. Tarpy, S. R. Griffin, A. Carcione, and D. A. Delaney. (2015). A survivor population of wild colonies  of European honeybees in the northeastern United States: investigating its genetic structure. Apidologie, 46: 654–666 .

Lee, K. V., N. Steinhauer, K. Rennich, M. E. Wilson, D. R. Tarpy, D. M. Caron, R. Rose, K. S. Delaplane, K. Baylis, E. J. Lengerich, Pettis, J. A. Skinner, J. T. Wilkes, and D. vanEngelsdorp for the Bee Informed Partnership. (2015). A national survey of managed honey bee 2013-2014 annual colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership. Apidologie, 46: 292–305.

Tarpy, D. R., H. R. Mattila, and I. L. G. Newton. (2015). Characterization of the honey bee microbiome throughout the queen rearing process. Applied Environmental Microbiology, 81: 3182–3191  [Featured Spotlight paper] [LINK] [NEWS]

Tarpy, D. R., D. A. Delaney, and T. D. Seeley. (2015). Mating frequencies of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera) in a population of feral colonies in the United States. PLoS ONE, 10(3): e0118734.

Milbrath, M. O., T. van Tran, T., W-F. Huang, L. F. Solter, D. R. Tarpy, F. Lawrence, and Z. Huang. (2015). Comparative virulence and competition between Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 125: 9–15.

2014

Tarpy, D. R. and R. Oliverez, Jr. (2014). Measuring sperm viability over time in honey bee queens to determine patterns in stored-sperm and queen longevity. Journal of Apicultural Research, 53: 493-495.

Simone-Finstrom, M., B. Foo, D. R. Tarpy, and P. T. Starks. (2014). Effects of food availability, pathogen exposure, and genetic diversity on thermoregulation in Apis mellifera. Journal of Insect Behavior, 27: 527–539.

Rogers, S., D. R. Tarpy, and H. J. Burrack. (2014). Flower morphology influences pollinator community with implications for cross-pollination: observations in rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei Reade). International Journal of Fruit Science. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T361120H [LINK]

Rogers, S., D. R. Tarpy, and H. J. Burrack. (2014). Bee diversity and pollinator dynamics affect agroecosystem services. PLoS ONE, 9(5): e97307. doi:10. 1371/journal.pone.0097307 [NEWS]

Tarpy, D. R., M. Simone-Finstrom, M. Huang, M. Strand, and O. Rueppell. (2014). Effects of migratory beekeeping on longevity and oxidative stress. American Bee Journal, 154: 453. [LINK]

Tarpy, D. R. and S. S. Schneider. (2014). Mechanisms of social evolution: linking adaptive function with proximate mechanisms. Apidologie, 45 :285–288. [SPECIAL ISSUE ON MECHANISMS OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR]

Steinhauer, N., K. Rennich, M. E. Wilson, D. M. Caron, E. J. Lengerich, J. Pettis, R. Rose, J. A. Skinner, D. R. Tarpy, J. T. Wilkes, and D. vanEngelsdorp. (2014). A national survey of managed honey bee 2012-2013 annual colony losses in the USA: results from the Bee Informed Partnership. Journal of Apicultural Research, 53: 1-18.

2013

Rogers, S., D. R. Tarpy, and H. J. Burrack. (2013). Multiple criteria for comparing pollinator performance in highbush blueberry agroecosystems. Environmental Entomology, 42: 1201-1209. [NEWS]

Niño, E. L., O. Malka, A. Hefetz, D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2013). Pheromone production in two glands is differentially regulated by distinct mating factors in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). PLoS ONE, 8(11): e78637. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0078637 [NEWS]

Rogers, S., P. Cajamarca, D. R. Tarpy, and H. J. Burrack. (2013). Honey bees and bumble bees respond differently to inter- and intra-specific encounters. Apidologie, 44: 621-629.

Boncristiani, H. F., J. D. Evans, Y. Chen, J Pettis, C. Murphy, D L. Lopez, M. Simone-Finstrom, M. Strand, D. R. Tarpy, and O. Rueppell. (2013). In-vitro infection of pupae with Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus suggests variation for susceptibility and disturbance of transcriptional homeostasis in honey bees (Apis mellifera). PLoS ONE, 8(9): e73429. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073429

Human, H., Brodschneider, R., Dietemann, V., Dively, G., Ellis, J., Forsgren, E., Fries, I., Hatjina, F., Hu, F-L., Jaffé, R., Jensen, A. B., Köhler, A., Magyar, J., Özikrim, A., Pirk, C. W. W., Rose, R., Strauss, U., Tanner, G., Tarpy, D. R., Van Der Steen, J. J. M., Vaudo, A., Vejsnæs, F., Wilde, J., Williams, G. R., Zheng, H-Q. (2013). Miscellaneous standard methods for Apis mellifera research. In: V Dietemann; J D Ellis; P Neumann (Eds) The COLOSS BEEBOOK, Volume I: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research. Journal of Apicultural Research ,52: http://dx.doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.1.52.4.09

Cobey, S., J. Woyke, and D. R. Tarpy. (2013). Instrumental insemination of honey bee queens. In: V Dietemann; J D Ellis; P Neumann (Eds) The COLOSS BEEBOOK, Volume I: Standard Methods for Apis mellifera Research. Journal of Apicultural Research, 52: http://dx.doi.org/10.3896/IBRA.1.52.4.09

Tarpy, D. R., D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. S. Pettis. (2013). Genetic diversity affects colony survivorship in commercial honey bee colonies. Naturwissenschaften, 100: 723-728. [NEWS]

Niño, E. L., D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2013). Differential effects of insemination volume and substance on post-mating changes in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). Insect Molecular Biology, 22: 233–244.

Rangel, J., J. J. Keller, and D. R. Tarpy. (2013). The effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) queen reproductive potential on colony growth. Insectes Sociaux, 60: 65-73.

vanEngelsdorp, D., D. R. Tarpy, E. J. Lengerich, and J. S. Pettis. (2013). Idiopathic Brood Disease Syndrome and queen events as precursors of colony mortality in migratory beekeeping operations in the Eastern United States. Preventative Veterinary Medicine, 108: 225-233. [NEWS]

2012

Cornman, R. S., D. R. Tarpy, Y. Chen, L. Jeffreys, D. Lopez, J. S. Pettis, D. vanEngelsdorp, and J. D. Evans. (2012). Pathogen webs in collapsing honey bee colonies. PLoS ONE, 7(8): e43562. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0043562.

vanEngelsdorp, D., D. R. Tarpy, K. Baylis, M. Spivak, D. Caron, J. Connell, K. Delaplane, S. Donohue, W. Esaias, B. Gross, J. Hayes Jr., E. Lengerich, J. Pettis, R. Rose, J. Skinner, and J. Wilkes. (2012). The Bee Informed Partnership: Using beekeepers’ real-world experience to solve beekeepers’ real-world problems. American Entomologist, 58: 116-118.

Rangel, J., J. J. Keller, and D. R. Tarpy. (2012). Effect of queen reproductive potential on honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony growth. ABRC Symposium abstract. American Bee Journal, 152: 405.

Wilson-Rich, N., D. R. Tarpy, and P. T. Starks. (2012). Within- and across-colony effects of hyperpolyandry on immune function and body condition in honey bees (Apis mellifera). Journal of Insect Physiology, 58: 402-407.

Tarpy, D. R., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, and D. A. Delaney. (2012). Assessing the mating ‘health’ of commercial honey bee queens. Journal of Economic Entomology, 105: 20-25.

2011

Cobey, S., W. S. Sheppard, and D. R. Tarpy. (2011). Status of breeding practices and genetic diversity in domestic U.S. honey bees. In: Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions, D. Sammataro and J. A. Yoder (eds). pp. 302.

Richard, F-J., C. Schal, D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2011). Effects of insemination quantity on Dufour’s gland chemical profiles and vitellogenin expression in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37: 1027-1036.

Tarpy, D. R., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, and D. A. Delaney. (2011). Experimentally induced variation in the physical reproductive potential and mating success in honey bee queens. Insectes Sociaux, 58: 569-574.

Jackson, J. T., D. R. Tarpy, and S. E. Fahrbach. (2011). Histological estimates of ovariole number in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera) reveal lack of correlation with other queen-quality measures. Journal of Insect Science, 11: 82.

Niño, E. L., D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2011). Carbon-dioxide and physical manipulation cause reproductive changes in honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). Insect Molecular Biology, 20: 387-398.

Tarpy, D. R., J. R. Caren, and D. A. Delaney. (2011). Genetic relatedness among honey bee drones, queens, and their mates: a meta-analysis. ABRC Symposium abstract. American Bee Journal, 151 (5): 516.

Delaney, D. A., J. J. Keller, J. R. Caren, and D. R. Tarpy. (2011). The physical, insemination, and reproductive quality of honey bee queens (Apis mellifera). Apidologie, 42: 1-13.

2010

vanEngelsdorp, D., N. Speybroeck, J. Evans, B. K. Nguyen, C. Mullin, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. Cox-Foster, J. Chen, D. R. Tarpy, E. Haubruge, J. S. Pettis, and C. Saegerman. (2010). Weighing risk factors associated with bee Colony Collapse Disorder by classification and regression tree analysis. Journal of Economic Entomology, 103: 1517-1523.

Tarpy, D. R., Joel R. Caren, D. A. Delaney, D. Sammataro, J. Finley, G. M. Loper, and G. DeGrandi-Hoffman. (2010). Mating frequencies of Africanized honey bees in the southwestern United States. Journal of Apicultural Research, 49: 302-310.

Williams, G. R., D. R. Tarpy, D. vanEngelsdorp, M-P. Chauzat, D. L. Cox-Foster, K. S. Delaplane, P. Neumann, J. S. Pettis, R. E. L. Rogers, and D. Shutler. (2010). Colony Collapse Disorder in context. BioEssays, 32: 845-846.

Kocher, S. D., D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2010). The effects of mating and instrumental insemination on honey bee flight behavior and gene expression. Insect Molecular Biology, 19: 153–162.

2009

Wantuch, H. A. and D. R. Tarpy. (2009). Removal of drone brood from Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies to control Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and to retain adult drones. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102: 2033-2040.

Tarpy, D. R. and M. K. Mayer. (2009). The effects of size and reproductive quality on the outcomes of duels between honey bee queens (Apis mellifera L.). Ethology, Ecology, & Evolution, 21: 147-153.

vanEngelsdorp, D., J. Evans, C. Saegerman, C. Mullin, E. Haubruge, B K. Nguyen, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. Cox-Foster, Y. Chen, R. Underwood, D. R. Tarpy, and J. S. Pettis. (2009). Colony Collapse Disorder: a descriptive study. PLoS ONE, 4(8): e6481.

Kocher, S. D., F-J. Richard, D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2009). Queen reproductive state modulates queen pheromone production and queen-worker interactions in honey bees. Behavioral Ecology, 20: 1007–1014.

van Engelsdorp, D., J. D. Evans, L. Donovall, C. Mullin, M. Frazier, J. Frazier, D. R. Tarpy, G. H. Hayes, and J. S. Pettis. (2009). "Entombed Pollen": a new condition in honey bee colonies associated with increased risk of colony mortality. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 101: 147-149.

2008

Kocher, S. D., F-J. Richard, D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2008). Genomic analysis of post-mating changes in the honey bee queen (Apis mellifera). BMC Genomics, 9: 232.

2007

Mathis, R. C. and D. R. Tarpy. (2007). 70 million years of building thermal envelope experience: building science lessons from the honey bee. ASHRAE Journal, 49: 1-8.

Richard, F-J., D. R. Tarpy, and C. M. Grozinger. (2007). Effects of insemination quantity on honey bee queen physiology. PLoS ONE, 2(10): e980.

Tarpy, D. R., J. T. Summers, and J. J. Keller. (2007). Comparison of parasitic mites in Russian-hybrid and Italian honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies across three different locations in North Carolina. Journal of Economic Entomology, 100: 258-266.

Tarpy, D. R., J. T. Summers, J. J. Keller, and W. T. Hensey. (2007). Comparing pairs of Russian and Italian colonies by new beekeepers in North Carolina. American Bee Journal, 147: 149-152.

Seeley, T. D. and D. R. Tarpy. (2007). Queen promiscuity lowers disease within honeybee colonies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B., 274: 67–72.

2006

Kreitlow, K. L. and D. R. Tarpy. (2006). Environmental and genotypic effects on Russian-hybrid and Italian honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging behavior (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Environmental Entomology, 35: 1610-1616. [PDF]

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., M. Chambers, S. S. Schneider, D. R. Tarpy, and D. Smith. (2006). The African honey bee has arrived – so where do we go from here? Bee Culture, 134 (6): 24-28. [PDF]

Schneider, S. S., G. DeGrandi-Hoffman, D. Smith, and D. R. Tarpy. (2006). The displacement of European honey bees by African bees in the new world. Bee Culture, 134 (5): 25-28. [PDF]

Schneider, S. S., G. DeGrandi-Hoffman, D. Smith, and D. R. Tarpy. (2006). The African honey bee: a case study of a biological invasion. Bee Culture, 134 (4): 21-25.

Tarpy, D. R. and T. D. Seeley. (2006). Lower disease infections in honeybee (Apis mellifera) colonies headed by polyandrous vs monandrous queens. Naturwissenschaften, 93: 195-199.

2005

Gilley, D. C. and D. R. Tarpy. (2005). Three mechanisms of queen elimination in swarming honey bee colonies. Apidologie, 36: 461-474.

Johnson, R. N., M. T. Zaman, M. M. Decelle, A. J. Siegel, D. R. Tarpy, E. C. Siegel, and P. T. Starks. (2005). Multiple microorganisms in chalkbrood mummies: evidence and implications. Journal of Apicultural Research, 44: 29-32.

2004

Tarpy, D. R., R. Nielsen, and D. I. Nielsen. (2004). A scientific note on the revised estimates of effective paternity frequency in Apis. Insectes Sociaux, 51: 203-204.

Tarpy, D. R., D. C. Gilley, and T. D. Seeley. (2004). Levels of selection in a social insect: a review of conflict and cooperation during honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen replacement. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: 513-523.

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., D. R. Tarpy, and S. S. Schneider. (2004). Details, details: how sperm use might influence the Africanization process. American Bee Journal, 144: 453-455.

Tarpy, D. R. and D. C. Gilley. (2004). Group decision making during queen production in highly eusocial bees. Apidologie, 35: 207-216.

2003

Tarpy, D. R. (2003). Bet hedging by honey bee queens. American Bee Journal, 143: 937-939.

Gilley, D. C., D. R. Tarpy, and B. Land. (2003). The effect of queen quality on the interactions of workers and dueling queen honey bees (Apis mellifera). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: 190-196.

Nielsen, R., D. R. Tarpy and H. K. Reeve. (2003). Estimating effective paternity number in social insects and the effective number of alleles in a population. Molecular Ecology, 12: 3157-3164.

DeGrandi-Hoffman, G., D. R. Tarpy, and S. S. Schnieder. (2003). Patriline composition of worker populations in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies headed by queens inseminated with semen from African and European drones. Apidologie, 34: 111-120.

Tarpy, D. R. and D. J. C. Fletcher. (2003). 'Spraying' behavior during queen competition in honey bees. Journal of Insect Behavior, 16: 425-437.

Tarpy, D. R. (2003) Genetic diversity within honey bee colonies prevents severe infections and promotes colony growth. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B., 270: 99-103.

2002

Pankiw, T., D. R. Tarpy, and R. E. Page, Jr. (2002). Genotype and rearing environment affect honeybee perception and foraging behavior. Animal Behaviour, 64: 663-672.

Tarpy, D. R. and D. I. Nielsen. (2002). Sampling error, effective paternity, and estimating the genetic structure of honey bee colonies (Hymenoptera: Apoidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 95: 513-528.

Tarpy, D. R. and R. E. Page, Jr. (2002). Sex determination and the evolution of polyandry in honey bees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 52: 143-150.

Keller, J. J. (2002). Testing effects of alternative diets on reproduction rates of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida. M.S. Thesis, Entomology. Raleigh, NC, North Carolina State University: pp. 55.

2001

Tarpy, D. R. and R. E. Page, Jr. (2001). The curious promiscuity of queen honey bees (Apis mellifera): evolutionary and behavioral mechanisms. Annales Zoologici Fennici, 38: 255-265.

2000

Tarpy, D. R. and R. E. Page, Jr. (2000). No behavioral control over mating frequency in queen honey bees (Apis mellifera L.): implications for the evolution of extreme polyandry. American Naturalist, 155: 820-827.

Tarpy, D. R., S. Hatch and D. J. C. Fletcher. (2000). The influence of queen age and quality during queen replacement in honeybee colonies. Animal Behaviour, 59: 97-101.

Dreller, C. D. and D. R. Tarpy. (2000). Perception of the pollen need by foragers in a honeybee colony. Animal Behaviour, 59: 91-96.

1999

Hatch, S., D. R. Tarpy and D. J. C. Fletcher. (1999). Worker regulation of emergency queen rearing in honey bee colonies and the resultant variation in queen quality. Insectes Sociaux, 46: 372-377.

1998

Tarpy, D. R. and D. J. C. Fletcher. (1998). Effect of relatedness on queen competition within honeybee colonies. Animal Behaviour, 55: 537-543.