Projects

AREAWIDE MANAGEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PESTS Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 412617

DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF MITE RESISTANCE TRAITS IN HONEY BEE BREEDING Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 414698

BREEDING, GENETICS, STOCK IMPROVEMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF RUSSIAN HONEY BEES FOR MITE CONTROL AND POLLINATION Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 407273

Publications

Changes in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Swarming and Survival Pre- and Post- Arrival of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Louisiana - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Villa, J.D., Bustamante, D.M., Dunkley, J.P., Escobar, L.A. 2008. Changes in Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colony Swarming and Survival Pre- and Postarrival of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) in Louisiana. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 101(5):867-871

Influence of Worker Age on the Infestation of Resistant and Susceptible Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) with Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi)* - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Villa, J.D. Influence of Worker Age on the Infestation of Resistant and Susceptible Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) with Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi)*. Apidologie 38:573-578

Intermediate Levels of Resistance to Tracheal Mites in Crosses Between Resistant and Susceptible Strains - (Abstract)

Villa, J.D. 2007. Intermediate Levels of Resistance to Tracheal Mites in Crosses Between Resistant and Susceptible Strains. American Bee Research Conference Proceedings. American Bee Joournal 147(5):442

UNCAPPING OF SEALED WORKER BROOD BY EUROPEAN BEES AS RESPONSES TO INFESTATION BY VARROA DESTRUCTOR AND TO ACTIVITY BY GALLERIA MELLONELLA - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Villegas, A.J., Villa, J.D. 2006. Uncapping of sealed worker brood by european bees as responses to infestation by varroa destructor and to activity by galleria mellonella. Journal of Apicultural Research 45(4):203-206

AUTOGROOMING AND BEE AGE INFLUENCE THE MIGRATION OF TRACHEAL MITES TO RUSSIAN AND SUSCEPTIBLE WORKERS - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Villa, J.D. 2006. Autogrooming and bee age influence the migration of tracheal mites to russian and susceptible workers. Journal of Apicultural Research 45(2):28-31

THE EFFECTS OF SEASONAL FLUCTUATIONS IN POPULATION DENSITIES OF VARROA MITES ON THE SURVIVAL OF UNTREATED COLONIES - (Abstract)

Villa, J.D. 2006. The effects of seasonal fluctuations in population densities of varroa mites on the survival of untreated colonies. American Bee Journal 146(5):450

DO TRACHEAL MITES REDUCE THE LONGEVITY OF WORKERS? - (Abstract)

Villa, J.D. 2006. Do tracheal mites reduce the longevity of workers?. American Bee Journal 146(5):450-451

CASTE, SEX AND STRAIN OF HONEY BEES (APIS MELLIFERA) AFFECT INFESTATION WITH TRACHEAL MITES (ACARAPIS WOODI) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Villa, J.D., Danka, R.G. 2005. Caste, sex and strain of honey bees (apis mellifera) affect infestation with tracheal mites (acarapis woodi). Experimental and Applied Acarology 37(3-4):157-164

AN ASSOCIATION IN HONEY BEES BETWEEN AUTOGROOMING AND THE PRESENCE OF MIGRATING TRACHEAL MITES. - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Danka, R.G., Villa, J.D. 2005. An association in honey bees between autogrooming and the presence of migrating tracheal mites. Apidologie 36(3)331-333.

CONTEMPORARY SOYBEANS SHOW NO EVIDENCE OF YIELD INCREASES ASSOCIATED WITH PROXIMITY TO HONEY BEE COLONIES. - (Abstract)

Danka, R.G., Villa, J.D. 2004. Contemporary soybeans show no evidence of yield increases associated with proximity to honey bee colonies [abstract].American Bee Journal. 144(5):402

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THE GROWTH OF VARROA MITE POPULATIONS - (Popular Publication)

Harris, J.W., Villa, J.D., Danka, R.G. 2004. Environmental effects on the growth of varroa mite populations. Bee Culture. 132(5):23-25.

VARIABLE POPULATION GROWTH OF VARROA DESTRUCTOR (MESOSTIGMATA: VARROIDAE) IN COLONIES OF HONEY BEES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) DURING A 10-YEAR PERIOD - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Harris, J.W., Harbo, J.R., Villa, J.D., Danka, R.G. 2003. Variable population growth of varroa destructor (mesostigmata: varroidae) in colonies of honey bees (hymenoptera: apidae) during a 10-year period. Environmental Entomology/Population Ecology 32(6):1305-1312.

Imported Russian Honey Bees: Quarantine and Initial Selection for Varroa Resistance - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Harris, J.W., Rinderer, T.E., Kuznetsov, V., Danka, R.G., Delatte, G.T., De Guzman, L.I., Villa, J.D. 2002. Imported Russian Honey Bees: Quarantine and Initial Selection for Varroa Resistance. American Bee Journal 142(8):591-596

Answers to the Puzzling Distribution of Africanized Bees in the United States or "Why are those Bees not Moving East of Texas?" - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Villa, J.D., Rinderer, T.E., Stelzer, J.A., 2002. Answers to the Puzzling Distribution of Africanized Bees in the United States or "Why are those Bees not Moving East to Texas?", American Bee Journal 142(7):480-483.