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ARS Home Northeast Area Beltsville, Maryland (BARC) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Bee Research Laboratory People & Locations







Dawn L Lopez
                        Bee Research Laboratory

                        




                        
                        Biological Science Lab Technician
                        Phone: (301) 504-8975
                        
                        
                        Fax: (301) 504-5968(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            **Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Impacts of diverse natural products on honey bee viral loads and health
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Boncristiani, D.L., Tauber, J.P., Palmer-Young, E., Cao, L., Chen, Y., Grubbs, K.F., Lopez, J.A., Meinhardt, L.W., Nguyen, V., Oh, S., Peterson, R.J., Zamora, H., Evans, J.D. 2021. Impacts of diverse natural products on honey bee viral loads and health. Journal of Insect Science. 11:10732. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112210732.Multi-tiered analyses of honey bees that resist or succumb to parasitic mites and viruses
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Weaver, D., Cantarel, B.L., Elsik, C., Boncristiani, D.L., Evans, J.D. 2021. Multi-tiered analyses of honey bees that resist or succumb to parasitic mites and viruses. BMC Genomics. 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-08032-z.Validation of diagnostic methods for European Foulbrood on commercial honey bee colonies in the United States
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Milbrath, M., Fowler, P., Abban, S.K., Boncristiani, D.L., Evans, J.D. 2021. Validation of diagnostic methods for European Foulbrood on commercial honey bee colonies in the United States. Journal of Insect Science. 21(6):6. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieab075.Pesticides in Honey Bee Colonies: Establishing a baseline for real world exposure over seven years in the USA
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Traynor, K.S., Tosi, S., Rennich, K., Steinhauer, N., Forsgren, E., Rose, R., Kunkel, G., Madella, S., Lopez, D.L., Eversole, H., Fahey, R., Pettis, J., Evans, J.D., Vanengelsdorp, D. 2021. Pesticides in Honey Bee Colonies: Establishing a baseline for real world exposure over seven years in the USA. Environmental Pollution. 279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116566.Gene expression and functional analyses of odorant receptors in small hive beetles (Aethina tumida)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Liu, Y., Beaurepaire, A., Rogers, C.W., Lopez, D.L., Evans, J.D., Straub, L., Neumann, P., Cook, S.C., Huang, Q. 2020. Gene expression and functional analyses of odorant receptors in small hive beetles (Aethina tumida). International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(13):4582. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21134582.Aberrant cocoons found on honey bee comb cells are found to be Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski) (Hymenoptera: Megachillidae)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Posada-Florez, F., Bloetscher, B., Lopez, D.L., Pava-Ripoll, M., Rogers, C.W., Evans, J.D. 2020. Aberrant cocoons found on honey bee comb cells are found to be Osmia cornifrons (Radoszkowski) (Hymenoptera: Megachillidae). Journal of Apicultural Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2020.1740405.Distribution of recently identified bee-infecting viruses in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations in the USA
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ray, A.M., Lopez, D.L., Iturralde Martinez, F.J., Galbraith, D.A., Rose, R., Vanengelsdorp, D., Rosa, C., Evans, J.D., Grozinger, C.M. 2020. Distribution of recently identified bee-infecting viruses in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera) populations in the USA. Apidologie. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-020-00757-2.Natural product medicines for honey bees: Perspective and protocols
                                                        

- (Review Article)Tauber, J., Collins, W., Schwarz, R., Chen, Y., Grubbs, K.F., Huang, Q., Lopez, D.L., Peterson, R., Evans, J.D. 2019. Natural product medicines for honey bees: Perspective and protocols. Insects. 10(10):356. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10100356.Dynamic evolution in the key honey bee pathogen Deformed Wing Virus
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Ryabov, E., Childers, A.K., Lopez, D.L., Grubbs, K.F., Posada, F., Weaver, D., Vanengelsdorp, D., Chen, Y., Evans, J.D. 2019. Dynamic evolution in the key honey bee pathogen Deformed Wing Virus. PLoS Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000502.Effects of a resident yeast from the honey bee gut on immunity, microbiota and Nosema disease
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Tauber, J., Nguyen, P.T., Lopez, D.L., Evans, J.D. 2019. Effects of a resident yeast from the honey bee gut on immunity, microbiota and Nosema disease. Insects. 10(9):296. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects10090296.Genome of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a worldwide parasite of social bee colonies, provides insights into detoxification and herbivory
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Evans, J.D., McKenna, D., Scully, E.D., Cook, S.C., Dainat, B., Egekwu, N.I., Grubbs, N., Lopez, D.L., Lorenzen, M., Reyna, S.M., Rinkevich Jr, F.D., Neumann, P., Huang, Q. 2018. Genome of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), a worldwide parasite of social bee colonies, provides insights into detoxification and herbivory. Gigascience. 7(12):1-16. https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giy138.Extracts of polypore mushroom mycelia reduce viruses in honey bees
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Stamets, P.E., Naeger, N., Evans, J.D., Han, J., Hopkins, B., Lopez, D.L., Moershel, H., Nally, R., Sumerlin, D., Sheppard, W.S. 2018. Extracts of polypore mushroom mycelia reduce viruses in honey bees. Scientific Reports. 8(1):13936. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32194-8.Multiyear survey targeting disease incidence in US honey bees

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Traynor, K.S., Rennich, K., Forsgren, E., Rose, R., Pettis, J.S., Kunkel, G., Madella, S., Evans, J.D., Lopez, D.L., Vanengelsdorp, D. 2016. Multiyear survey targeting disease incidence in US honey bees. Apidologie. 47:325-347.In-vitro infection of pupae with Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus suggests variation for susceptibility and disturbance of transcriptional homeostasis in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Boncristiani, H., Evans, J.D., Chen, Y., Pettis, J.S., Murphy, C.A., Lopez, D.L., Simone-Finstrom, M., Strand, M., Tarpy, D., Rueppell, O. 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. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073429.Transcriptional response of honey bee larvae infected with the bacterial pathogen Paenibacillus larvae

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cornman, R.S., Lopez, D.L., Evans, J.D. 2013. Transcriptional response of honey bee larvae infected with the bacterial pathogen Paenibacillus larvae. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065424.Standard methods for molecular research in Apis mellifera

- (Review Article)Evans, J.D., Chen, Y., Cornman, R.S., De La Rua, P., Foret, S., Foster, L., Genersch, E., Gisder, S., Jarosch, A., Kucharski, R., Lopez, D.L., Man Lun, C., Moritz, R.F., Maleszka, R., Munoz, I., Pinto, A.M., Schwarz, R.S. 2013. Molecular protocols for Apis mellifera. Journal of Apicultural Research. 52(4):1-54. doi: 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.4.11.Pathogen webs in collapsing honey bee colonies

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Cornman, R.S., Tarpy, D., Chen, Y., Jeffries, L., Lopez, D.L., Pettis, J.S., Vanengelsdorp, D., Evans, J.D. 2012. Pathogen webs in collapsing honey bee colonies. PLoS Pathogens. 7(8):e43562.Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gibbs, R.A., Weinstock, G.M., Evans, J.D., Maleszka, R., Robertson, H.M., Robinson, G.E., Weaver, D.B., Worley, K.C., Beye, M., Bork, P., Elsik, C.G., Hartfelder, K., Hunt, G.J., Zdobnov, E.M., Amdam, G.V., Bitondi, M.M., Collins, A.M., Cristino, A.S., Lafforff, H.G., Lobo, C.H., Moritz, R.F., Nunes, F.M., Simoes, Z.L., Wheeler, D., Hackett, K.J., Aronstein, K.A., Lopez, D.L., Decanini, L.I., Chen, Y., Sakazume, N., Sasaki, D., Tagami, M., Albert, S., Baggerman, G., Beggs, K.T., Bloch, G., Cazzamali, G., Drapeau, M.D., Eisenhardt, D., Emore, C., Ewing, M.A., Foret, S., Grimmelikhuijzen, C.U., Hauser, F., Hummon, A.B., Huybrechts, J., Jones, A.K., Kaplan, N., Kucharski, R., Leboulle, G., Linial, M., Littleton, T.J., Mercer, A.R., Richmand, T.A., Rodriguez-Zas, S.L., Rubin, E.B., Sattelle, D.B., Schlipalius, D., Schoofs, L., Sweedler, J.V., Verleyen, P., Vierstraete, E., Williams, G., Williamson, M.R., Ament, S.A., Brown, S.J., Corona, M., Dearden, P.K., Dunn, A.W., Elekonich, M.M., Fahrbach, S.E., Fujiyuki, T., Gattermeier, I., Gempe, T., Hasselmann, M., Kadowaki, T., Kage, E., Kamikouchi, A., Kubo, T., Kunieda, T., Lorenzen, M.D., Milshina, N.V., Morioka, M., Mougel, F., Ohashi, K., Overbeek, R., Page, R.E., Ross, C.A., Schioett, M., Shippy, T., Takeuchi, H., Toth, A.L., Velarde, R., Willis, J.H., Wilson, M.J., Berenbaum, M.R., Cohen, M., Gordon, K.H., Letunic, I. et al. 2006. Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Nature. 443:931-949.COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF SERINE PROTEASE-RELATED GENES IN THE HONEY BEE GENOME.

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Zou, Z., Lopez, D.L., Kanost, M., Evans, J.D., Jiang, H. 2006. Comparative analysis of serine protease-related genes in the honey bee genome. Insect Molecular Biology. 15:603-614.ORALLY INDUCED IMMUNE RESPONSES IN THE HONEY BEE, APIS MELLIFERA

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Evans, J.D., Lopez, D.L. 2004. Orally induced immune responses in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Economic Entomology. 97:752-756.GENOMIC ORGANIZATION AND PARTIAL SEQUENCE OF THE VARROA DESTRUCTOR         (ACARI: VARROIDAE) MITOCHONDRION

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)A CELLULOSE GRANULE FORMULATION OF TRICHODERMA AND GLIOCLADIUM TO REDUCE   DAMPING-OFF CAUSED BY RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI AND SAPROPHYTIC GROWTH OF THE     PATHOGEN IN SOILLESS MIX

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