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 | Associate Professor, Behavioral Genetics and Honey Bee Extension Entomology 901 West State St. West Lafayette , IN 47907-2089 | |
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Office Phone: 494-4605 Office Number: WSLR 220 Lab Number: WSLR 218 Office Phone: 494-6747 Email Address: ghunt@purdue.edu |
| MS | Plant Pathology 1984 The Pennsylvania State University |
| PhD | Entomology 1994 University of California, Davis |
| BS | Biology, 1979 John Carroll University |
| Honey Bee Behavioral Genomics | The research program focuses primarily on honey bee behavioral genomics. My lab is using behavioral assays and genomic mapping to locate key genes that influence social behaviors in honey bee populations. We have mapped genes that influence behaviors that are important for apiculture. Behaviors that we have successfully mapped genes for include defensive behavior (see International Activity), foraging resource choice (pollen or nectar) and hygienic behavior (the removal of diseased, mite-infested or dead brood). Use of the DNA sequence from the honey bee genome project is revealing the genes that are important in the evolution of these behaviors. We are also interested in how bees of different genotype interact in a hive to produce division of labor. The applied apicultural research at Purdue has focused on breeding bees that are more resistant to parasitic mites. The major thrust is developing stocks that are more tolerant of Varroa mites |
| North Central Regional Project in Apiculture (NCR 202) is a regional project to coordinate research and extension in apiculture in an effort to insure the health of honey bee colonies and success of beekeepers in the north central states. USDA workshop: Comparative Insect Genomics Workshop. Oct 28, 2001. Arlington, VA Santa Fe Institute working group: The evolutionary dynamics of social organization in insect societies: from behavior to genes and back. Santa Fe, NM. 3 year program beginning 10/00. Rockefeller Foundation meeting: Building a Community to Foster New Approaches for the Study of Genes, Brain, and Behavior with Honey Bees. Bellagio, Italy, 6/00. NSF workshop: The Role of Biotechnology in Behavioral Science. Two meetings: 8/99 and 8/00. This workshop recommended ways to encourage the use of genomic techniques in the study of animal behavior and behavioral ecology. Arlington, VA. |
| There is a need to increase numbers of beekeepers and hives available for pollination because the number of hives in Indiana dropped to one fourth the number present before parasitic mites entered the state in the late 1980s and feral colonies were eliminated. The extension program was developed after surveying beekeepers throughout the state on perceived needs. I serve beekeepers through talks, workshops and publications. An important focus is fostering beekeeping associations. The number of active associations in Indiana has increased from 4 to 11 in the last five years. Another important activity was the establishment of a regional beekeeping society, Heartland Apiculture Society (Heartlandbees.com). |
| ENTM 350 | Bee Biology and Beekeeping |
| Guzman-Novoa, E., G. J. Hunt, J. L. Uribe-Rubio and D. Prieto-Merlos 2004 Genotypic effects of honey bee (Apis mellifera) defensive behavior at the individual and colony levels: The relationship of guarding, pursuing and stinging. Apidologie 35:14-24. |
| Arechavaleta-Velasco M. E., Hunt G. J. 2004 Binary trait loci that influence honey bee guarding behavior. Ann Entomol Soc Am 97:177-183. |
| Lobo N, Ton L, Emore C, Hunt GJ, Collins FH. 2003. Genomic analysis in the sting-2 quantitative trait locus for defensive behavior in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Genome Research 13:2588-2593. |
| Hunt, G. J., E. Guzman-Novoa, J. L. Uribe-Rubio and D. Prieto-Merlos, 2003. Genotype by environment interactions in honey bee guarding behavior. Anim. Behav. 66:469-477. |
| Arechavaleta-Velasco, M. E., G. J. Hunt and C. Emore 2003. Genotypic variation in the expression of guarding behavior and the role of guards in the defensive response of honey bee colonies. Apidologie 34:439-447. |
| Edwards, C. R., C. K. Gerber and G. J. Hunt 2003, A Laboratory Study to Evaluate the Toxicity of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Ceratitis capitata, Bait, Success 0.02 CB, to the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Apidologie 34:171-180. |
| Hunt, G. J., K. V. Wood, E. Guzmán-Novoa, H. D. Lee, A. P. Rothwell and C. C. Bonham. 2003 Discovery of 3-methyl-2-buten-1-yl acetate, a new alarm component in the sting apparatus of Africanized honey bees. J Chem Ecol 29:451-461. |
| Tomkins, J. P., M. Luo, G.C. Fang, D. Main, J.L. Goicoechea, M. Atkins, D.A. Frisch, R.E. Page, E. Guzmán-Novoa, Y. Yu, G. Hunt and R.A. Wing, 2002. New genomic resources for the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.): development of a deep-coverage BAC library and a preliminary STC database. Genet Mol Res 1:306-316. |
| Guzman-Novoa, E., G. J. Hunt, J. L. Uribe, C. Smith and M. E. Arechavaleta-Velasco, 2002 Confirmation of QTL effects and evidence of genetic dominance of honey bee defensive behavior: Results of colony and individual behavioral assays. Behavior Genetics 32:95-102. |
| Guzmán-Novoa, E., G. J. Hunt, R. E. Page, Jr., and M. K. Fondrk 2002 Genetic correlations among honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) behavioral characteristics and body size. Ann Entomol Soc Am 95:402-406. |
| Chandra, S.B.C., G.J. Hunt, S. Cobey and B.H. Smith, 2001 Quantitative Trait Loci Associated with Reversal Learning and Latent Inhibition in Honeybees(Apis mellifara). Behavior Genetics 31:275-285. |
| Arechavaleta-Velasco, M. E., G. J. Hunt and C. Emore 2003 Quantitative trait loci that influence the expression of guarding and stinging behaviors of individual honey bees. Behav Genet 33:357-364. |
| Page, R.E. Jr., M.K. Fondrk, G.J. Hunt, E. Guzmán-Novoa, M.A. Humphries, K. Nguyen and A. Greene, 2000 Genetic dissection of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) foraging behavior. J. Heredity 91:474-479. |
| Beye, M., G.J. Hunt, R.E. Page, Jr., M.K. Fondrk, L. Grohmann and R.F.A. Moritz, 1999 Unusually high recombination rate detected in the sex locus region of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). Genetics 153:1701-1708. |
| Hunt, G.J., A.M. Collins, R. Riviera, R.E. Page Jr. and E. Guzmán-Novoa, 1999 Quantitative trait loci for honey bee alarm pheromone production. J. Heredity 90:585-589. |
| Nielsen D.I., P.R. Ebert, G.J. Hunt, E. Guzman-Novoa, S.A. Kinnee and R.E. Page, Jr., 1999 Identification of africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera : Apidae) incorporating morphometrics and an improved polymerase chain reaction mitotyping procedure. Ann Entomol Soc Am 92:167-174. |
| Hunt, G.J., E. Guzmán-Novoa, M.K. Fondrk and R.E. Page Jr., 1998 Quantitative trait loci for honey bee stinging behavior and body size. Genetics 148:1203-1213. |
| Hunt, G.J., 1998 The war against Varroa: How are we doing? Am. Bee J. 138:372-374. |
| Hunt, G.J., R.E. Page, Jr., M.K. Fondrk and C.J. Dullum. 1995 Major quantitative trait loci affecting honey bee foraging behavior. Genetics 141:1537-1545. |
| Hunt, G.J. and R.E. Page, Jr., 1995 A linkage map of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, based on RAPD markers. Genetics 139:1371-1382. |
| Page, R.E, Jr., K.D. Waddington, G.J. Hunt and M.K. Fondrk, 1995 Genetic determinants of honey bee foraging behavior. Anim. Behav. 50:1617-1625. |
| Kraus, B., and G.J. Hunt, 1995 Differentiation of Varroa jacobsoni Oud. populations by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Apidologie 26:283-290. |
| Hunt, G.J. and R.E. Page, Jr., 1994 Linkage analysis of sex determination in the honey bee. Mol. Gen. Genet. 244:512-518. |
| Book Chapters/Proceedings: |
| Hunt, G.J., 1997 Construction of linkage maps with RAPD markers. pp 187-200 in: Fingerprinting Methods Based on Arbitrarily Primed PCR s. Micheli MR and R Bova, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Hunt, G.J., 1997 Insect DNA extraction protocol. pp 21-24 in: Fingerprinting Methods Based on Arbitrarily Primed PCR. Micheli MR and R Bova, eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Extension Publications |
| Hunt, G.J. 2000 Using Honey Bees in Pollination. 8 pages. E-216 Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, West Lafayette, IN. |
| Hunt, G.J. 2000 Parasitic Mites of Honey Bees. 6 pages. E-201 Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, West Lafayette, IN. |
