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Nicholas  Brown
                        Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

                        




                        
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                            **Publications**
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Varroa mite removal from whole honey bee colonies by powdered sugar dusting is enhanced by crowding and mechanical agitation of treated workers"

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Sublethal effects of imidacloprid-contaminated honey stores on colony performance, queens, and worker activities in fall and early winter colonies
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Carroll, M.J., Brown, N.J., Reitz, D.C. 2023. Sublethal effects of imidacloprid-contaminated honey stores on colony performance, queens, and worker activities in fall and early winter colonies. PLOS ONE. 18(19). Article e0291710. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0292376.Honey bee retinue workers respond similarly to queens despite seasonal differences in Queen Mandibular Pheromone (QMP) signaling
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Carroll, M.J., Brown, N.J., Ruetz, Z.J., Ricigliano, V.A., Anderson, K.E. 2023. Honey bee retinue workers respond similarly to queens despite seasonal differences in Queen Mandibular Pheromone (QMP) signaling. PLOS ONE. 18(9). Article e0291710. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291710.Methoxyfenozide has minimal effects on replacement queens 
but may negatively affect sperm storage
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Carroll, M.J., Corby-Harris, V.L., Brown, N.J., Snyder, L.A., Reitz, D.C. 2022. Methoxyfenozide has minimal effects on replacement queens but may negatively affect sperm storage. Apidologie. 53. Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-022-00940-7.Effects of sublethal exposure of methoxyfenozide in feeding supplement on honey bee colony activity and thermoregulation
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Meikle, W.G., Corby-Harris, V.L., Carroll, M.J., Weiss, M., Snyder, L.A., Meador, C.A., Beren, E.D., Brown, N.J. 2019. Effects of sublethal exposure of methoxyfenozide in feeding supplement on honey bee colony activity and thermoregulation. PLoS One. 14(3):e0204635. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204635.Pre-almond supplemental forage improves colony survival and alters queen pheromone signaling in overwintering honey bee colonies
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Carroll, M.J., Meikle, W.G., McFrederick, Q.S., Rothman, J.A., Brown, N.J., Weiss, M., Ruetz, Z.J., Chang, E.W. 2018. Pre-almond supplemental forage improves colony survival and alters queen pheromone signaling in overwintering honey bee colonies. Apidologie. 49(6):827-837. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-018-0607-x.Honey bees preferentially consume freshly-stored pollen

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Carroll, M.J., Goodall, C.R., Brown, N.J., Downs, A.M., Sheehan, T.H., Anderson, K.E. 2017. Honey bees preferentially consume freshly-stored pollen. PLoS One. 12(4):e0175933. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175933.


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